A personal poem about losing my faith, it's been tough, but slowly getting better.

Before the trees and gods were felled.  

The branches beckoned, me to climb.  
Ascend, and touch the sky divine  

The roots proclaimed: forget the tree!  
Just trust in what your eyes can see.  

But, life without the light is hard.  
I often wish the leaves would part,  

to let me see the sky again,  
and light my path on dark terrain.  

But if above is like below,  
perhaps the sky was always faux  

I choose, for now, to stay down here,  
to make some fire and a spear.  

And walk the path with all it's fear,  
to face the foes than may be near.  

Perhaps that path will come and cross,  
another soul alone and lost. ```  

By me, Goodman

Sleepy but sleepless
7th floor 9th door
I miss you
more than before

So I write
to kiss you goodnight
Before my flight
In my dreams with you
Tonight.

By me, Goodman

Give me feedback you cowards!

I wrote this in 60 minutes so there must be something you can remark upon.

Halt!

This is an attention robbery! You'll read my poetry till finality or, it'll cost you your dignity! Now give me every dime of y'r time!

Don't be bored, no need to fear, I'm not like the real robbers here. They, don't respect their spoils like me! I actually savor your time you see.

No, I have a spine so I rob with rhyme. They would trap you in their web Stab you with subscriptions And ad-insult to y'r injury.

Now hand over that feedback wallet, and be on your way, wanderer Steer clear of the algorithm wood. Those robbers are up to no good.

I am looking for general feedback and alternative titles. Maybe "final witness" or just "Satellite"?

Art that acts and looks like life,
sows dissent and causes strife.

As our trust and will wears down,
the web we know will surely drown.

Prove you're real, so we proclaim!
Don't hide behind your username!

I say: I rhyme, therefore I am!
You say: so can a pró-gram.

Can I convince that I can feel?
Can you conceive that I am real?

Is my prose not plenty proof?
Or the product of a spoof?

I guess you cannot truly know,
Some sureties you must forgo.

But if you really must, just,
show some little brittle trust.

Then I will solemnly swear to show,
how far that trust can really go.

so,

Although I can't dispel duplicity.
Accept this act of authenticity.

By me, Goodman

Humanity has passed, forever past

His story, now history

Once biology, now geology

Here the eulogy, none hear

Contect: Part of a poem I'm writing about the passing of humanity based on a short story about cycles of collapse finally resulting in the last homo sapien dying in a well. If anyone knows it I'd love to read it again, I forgot the name and author.

In morning dreams still,

purring and paws pad my back.

Requesting? Breakfast!

A poem about a post that I read yesterday https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/54986573

We wake up in our cells and dress in limitation

To deprive ourselves of action and causation

Can't or won't we see that we rob ourselves of agency?

Why waste our will with can't where we could won't?

So don't say that you can't.

And do say that you won't

And I will know that you will will

And who knows where you may stray

For where there's a will, there's a way

Statement on Superintelligence taken from https://superintelligence-statement.org/

Context: Innovative AI tools may bring unprecedented health and prosperity. However, alongside tools, many leading AI companies have the stated goal of building superintelligence in the coming decade that can significantly outperform all humans on essentially all cognitive tasks. This has raised concerns, ranging from human economic obsolescence and disempowerment, losses of freedom, civil liberties, dignity, and control, to national security risks and even potential human extinction. The succinct statement below aims to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who oppose a rush to superintelligence.

Statement: We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence, not lifted before there is

1. broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably
2. strong public buy-in.

Dear all, as the title says I am looking for some advice on durable hiking poles and microspikes/crampons.

I frequently hike in the alps and people have told me that there really are no durable microspikes and that the best you can do are repairable metal links. I was wondering if any of you have advice and or experience with these items.