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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Software is the closest thing we have to magic spells. You need to know the correct "activation words" and make sure they follow the correct order. If that aligns, your magic spell works; suddenly there's something on the screen that just wasn't there before. Congratulations, you completed your first summoning.

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And the magic words are powered by magic stones that we write certain sigils in it to make it think.

[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Don't forget to hit the sigils with lightning

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Me when I draw ritual sigils in silicon to summon demons that mimic the speech of humans to decieve us (I asked ChatGPT to explain special relativity)

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I cast Alexa Play Back To The Jungle By Michael Guy Bowman

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Techno-mages enter the chat

[–] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

lol no. Software is just a written form of logic.

Writing incomprehensible hexes onto stone wafers then harnessing lightning to make them think is where it is at.

[–] littleomid@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

Have you read SICP?