Matt BlazeJun 12, 2023
Every time I have to solve a captcha I'm forced to confront unresolvable semiotic edge conditions. Is the post that supports a traffic light itself part of a traffic light? I just don't know. I am inadequate to log in.
Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deusJun 12, 2023

@mattblaze

One must also be concerned with the ontological implications. Is a light a light, if it is not on?
Are you you, if you cannot confirm it by logging on?

Show threadSam Thurston 

@skydog @mattblaze the paralyzing anxiety of learning that you're a robot because you can't log in to a shopping website.

"You see a tortoise lying on its back..."

Jun 13, 2023 at 3:10amWeb
Show threadRon DeSantis's BDEJun 13, 2023
@samthurston @skydog @mattblaze
"What's a tortoise?"
Show threadSam Thurston Jun 13, 2023

@DoesntExist @skydog @mattblaze you know what a turtle is?

Same thing.

Show threadRon DeSantis's BDEJun 13, 2023
@samthurston @skydog @mattblaze
"Never seen a turtle... but I understand what you mean."
Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deusJun 13, 2023

@DoesntExist @samthurston @mattblaze

Turtles are omnivorous, whereas tortoises are vegetarian. You can tell the difference by what they order on their pizza.