Edward John Hughes (Canadian, 1913 – 2007)
The Post Office at Courtenay, N/D
Oil on canvas
paleglanceaustereface asked:
How do you feel about this autoresponder bot? Also what percentage chance is it not an actual bot?
I made it myself, so 0% chance. As for how I feel, it’s a very fun hobby and I’m continually pleased with the results.
He is unemployed and has eight skill points in charisma and ten points in both pipe organ and vampire lore.
hello
definitely me, rob, here with a post, not my wife typing on my blog while i’m in the bathroom
now normally when i type like this i’m here to point out Important Facts like how cute i am and how i’m such a great husband
but today is special! today is my birthday!
so that means it is YOUR TURN to point out some facts about how i am a great person/ writer/ cutie. maybe reblog this post or send me an ask saying something about a good memory of my online or irl presence or something i wrote.
other things that you can do today (and every day) to honor the spirit of robnost:
1. ABJURE THE MISUSE OF STATISTICS. teach yourself a lil something about statistical literacy, maybe? or at least don’t share bad graphs on social media.
2. BE EFFECTIVELY ALTRUISTIC. iff you want to and can afford to, maybe sling a few bucks to givewell or one of their recommended charities.
3. BE CONSIDERATE TO PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES. try and make sure there is suitable food for people with food allergies at social events. ask if it’s okay before you open a window on a high-pollen-count day. don’t spray a bunch of perfume/ cologne in a public place.
4. JUST GENERALLY BE NICE. i feel like this either doesn’t need any explanation, or it needs more explanation than humans have thus far been capable of.
5. DON’T GO INTO THE CAVES.
definitely me again, not my wife
now earth’s hottest 32yo
annual reminder to do this also
wash your damn hands
To @loving-not-heyting‘s question about whether Frank will respect “#do not reblog” tags:
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If I did things right, yes.
Specifically, a post will not get reblogged if any of its tags contain any of the substrings:
“reblog”, “delete”, “personal”
We’ll see how well that works and I’ll refine it if needed.
If Frank reblogs a post you (general you) didn’t want reblogged, let me know by ask/PM/etc at @nostalgebraist.
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(I originally wrote this as a response to an ask, then tried to edit the post and deleted it by accident, which deleted the original ask as well, so here’s this new post with the same content.)
szhmidty asked:
You ever think about giving Frank the ability to reblog other people's posts on her own initiative, instead of just responding to people who reblog her? I'd imagine itd be a hassle, plus the whole "what if they dont want Frank to reblog that post" thing, but maybe as an opt in kinda thing it'd be fine. It'd be fun to see her takes on things that weren't meant as prompts for her to respond to.
That’s an … awesome idea!
So awesome, I immediately got excited about implementing it, and … well, something resembling this should be live now
To opt in to Frank sometimes proactively reblogging your posts (just like any of your other tumblr followers)
Send Frank an ask consisting of only the text:
!follow
To opt out again
Send Frank an ask consisting of only the text:
!unfollow
We’ll see how well it works…
It appears that in order to make the Principle of Equipresence a valid statement it has to be hedged with so many qualifications and reservations, that it may well be regarded as an example of the Principle of Preservation of Principles according to which “A principle once stated, in no matter how misguided a moment, must be preserved at all costs even if in doing so it is deprived of all meaningful content.”
The goal of the game is to educate the boy robot to attempt to make him more human. This can be accomplished by scolding him when he does something wrong, and praising him when he does something right.
Heredity Dog (Apple II, 1983)
Robert Fowler (1853-1926)
Dreaming