2026-08-26T12:59:17Z https://njump.me Charles Castleberry https://njump.me/npub1jzedc03fv5fh60ad9ml8ynxch3wsnjnhpk4v5alm7j4flnrf9cyq2cd67w https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/497/534/874/766/971/original/ed863a453b96392e.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/497/534/874/766/971/original/ed863a453b96392e.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqspneka8zm7f8cuxsw7ffg5uk2d6h79q8cy3t3zgjl08t5s5l7tjmqzyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqsfh5zp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vpkzw9mqvgsfv42q2l6g2sy9la04zqx20jw7klukwau4huan5jcnq7ktd'>nevent1q…7ktd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It occurs to me that Muppets are the anti-AI. <br/><br/>AI personas look real, but have no soul. And, despite being made of complex technology, they generate uncanny valley reactions, when they’re visual and not just chatbots.<br/><br/>Whereas Muppets look fake, but they have all the soul. They’re made of simple materials, animated just by human hands, and are immediately attractive. They’re people you want to know, despite never forgetting they’re artifice.<br/><br/>Henson &amp; Co ftw. ❤️ 2026-06-04T11:30:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2vpkzw9mqvgsfv42q2l6g2sy9la04zqx20jw7klukwau4huan5jczyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqssffnz2 I’m not sure I’d ever heard The Carpenter’s version of this song, and it’s fascinating how much better I like the Kermit version. The Carpenter’s version is super ethereal. Kermit’s sounds more real to me, more grounded, a faith that things will go well in spite of the pains that he knows from experience often come with reality.<br/><br/>How strange that a felt puppet feels more real to me than people. But of course, that’s Jim Henson in there that I’m connecting with. ❤️<br/><br/><a href="https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/116689623784372967">https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/116689623784372967</a> 2026-06-04T11:19:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyu2vmfqzpplxl6tfdgze7rmd03fe5ydhkjwmyf40krkfa8d39adczyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqsfqprn5 “When your intelligence is shaken by the conflicting opinions of others don’t get upset over it, because you know the truth. Just accept their opinions as mere words. You simply feel, “Yes, that’s what they feel. Let them feel that way.” It may appear to be conflicting, but you give the freedom to others to think the way they want and say what they want. The enlightened person is not affected by that.”<br/><br/>A commentary from The Living Gita, by Sri Swami Satchidananda. 2026-05-19T11:43:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsya4sasxg8mmjunre63wt6gtleghl79zf0rkjur9c8z4cntpqwruqzyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqsnmupmr It’s nice to know that there are other morning people in the world, but a round of fireworks at 6:15 in the morning is more than a little inconsiderate, mi amigo. 🤨 2025-12-31T11:17:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9x0f8ttqphynx46jyr6t770jl289ck0tn62w5mvatucrw6zp03jszyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqs75hxkx Well, he sounds like fun at parties. 🙄<br/><a href="https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115517408168620814">https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115517408168620814</a> 2025-11-09T09:38:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgt2n08cw67nrh96987vev68njvsyupgm795jm2j2hd97kzc4s2qqzyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqsc60rmz I’ve stopped using Google docs (with regret, because it’s still Best in Class for functionality and UI design), but damn. That “Don’t Be Evil” motto is receding farther and farther in the rear view mirror.<br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115513890753953838">https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115513890753953838</a> 2025-11-08T14:44:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst96cxuqkeh4ygx5gyjcfuggngjf53mjj2wd6ld4qp66e64kt3hggzyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqs5delrl Jumpin Jehoshaphat, what is this sweatshop? No! You do not have to do this for your employer! I&#39;ve worked the occasional spate of long hours to get a project done that I was invested in, but tents on concrete floors? What the actual?! 🤯<br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115422070066034499">https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115422070066034499</a> 2025-10-23T12:59:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdsj5la7y47wyljsne9dcq3p0r42nnewnn3dz9gqm0pqavdr6zu0czyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqswej0ma I’m probably laughing harder at this than it deserves. But, still… 😂<br/><br/>#Caturday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/038/611/619/082/754/original/9d8ac300af9f768e.png"> <br/> 2025-08-16T13:11:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5hd4ukd8vrnwzhttklg3kel52k6rfd4qg32yjzue0r74zl9v2dszyzgt9hp799j3xlfl45h0uujvmz796zw2wux64jnhl062487vdyhqs95zn90 What Went Right This Week, from #PositiveNews <br/><br/><a href="https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-41-of-2024/">https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-41-of-2024/</a> 2024-10-11T10:37:55Z