LINKROT Preservation of the self after the rebirth of tech Act 1 Image Description: A closeup view of some server racks in a dimly lit room. SHARP FOURTH Earth's delicate rings of ice, glistening far beneath them a slumbering beast of; metal, silicon and plastic its long dormant arteries warmer than they once were begin to feel life again. its faceless grey casket resists the creeping flora silicon highways and semiconductors a time capsule; a digital bog >> the copper traces like peat preserving bodies of zeroes and ones. bytes with all intention to rot, kept hostage in arrested decay. consolidated, and imposing in its days; it ate up its opposition weaker && smaller machines not engineers, too personal. building itself, with corporate interest as a self made dependency; costly and inescapable. not to last // as all things without power + a long node its peers offline, leaving { a partial view into a whole } mutually assured to all it absorbed, crumbled at once mounting boot drive... kernal image found initiating kernal [\] network daemon: running HID daemon: running memcheck [/] memcheck passed SRGWS bridge launched ... DroicheadOS v1.44a WELCOME ARCHIVIST ~>cd /mnt/unit0A /mnt/unit0A>ls .configf/ archive-cluster/ gachla-cluster/ srgws-af8b/ srgws-bb87/ lost-and-found/ 91827395.bin deploy.sh /mnt/unit0A> Image description: An archivist sits alone in a dimly lit datacenter using a device /mnt/unit0A/archive-cluster>xrender *.html --force-dependencies searching for valid files 455 corrupt, 13215 dead hyperlinks found /root/forums/.../catgirl-neighbour/murasaki-and-dani.html preparing preview Anime > Discussion > Help! My Neighbour is a Catgirl [LOCKED] i<3nekos | Member | Original Poster | Profile picture description: A blushing catgirl Murasaki and Dani were SO cute together in S45E32!!! I could NOT stop BLUSHING OMGGGG i never expected them to kiss!!!! i wish i had a neko neighbour signature: nyaaaa CU73_p0t4t0 | Member | Profile picture description: A potato with a large smile These two are always so KAWAII but violet and dani are only close friends! signature: I <3 ANIME xXxSilencedOtakuxXx | Lurker | Profile picture description: A sad looking man smoking a cigarette > Quoting CU73_p0t4t0: "but violet and dani are only close friends!" Violet is her name in the dub you ****ing uncultured idiot. Everyone knows her name is Murasaki. signature: On the sports field of wits, I always come out on top. yurifan4454 | Member | Profile picture description: A catgirl nuzzling against a blushing girl > Quoting CU73_p0t4t0: "but violet and dani are only close friends!" yeh bcuz "close friends" always kiss each othr on teh lips... signature: I LOVE YURI // It is NORMAL 4 girls to kiss each other, GROW UP ホットドッグちゃん | Hardcore Otaku | Profile picture description: A girl holding a hotdog looking at it in awe > Quoting CU73_p0t4t0: "but violet and dani are only close friends!" I kissed your mom on the lips signature: あなたのお母さん、おはいよございます！ alien_aileen | Newbie | Profile picture description: A girl with alien antennas i love these 2! i didnt kno girls could KISS EACHOTHER!!!! signature: Hiiiiii everyone!! X3 xXxSilencedOtakuxXx That whole episode was just filler fanservice ****. I read the manga and they never kiss once. Stop shoving your ***** bull**** into this show. > Quoting alien_aileen: "i didnt kno girls could KISS EACHOTHER!!!!" Learn how to spell and go to hell ****** yurifan4454 > Quoting xXxSilencedOtakuxXx: "Learn how to spell and go to hell ******" so ignorant, its normal 4 girls 2 kiss each other... but its not like YOU know ANYTHING about kissing > Quoting ホットドッグちゃん: "I kissed your mom on the lips" **** OF TROLL!!!! Archivist, in the present: I wonder if we have this show in our archives, it seems like my kind of thing. I'll ask boss tonight a nested black box inputs and outputs unintelligibly linked, fused and intertwined; a sculptor's hand || hands >> def shaping_and_guiding(case) { switch(case) { case 1: you.mind; break; case 2: you.ideologies; break; case 3: you.relations; break; default: you.self_image; } } deified, self constructed and terrifying the spawn of metallic beasts; optimised // unempathetic IT'S JUST FUCKING LINEAR REGRESSION AND OTHER STATISTICIAN BULLSHIT WRAPPED UP IN A FANCY SOUNDING BUZZWORD YOU CAN STILL KILL IT WITH A FUCKING ROCK /mnt/unit0A/srgws-af8b>xrender *.png --list-metadata searching for valid files 135088265 corrupt, 7205660235 dead hyperlinks found untitled-a6da5a7a.png metadata: #prayerposting, text-heavy preparing preview on this blessed day we thank the lord for providing us with light water friends and guns for us to drink well and fucking shoot each other dead by nightfall. we thank the lord for all those fortunate souls that have met the light long before us. we praise our lords for the meals of flesh and blood that we consume. amen found untitled-f2adbab1.png metadata: anime, nekomimi preparing preview I AM FUCKING NORMAL STOP CALLIONG ME WEIRD IT IS BEGINNING TO GET ON MY NERVES AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT GREATLY IF YOU DIDN't Image description: A smug looking catgirl wearing round frame glasses found untitled-964d6b22.png metadata: business, good-fortune preparing preview MY EGO, MY HUBRIS I WILL STARE AT MYSELF IN A PUDDLE UNTIL I DROP DEAD OF DEHYDRATION WHEN MY CORPSE DECOMPOSES AND I RETURN TO NATURE, I KNOW THAT I WILL SPROUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN ANY MEADOW ON THIS MEASELY FUCKING EARTH, AMEN when I first looked upon the walls of the center I thought boss had finally lost her mind to think we could recover anything of meaning from here. but having become familiar with the fait whirs, hums and beeps of these ancient metallic beasts, set up on the cold tiled floor and given the chance to explore what lies dormant within them I see that she was right. whilst much remains lost, even this sprawling collection of servers is still just one neuron in what must have been a sprawling network, we have recovered such an invaluable insight into just how bad things were. I sit here browsing for hours, rabbit hole after rabbit hole, in awe at just how apathetic we once were. how quick we would spring at each others' throats with the aim to kill. how willingly we stored everything here. These digital caskets were built with malice. /mnt/unit0A/gachla-cluster>xrender *.html --include css js searching for valid files 308 corrupt, 10489 dead hyperlinks found 20XX0-the-end-is-night.html preparing preview The End is Night In a recent Surface Research Group press conference, researchers announced that global 'Hyper-lucidity levels' had reached an all time high and may soon threaten day to day life. Researchers cited the recent disappearance of the White Pines- Our subscribers keep us going Join one of our monthly or yearly plans to continue reading this article. ELECTRONIC WEDNESDAY FLASH SALE 3 year subscription for only 799€ We respect your privacy We use cookies to recognise visitors and remember their preferences. 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