#Self-reference
"Note-note to self, use myself as a reference...."
November 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Quine self-reference trick: an illustration. 🔽
This post is "this post is" twice, first without quotes then with quotes, followed by (twice, first without quotes, then with quotes) "twice, first without quotes then with quotes, followed by (twice, first without quotes, then with quotes)"
November 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
if you call prince mattias (left) a twink, you'd be correct.

if you call older mat (right) a twink, i'm stoning you in the town square
November 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
fuckedloser > seasoningpacket
figured id get an @ that didnt sound self deprecating (even though it was a reference to a dril bit)
November 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Actually it has two people who use "libertarian" in outright self reference, but only one of them was like this
November 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
It's such a Tattoo ass Tattoo, anime reference, weapon, big ass dragon, I think my 13 year old self would be so proud
November 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Idk if I'm still allowed to make Phi fanart or what to tag this as but have some self-ship art with them hehehe. Also here's the reference I used

#digitalart
#phithetoxicslime
#imstillobsessedwiththem
November 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Or maybe I should say that an illustration of the Quine self-reference trick is the following words followed by the same within quotes: “Or maybe I should say that an illustration of the Quine self-reference trick is the following words followed by the same within quotes”.
November 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Just noting for future reference that if you start from the premise that (1) a self-pardon is not permitted, and (2) Trump v. US is good law, it would undermine that premise to permit a president to pardon someone for conduct he himself directed. It would create a zone of lawlessness.
Hegseth notes that everything he did was "ordered by the commander in chief"

(he was just following orders, you see)
November 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Looking through @where-were.at results (2026.where-were.at/results/sdks), some interesting stuff there:

1/3 of the responders who self-host PDS use Tranquil, wow! Congrats 👀
November 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The ones with the sash are indeed a self-indulgent Flowers in Their Fields reference #iykyk
November 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Freedom planet self insert reference wassup
November 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Some of my ideas for Classic Sonic's interactions in Crossworlds:
•Sonic is happy to see his past self again and finally compete in a race together.
•Tails could elaborate more on his attachment to CS during Forces.
•Amy could either reference CD or the Hooligans.
November 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#NovemberNo
#MusicChallenge

Day 11 :

"No new deafness
No self reference.
No cults and
No false stands.
No one ideal
Know what I feel..........
No getting psyched on
No culture icons."

NO CULTURE ICONS
The Thermals.
youtu.be/Cf5wlXR9q3c?...
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open.spotify.com/track/6ohd8c...
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The Thermals - No Culture Icons (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Sub Pop
youtu.be
November 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I suppose i could..participate....here is my Reference Sheet of my Truesona self ❄️✨️
November 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
here's Kim Tallbear's use of it and reference to a source (a now deleted twitter account)

kimtallbear.substack.com/p/self-indig...
Self-indigenization, Genocide, and Native Resistance
Script of a talk given at the University of Vermont symposium, "Indigenous Sovereignty, Race-Shifting, and University Responsibility" (April 28, 2023)
kimtallbear.substack.com
November 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sabrina stores everything she sees for later (and prior) reference.

#InReverse: Meg has access to cameras, alright, the issue is she can't see the pictures anymore once she's taken them.

She's on occasion filmed videos for her past self.
November 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This dumb bitch got her gender and species trans'd
November 9, 2026 at 5:21 AM
It really is such a perfect choice to just embrace the canonical, and the reference even makes it slightly self-reinforcing!
November 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
you know, every oblique reference retains the power to puncture the illusory solitude of self + screen, shocking and dismaying me as only true art can
November 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
When I was in architecture school, I made a Monty Python reference and it fell completely flat. It made me realize how self-selected my friend circle was
November 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
that clip also reminds me of in You Can See Everything, when Elizabeth self-recorded all those images and videos to create the GenAI version of herself

and not too much later in the film, Billy made a quick reference to all of the deepfakes that had been rendered of her
November 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In a similar but different way - when I’ve tried to self-teach Latin grammar, I get caught up in making the notes *nice* and so efficient to use as later reference points.

But this has meant I’m focusing more on writing neatly and structure - the info itself wasn’t going in.
November 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Witness

Recursive
Reference

Witness
Mirror

Bearer
Holds
Distorted
Image
Self
November 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I feel really self conscious about how many works I've been able to make these past few weeks
I've kinda lost my reference of what's normal and don't know if my previous rate was normal & I'm slow now or if my old rate was me being hypomanic & drawing fast and I've mellowed out
November 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM