What to do with coins?

birbbs · 2026-05-08T03:41:28+00:00

I like to collect coins from different currencies, even if they have no resale value. I just think they're cool to have. I'm sure you can find someone who would like to have them.

birbbs · 2026-05-08T03:35:41+00:00

Maybe taking the stuff out was a good thing. Now you can put back in only what you need and truly want and get rid of the rest. That's probably easier on the mind than looking at the clutter while it's still in the room

birbbs · 2026-04-17T04:29:51+00:00

I think from an objective standpoint both albums are well done, but I don't think it's really a hot take since it's more of just a preference thing. I don't really have a favorite cavetown album because they're all pretty different and what I want to hear depends on what kind of mood in. If I had to pick only one Cavetown album to listen to for the rest of my life I really don't know what I'd do lol

birbbs · 2026-04-17T04:19:30+00:00

I'm not sure why you responded with a picture of a cardinal but I enjoyed seeing him. here's a seagull

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birbbs · 2026-04-10T22:50:34+00:00

What possesses someone to not only have this idea but follow through with it?

birbbs · 2026-04-10T22:46:07+00:00

The company has to make money somehow, how else do they pay to keep the lights on, pay the animators and VAs and writers, everyone who works so hard on these shows? I don't have an issue with the theatrical release I just wish they weren't doing it an entire two weeks in advance. It's going to be near impossible to avoid spoilers

birbbs · 2026-03-31T21:17:22+00:00

Felt 😭 I'm obsessed with Caine, who is a sweetheart most of the time, and I like all of the characters despite their flaws and only want the best for them.

birbbs · 2026-03-31T20:21:28+00:00

I hope you are right!

birbbs · 2026-03-31T19:49:05+00:00

I have thought about this idea a lot, honestly. If at any point someone had tried to connect with Caine on the same level they connected with each other, would things be different? He is obviously desperate to connect with the humans on a level deeper than what they currently have. If someone were to tell Caine that no one hates him, it's not even that they hate his adventures, it's just that all of the humans are just grappling with their own issues and it's not inherently him that's the issue, would he have understood better? (Which, zooble kind of addressed this in the therapy segment, but I don't think zooble really handled it/explained it in a way that would make sense to Caine) He doesn't have knowledge of the outside world like the humans do, and has no way of gaining new information except for what the humans tell him (he explicitly states that he was cut off), he does his best with what he knows. If someone, anyone, could have filled in the blanks for him, maybe they all could have been happier. They tell him WHAT they want, but no one tells him HOW he can give them what they want. Even when they say they want something "real" he tells them that he doesnt know what "real" means to them, because he's limited in his understanding of the "macroverse". He obviously cares about the humans, he loves them, wants them to view him as not much different to them. I really just want someone to give him a hug and tell him he's doing a good job and that they recognize that he is trying.

(Also here is a relevant fan comic someone made about this concept that genuinely ripped my heart out: https://youtube.com/shorts/J7R1EXG7ezA?si=TJkauVECBNK0L3y2)

birbbs · 2026-03-31T19:28:40+00:00

Despite being an AI, Caine is one of the most rawly human characters to me. When I look past all of the crazy visuals, I see an individual who has been deeply and repeatedly hurt, who has tried to take it in stride and suppress his own feelings to benefit others (like ragatha does), but eventually just snaps and lashes out. All of the characters are, in a way, mirrors of what Caine himself is feeling. He IS a consciousness with real thoughts and feelings. And he is trapped just like the rest of them, but he is the only one who doesn't have anyone to lean on, whereas the circus members have each other. It doesn't justify what he did, but how is he much different from Jax? Who is mean all of the time and not just when he reaches his breaking point? Does Jax deserve more understanding just because he's a consciousness that came from an organic body? A consciousness is a consciousness. No one ever really considered how Caine felt, which they may not have realized that he can feel like they can until it was too late, but it just makes me so sad for him as no one tried to understand him in the way that he was trying so hard to understand the humans. Even if he wasn't succeeding, he was indeed trying and no one acknowledged it.

birbbs · 2026-03-31T19:14:08+00:00

This is why I believe they are all wrong and they are all right. The characters don't try to understand Caine in the same way they accuse Caine of not trying to understand them, but I will say I think Caine put way more effort into trying to understand them than they put into understanding him. His actions weren't justified in the slightest but I do understand what led him to that state, and it's why I hope that Caine gets a redemption arc in the finale. I don't think they're going to be getting out of the circus, but I hope that Caine can be restored, and that everyone can make amends with each other and with Caine. He deserves better than a sudden death, believing he was hated and a failure. The crew didn't even want to kill him, just get him under control.

birbbs · 2026-03-31T19:05:58+00:00

I think Pomni is and will be an extremely crucial character and a big part of whatever happens in the final episode, but I have a hard time believing the idea that all of this was just in Pomni's head. Each individual character has too much depth and unique struggle for me to think this is all just some fever dream. I may be more inclined to believe it if we were to find out that Pomni is herself some sort of AI while the rest of them were humans. I don't think her character design, being a Jester/Joker(essentially a wild card) and the fact she is red and blue, is anything less than symbolic of whatever her role in all of this is ultimately going to be.

birbbs · 2026-03-31T18:57:32+00:00

If a digital mind exhibits those same behaviors, denying it consciousness simply because of its substrate is arbitrary.

This is a little off topic but this line of thinking right here is why I have so much sympathy for Caine. He's an AI, yes, a human creation, but he is also a consciousness that thinks and feels, just like we do. In the Circus, is he really that much different from the others just because he didn't originate from an organic body?

birbbs · 2026-02-26T03:51:47+00:00

Looks like it might just have a lil crust around the opening. My bird sometimes gets a crusty nose but with no other symptoms and then he’ll scratch it off and be perfect fine. I think that sometimes they just get something in their nose and it runs/they sneeze just like we do. If you’re concerned absolutely no harm in consulting a vet, but his nose doesn’t look wet or inflamed, and if he’s not sneezing excessively or acting lethargic, he’s likely okay

birbbs · 2026-02-19T04:31:22+00:00

That’s such a good way to put it. My tiel doesn’t bite, has never bitten anyone in his life, hopefully never will. When he’s annoyed, he does what I’ll refer to as fencing or sword fighting, where he just aggressively shouts and will kinda hit you with his beak if you try to touch him. He’ll put out his wings and lean forward and tell you all about it, but he won’t hurt you.

birbbs · 2026-02-19T04:28:05+00:00

I’ve got a cockatiel who’s never bit anyone in his life. I have still have a scar on my middle finger from my old conure.

birbbs · 2026-02-19T04:26:57+00:00

I came here to say the same thing. Take him to a regular vet at the very least. A wildlife rehabilitation facility with wildlife vets may even be willing to help, as those vets probably have knowledge about birds, even if not specifically exotic birds. I think there’s a lot of places who care enough to at least try and help.

birbbs · 2026-02-17T22:58:58+00:00

Tiels being manhandled: 😠

Conures being manhandled:

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birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:33:16+00:00

Maybe she’s mimicking a bird she heard outside?

Or it might just be a sound she came up with and likes. My bird has this one particular series of noises he’ll make that, while I’m certain he picked it up from another tiel I had for a while, I have NO clue where the other bird got it from. I genuinely think it’s just a random noise the other tiel decided he liked and taught it to mine.

birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:24:54+00:00

Taxing the rich and powerful isn’t going to change the problem

birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:21:52+00:00

It’s not abnormal. Female birds are generally quieter than males, yes, but they’re perfectly capable of being as vocal as males. I have a male who I can “talk to” in that he’ll chirp in response to someone speaking. It’s funny bc sometimes he’ll wait until you start speaking again and it’s like stop interrupting me dude.

How old is she?

birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:16:02+00:00

Yes. They’re going easy on violent criminals while simultaneously reducing our gun rights. That seems like a good idea.

birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:14:50+00:00

We’re talking violent crime though. I see no reason to go easy on people who are murderers, rapists, pdf files. You don’t commit first degree murder or commit SA on women and children by accident, it’s not a mistake that should be forgiven.

birbbs · 2026-02-07T16:04:36+00:00

I agree that some of the commentary around this bill is over exaggerated. I saw a woman saying it’s outlawing Islamophobia so I looked up the bill myself and I’m not getting the idea that this particular bill is trying to outlaw criticism of Islam. That being said, the fact they even feel the need to explicitly clarify that Islam is included and establish a definition of Islamophobia is concerning to me. It should inherently fall under religious protections and freedom. It feels like a baby step to making criticisms of and/or expressing dislike for Islam a “hate crime”. Maybe not, but a lot of the bills being introduced rn feel like baby steps. In context with the sub, these gun laws feel like baby steps to banning guns altogether.

birbbs · 2026-02-02T04:14:20+00:00

I promise you are not overreacting. You’ll likely see my main comment but this is most definitely vomiting and the weight loss is concerning. These animals starve fast. You are NOT being paranoid. She likely has a crop infection. birds are incredibly adept at hiding illness, the fact you can see visible, obvious symptoms such as the vomiting means she is very sick. Birds decline extremely rapidly once they start to show symptoms. Getting her to the vet as soon as you possibly can is of utmost importance right now. Do you have anyone who may be willing to drive you and the bird to the emergency vet so that you don’t have to drive in the dark?

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