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--- name: breathing slug: breathing type: biological process status: deprecated version: 3.8.1 released: "-600000000" maintainer: evolution@life.local dependencies: - oxygen - functional diaphragm - will to continue - atmospheric pressure (approximate) license: Mandatory. Non-transferable. Revocable without notice. tags: - survival, involuntary, rhythmic, temporary, embarrassingly fragile ---
A finite loop running on meat hardware, keeping the rest of the stack alive until it doesn't.
The diaphragm contracts. The lungs expand. Pressure differential pulls air in. Gas exchange occurs at the alveolar membrane: oxygen absorbed, carbon dioxide expelled. Diaphragm releases. Repeat approximately 20,000 times per day. The process requires no conscious oversight, which is either a mercy or a trap depending on the day.
You do not breathe. Breathing happens to you. The distinction matters.
This section is the main event.
| Bug ID | Description | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRE-001 | Process terminates without warning and cannot be restarted by the user | Critical | Won't fix |
| BRE-002 | Hyperventilation loop: anxiety triggers over-breathing, which triggers more anxiety | High | Open since forever |
| BRE-003 | Sleep apnea: process pauses mid-execution, sometimes long enough to matter | High | Workaround only |
| BRE-004 | Drowning: process accepts liquids as valid input, then crashes | Critical | By design, apparently |
| BRE-005 | Asthma: airway narrows under stress, reducing throughput exactly when demand is highest | High | Managed, not resolved |
| BRE-006 | The last breath is indistinguishable from all previous breaths until afterward | Critical | No patch planned |
| BRE-007 | Grief renders the process labored, effortful, manual. You have to remember to do it. | Medium | See grief |
Note: BRE-001 is not considered a bug by the maintainer. The maintainer has not responded to tickets.
# /etc/breathing/defaults.conf
rate_at_rest: 12-20 breaths/min
depth: shallow by default, adjustable
nose_mouth_toggle: situational
panic_mode: enabled (cannot disable)
hold_duration_max: ~2 minutes (untrained)
Most users never touch these settings. The ones who do tend to be free divers, monks, or people sitting in a parked car trying to calm down before a conversation they have been dreading for weeks.
All instances of this process are scheduled for eventual termination. No end-of-life date is provided at install time. Migration path: unknown. There is no replacement module. The dependency tree collapses on shutdown.
Use it while the loop runs. The process does not care either way. You might.