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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
Flother (edited )LinkI do believe our personality and identity are far more fluid than often assumed, and this is certainly aided by living in a time where there's more freedom of expression and ability to develop...I wonder if it seems to you
Luriana Lurilee
That all the lives we ever lived
And all the lives to be,
Are full of trees and waving leaves,
Luriana Lurilee.I do believe our personality and identity are far more fluid than often assumed, and this is certainly aided by living in a time where there's more freedom of expression and ability to develop oneself. I quite like how the Germans express this kind of concept of self-development: "entfalten", literally to "un-fold" yourself.
I struggled with a significant mental health disorder for much of my teenage and young adult life, so I certainly see a caesura between who I was before and after recovery of it. I have dabbled in many different things over my life, in terms of work, education, and hobbies, and I suppose people may count some of those as 'different lives'.
I think, however, I still hold the belief that these are just different facets of a core being. It has been wonderful to explore and discover alleyways of my personality previously unknown.
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Comment on Lego Island has been recompiled in ~games
Flother LinkIncredible. There aren't enough words to express how happy I am to see them having completed this. Lego Island was one of the first video games I played and the first one I completed, and it's...Incredible.
There aren't enough words to express how happy I am to see them having completed this.
Lego Island was one of the first video games I played and the first one I completed, and it's always held a very dear place in my heart.
To be able to play this game now, so many years later, on an Android phone just astonishes me.
Immense respect for all of those who worked on this.
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Comment on Marina - Cuntissimo (2025) in ~music
Flother LinkPerhaps the only thing I've endeavoured to listen to since she released the Froot album. Strong music video as well.Perhaps the only thing I've endeavoured to listen to since she released the Froot album. Strong music video as well.
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Marina - Cuntissimo (2025)
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
Flother LinkFrom the film Adaptation. Also, From the film Mr Nobody. Or, for one from literature, From A Happy Death by Camus.You are what you love, not what loves you.
From the film Adaptation.
Also,
Every path is the right path. Everything could've been anything else. And it would have just as much meaning.
From the film Mr Nobody.
Or, for one from literature,
What matters—all that matters, really—is the will to happiness, a kind of enormous, ever-present consciousness. The rest—women, art, success—is nothing but excuses. A canvas waiting for our embroideries
From A Happy Death by Camus.
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Comment on Lady Gaga performs Abracadabra and Killah on Saturday Night Live (2025) in ~music
Flother Link ParentHahah 😂 it took me a few listens to figure what song the beat reminded me of. That mashup hits the spot when it gets to B A N A N A S 🔥Hahah 😂 it took me a few listens to figure what song the beat reminded me of.
That mashup hits the spot when it gets to B A N A N A S 🔥
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Comment on Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (2025) in ~music
Flother Link ParentPerfection 😭 nothing more to say It's been a very long time since I listened to more than a handful of songs from an album. Zombieboy is an addictive disco-esque bopPerfection 😭 nothing more to say
It's been a very long time since I listened to more than a handful of songs from an album.
Zombieboy is an addictive disco-esque bop
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Comment on Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (ESC 2025, Estonia) in ~music
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Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (ESC 2025, Estonia)
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Comment on How does one learn how to learn? in ~life
Flother LinkThere is actually a free Coursera course by a professor who does a fairly good job at explaining some of the better strategies for learning. It's called "Learning How to Learn" and can be found...There is actually a free Coursera course by a professor who does a fairly good job at explaining some of the better strategies for learning. It's called "Learning How to Learn" and can be found here. I recommend it.
Personally I have always found spaced repetition, mnemonics, and teaching others / designing resources to teach others to be the most effective.
Trying to hook anything you're trying to learn to a memorable life event also tends to help, though this is harder to do organically. The only reason I know the German words Abschussbasis, Schraubenziehereinsätze, and Trageflügelboot (as examples) are because I remember having vivid conversations with people about these words.
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Comment on Erika Vikman – Ich Komme (2025) in ~music
Flother LinkEurovision continues to never disappoint. This and Miriana's entry "Kant" are the only songs I've listened to for this year, and I'm loving it.Eurovision continues to never disappoint. This and Miriana's entry "Kant" are the only songs I've listened to for this year, and I'm loving it.
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Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes
Flother Link28/M/UK Working in tech support for an ISP.28/M/UK
Working in tech support for an ISP.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Flother LinkRecently finished A Clockwork Orange (incl. the 21. Chapter) and Schachnovelle (Chess Novel, Chess game etc.). Now working my way through another German play - "Der zerbrochne Krug". Trying to...Recently finished A Clockwork Orange (incl. the 21. Chapter) and Schachnovelle (Chess Novel, Chess game etc.).
Now working my way through another German play - "Der zerbrochne Krug". Trying to alternate on and off with German and English.
I'm on a really good streak for reading lately, and trying to keep building it up to the point where I can tackle Don Quixote (in German :v) without abandoning it again.
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Comment on Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (2025) in ~music
Flother Link ParentDefinitely agree! My friend first mentioned this song to me as I haven't really been on top of new music much for the last few years, and she couldn't decide if she liked it at first. She had...Definitely agree!
My friend first mentioned this song to me as I haven't really been on top of new music much for the last few years, and she couldn't decide if she liked it at first. She had listened to it before seeing the music video and I think that made all the difference, because my jaw almost dropped watching that red-and-white throwdown scene for the first time.
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Comment on Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (2025) in ~music
Flother LinkPosted this purely for how well done the choreography is. Easily one of the best music videos produced in recent years IMO.Posted this purely for how well done the choreography is. Easily one of the best music videos produced in recent years IMO.
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Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (2025)
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Comment on What's a song that you initially didn't enjoy, but it grew on you over time and is now a favorite? in ~music
Flother LinkAs a Brit I almost feel ashamed1 to say that I did not like Sweet Caroline for a very long time. There's a group of three songs that always come on at a local bar - Sweet Caroline, West Virginia,...As a Brit I almost feel ashamed1 to say that I did not like Sweet Caroline for a very long time. There's a group of three songs that always come on at a local bar - Sweet Caroline, West Virginia, Proud Mary - and I hated all of them.
Sweet Caroline I have come to love a lot, West Virginia is alright, but I still cannot stand Proud Mary.
1 You'll often hear this song here after a team / the national team win a sporting event.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Flother LinkI'm currently reading Slaughterhouse Five. Never knew much about the book and had only heard of the name and opening line, but grabbed it as I knew it to be a classic and one that I keep my...I'm currently reading Slaughterhouse Five. Never knew much about the book and had only heard of the name and opening line, but grabbed it as I knew it to be a classic and one that I keep my attention on.
I'm nearing the end of it and I can only but commend the writing style and narration. The humorous remarks interlaced through such a traumatic story are a difficult feat to pull off.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Flother LinkThank you for sharing this. I've been considering getting back into blogging purely because it helped me maintain a longer-term interest in my hobbies before, and allowed me to document progress...Thank you for sharing this. I've been considering getting back into blogging purely because it helped me maintain a longer-term interest in my hobbies before, and allowed me to document progress over time with studies.
This seems like a simple interface with a decent community, will definitely give it a go.
Yeah, I encountered it in the book you found - To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Amongst other themes, the passing of time and the inner lives of others are particularly prominent in this book. Quite worth the read, beautifully written. The poem comes to the mind of one of the main characters during a dinner scene, where it's suggested all the guests can hear the reciting of it in their minds, a form of collective epiphany almost. I won't spoil too much of the book as it's worth reading it to experience it first-hand.
If I recall correctly, Virginia had heard the poem from an acquaintance. I believe two or three different versions exist, with mainly the final verse varying. It's definitely not a well-known poem :).
And your way of thinking is also quite beautiful as is that biblical story. Eternal persistence also makes terrific sense even from a physical perspective - all our atoms will ultimately become something else, then something else, and so on. All of us are surrounded by the remnants of our fellow-kind.