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  1. Comment on What books do you think every eighteen year old should read? in ~books

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    Oh yeah, the Illuminatus trilogy, is something that I think you can enjoy at any or better despite any age.

    Oh yeah, the Illuminatus trilogy, is something that I think you can enjoy at any or better despite any age.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What books do you think every eighteen year old should read? in ~books

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    Well I would say Principia Discordia and Zen without Zen masters, if only to reduce the illusion of adulthood, and leave space for the true development of the self.

    Well I would say Principia Discordia and Zen without Zen masters, if only to reduce the illusion of adulthood, and leave space for the true development of the self.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Does anyone else struggle with existential thoughts? in ~talk

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    In judging such theories and asking which is true, I try to setup the environment in which I'm thinking: why am I thinking this? ie what is the gain of better understanding of that issue? what do...

    In judging such theories and asking which is true, I try to setup the environment in which I'm thinking:

    1. why am I thinking this? ie what is the gain of better understanding of that issue? what do I want to achieve?
    2. how am I going to approach this? what axioms am I accepting based on 1 so that I can judge the theory.

    In setting up the environment I try to understand things that I want to change, challenge and create. Only by observing the self, you can move forward in self-education. However some tools (and each theory in my mind is a tool) can only work good in a limited number of cases. Thus if you feel that your current theories don't align well with what you want (they become a non-creative struggle) feel free to try out others. Theory without practice is mostly moot.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Do you like your chair? in ~talk

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    Oh my chair! It's old and beaten and I even hated it when it was new. Buying the cheapest one available surely isn't the best idea, but what can I say, I live on a budget. I think that the best...

    Oh my chair! It's old and beaten and I even hated it when it was new. Buying the cheapest one available surely isn't the best idea, but what can I say, I live on a budget.

    I think that the best solution is that I never sit on it for more than one hour. I get up, do something else for at least 15 minutes and then continue my work. My back feels better this way.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I'm not a native english speaker, so the plural seems quite strange to me. I don't really like the singular they pronoun. Mostly a matter of taste and linguistic confusion. Since in my language I...

    I'm not a native english speaker, so the plural seems quite strange to me. I don't really like the singular they pronoun. Mostly a matter of taste and linguistic confusion.
    Since in my language I can use the word person that is neutral, but I think this option is also available in english. Wording like "a person and its cat" is quite natural so I think it's a good sidestep. I also prefer the per pronouns, at least they are a new word and not a singular plural confusion.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Why I still Lisp (and you should too!) in ~comp

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    Well I was trying to get into programming for years, doing things around and never did it click until I stumbled upon lisp. It was maybe a perfect match for me and led me into getting a really...

    Well I was trying to get into programming for years, doing things around and never did it click until I stumbled upon lisp. It was maybe a perfect match for me and led me into getting a really deeper understanding of programming. I guess that this won't work for everyone. But if you feel you like programming but something is missing then try to learn lisp and I think it will be worth it.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Who's on the fediverse? in ~tech

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    Thanks a lot, glad you liked it. It's a bit of work in progress, but I haven't found time lately to hack on it. I followed you in the fediverse, considering you are your-user-name@mastodon.social!

    Thanks a lot, glad you liked it. It's a bit of work in progress, but I haven't found time lately to hack on it.

    I followed you in the fediverse, considering you are your-user-name@mastodon.social!

    1 vote

  8. Comment on AWS announces they will create and maintain an Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana in ~comp

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    Can someone, who is a bit more understanding of free software licenses, explain if AGPL would make Amazon return code to Elasticsearch or other such companies? Is this a solved problem, apart from...

    Can someone, who is a bit more understanding of free software licenses, explain if AGPL would make Amazon return code to Elasticsearch or other such companies? Is this a solved problem, apart from the fact that they use a non-copyleft license?

    If my assumption is correct, why do they (these companies like Elasticsearch, Mongodb) feel that this wouldn't be a sane solution?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Who's on the fediverse? in ~tech

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    I'm also at a Pleroma instance, specifically you can find me @bendersteeed@pleroma.soykaf.com. I'm not really big on it though, just posting random stuff and jacking into random discussions.

    I'm also at a Pleroma instance, specifically you can find me @bendersteeed@pleroma.soykaf.com.

    I'm not really big on it though, just posting random stuff and jacking into random discussions.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on What games have you played the "wrong" way? in ~games

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    I had almost the same experience, but instead of it being due to Gameshark it was trying to fight the big snake outside of Midgar. I didn't know that I had to find a chocobo, or rather I couldn't...

    I had almost the same experience, but instead of it being due to Gameshark it was trying to fight the big snake outside of Midgar.

    I didn't know that I had to find a chocobo, or rather I couldn't take one from the farm. So I grinded for a week in the area and was able to lvl up enough to beat and take the Beta for the Enemy Skill materia. This made the first half of the game a breeze..

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Very cool, this was on my todo list for a while! Maybe I'll start for a gemini server in android then.

    Very cool, this was on my todo list for a while! Maybe I'll start for a gemini server in android then.

    3 votes