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Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
fazit LinkMy favorite rapper since 20 years, Prezident, just released a new Album: "Und dann lerne es zu lieben" which roughly translates to "and you better learn loving it". I've been listening to it...My favorite rapper since 20 years, Prezident, just released a new Album: "Und dann lerne es zu lieben" which roughly translates to "and you better learn loving it". I've been listening to it nonstop.
The whole album title is a reference to the (probably misattributed) Bukowksi quote: "Find what you love and let it kill you", which Prezident rephrased in "Sehen wo du bleibst" in the following way:
Such dir etwas, dass du liebst und lass dich davon töten
Oder find raus was dich tötet und dann lerne es zu liebenFind something that you love and let it kill you
Or find out what kills you and learn to love itThis line already stuck with me when it was first released, and I think the full album delivers on its weight. If you are able to understand german and like rap music produced by nihilistic alcoholics, you might find something that you love here. It probably won't kill you, though.
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Comment on I can kinda see why social media sites use divisive topics to solicit engagement in ~tech
fazit Link ParentI never looked at it through this lense, but it gives me a new angle to think about the rising numbers of "Speakers" on my LinkedIn. I think I noticed it first about a year ago: seemingly very...I never looked at it through this lense, but it gives me a new angle to think about the rising numbers of "Speakers" on my LinkedIn.
I think I noticed it first about a year ago: seemingly very boring people with boring jobs and mediocre careers take a picture with a wireless microphone on their face and add "Speaker" to their job titles. When you look what they are talking about, it is the blandest subjects: How to use Facebook Ads to drive engagement. Or how to structure benefits in a company of 10. Or... idk. Just general run of the mill "content" you can look up on the internet and read a 10 line itemized blogpost.
Maybe it is the idea, that standing on a stage gives you this power that you are talking about.
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Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech
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Comment on Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends in ~tech
fazit Link ParentIsn't that what the Tilde Books subtilde is for? ;DA bit of a shame because I'd actually like book recommendations based on what I like to read.
Isn't that what the Tilde Books subtilde is for? ;D
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit LinkI started "Der Kaiser der Freude" / "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong. It was gifted to me by a friend for my birthday, apparently there is some controversy surrounding the author in the...I started "Der Kaiser der Freude" / "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong.
It was gifted to me by a friend for my birthday, apparently there is some controversy surrounding the author in the US, but I did not follow that.
So far, it is a pleasant read. It is bleak, but in a very codeine-numbed way of bleakness. It is also funny in parts. We will see how it goes. I asked for more books outside of my eurocentric world view, and for more queer perspectives, and I guess the book delivers on both ends, even though Ocean Vuong is an American.
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Comment on Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends in ~tech
fazit LinkThis "feature" does not exist in Germany. Here you can only define your shoe size preference or something. God bless GDPR, I guess?This "feature" does not exist in Germany. Here you can only define your shoe size preference or something.
God bless GDPR, I guess?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit LinkI finally started Kämpfen by Karl Ove Knausgaard, the last installation in his Min Kamp series. The plot is very interesting - KOK gets ready to release his first installment of the series and...I finally started Kämpfen by Karl Ove Knausgaard, the last installation in his Min Kamp series.
The plot is very interesting - KOK gets ready to release his first installment of the series and struggles with self-doubt as well as attacks from friends and family that are mentioned in the books. It gets very philosophical, too - what is the truth? And why should one even write?
I've been told that there will be a longer mediation on Hitler, we will see how that goes.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit Link ParentFaust! We had to read that in school, way back then, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Michael Kohlhaas - not so much! ;D There are many german phrases that stem from the original text. In German you...Faust! We had to read that in school, way back then, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Michael Kohlhaas - not so much! ;D
There are many german phrases that stem from the original text. In German you can say "Das ist also des Pudels Kern" - "So this is the poodles core!" if you get a sudden revelation. How is that translated in the english version btw? I couldn't find it quickly.
Likewise, the question after ones true intention is very often called the "Gretchenfrage" - "Gretchen Question".
It is fascinating that these phrases survived for so long!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit Link ParentOne of those super weird books that leave a mark, for sure, whether one enjoyed the story or not. There's a short movie that is based on the book, as well as a very detailed, nice making-of of the...One of those super weird books that leave a mark, for sure, whether one enjoyed the story or not.
There's a short movie that is based on the book, as well as a very detailed, nice making-of of the movie:
https://blindsight.space/Best enjoyed after reading the story. :)
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
fazit LinkI am not a fan of R'n'B. Like, not at all. But I've been listening to ELIZA so much lately, that I even bought her first album on vinyl. She has a new Album out: The Darkening Green. I can...I am not a fan of R'n'B. Like, not at all.
But I've been listening to ELIZA so much lately, that I even bought her first album on vinyl. She has a new Album out: The Darkening Green. I can wholeheartedly recommend giving it a listen.
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Comment on What does someone do if they think they are a fan of photography? in ~arts
fazit Link ParentWell, you could for example regularly check what is on exhibition at the various Fotografiska Museums worldwide: Whats on See if something catches your eye, look up the artist, they usually have a...Well, you could for example regularly check what is on exhibition at the various Fotografiska Museums worldwide:
Whats onSee if something catches your eye, look up the artist, they usually have a nice website with various works. Bigger artists often also have some additional commentary, like a documentary about them and their work.
If you are asking for youtube channels or instagram accounts, they probably exist but I don't know any, sorry.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
fazit Link ParentNow this was quite a read: Just use a VPS I recently got my first VPS for some one-off webapps i vibed for myself, and this was very much the experience. Thanks for the laugh!Now this was quite a read: Just use a VPS
I recently got my first VPS for some one-off webapps i vibed for myself, and this was very much the experience. Thanks for the laugh!
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Comment on What does someone do if they think they are a fan of photography? in ~arts
fazit LinkI would count myself as a fan of photography, without deeper understanding of the subject. So, very much a fan and not a scholar. I tend to visit photography exhibitions. I don't know where you...I would count myself as a fan of photography, without deeper understanding of the subject. So, very much a fan and not a scholar.
I tend to visit photography exhibitions. I don't know where you are situated, but the Fotografiska in Stockholm or the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg are great places for this. As are most modern art or new media museums.
Over time, I picked up some names of seemingly important people in this space, and got to understand/feel why they are revered. One of the most impressive exhibitions was by Andreas Gursky, where I got so see a reproduction of Rhein II. It is a great picture!If visiting exhibitions is not an option, maybe buy a book about photography? I guess any book, because the big names will probably be same, and then take it from there. Whats a style that you like, what are the influences? Many artists tend to have younger, still unknown students, maybe they do something interesting?
I went down the road of buying a cheap point-and-shoot analog camera as well as a cheap mirror reflex camera (... idk how to translate that) and took loads of clichee pictures, even tried my hand at artsy double exposures, and that was fun, too! For me it is a very accessible artform and made me appreciate the captial P Photography even more.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit LinkI started on Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu, and I cannot get really used to this book. First off: It is a book about a teacher that wants to be an author, and I get the feeling that this defines a...I started on Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu, and I cannot get really used to this book.
First off: It is a book about a teacher that wants to be an author, and I get the feeling that this defines a whole subgenre: Writers writing about writers and how they struggle. I guess it makes sense, as one of my favorite rappers once said: "You can only pee with the dick that you have" (I guess that sounds better in german...), but still, it feels a bit repetitive. I noticed this theme in Min Kamp, (ofc), but also in Allegro Pastell.
Another issue is that I really like reading physical books, and with 890 pages, this gets quite unwieldy.
But: The prose is beautiful! A bit psychedelic, very imaginative comparisons, and rich references to a manifold of themes like religion, arts, mathematics, without being too far-fetched just for the references sake.
We will see how I hold up or if I have to drop it, literally.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit LinkI finished Satanstango from László Krasznahorkai. /u/plutonic wrote a scathing review about this book, which prompted me to read it. And I just saw /u/pxl is also picking it up! Thanks Plutonic, I...I finished Satanstango from László Krasznahorkai. /u/plutonic wrote a scathing review about this book, which prompted me to read it. And I just saw /u/pxl is also picking it up!
Thanks Plutonic, I thoroughly enjoyed my read through but I can totally, absolutely relate to your feelings of disgust with the ending.
Spoilers
Still, I think it was a very beautifully crafted book. So many memorable sentences (well, not really, because they are pretty damn long, but you know what I mean). The whole mood of doom, apocalypse and despair.I loved the scene of the actual Tango and how it beautifully finished with Kerekes drinking everything up while dreaming of war and bombs...
I think I will forever have the memory of Estike torturing and killing the poor cat etched on my mind. I think, this is one of the things that only reading can do - transport the whole inner monologue that leads up to a horrible action in such a vivid detail, that you already know where this is leading but cannot stop reading and being appaled how the scene unfolds in your inner eye. Truly horrible, truly memorable.
As for the end, I do not know how to feel about it. It is still intriguing. Is everything that happened just the manic ravings of an alcoholic lunatic? Or is there something more magical to it, is it more akin to an endless, vicious cycle? Whatever became of the deal with the weaponsdealer and for what cause? How did Irimias manage to find work for his followers on such short notice? At first, I was certain this would all turn out to be a mirage, but with Futaki starting work as a nightwatch, I am not so sure.
Any pointers, why the chapters were structured like they are? There's an obvious symmetry to them. Tango is usually danced in 4/8 counts, so was it two full tango sequences? But why count them down?... So many questions.
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Comment on Food place recommendations in Paris? in ~travel
fazit LinkI know you were asking for food, but let me butt in with two bar recommendations, if you want to get some nice drinks! The Cambride Public House - great cocktails and also some bar snacks like...I know you were asking for food, but let me butt in with two bar recommendations, if you want to get some nice drinks!
- The Cambride Public House - great cocktails and also some bar snacks like savoury pie
- Dirty Dick - a tiki bar with lots of fancy drinks in beautiful mugs. They are very fruity, but also pack quite a punch, so beware. The staff also likes to play around with fire a lot.
I also had the best gratinated onion soup of my life at Bouillon Pigalle.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food
fazit Link ParentGazpacho is great in summer! I usually add some stale white bread to the mix as well, it makes the soup more filling while also providing an interesting texture. But I would never try to cook it...Gazpacho is great in summer! I usually add some stale white bread to the mix as well, it makes the soup more filling while also providing an interesting texture.
But I would never try to cook it in winter when all vegetables are bound to taste bland.
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Comment on Germans have a reputation for being Europe's most enthusiastic nudists – but survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so in ~life
fazit LinkGerman here and also probably a nudist - one of my best vacations was nudist camping in France and one rather memorable experience is raving naked on a german outdoor festival. Really liberating!...German here and also probably a nudist - one of my best vacations was nudist camping in France and one rather memorable experience is raving naked on a german outdoor festival. Really liberating!
Ama, I guess?
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Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food
fazit LinkI frequently cook Pasta Fazool which is Broth, Kidney Beans, Onions and canned tomatos. I think I cook it so often because it is delicious, sure, but also because I have all the ingredients...I frequently cook Pasta Fazool which is Broth, Kidney Beans, Onions and canned tomatos.
I think I cook it so often because it is delicious, sure, but also because I have all the ingredients usually at hand because they are canned (tomatos, beans, broth) or used in nearly every recipe anyway (onions, garlic).
Wow! That looks like something straight out of a cyber punk movie!
Nice to see, that Yolo even recognized this weird chair ;D
What happens, if you have it annotate everything it can recognize? Or put coloured masks on it? Could you find your mouse faster in the clutter? I can see some applications for this.
It also reminds me of PROXIMATE - could you black out everything except for what you are directly looking at?
So many intriguing ideas!