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Comment on A philosopher’s one-word theory to explain why the world feels so weird: uni-context in ~humanities
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Comment on A philosopher’s one-word theory to explain why the world feels so weird: uni-context in ~humanities
kej LinkI feel like Google+'s "Circles" feature was an interesting approach to this situation, and I wish more social media would have picked up that idea.I feel like Google+'s "Circles" feature was an interesting approach to this situation, and I wish more social media would have picked up that idea.
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Comment on I sail the world in a replica 10th-century Viking longboat – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can be in ~humanities.history
kej LinkI love this kind of niche hobby, but I feel like if people are greeting you generously you may not be having the authentic viking experience.I love this kind of niche hobby, but I feel like if people are greeting you generously you may not be having the authentic viking experience.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
kej LinkMy job wants us using Claude Code, and one day I was bored and told it to spend the rest of the session talking like an old timey pirate. It made the boring computer interaction slightly more...My job wants us using Claude Code, and one day I was bored and told it to spend the rest of the session talking like an old timey pirate. It made the boring computer interaction slightly more entertaining, so that turned into a project to make it pick a different silly personality every time it starts: https://www.github.com/x-kej/claudius
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kej Link ParentOn the off chance that you're not aware, they went back and made an expansion for Opus Magnum a few months ago. It's been a while since I played Opus Magnum so the expansion has me back at the...On the off chance that you're not aware, they went back and made an expansion for Opus Magnum a few months ago. It's been a while since I played Opus Magnum so the expansion has me back at the "what on earth is happening?" stage, but it's been fun working through those sorts of puzzles again.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kej LinkMy son found some old games installed on my laptop and has been enjoying 20 Small Mazes, which is a free collection of maze games that sounds dumb but is actually a really clever little puzzle...My son found some old games installed on my laptop and has been enjoying 20 Small Mazes, which is a free collection of maze games that sounds dumb but is actually a really clever little puzzle game. The developer's other two games (one free, one $5) are both good as well.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kej Link ParentYou probably already know about this, but just in case or for anyone else, there is a plugin called Geyser that will let bedrock clients connect to a java server, which is nice if you want to...You probably already know about this, but just in case or for anyone else, there is a plugin called Geyser that will let bedrock clients connect to a java server, which is nice if you want to support both types of clients.
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Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance
kej LinkI'm reminded of this story/poem by Kurt Vonnegut, originally from The New Yorker:I'm reminded of this story/poem by Kurt Vonnegut, originally from The New Yorker:
True story, Word of Honor:
Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer
now dead,
and I were at a party given by a billionaire
on Shelter Island.
I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel
to know that our host only yesterday
may have made more money
than your novel ‘Catch-22’
has earned in its entire history?”
And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
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Comment on Write your own virtual machine in ~comp
kej LinkThanks for this; I wanted to read more about VM implementation after reading about this other minimal virtual machine earlier today: https://100r.co/site/uxn.html It's interesting how much you can...Thanks for this; I wanted to read more about VM implementation after reading about this other minimal virtual machine earlier today: https://100r.co/site/uxn.html
It's interesting how much you can get out of such simple building blocks.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
kej LinkI have a very difficult time playing games out of order. Baldur's Gate 3 might be amazing but I have to finish 1 and 2 before I can even look at it.I have a very difficult time playing games out of order. Baldur's Gate 3 might be amazing but I have to finish 1 and 2 before I can even look at it.
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 in ~games
kej Link ParentThe fourth or fifth time I bought the original Legend of Zelda was about when I decided to primarily switch to PC gaming and not feel too bad about emulating consoles.The fourth or fifth time I bought the original Legend of Zelda was about when I decided to primarily switch to PC gaming and not feel too bad about emulating consoles.
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Comment on Updates to store tags: additions, removals, and edits in ~games
kej Link ParentI agree that it would be nice to have this built-in, but in case you're not already following them there is a curator for 5+ player games:...I agree that it would be nice to have this built-in, but in case you're not already following them there is a curator for 5+ player games: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/11707935-More-Than-4-Local-Multiplayer/
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Comment on Pizza Hut reinstating the BOOK IT! program in ~books
kej LinkAt least locally Barnes & Noble also has a very generous summer reading program. You could potentially get free books and free pizza.At least locally Barnes & Noble also has a very generous summer reading program. You could potentially get free books and free pizza.
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Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop
kej Link ParentFunny coincidence, I received my copy of The Dealer's Tarot in the mail just yesterday. I went down a rabbit hole of alternative card games a while back and landed on the wikipedia page for tarot...Funny coincidence, I received my copy of The Dealer's Tarot in the mail just yesterday. I went down a rabbit hole of alternative card games a while back and landed on the wikipedia page for tarot card games. I haven't had a chance to play any of the games yet, but they seem well designed. I also think Level 99 did a good job with the accompanying decks they are offering, since most divination-style decks aren't very convenient to play with (they usually don't put the suit and number in the corner, making it hard to fan your hand and see everything at a glance). I still might pick up this deck because I like the Rider Waite artwork even if I'm not a reading cards person.
My dream is to one day develop a card-based TTRPG system, and I hadn't thought of using Tarot before but may have to consider it.
You should check out Everway, a weird RPG system from the 1990s where decisions were made based on the cards. They used custom decks where the imagery was supposed to inspire the storytelling, but something similar using a tarot deck would be a neat idea.
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Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp
kej Link ParentThis phrasing makes it seem like Swedish accounting differs significantly from other accounting. Is that the case, or am I reading too much into your word choice?I did a parser for Swedish accounting data
This phrasing makes it seem like Swedish accounting differs significantly from other accounting. Is that the case, or am I reading too much into your word choice?
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Comment on US senator to introduce bill aimed at ending sports blackouts, making games easier to watch for fans in ~sports
kej LinkI'm generally in favor of anything that shifts power from big corporations to individual consumers, but at this moment in history this bill feels an awful lot like panem et circenses.I'm generally in favor of anything that shifts power from big corporations to individual consumers, but at this moment in history this bill feels an awful lot like panem et circenses.
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Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp
kej LinkThere is a 1978 book called Etudes for Programmers (overview here, but you can find a full PDF pretty easily) that has a bunch of problems that most software developers think they can solve, but...There is a 1978 book called Etudes for Programmers (overview here, but you can find a full PDF pretty easily) that has a bunch of problems that most software developers think they can solve, but that most software developers have never actually sat down and solved. Things like simulating Conway's Game of Life, or a basic accounting system, or the AI for a simple board game.
I've only done a few of them, but they feel more satisfying than some of the Advent of Code/Project Euler puzzles, although I enjoy those quite a bit as well.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
kej Link ParentJust chiming in to make sure you know about Standard Ebooks. They take the transcriptions from Project Gutenberg (and others) and clean up the typography but keep the same free price tag. Worth...Just chiming in to make sure you know about Standard Ebooks. They take the transcriptions from Project Gutenberg (and others) and clean up the typography but keep the same free price tag. Worth checking them first before getting the Gutenberg versions, in my experience.
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Comment on Nvim 0.12 released in ~comp
kej Link ParentWhether they'll ever reach it is an open question, but there are plans for a Neovim 1.0 release.Whether they'll ever reach it is an open question, but there are plans for a Neovim 1.0 release.
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Comment on TV series suggestions in ~tv
kej LinkMy wife and I have both enjoyed Only Murders in the Building and A Man on the Inside lately.My wife and I have both enjoyed Only Murders in the Building and A Man on the Inside lately.
That's close but doesn't quite capture the flexibility of Circles because everyone has to agree on the nature of the private group, whereas Circles would let each person decide their audience for themselves. I could have a "coworkers" group and a smaller "coworkers I joke around with" group without everyone else having to have those same classifications.