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board & card games
org-mode bulletjournal marimo
llama.cpp rag podman k8s
pytorch rust
interactive-fiction inform7
improv nordic-larp vr
mudra/maitri space awareness
lojong lujong chi-ro
silence, song, dance
non-normative
52n5e now
board & card games
org-mode bulletjournal marimo
llama.cpp rag podman k8s
pytorch rust
interactive-fiction inform7
improv nordic-larp vr
mudra/maitri space awareness
lojong lujong chi-ro
silence, song, dance
non-normative
52n5e now
transforming pawns www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lIS...
Building pawns that transform into every piece
YouTube video by Works By Design
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
transforming pawns www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lIS...
meshcore device www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IO...
The device you've been waiting for!
YouTube video by andy kirby
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
meshcore device www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IO...
modern society and academia have conflated speed with competence. while speed is useful for development (executing a known plan), it is detrimental to exploring unknown territory. Innovation requires the patience to be slow, ambiguous and "illegible"
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com/p/slowness-i...
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com/p/slowness-i...
Slowness is a Virtue
... at least when you're doing research, not development
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
modern society and academia have conflated speed with competence. while speed is useful for development (executing a known plan), it is detrimental to exploring unknown territory. Innovation requires the patience to be slow, ambiguous and "illegible"
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com/p/slowness-i...
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com/p/slowness-i...
Steve Ramirez realized after using alcohol to cope with an existential crisis that "the opposite of addiction is connection".
he decided not to erase the painful memories of his friend’s death as carrying the weight allows for personal growth, an "adaptive form of learning"
nautil.us/he-erased-me...
he decided not to erase the painful memories of his friend’s death as carrying the weight allows for personal growth, an "adaptive form of learning"
nautil.us/he-erased-me...
He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own
He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own: Sunk in grief, this neuroscientist discovered the power of memory in himself.
nautil.us
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Steve Ramirez realized after using alcohol to cope with an existential crisis that "the opposite of addiction is connection".
he decided not to erase the painful memories of his friend’s death as carrying the weight allows for personal growth, an "adaptive form of learning"
nautil.us/he-erased-me...
he decided not to erase the painful memories of his friend’s death as carrying the weight allows for personal growth, an "adaptive form of learning"
nautil.us/he-erased-me...
Dirk de Wachter & Paul Verhaeghe spreken: onbehagen, machteloosheid, doorgeslagen vrije markt marktwerking, somberheid, psychotische kwetsbaarheid, alternative facts, dreiging en existentiele problematiek. investeer in zorg, onderwijs en cultuur www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9W...
Waar komt het maatschappelijk onbehagen vandaan? | Dirk de Wachter & Paul Verhaeghe | Buitenhof
YouTube video by Buitenhof
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Dirk de Wachter & Paul Verhaeghe spreken: onbehagen, machteloosheid, doorgeslagen vrije markt marktwerking, somberheid, psychotische kwetsbaarheid, alternative facts, dreiging en existentiele problematiek. investeer in zorg, onderwijs en cultuur www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9W...
Ideologies .. a community of people who we can belong to, and share information with. But that doesn’t mean they’re good for us. Because although that’s all very alluring, research suggests that ideologies can also be very injurious to our capacity for .. authentic thought.
nautil.us/why-our-brai...
nautil.us/why-our-brai...
Why Our Brains Crave Ideology
A neuroscientist reveals how to nurture authentic and flexible thinking
nautil.us
December 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Ideologies .. a community of people who we can belong to, and share information with. But that doesn’t mean they’re good for us. Because although that’s all very alluring, research suggests that ideologies can also be very injurious to our capacity for .. authentic thought.
nautil.us/why-our-brai...
nautil.us/why-our-brai...
china and the national security law -
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Ho...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Ho...
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon found guilty in high-profile national security case
The 78-year-old UK citizen was convicted of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on HK and China.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
china and the national security law -
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Ho...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Ho...
self-regulaton for smart creative learners - how to learn andymatuschak.org
www.patreon.com/posts/111164...
www.patreon.com/posts/111164...
Andy Matuschak
andymatuschak.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
self-regulaton for smart creative learners - how to learn andymatuschak.org
www.patreon.com/posts/111164...
www.patreon.com/posts/111164...
xp forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bK...
Running Modern Apps on Windows XP! - OneCore API Demo
YouTube video by Michael MJD
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
xp forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bK...
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu40...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu40...
Awakenings
YouTube video by The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu40...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu40...
Since '97, 16 states joined NATO: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Finland & Sweden.
Eastern Europe felt and feels unsafe.
Russia wants Finland & co out.
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Eastern Europe felt and feels unsafe.
Russia wants Finland & co out.
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Kommentti: Venäjä haluaa nollata Suomen Nato-jäsenyyden – Lavrov osoitti sanansa suoraan Valtoselle
Ulkoministeri Sergei Lavrovin kasvoille ilmestyi paljonpuhuva virne, kun hän lähetti hyytäviä terveisiä ulkoministeri Elina Valtoselle, Arja Paananen kirjoittaa.
www.is.fi
December 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Since '97, 16 states joined NATO: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Finland & Sweden.
Eastern Europe felt and feels unsafe.
Russia wants Finland & co out.
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Eastern Europe felt and feels unsafe.
Russia wants Finland & co out.
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...