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Kaz Fernandes
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Coder.
Rock climber.
Burrito connoisseur.
Late-night cereal enthusiast.
Loves seeing live music.
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Kaz Fernandes @kazfernandes.bsky.social · Dec 10
Work hard, stay positive, be awesome.
facebook.com/media/set/?s... #motivation #positivity :)

(Yes I know most of us don't bother with Facebook these days, I don't really use it either. But those pics are still accessible so there's no point in uploading them elsewhere.)
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A great summary of #Stoic history, principles and advice from Massimo Pigliucci: www.ted.com/talks/massim...

#philosophy #TEDxTalks
Stoicism as a philosophy for an ordinary life | Massimo Pigliucci | TEDxAthens
Massimo Pigliucci explains Stoicism and how to change your life for the better by practicing this ancient Greco-Roman philosophy as a way of life. Massimo Pigliucci has PhDs in evolutionary biology a...
www.ted.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Consumerism Is Rotting Our Brains
YouTube video by According to Nicole
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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“Happiness is found in wanting less, not in having more.” — Unknown

#Buddhism teaches that craving is the root of suffering; #Stoicism teaches that peace comes from desiring only what is necessary. Both point to the same freedom: loosen desire, and contentment follows.
December 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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wellnessday.bsky.social
12 Mental Models That Upgrade Your Thinking
12 Mental Models That Upgrade Your Thinking
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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openculture.bsky.social
The History of the World in One Beautiful, 5‑Foot-Long Chart (1931)
The History of the World in One Beautiful, 5‑Foot-Long Chart (1931)
In the image above, we see an impressive pre-internet macro-infographic called a “Histomap.' Its creator John B. Sparks (who later created “histomaps” of religion and evolution) published the graphic ...
www.openculture.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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You'll need to get up early, but the views could be worth it to catch the best glimpse of the Geminids meteor shower this weekend.
How to see Australia's best meteor shower this weekend
You'll need to get up early, but the views could be worth it to catch the best glimpse of the Geminids meteor shower this weekend.
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I asked #ChatGPT to provide a list of the key areas of overlap between #Stoic #philosophy and #Zen #Buddhism. The answer it gave me was pretty good!
1. Focus on the Present Moment Stoicism: Teaches attention to the present task (“Where you are, what you're doing, that is enough”). Zen: Emphasizes radical presence through mindfulness and direct experience. Overlap: Both reject dwelling on the past or anxiously anticipating the future. 2. Acceptance of What You Cannot Control Stoicism: The dichotomy of control—distinguish what’s up to you vs. what isn't and accept the latter. Zen: Encourages non-resistance to reality and letting go of attachments to outcomes. Overlap: Equanimity comes from releasing the desire to control the uncontrollable. 3. Training the Mind Through Practice Stoicism: Daily reflections, negative visualization, and disciplined self-examination. Zen: Meditation (zazen), koan practice, mindful routines. Overlap: Peace and clarity are cultivated, not assumed—discipline transforms the mind. 4. Reducing Suffering by Changing Perspective Stoicism: Suffering stems from judgments, not events themselves. Zen: Suffering (dukkha) comes from attachment and mental clinging. Overlap: The root of suffering is internal, and can be removed by shifting perception. 5. Impermanence and Transience Stoicism: “Everything is in flux”—recognition of continual change. Zen: Impermanence (anicca) is one of the Three Marks of Existence. Overlap: Peace comes from embracing change, not resisting it. 6. Simplicity and Minimalism Stoicism: Avoid unnecessary desires; live simply and virtuously. Zen: Simplicity in lifestyle, aesthetics, and thought. Overlap: Both reject excess and find freedom in reducing wants. 7. Emotional Regulation Through Understanding Stoicism: Aim for calmness (apatheia) through rational clarity. Zen: Emotions are observed without identification; they arise and pass. Overlap: Cultivate a stable, non-reactive mind. 8. Compassion and Ethical Orientation Stoicism: Cosmopolitanism—view all humans as part of a larger community. Zen: Compassion (karuṇā) is central to awakening. Overlap: Wisdom is inseparable from compassion and moral conduct. 9. Letting Go of Ego Stoicism: Seeing oneself as part of nature, not a separate ego with absolute importance. Zen: Non-self (anattā) and dissolution of ego illusion. Overlap: The self is not the centre of the universe; ego reduction leads to clarity. 10. Cultivating Inner Freedom Stoicism: Freedom = mastery of the mind and alignment with virtue. Zen: Freedom = liberation from delusion and attachment. Overlap: Inner liberation matters more than external circumstances.
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Pincer+'s new album is out today ❤️
pincerplus.bandcamp.com/album/who-ar...
Who Are You When No One Is Around?, by Pincer+
8 track album
pincerplus.bandcamp.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile."

-Mark Twain
walking down a path in the botanical gardens in california. there is a footbridge with trees on both sides.
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Apparently you're not the centre of the universe, sorry 😛
(this is from a recent @daily-stoic.bsky.social email)
Not everything is for you. Not everything is about you. Most things, in fact, have a context, a specific audience, a telos. The sooner you realize that you are not the center of the universe or the intended recipient of everything, the more understanding you can be, the less judgment you’ll feel required to have. You can simply appreciate things for what they are, whether it’s a work of art, a video online, or the personal writings of the emperor of ancient Rome.
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Still an amazing song all these years later ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLp...
Georgia Maq - Footscray Station (Extended Family)
YouTube video by extendedfamily
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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thebaffler.com
Dreaming allows the mind to explore all possibilities, to test experiences in preparation for waking life. This could help explain why humans are so drawn to fiction.
Enter the Supersensorium | Erik Hoel
Just as the threat of The Entertainment looms, the idea of an aesthetic spectrum, with Art on one end and Entertainment on the other, is defunct.
thebaffler.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
– Marcus Aurelius

#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
Stoic quote image
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We often forget how little of this world truly belongs to us. Every creature around us is just trying to live, find food, and a safe place to be. Pause for a moment and remember: we share this world — we don’t own it. Life belongs to more than just us
a red fox is laying in the snow looking at the camera
ALT: a red fox is laying in the snow looking at the camera
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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greenpeace.org
Recycling was never designed to solve the plastics crisis.

Industry sold a myth while plastic production kept rising.

We need governments to cut plastic at the source and secure a strong #PlasticsTreaty that puts people and planet over profits.
Report Shows How Recycling Is Largely a 'Toxic Lie' Pushed by Plastics Industry | Common Dreams
"These corporations and their partners continue to sell the public a comforting lie to hide the hard truth: that we simply have to stop producing so much plastic," said one campaigner.
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw?: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/chanel-contos-teach-us-consent-fix-our-feed/106107546
How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw?
Sexual violence prevention group Teach Us Consent is pushing for Australians to have the choice to "opt-in" to social media algorithms.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
kazfernandes.bsky.social
#GoodThings Festival 2026, in 8 bullet points:
The Good Things 2026 report: - most energetic band: Make Them Suffer (and honourable mentions to Inertia, South Arcade, Headwreck, Cobra Starship) - most brutal: Lorna Shore - most iconic: James Reyne (of course) - most impressive visuals: Tool (of course) - most common band T-shirt people were wearing: Tool (of course) - most loved by the crowd: James Reyne (of course), All Time Low, Weezer, Cobra Starship, Tool (of course) - best advice given by a band: Refused, who told us to overthrow capitalism - my highlights: Dayseeker, James Reyne, All Time Low, Make Them Suffer, Tool
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"To live meaningfully in a world of infinite data, you must choose to protect your cognitive space, to build mental walls around the sacred, the profound, the personal."

medium.com/@philosophy....
Digital Nihilism: Does Constant Access to Information Erode Meaning?
In the past, information was rare — something you sought with effort, through travel, conversation, or deep study. Today, information…
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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openculture.bsky.social
32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking
32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking
Do you know someone whose arguments consist of baldly specious reasoning, hopelessly confused categories, archipelagos of logical fallacies buttressed by seawalls of cognitive biases? Surely you do.
www.openculture.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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daily-stoic.bsky.social
6 life lessons from Marcus Aurelius:

1. Cut out the inessential
2. Stop making excuses
3. Embrace failure
4. Trade anger for sympathy
5. Always do the right thing
6. Complaining will make it worse
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Your small acts of kindness have a ripple effect and make a difference

Image: www.instagram.com/naturallife
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Agree?
#philosophy
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The ethics of AI’s untaxed future https://ethics.org.au/the-ethics-of-ais-untaxed-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ethics-of-ais-untaxed-future
The ethics of AI’s untaxed future
As AI becomes a cheaper alternative to human labour, who should have to pay for the social cost?
ethics.org.au
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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To truly wrap one’s head around entropy requires taking some deeply uncomfortable philosophical leaps. What is the purpose of science if physical qualities only make sense in relation to the observer?
What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know. | Quanta Magazine
Exactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a fact about the world…
www.quantamagazine.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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daily-stoic.bsky.social
Amor Fati: Love your fate
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM