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The Philosopher of Failure: Emil Cioran’s Heights of Despair > Failure, then, was Cioran’s close companion, loyal muse, chief inspiration. He looks at the world — at people, events, and situations…
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The Philosopher of Failure: Emil Cioran’s Heights of Despair > The difference between regimes is less important than it appears; you are alone by force, we without constraint. Is the gap so wide b…
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Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » Why Quantum Mechanics? > several indisputable realizations: I am mortal. Despite my self-conception as a nerdy little kid awaiting the serious people’s appro…
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Missed this a few years ago, but a way of thinking about “what programs are” that I hope comes back in style: youtu.be/Kgw9fblSO...…
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An obituary of Lorinda Cherry, someone I wouldn't normally have heard about. In these years, Cherry recalls, the potential of the computer had barely been tapped, and if asked what she did for a…
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Normally suspicious about "meditation apps. Tried "Headspace" and "Calm" a few years ago, not for me. "Waking Up" was way better than either of these. Something i…
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Uh, I wish I hadn’t found out about this … people buying “a string pf emojis” for hundreds of thousands of dollars ?! Trying to justify it as “well it’s all a fiction in our heads” is … bizarre. Ano…
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Checking in on the upcoming LotR prequel: youtu.be/WO8RiRhWI...…
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Morí Point hike.…