There are no superior beings.
That's the thought stuck in my head for a while now. This very simple position has interesting, and so far only wholesome consequences.
I think I might as well make it a rule to live by and see what happens 🙂
Thought experiments welcome.
Recovery is three steps forward and two steps back, which is deeply frustrating. It took me two attempts to sit up in bed this morning. (I'm not quite as bad as that once I do get vertical, but the initial push is always difficult at the moment.)
Ah well. It could be worse. At least I'm not in hospital!
- yes (50%, 10 votes)
- no (50%, 10 votes)
I voted 'yes' not because I 'expect' it, but because work offered it and I don't doubt that it will happen.
Payday would land on Christmas day, and has been brought forward to the 19th, but staff were also offered an earlier payday if it were needed.
I am fine with the 19th, and I don't know if any other staff took up the offer of an earlier payday.
Beer divides, DIY unites: Czechs attempt to define national character
Early results from a nationwide survey suggest that inventiveness, solidarity, and freedom are among the traits Czechs most associate with their nationalBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I've been using Firefox for literally two decades at this point, but I think now might be time to move on and try something new for a while.
Vivaldi is okay, but I still really like the ideas behind Qutebrowser.
Slovakia’s oldest sauna tradition just got a minimalist reboot in the middle of the forest
A new attraction that has opened in a small village in central Slovakia offers relaxation in the heart of the woods. The forest sauna is located near theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
By 2047, India could be staring at more than 11 million tonnes of discarded solar panels.
"India has not yet developed a complete ecosystem or strong, incentive-based policy framework for the recycling industry. This gap becomes even more evident when we look at sectors like solar energy," said Sandeep Tiwari, founder of Waste is Gold Technologies, an organisation treating and disposing of all kinds of waste."
Am I being too pedantic / obvious?
@bewilderbeast23 There is no Green Transition. That's energy industry propaganda. We have solar waste and fossil fuel waste. We have a global oil, gas and coal boom right now. We're having the exact conversation the energy industry wants us to have: comparing energy sources. The conversation we should be having is how to we massively reduce energy and material consumption.
We think we have an energy production problem.
But what we really have is an energy consumption problem.
Dovremmo tutti riscoprire il luddismo. O per lo meno riscoprire "La macchina della realtà" di #BruceSterling e #WilliamGibson, il #libro che ha iniziato la letteratura #cyberpunk | Rivista Studio rivistastudio.com/sangue-nelle…
Dovremmo tutti riscoprire il luddismo | Rivista Studio
Sempre più articoli e saggi rileggono l’esperienza delle rivolte contro i telai meccanici nell’Inghilterra dell'800 come un’anticipazione del conflitto tra umani e AI.studioadmin (Rivista Studio)
Tens of thousands protest in Budapest over alleged child abuse in Hungary’s state-run institutions
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 's main challenger, Péter Magyar, led tens of thousands of demonstrators through the streets of Budapest on Saturday inBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
À l'heure des SmartTVs qui pompent tout ce qu'elles peuvent à la seconde où vous les connectez à internet, il semble bien difficile de trouver une télévision de qualité mais non connectée.
Ce guide détaille plusieurs approches.
🔗 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/1…
How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking
Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
Leur première recommandation c'est "Prenez donc un boitier GAFAM (Apple) !"
Da fuq ?
switching back to pencils, this is an exercise in which I copy one of John Singer Sargent's sketches to learn from the process. my copy is quite far off model. I spent not enough time composing, I started rendering top down like a printer instead of plotting proportions, spent too much time trying to copy line for line and match tones and not enough time on observation and switching.
this has doubled as an exercise in humility. for my next such exercise I will re-introduce envelope technique.
Wow, that touches me now. I look at your drawings and am simply amazed, wishing I could do the same.
When I read your thoughts on your approach to sketching, I saw that we artists have something in common: our (sometimes overly harsh) self-criticism and our desire to get the best out of ourselves. Making mistakes, learning. It's good to know that others feel the same way. 🤗
And that encourages me to keep honing my drawing skills. 😊
Jetzt wünsche ich mir klare Aussagen und Ansagen der Kirchen. Nicht nur der Kirchenoberen und Synoden etc. sondern von jeder einzelnen Gemeinde.
Mir wurde beim Schauen klar wie mir das fehlt.
ardmediathek.de/film/Y3JpZDovL…
Radikale Christen in Deutschland: Kreuzzug von rechts - hier anschauen
Von Trump bis zur AfD – rechte Politiker instrumentalisieren das Christentum. MONITOR zeigt, wie einflussreich die radikale Bewegung in Deutschland ist.www.ardmediathek.de
Biathlon World Cup Second Stage Final Races in Hochfilzen Austria | Ukraine news
In Hochfilzen, Austria, on December 14 the final stages of the second stage of the Biathlon World Cup for the 2025/26 season will take place: the men’s 4×7.5BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
And our last question of the week:
Q8. It's mid-December! What did your last week look like? Can you share a photo from this past week? Cycling-related or not is fine.
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
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Petit tour d'horizon du niveau de sécurité qui sous-tend l'architecture de Signal.
🔗 proton.me/blog/is-signal-safe
Is Signal safe?
Signal is often considered the gold standard in private and secure messaging. But is Signal safe? How much of its reputation is justified?Douglas Crawford (Proton)
Maak geld vrij voor LongCovid (en andere PAIS) onderzoek en behandeling
In Nederland hebben 100.000'en mensen LongCovid of andere PAIS. Er zijn inmiddels positieve resultaten met bepaalde medicijnen. De overheid maakt geen geld meer vrij voor onderzoek en behandeling.geldvoorpais.petities.nl
Eurovision: Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Netherlands boycott 2026 contest over Israel’s participation
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced their withdrawals Thursday from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided thatBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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in reply to iwein • • •iwein
in reply to Badgardener • • •@Badgardener in my mind the principle is symmetric. So no: I'm not superior to the worm in my garden for example.
If through my clumsiness I accidentally kill a worm, it's normal to feel shame and mourn it. Interesting consequence, but I don't see any harm in it.
I'm not going to be carrying a broom yet, because I'm imperfect 🙂