_nxwj

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Logging Off(user8.bearblog.dev)
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Humanities vs. Stem: Problems vs. Exploration
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It used to be a beautifully imperfect world
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Yes I’ve become aware of the fact that documentaries are still mostly audio-visual entertainment masquerading as something more. A lot can be said about the medium as the message and so on, which is why I still value deliberate careful read
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Still grappling with what to think, of course it is a mixture of both. Thanks for your comment.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
> civilized man, who refused to adapt to his surroundings now finds he has to adapt and re-adapt every hour of the day to his self-created environment This feeling is exactly what I've experienced. Like we can never sit down without
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
You might find this interesting https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2025/10/2025-a-space-absurdity/ Your view might fall under planetary management and beyond. Across so many people maybe the dominant view would preva
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Maybe read as: something as normal as going out for a walk puts you in direct contact with a complicated system. Not that every time one goes outside they feel alienated or anything negative at all.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
That's true. This brings to mind an idea by Dr. Tom Murphy about sustainability. Human civilization lived sustainably, or in the same state with little change, in the natural world for tens of thousands of years, with much lower entrop
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Thank you! What a great song and visual representation of exactly what I was thinking of. "And everywhere I go There's always something to remind me Of another place in time"
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Without saying too much, I think this is more common in young people than you may think.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
I agree with the cognitive overload and funnily have experienced what you describe. These thoughts are easier to fall into when I've been tired for extended periods. Out of them I feel more motivated to contribute to the economy and re
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Touché. It breaks down a bit when I admit I would never want to live in isolation away from modern medicine. But maybe the idea can exist in isolation for a moment.
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I'm not arguing for ignorance. More acceptance of the ecological forces around us and appreciating them, observing them, and knowing when to let them take their course.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Sounds like you may also have read https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/ .
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Thank you for this. Sometimes knowing you aren't alone is enough to make it acceptable for yourself. I agree, sometimes we just have to try and see how we react.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
> all humanity has ever done is to try to reign in that complexity To what end? “Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, with a single powerful blow, shattered for all time a complex article of fundamental articles of our cultural faith; tha
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
I've read many accounts of the lives of mostly hunter-gatherer tribes living far more care-free and convenient lives. Yes they had no way of treating most diseases, facing natural disasters, and preventable deaths, but from what I unde
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
I mean the full chain from every line of software to the arrays of semiconductors in my CPU to the cooling system in the fab in Taiwan. I have some understanding of these things, but my point was we can never understand every part anymore.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
The difference I'm trying to discuss is when humans started molding the world to our desires in the forms of agriculture, raising animals as resources, and interfering with ecological cycles. You are right, living in the natural world
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We've made the world too complicated(user8.bearblog.dev)
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Yes, you are quite correct in the first point. I've also met people who recommend crimping where possible as a safer and cleaner solution.
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
I agree it seems like it could be fun. I think I am a bit paranoid about the hazardous chemicals and risk of a burns when using a traditional iron. From what I understand reading the comments, it's gotten much smoother with stencils, S
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by _nxwj 4mo ago
Thanks for all the advice! For context, this poem was only partially about soldering. It's also about questions regarding ever-progressing technology on Earth, which I think some caught on to. I did use solder paste and a heat gun with
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AI, the Poor, and the Ignorant
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I hate soldering(user8.bearblog.dev)
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