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Slackware exists as a moral reference in the Linux ecosystem.
Not to be popular -- but to remind us what matters.

Transparency over abstraction.
Stability over novelty.
Responsibility over convenience.

This video explains why Slackware is loved even when not used daily:
transparent design, stable behavior, no silent changes -- and the honest trade-off of time for control.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=R-gJ7aJJnqg



A quote I like and resonate with from the Epic of Gilgamesh (the oldest tale ever written!).

There's not many ancient representations of Siduri.
Hopefully what I drew is not too disgraceful.

https://thebad.website/comic/sumerian_wisdom

[an ancient sumerian woman, covered in jewelry, smiles at us] You will never find the eternal life that you seek. Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed. But until the end comes, enjoy your life, spend it in happiness, not despair. Savor your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright closes that are sparkling clean, let music and dancing fill your house, love the child who holds you by the hand, and give your wife pleasure in your embrace. That is the best way for a man to live. - Siduri, to Gilgamesh, 4000 years ago

Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why

The nature of time has plagued thinkers for as long as we’ve tried to understand the world we live in. Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.

By Daryl Janzen

https://theconversation.com/physicists-and-philosophers-have-long-struggled-to-understand-the-nature-of-time-heres-why-269762

Time measurements at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27824

A Time Piece of the Middle Ages The huge and elaborate Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral, in Lorraine, was built in 1352 and is an example of the first clocks. At the center stands the towering clock structure, richly decorated and rising several stories high. Its façade is highly ornate, with carved panels, niches, and sculptural figures arranged vertically. Multiple circular dials dominate the middle sections, including a large central clock face with radiating spokes, surrounded by smaller astronomical and calendrical displays. These elements reflect the clock’s dual purpose: telling time and illustrating celestial movements, religious symbolism, and the passage of days and seasons. Above and around the dials are intricate reliefs and statues, likely representing biblical figures, apostles, or allegorical personifications common in medieval sacred art. The craftsmanship emphasizes symmetry, complexity, and theological meaning rather than simplicity or readability by modern standards. The clock is set within the vast interior of the cathedral, whose tall stone columns and soaring arches frame the scene. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47928/pg47928-images.html

My needs a refresh.

I'm a student at the University of , studying the of . I'm into , , , and , because I want to understand , , and using my native language of . I share my musings and on my . I love generally, and am full of bitchy .

I was a in for many years, but left in 2021. I'm glad I did, and now I feel a bit betrayed by the . I've been going back to my roots, and gradually ing my life. I still love to talk about ,

Michael Schur's The Good Place was a perfect meditation on the meaning of life by exploring the silliness of the afterlife (we make our own meaning by living, but we should think about what we owe to others as well as ourselves).

Michael Schur's Man on the Inside uses some of the same actors (Ted Danson, et al.) and also explores detective work in a unique way: by the investigators becoming friends with the suspects and working to help them as well as trying to solve the mystery. The first season was good but the second season was even better.

Sometimes, you just have to share .

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNXT7gbOUGK/?img_index=19&igsh=ZmpiZDRyNGZhZXp2

(... That's why is easier to digest sometimes, & why is an escape & makes good therapy.)