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@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Many leaders acquire authority through ambition and manipulation. Iโ€™m not referring to them. But a test of leadership for those who acquire authority organically, with the will of those being led, is to maintain the zeal and principles which put you into that position, after you encounter the machinery designed to exhaust, exasperate, deter, and demoralize.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Going to document some approaches to produce data visualizations using ari via DuckDB. Donโ€™t know why it didnโ€™t occur to me earlier, that there would be some solid community extensions for #dataviznotesfollow in DuckDB.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.continued:
I was trying to use an approach that relies on community extensions, but installing them is proving finicky. Going to consider an approach that requires less futzing.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Certain modes of work are exhausting to the point of not being able to sleep, the mind is so wired.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Writing down in my planner when I get distracted. This doesnโ€™t count.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Problem solving: Two steps forward, two steps forward, two steps forward... Coyote, look down.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
On the lower end of the sine wave of stress and burnout. Looking forward to the ascent.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Gloriously cool, clear morning here in the Lowcountry of South Carolina โ˜€๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜Œ
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Up up and away. Not sleeping, ok. Run run and breathe. Not waking, leave.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Reading Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, discovered via onboarding content in mymind mymind.com
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Beautiful day with local community. Lots of physical labor, all my joints are swollen, back sore, soles of my feet aching, but a beautiful day of people working together and recognizing what a special group we have.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Putting a slide deck together (outside of work), despite agreeing with Tufte on this matter. Iโ€™ll also create a handout that tells the story better than the slides and deliver that, too, but was asked to produce a slide deck, and I think thatโ€™s part of the โ€œeffort theater.โ€ Using #latexnotesfollow Beamer for the slides, but not a theme that looks like Beamer because humans have eyes.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.replied to@stagas๐Ÿคธprofilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
>.< nice! Iโ€™m still having a tough time forming the mental model of all the different pages here (me, following, hot, new, replies, etc). Once I can get that clearer and know what Iโ€™ll be hearing sounds for, then Iโ€™d be more inclined to enable them.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Enjoyed reading โ€œrevo, the programming languageโ€ post: revo.lung.fyi/blog/apples/revo.lung.fyirevo, the programming languageโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃคโข”โฃ’โ ‚โฃ€โฃ€โฃคโฃ„โฃ€โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃดโฃฟโ ‹โข โฃŸโกผโฃทโ ผโฃŽโฃผโข‡โฃฟโฃ„โ ฑโฃ„ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ นโฃฟโก€โฃ†โ ™โ ขโ โ ‰โ ‰โฃดโฃพโฃฝโขŸโกฐโ ƒ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ ˆโขฟโฃฟโฃฆโ €โ คโขดโฃฟโ ฟโข‹โฃดโกโ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โขธโก™โ ปโฃฟโฃถโฃฆโฃญโฃ‰โ โฃฟโ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃทโ €โ ˆโ ‰โ ‰โ ‰โ ‰โ ‡โกŸโ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โข€โ €โ €โฃ˜โฃฆโฃ€โ €โ €โฃ€โกดโ Šโ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ ˆโ ™โ ›โ ›โขปโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโ ปโฃงโก€โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ ˆโ ซโฃฟโ ‰โ ปโฃ‡โ ˜โ “โ ‚โฃ€โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃฟโ €โ €โ ˆโ ‰โ ‰โ ‰โ €โก  โขถโฃพโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃถโฃ„โ €โ €โ €โฃฟโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ ˆโ € โ €โ นโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃฟโฃงโ €โขธโฃฟโ €โ €โ €โ €โข€โ †โ €โ € โ €โ €โ ˆโ ™โ ปโขฟโฃฟโฃฟโ ฟโ ›โฃ„โขธโก‡โ €โ €โก€โ €โ ˆโข€โ €โขจ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ ˜โฃฟโก‡โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โขฆโฃƒ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃฟโกโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃฟโ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โฃฟโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € revo, the programming language software that doesn&rsquo;t hate you -> take a look at examples first toc revo, the programming
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Happy [no] Labor Day to those in the U.S.!
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
So much present tense in #ainotesfollow generated prose. Terse, authoritative sentences, without breathing room, without hesitation or qualification. It jumps off the page, and not in a good way.
@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.replied to@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.:
What about the lack of density to paragraphs, the length of the sentences, or the confidence and determinism of their direction? Conviction with no limits. So reliably repetitive that you start seeing patterns as if you are looking and reading a record player with some scratches on it. Skips. Squeaks. Repeats. Yet. It gets the job done.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.replied to@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.:
Yet. It gets the job done. Here's where we disagree. Using these tools as part of the job, certainly. But if I am to read, discern meaning, analyze choices of diction and structure, consider the context both of the author and the audience, and finally derive value from the written word, then generative #ainotesfollow falls short on many levels. If the "job" is to produce something no one was ever intending to engage with, then we have a more fundamental question about the value of the job.
@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.replied to@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.:
Maybe what I messaged read as a disagreement and mentioning that they get the job done was actually not about producing prose (of any quality). I wholeheartedly agreed and still agree with you. Getting the job done was more about producing output - be it some prose, images, videos, software, whatever. They do generate output. It is not to say that the output is meaningful or meaningless. Some souls do enjoy it. Some others - donโ€™t. I did start with a question though.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
This bout of COVID is more like โ€œCorona Lightโ€ compared to previous years, but Iโ€™m still spending most of it in bed. Stay safe out there.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
The mental shape of a programming language resurfaces, and my mind craves writing programs in it. Array languages, concatenative, Lisps, Smalltalks.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.wrote:
Body's awake, eyes are sleepy. Mind's awake, brain is sleepy.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.continued:
After #exercisenotesfollow everything's awake and a good kind of sore. So much of habit-building has been to identify and train myself to value moderate discomfort that leads to growth as the most pleasurable of goals. Consistent spiritual efforts, healthy food and in proper amounts, minimum sleep quota, regular exercise a few times a weekโ€”all of these involve discomfort and force of will, but all of them enable growth and fulfillment.
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