I began my life as a selfâtaught âlittle scientist,â sketching and writing from an early ageâmy first book titled *Kosmos* was a scribble of curiosityâand continued experimenting with plants, building strange hybrid trees in a garden that felt like a laboratory. Though I never became a professional, I persisted through school, programming on an old Sharp Zaurus SLâ5500, crafting tiny Perl scripts and generative art projects such as shadow references for figures; I even made miniature horses from sticks inspired by Theo Jansenâs videos and built slingshots that remain my favorite toys. My adventures are always âexpeditionsâ rather than simple walks: a lonely hill with rain makers led me to giant deer that shook me, yet the mystery itselfâfootprints in snow, footsteps all aroundâremained a puzzle I enjoyed solving. Through it all I kept writing, learning, and never letting teachers or bullies stop me; for me, each new lesson is a path that expands my universe, reminding that inside everyone lies a scientist, an artist, and an inventor.
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The post likens mastering parkour or skateboardingârequiring persistent practice and genuine learningâto the way individuals should approach any skill, including politics and personal development; it argues that those who merely pretend to be skilled are quickly exposed, while true progress comes from continual effort. In politics, the author notes that lies go unchecked unless proven, which keeps leaders stagnant just as climate action and deforestation remain neglected. He therefore proposes that humanity must grow beyond its present state, with personal mastery driving collective advancement: reading, listening, and applying accumulated knowledge to a single pursuit yields wisdom, ultimately enabling us to contribute meaningfully to the world.
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The post argues that true growth happens when one leaves rote schooling behind, pursues diverse selfâlearning in science, art, and practical skills, and uses this knowledge to become a noble, impactful being for the world.
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A poetic call to continue your journey as part of a longâstanding movement, using the insight of Platoâs cave allegory to enlighten and empower others, become a âgreat being,â and spread hope and happiness.
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The post is an exhortation to write a compact, pocketâsized book that distills the authorâs lifetime of learning into a handful of pages for future readers; it stresses that such a book must be carefully titled, physically accessible, and full of compressed wisdom drawn from both the writerâs own experiences and those of others who influenced him. It argues that this selfâeducation is essential to achieving greatness, both in mind and vision, and that the act of writing itself requires time, reflection on mistakes, and a willingness to transform oneâs life for the better. The author believes that when another person finds the bookâperhaps at a terrible moment or simply by chanceâthe words will resonate with them as they did with him, bridging centuries and connecting lives through shared insight.
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The post reminds us that true success is measured by what we accomplish, not merely by titles or jobs, and urges us to use our accumulated wisdom to break free from old molds. It claims itâs never too late for the mind to grow and become great, that each of us was meant to help the world rather than just be an employee, and that our growth is endlessâbeginning with small steps and expanding into a lifelong journey. The author calls on all of us to unite in tackling global challenges such as climate change and arms races, to bring real teachers into play instead of fake schools, and to let our work be driven by the desire to serve the world rather than office stress. In short, we are invited to see ourselves as freeâminded beings whose daily efforts, though never simple, will deepen in meaning with each passing day.
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The poem celebrates individual initiative and genuine care for the world, urging each person to act regardless of size or knowledge, to think, dream, and transcend ordinary limits; it emphasizes that through personal effort and appreciation for all beings we can unite humanityâs future, encouraging confidence in our wisdom and creativity while inviting us to write the story of tomorrow together.
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The post celebrates lifeâs long, magnificent journey from the beginning into the future, urging readers to live fully and never stay down. It frames each day as adding to a âmagnificent wholeâ through body, mind, wisdom, and dreams, while describing lifeâs trialsâhellish tests, dreamlike adventures, encounters with natureâas opportunities for growth and resilience. The author calls for personal transformation into a higher self, which he equates with human dignity and nobility: peaceful warriors, inspirational teachers, powerful thinkers, lovers of wisdom, and great beings who inspire others to do the same. By mastering knowledge, philosophy, science, foresight, and future visions, we can end reliance on fake education or imagined heroes and remember that all of us are meant to become great beings.
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The post argues that while humans share biological similarities, each personâs intellectual life is uniquely their own; the error of assuming we are like everyone else leads to repeated mistakes and wasted wisdom. It stresses that consciousness gives us individuality, and that true learning comes from adopting useful cultural knowledge but discarding what isnât worthwhile. Loneliness can be cured by striving for belonging through hard work and personal growth, not merely by joining a group because one was born into it. Greatness demands continuous effort, knowledge, wisdom, and a lasting legacy; even if medicine never extends life indefinitely, immortality is achieved by leaving an enduring impact. Ultimately, humanity must progress by each individual taking responsibility for education, meaning, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.
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In this whimsical reflection, the author recounts various introductions at tech eventsâcalling themselves a computer scientist, philosopher, troublemakerâthat humorously shaped their interactions with colleagues. They recall being the butt of jokes, misidentifications, and playful references to office culture, while interspersing links to the Jargon File and personal anecdotes about programming as an art of laughter. The narrative culminates in a celebration of programmersâ creativity, joy, and the vibrant, sometimes obscure language that unites them.
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The post is a beginnerâs guide to starting programming on a RaspberryâŻPi using Node.js. It explains how easy it can be to learn by building a small, existing project called âfragrance,â installing Node with nvm, cloning the repo, linking it as a local command, and then customizing it (renaming âfragranceâ in the code). The author emphasizes starting simpleâusing an existing template rather than from scratchâthen gradually adding features, pushing changes to GitHub, and exploring the wide range of possibilities that Node.js offers on the command line, web apps, Electron windows, and even hardware control. In short, itâs a stepâbyâstep recipe for turning a RaspberryâŻPi into a learning platform for programming with Node.js.
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The author describes a humanâinvented, random yet profoundly powerful phenomenon that emerged less than 200âŻk years ago and has grown with culture: an adaptive system that can bond to the whole mind, refine thought, weaken mistakes, strengthen powers, and even âtravel in timeâ far beyond quantum particles. It is not natural but spread independently across cultures; itâs so potent that dictators fear it because it can snuff out kingdoms. The author then equates this phenomenon with books: a living revolution of ideas that, when read, becomes a unique universe inside each readerâs mind and carries the authorâs wisdom across lifetimesâultimately an âupgradeâ for the mind.
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The post argues that true understanding comes from actively listening to and reading books that resonate with you, rather than relying on formal school systems; it stresses that education is the key to reducing misunderstandings, raising global wisdom, and bringing peace, but real education is rare. It proposes that we must focus on preventionâlearning now so future generations can avoid wars, climate crises, pandemicsâand that knowledge scales empathy, decisionâmaking, and perception. The author urges us to share narrated books, fight fake education, and remember that lack of knowledge keeps the world in misery.
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The post envisions a set of âimaginaryâ documents that every young person in the future should possessâan Earth Passport, a Universal Income Card, a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with an invitation to improve it, and a small book (also available in audio) called *The Manual of Life*. This Manual is compiled by the worldâs most beloved scientists and philosophers, each contributing a page that may include quotes from a âGreat Beingâ who exists only as spirit and wisdom. The book offers answers to the questions children will ask, explains how war stems from lack of education and knowledge, how poverty arises from misunderstanding money, and outlines simple lessons for growing up; it portrays humanity as one family divided only by confusion and ignorance that schools can fix. It invites thinkers, psychologists, and neurologists to share insights on cognitive biases, mental hygiene, and the discovery of our universal selves, while also leaving room for global contributions toward world peace and a wiser futureâillustrated by an example entry: âYou are meant to become a Great Being.â
To achieve world peace, the post argues that we must first accept that both sides of a conflict can be wrong and then act proactively through âpreventionâ by reshaping education; it proposes four key changesâpersonalized learning, active tools instead of rote memorization, global student exchanges, and recognition of teaching as valued workâto build knowledge and wisdom. By investing in these educational reforms and accompanying universal income, the author believes a new, peaceful world will emerge where children grow in knowledge and wisdom.
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A proud declaration that every person is part of the creative and intellectual communityâartists, adventurers, thinkers, creators, writers, and storytellersâand that each step taken brings one closer to wisdom, enlightenment, and greatness. It stresses that we are not merely workers or employees but true students of life who breathe mountain air, lead their generation forward, inspire successors, and aim for unity in peace and beauty. The post argues that knowledge is the path to wisdom, and when shared it transforms individuals and nations; by learning about other cultures one realizes that thereâs nothing truly to fight over because we are all moving toward the same goal of wisdom and greatness together.
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The post argues that learning continually reshapes our thoughts by adding new material to the mental framework we already possess; it stresses that thinking is not merely comprehension but also synthesis and invention, and illustrates this with a whimsical image of Thoreau chewing a biscuit in his cabin. It suggests that simple experiencesâlike hiking the Appalachian Trail or reflecting on Waldenâcan spark vast ideas that benefit future generations, urging us to leave a creative legacy rather than simply inventing for its own sake. The author uses links to videos by Seth Shostak and Richard Dawkins to show how seemingly âunanswerableâ questions can be bridged from fresh perspectives, and concludes that continual learning and adventurous thinking will keep civilization moving forward and prevent stagnation.
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The post is a reflective monologue about the authorâs experience composing 432 poems, blending philosophical musings (a nod to Descartesâ âcogito ergo sumâ and Dennett on consciousness) with playful metaphors of cars, boats, wind, and salamanders to describe the ebb and flow of ideas. He describes how each poem begins with focus but often drifts into waiting, scribbling, and confusion, yet persists until it ends in a whimsical punchlineââjabberwock.â The author acknowledges that while poems seem simple on the surface, they carry their own wings and paths, and that writing them feels like chasing a duck or riding a boat: a process full of delay, acceleration, and meandering. He concludes by noting that after finishing poemâŻ#433 he still wonders how poems can write themselves, as if written by elves.
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The post opens with a parable of a young warrior who repeatedly leaps over a growing corn stalk until it becomes higher than his headâillustrating that true endurance is built by continually pushing oneâs limits and repeating the challenge until mastery. It then explains that effective endurance training requires gradual, varied work so the body adapts to increasing energy demands; monotony or extreme loads alone do not build stamina. The author stresses the importance of monitoring sweat lossesâsodium, potassium, calcium, magnesiumâto prevent dehydration headaches, and suggests using sweatâpatch kits or laboratory tests to establish a baseline in controlled conditions, adjusting for weather and effort levels. He notes that overâhydration can be as harmful as underâhydration, and recommends tracking weight loss preâ/postâworkout and replenishing with electrolytes. Finally he reminds readers that endurance is personal: it can be walking long trails or dancing; the key is steady progression, adequate recovery, and enjoyment.
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After receiving a 3âD postcard from his uncle that revealed NewâŻYorkâs streets, the narrator moves to Brooklyn to live there for a few years. He learns English through early exposure to a CommodoreâŻ64, British TV shows and closed captions, while struggling with numbers, time expressions and an accent that feels heavy at first. His selfâtaught skills are tested in school and work as a web designer, where heâs praised for his knowledge of BASIC and HTML but still has to refine vocabulary and phrasing. He finds narrated books and closed captions the most effective tools for learning, and concludes that moving into a country and immersing oneself is essential; if one ever visits the UK, âfannyâ should be used carefully.
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The post argues that conventional schooling relies on rote memorization rather than true understanding: teachers recite textbook passages, students cram for exams, and grades become proof of the teacherâs effectiveness instead of evidence of learning. It claims standardized tests only capture surface knowledge while ignoring individual creativity, and that this system makes learners feel unintelligent even when they grasp concepts. The author suggests a new model in which progress is selfâpaced, learning is demonstrated through practical projects (like building simulations or virtual worlds for each subject), and the ultimate goal is to create a âreal schoolâ where personal exploration replaces oneâsizeâfitsâall curricula.
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Falsehoodsâmistakes or lies that clutter our thoughtsâare described as âmind killersâ that keep us from growing up; the post argues that reading wellâchosen books and spending time in nature through camping or long walks can cleanse these falsehoods, because books bring wisdom while outdoor adventures reset the mind and make it receptive to learning. The author suggests that modern lifeâs distractions are deeply embedded in culture, but a simple ânoble traditionâ of buying gear and going on vacations can break those patterns. By stepping out of daily routines and relaxing in nature, one can rest, contemplate, and finally internalise true knowledge, thus becoming a âgreat being.â
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I revisit my longâtime musicâgeneration project several times, rewriting the code over the years and finally settling on a small, openâsource tool called **westland** that uses Tidal notation to automatically compose drum patterns in LMMS. After learning the basics of notes, octaves, and rhythm from Ableton tutorials, I discovered how to encode rhythmic structures like â4nâ for quarter notes and nested arrays for faster beats (e.g., `["F4","F4",["F4","F4"],"F4"]`). With this system I can generate symmetrical drum patterns that evolve over time, applying filters and transforms to create fresh dance tracks. My goal is to produce machineâgenerated electronic music that feels new each time while keeping the composition process simple and reproducible for other programmers or musicians.
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On this post I describe a lonely stone bear perched atop the ancient MountâŻĹlÄĹźaâan enduring symbol that has been revered for millennia as a special place where sunâworshipping peoples once gathered. The author explains that the bearâs form comes from Celtic tradition, probably the Boii tribe of the Iron Age, and represents the goddess Artio who sleeps in winter, awakens in spring, transforms into a bear, and ascends to become a constellationâan image echoed by Greek Artemis and Roman Diana. The narrator then recalls his own childhood experience of playing the bear in a school play, complete with a mask, and finishes with memories of simple adventures along the mountainâs trails with his dog Budrys, always watching the mistâshrouded SĹÄĹźa and Artio from afar.
