wit

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[–] wit 15 points 1 year ago

Ya.. There I thought "God, things are going to break..".. But all is good so far.

[–] wit 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, he looks very cuddly. What happens if you try to touch his belly? Does he allow you or will you be bleeding by the ending of the try?

[–] wit 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This post is very, very confusing.

For a moment I thought there was a new Stargate show and I got very excited! But no, this is you doing a review of Stargate episodes, right?

Ya, 1 post per episode is probably too much. 1 post per season is probably the way to go.. If you hit the character limit, you can always post comments in that post.

[–] wit 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This post needs an update. Many of these apps are no longer functioning and some changed names/links..

[–] wit 1 points 1 year ago

Not all.. Sometimes it is needed to improve things forward. But most releases do not break API access points. v0.19 is going to be great. Hopefully apps are fast in updating.

[–] wit 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] wit 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What about this audition from the voice. Does it not give you shivers?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC64ZPJXMGU

[–] wit 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I disagree with this. Sure, some things are personal, but some things are very likely to give you shivers. For example, this version of creep from The voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC64ZPJXMGU

All 4 judges got shivers. Everyone to whom I showed this video got shivers. There is no "memory or emotion linked with the trigger". It is just harmonies that for some reason, are shiver inducing.

[–] wit 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You can report bugs. But honestly, the best thing you can do is to use and drive attention to lemmy. Post things, comment, drive engagement. If more people use lemmy, the more successful Boost For Lemmy will be.

[–] wit 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I did not quite understand this letter (haven't had my coffee yet) so I asked an AI to explain it to me. Here is its explanation:

This is a touching letter written by the Zen teacher Bassui to one of his dying disciples. It aims to provide comfort and perspective to the disciple as he faces mortality. The key points are:

  • The essence of one's mind is eternal - it was never born so it can never die. It transcends the physical existence which is impermanent.

  • The mind is not an emptiness or void - it has its own essence and presence.

  • The mind is beyond form, color, pleasure and pain - it is pure awareness unaffected by bodily sensations.

  • As the disciple faces illness, he should question what the essence of his mind is. He should not be attached to his physical suffering.

  • By focusing just on the eternal, pure mind, he will find peace and need nothing more.

  • His end which is endless is like a dissolving snowflake - his physical end is just a transition, while his conscious essence continues.

So in summary, Bassui reminds the disciple to detach from physical suffering and reinforce that his essential nature is immortal. By realizing this on his deathbed, the disciple can face mortality with equanimity.

[–] wit 44 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I have replied to someone else further down with my opinion on this topic. I think it also fits in a reply to you, so I will just copy paste it here:

Yes, it might sound worrisome, but I dont think you are pushing authoritarian ideology by using Lemmy. The code itself is fine. The code is not authoritarian. The server which hosts your account is also not authoritarian.

Lemmy is, right now, the best alternative for a reddit-like platform. It is something created for the users, by the users. By using lemmy, you are not enriching the wallets of the shareholders. By using something like reddit, you provide content and a select few get to buy a new yacht.

Also, plenty of people are contributing code to lemmy. It is no longer just these 2. The code is also Open-Source. Anyone can fork it and create a new version of lemmy, with compatibility with the current version of lemmy. By using lemmy, you are allowing the possibility that, at any time in the future, someone else comes and says “I have some ideas to improve lemmy, let’s do this on my own terms”, forks it and continues the work without massively spliting the community.

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