UdeRecife

joined 1 year ago
[–] UdeRecife 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the Republic, book VIII, Socrates identifies as democracy's leading cause of corruption precisely that thing makes it seemingly so beautiful. In a democracy, citizens become inebriated with freedom (Euleteria). By making it the highest goal, people in a democracy end up leading democracy to its downfall.

True ca. 2400 years ago; still true today.

[–] UdeRecife 22 points 1 year ago

I read it differently. It's an ambience. The author is not taking off actual interviews being scheduled.

Rather, replies to your applications are so few that you end up getting frustrated. Because of that, in the long run, you forget checking the website. Now, if in the meanwhile you get a reply, nobody's home to receive it.

You miss it not because you're lazy or careless, but because you're human and there's so much you can do to keep hoping.

[–] UdeRecife 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For arch Linux, there's Topgrade. All there, in just one command. All. There. Official repos, AUR, even firmware upgrades.

Here's my alias to update the whole system. It includes fetching the fastest mirrors, topgrade, and cleaning the update's packages cache. Tailor it to your own needs.

alias update='sudo fetchmirrors -q -s 5 -v -c PT && yes | topgrade -c -y --no-retry --disable gem --disable vim --disable emacs --disable gem --disable sdkman --disable rustup --disable cargo --disable remotes && sudo paccache -rk 0'

[–] UdeRecife 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between

According to this, they were indeed built by aliens.

[–] UdeRecife 6 points 1 year ago

Is this your story?

Is this your story?

Is this your story?


If I were to tell you that the first was a joke, the second sarcasm, and the third a genuine question, how would you differentiate them?

Remember that text is lifeless. There's nothing there except the markings on the page.

Thus, you should never fault the reader for not getting your intention. It's on you to make that clear.

[–] UdeRecife 1 points 1 year ago

But (sound: boo) is how you celebrate a soccer goal in French.

[–] UdeRecife 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks for that link. I didn't know disroot hosted Jitsi.

For others in this thread, here's a list of Jitsi instances: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/community/community-instances/

[–] UdeRecife 3 points 1 year ago

You cursed me!

I especially (dis)like the fact that I may occupy a bubble of peace, but at the same time knowing things are getting worse.

You reduced me to either an obnoxious self-entitled prick, or a pathetic loser.

Thanks a lot. The world now hates me...

[–] UdeRecife 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hahaha. You got me!

I'll be like Lassie (the classical trope of the main character charging setting every episode).

[–] UdeRecife 9 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Whatever side-effect is cast upon you, you THINK it was chosen by you. You're 100% sure it was your decision. You're blissfully but unfortunately erroneously way too self-confident.

[–] UdeRecife 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Wherever I am, everything becomes peaceful. Nations at war start peace talks. Long standing conflicts are immediately solved.

[–] UdeRecife 3 points 1 year ago

Read as Law Enforcement Officer. And I was, huh? Then it hit me. Ah, the zodiac...

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