gr0k @gr0k@gr0k.net

@ewen thank you for this chat tho! There's definitely still good people out there. Thank you for being one of them

@ewen yeah, it definitely helps. I'm no spring chicken, and having a bit of context and perspective certainly helps.

That said, some of the people I've been viciously attacked by for asking questions are even older than me. It could also just be a personality type.

@ewen you sound like the kind of lefty I grew up around and respect. The kind of lefty I consider myself.

New school lefties are not this way. Just take a look at Carolyn's reply below. It's the polite version.

These are the people I run into every day. Who epitomise NYTimes best selling author Ibram X. Kendi's war cry: the only way to remedy past discrimination is future discrimination

@ewen for me it started in Australia, where I used to live. It continues with left leaning westerners (most of the people in my life) throughout the world, especially in arts and NGO circles.

You're correct, the phrase was used by bush. It is also used in the bible, but was most recently used by BLM protesters.

@ewen don't you remember the lefty warcry? YOU'RE EITHER WITH US OR AGAINST US. I call people like that lefties, and there are a lot of them. You're not allowed to disagree, or you're automatically a racist misogynist white supremacist.

"The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person who negotiates with themselves every day. Let inertia work for you" - a Tiny Thought from Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/brain-food/october-6-2024/

Loving this post by Seth Godin the other day. Inspired me to sharpen some of my tools, which have been even more delightful to use since https://seths.blog/2024/09/sharp-tools/ #emacs

“Tact is not the quality by which you often please, but by which you seldom offend.” — Alice Wellington Rollins via FS: https://fs.blog/brain-food/september-22-2024/?

@howard@emacs.ch oh wow! I regularly check the play store for a decent version of Emacs for Android, but can't believe I didn't think to check FDroid. Thank you!!!

@Aphelion your poetry hits every single time ❤️

“Commitment starts when motivation stops.” via fs https://fs.blog/brain-food/august-25-2024/

@mikemathia you do realise you're spreading propaganda?

It might be worth verifying claims. Especially given you're in infosec...

https://x.com/govuk

“Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.” — Howard Aiken via fs: https://fs.blog/brain-food/july-21-2024/

@HamonWry a lot of atheists I know aren't decent people at all. They've just replaced religion with social justice so they can feel morally superior while running around yelling at people (and worse)

"He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. He is careful of what he learns, for that is what he will know." — Annie Dillard

Via Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/brain-food/may-5-2024/