Hundun @ Hundun @beehaw.org

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In a game, movie, work of literature or theater, your feeling of awe and immersion is maintained by something called the "magic circle". It is an area of experience that is separated from normal reality by the proverbial 4th wall.

Everything inside the magic circle is filled with artistic purpose, it works (in good works) to drive meaning and communicate themes and ideas of the art work.

Whenever this magic circle is broken, you suspension of disbelief becomes overtaken by cynicism, and the immersion is gone.

Mundane life is full of this cynicism, because we are not conditioned (anymore) to find mundane reality purposeful, outside of really outstanding and dire situations. We take reality with it's amazing graphics and narrative for granted, not noticing the magic.

As a fan of HR and MD, I have the original purchased on GOG, but I've never played it. Are there any quality of life mods I should know before I drive in?

What is this, a Butcher for ants? He should be at least three times as big!

All software is political, riddled with biases and potential security risks. Most of the time we ignore the policy of the software, because we either agree with that policy, or are conditioned not to clock it as a "policy", because "this is just Common Sense(TM)".

I suspect, if the author would have been more honest with themselves, they'd write something along the lines of "turns out, software is a platform for political action, and it scares me" - an opinion that is very valid, valuable and thought-provoking.

Posted without a proper citation - how dare you!

White RC, Remington A. Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it. Autism. 2019 May;23(4):1042-1045. doi: 10.1177/1362361318793408. Epub 2018 Aug 11. PMID: 30101594.

Go on, my siblings, make this paper happy!

I don't know of any solution that would allow to scan entire pages, but here is a local tool to get LaTeX math from images via OCR https://github.com/lukas-blecher/LaTeX-OCR

Try harder!

It's okay, Elon, we all know you try the hardest.

The future's wasteland will be covered by bodies of web stalkers who were naive enough to get tricked by mid-2010s shitposts.

"Turns out they never used this to make their metal cutlery darker - who would have thought the ancients were so casually cruel?"

"After months of research we have concluded, that despite all their technical achievements, the ancients never figured out, what does the fox say"

"Today prof. Drobyshevsky is going to tell us about their newest work in XXI cent. anthropology - what is 'streamer dent' and why do we have such long heads 2300 years later?"

"Ass, coochie and the rich - dietary practices of homo sapiens in the age of over-production"

Check out Typst (a newer TeX-like layout engine) if you have time, I'm interested in your opinion. I find it a bit simpler to use than TeX.

Oh sorry, I was too focused on calling out the silliness of the idea.

Why on Earth would you curse yourself with MS Office anyway, especially if writing docs is your professional responsibility?

Why not use Git+Markdown+Pandoc, have your copy, data and layout separate?

I understand that a lot of istitutions/companies impose stylistic/technical requirements for docs and publications, - still doesn't mean you gotta stay married to the worst tooling.

M-m-...moody fella?

Despite whatever your lead/manager says, there is always an option to nuke it from low orbit and start over.

It had been known since the dawn of time, that every day of the week that starts with "T" is a pirate day. This makes Tuesday, Thursday and Today.

Suomi mainittu!

As a programmer, I concur. I sit on my arse all day pushing keys , anybody can do that.

Hey what if my software is paid, but you can purchase it for N money or more, with an input field?

Because that I've seen a lot, and it sounds suspiciously like what you're describing, yet completely normal.

Edited for grammar

Get a habit of tracking your habits. When you know everything you do while "on autopilot" and why, - you can outsource a lot of chores and work to your "autopilot" self by setting up your routines and habits correctly.

This skill is best learned as soon as possible, and it's a shame it's not taught in schools. 20s is a good time - all the momentum you gain within next 20 years can carry you the rest of the way.

Also, don't be hard on yourself for failing. You'll see tons of good advice - a lot of it will seem essential (like being financially responsible), for good reasons. Just know that failing at all these things does not necessarily make you a failure or a bad person. Who knows what struggles you might/will face - as long as you survive and take care of your loved ones, you should be ok. Ultimately that is all we can do.

Also, try to engage with physical things more: people IRL next to you, touch grass, craft something with your hands. Of it's not physical, it exists in your head, - and your head might not always be the best place to spend most your time.

Please elaborate, I've been interested in this for awhile - what do you use/recommend for someone who's new?