MichalSternik

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philosophy student, amateur programmer.

otis longshi (without any dots or similar) at google's mail service is a good way to get in touch with me.

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Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Well, what's wrong with static site (generators)?

I certainly get the argument, but using something like hugo or gatsby or jekyll when you want to avoid the "churn" also seems like a perfectly valid solution.

Comment · 6 years ago
Honest to god question: do you think there's a market for moving encrypted SDD drives in big european cities?

For stuff that could not and should not be transfered over network.

I had this idea for a bicycle messenger & hardware encryption startup, but i don't have any idea what the demand really is like.

Comment · 6 years ago
Well, smoking joints ftw.

It's a social act, one has to roll it, pass it, i've even met people who had some superstitions and strong beliefs about the correct way of consuming a joint (weed in general) :P

Comment · 6 years ago
Permaculture.

First paragraph from wikipedia article:

> Permaculture is a set of design principles centered on whole systems thinking, simulating, or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. It uses these principles in a growing number of fields from regenerative agriculture, rewilding, and community resilience.

Comment · 6 years ago
Not parent, but like i said in the thread above, if i were you, i would start with the ancients.

Every fundamental topic that later philosophers discuss is there, and discourse is much simpler.

For full comperhension, some googling of greek terms is required, but it's not that big of a deal in the age of /r/philosophy and communities like that. Also, feel free to hit me up if you have any detailed questions :)

Comment · 6 years ago
I would start with Philebus. It is considered a pretty late dialogue, so problems with theory of ideals are considered (and musical metaphors play a prominent role). Also, its topic is worthy; Socrates & Protarchus discuss a role that pleasure and reason play in furhishing a good life.
Comment · 6 years ago
This. Perhaps i'm biased, since i'm supposed to graduate from philosophy department this year, but i do think that reading ancient philosophy (Plato & Aristotle are the most representative example of what was going on there) is the best way to think better -- and get in touch with origins of European culture.

My recommendations, apart from "Sophist" (which is a difficult, very technical dialogue regarding problems with platos theory of ideas) would be "Nicomachean Ethics" (Joe Sachs' translation), "Philebus", "Phaedrus", and of course "The Republic", Platos' magnum opus.

Comment · 7 years ago
I have not heard before about evil-collection. I have thought about having a custom setup, but my .spacemacs has grown a bit, so it's going to be a major work. I will try it at some point, just to check my elisp-fu

Thanks for the tip!

Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
For curious, about the actual usage of `potrzebie` in polish:

potrzeba is a neutral form of a noun, meaning `a need.

`potrzebie` is a inflected form, dativus i guess.

example of usage: `trzeba pomagać ludziom w potrzebie' ~> `one needs to help people in need`

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