Fitter, happier, more productive. 🤖 Sometimes writes stuff on https://deuill.org.
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@alex,
I finally relented and pushed a short write-up I had languishing in my queue, containing a few thoughts on implied knowledge in building and using language systems, broadly, systems where syntax plays a major role (e.g. DSLs): https://deuill.org/post/external-knowledge-in-declarative-systems/
Hoping I get to revisit and complete some additional thoughts on this (fascinating to me, at least) subject!
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@alex,
Current feels https://youtu.be/NlgmH5q9uNk
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@alex,
Prisoners (2013) -- 7/10
Simple story, complex characters, with excellent acting by both Jackman and Gyllenhaal. Like: no over-reliance on exposition, no grand conspiracy, no unrealistic plot twists; characters and their actions were kept grounded. Dislike: resolution felt forced, but not entirely unlikely.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) -- 8/10
Harrowing.
Fall (2022) -- 3/10
Impressively filmed and did not overstay its welcome, but revolving around a set of exceedingly unlikeable characters. Not certain if this wasn't a condemnation of "Gen Z" culture, but a complete disregard for danger amounting to a death-wish it is not.
You Won't Be Alone (2022) -- 5/10
A heavy veneer of "artsy" sensibilities, perhaps to the point of appearing pretentious, but the core story and characters were interesting enough to see this through. Beautiful camera-work and settings.
Infinity Pool (2023) -- 2/10
Warns viewers of strangeness to come from the get-go, then meanders for 30 minutes, before unleashing its core mechanic; unfortunately, the story does not retain focus for long enough for implications to be formed, and instead basks in its own edginess to a perhaps self-conscious degree. No characters, save the protagonist's wife, behave like remotely real people -- which may very well be the point, though one might expect something more than a banal return to normality by the story end.
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@alex,
Choice quote from "The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder:
Most people, at one time or another in their careers as adults, reenact the molting of their adolescences.
In my own experience, this goes even further into reenacting familial relationships with managers and other co-workers. I can definitely see how I've put myself -- and others -- in positions that echo back to my own childhood and upbringing.
Perhaps, then, stress and burn out are the growing pains of adolescence relived.
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@alex,
You couldn't tell unless you look really closely, but the #SensorWatch arrived and has been successfully transplanted into my Casio A171WE! Setting this up with a custom firmware image was incredibly simple, props to @joeycastillo and the rest of the contributors for making this possible.
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@alex,
Tried my hand at modifying my new #CasioCult A171WE with an inverted screen; contrast suffers but looks sleek nonetheless! Now waiting for my #SensorWatch to arrive and the circle will be complete...
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@alex,
A language that loses words from its vocabulary when a member dies; each new member must bring into the world at least one new word or concept. #storynotes
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@alex,
First social post in a long time. Let’s see how well I keep this up! 😌