Nostr Web Client

When senior level people work on the problem, it means the problem is serious. I am thankful they are helping me avert a big problem

ZD 2y ago

Thankful for amazingly talented people who don’t hesitate to get their hands dirty solving random people’s issues.

I am that random person today, contacted by two famous (at least to me) people who saw my need and reached out to help me. They may think this is normal operating mode so no big deal. But I am star-strucked nonetheless.

ZD 2y ago

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/18/1212950660/africas-flourishing-art-scene-is-a-smash-hit-at-art-x

Replying to

Lyn Alden

I watched a ton of Japanese anime and US animation growing up in the 1990s and 2000s. And I occasionally still watch a modern one like Attack on Titan although I rarely watch any series anymore. It’s just the occasional movie or book now.

But one thing that always provoked me, even as a kid, was when they made the hero in a dark story too kiddie. As a kid, I wanted to see teenagers or adults, not kids. And now as an adult that occasionally watches a show with younger family members, naturally I don’t just want to see kids now either.

I’m happy to rewatch old Disney movies because they don’t suck. People die. Shit gets real, and quickly. And yet these are kids movies.

Like, Kora blows Aang away in terms of realism in terms of how serious the surrounding context was. Aang’s story plot was deep and involved combatting genocide, for example. His entire ethnicity was rendered extinct (“The Last Airbender”) and it was about to happen to others, and there were deep plots on ethics, and yet this is the kid we have to watch for sixty episodes. It was a story about genocide for children, involving children. Couldn’t we have made him a teenager at least, so that when he fights men it is more believable? Meanwhile Kora was far more interesting and realistic, because she had a similarly severe set of surroundings including political intrigue, war, murder, torture, suicide, etc, but she was aged appropriately for that context to not be utterly distracting in terms of (even magical) realism.

ZD 2y ago

May I suggest Pluto - it’s in Netflix now. It’s an anime about AI / robot’s rights and sentience.

Replying to

Aubrey Strobel

Today is my birthday! 🥳

ZD 2y ago

I wish you blessings on your birthday and always

ZD 2y ago

Thankful it could have been worse but was not.

ZD 2y ago

Thankful for responsive, knowledgeable, and friendly technical support.

ZD 2y ago

I admire the team behind the FreeFrom nostr app. Their release cadence is impressive and the app noticeably keeps improving.

I also like Damus., especially the UI - a bit different but I love it.

ZD 2y ago

But why?

ZD 2y ago

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/17/23964580/tumblr-downscaling-smaller-social-media-site

ZD 2y ago

Thankful a major problem was narrowly avoided. It is not over yet but it is more manageable now.

ZD 2y ago

Post a metric - any metric - and sooner or later it draws my attention, even if I don’t need it. This is why in some of my writing projects, I intentionally have zero metric. Null, nada. And these are where I enjoy writing more.

Why is that?

ZD 2y ago

Plan for the day turned upside down. Thankful I was able to squeeze in a morning run before the day plan went offrails.

ZD 2y ago

https://galeriemagazine.com/fall-2023-museum-shows/

ZD 2y ago

Thankful for a fairly productive week.

ZD 2y ago

All technological productivity and efficiency gains were meant to help us work less or at least more enjoyably. But then someone pushes the bar higher. It’s like running on treadmill - we can run as fast as we want but not get elsewhere.

Not saying it’s rewardless - running on treadmill is still healthier than not exercising. But we need to know why and where we run.

Some people get to set the bar. Most who set the bar for others also need to reach their bar. If we’re amongst the bar-setters, let’s not forget to identify with others’ perspectives. Most people are not lazy. Their circumstances are different from ours.

Let’s help each other out to achieve our goals win-win. And not to forget our “why”.

[Random thought stream. No reason.]

Replying to

Sherry

Like most people living in HK, I eat outside a lot (still less than average.) that’s why I always feel blessed when having home-cooking food. This time, chaoshan food.

The second is the biggest fenguo I had ever have. It’s also showing up in some dim sum menu but usually very tiny. This one is three times size of common one and happily, the meal ends up my favourite green tea.