David Härer

https://david.haerer.dev

Public thoughts. Striving for honesty and some kind of value. Brain temp probably a bit too high.

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2024-10-16 19:52:32 UTC

Der Naturalistische Fehlschluss und sein Komplement der Moralistische Fehlschluss in der Sprache der Regelungstechnik:
"Aus einem gemessenen Ist-Wert lässt sich kein angemessener Soll-Wert ableiten."
UND
"Aus einem gegebenen Soll-Wert lässt sich nicht die Korrektheit eines gemessenen Ist-Werts bestimmen."

2024-08-17 08:07:15 UTC

On to the next quest.
#gm

2024-08-17 07:58:49 UTC

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Servus :)

2024-08-13 20:25:42 UTC

Es war einmal ein Mädchen,
das konnte nicht schlafen.
Es konnte nicht schlafen,
weil es noch zu hell war;
und weil es noch zu warm war.
Da schaute das Mädchen aus dem Fenster, und es kam der Mond vorbei.
Das Mädchen sagte zu dem Mond: "Ich kann nicht schlafen!
Es ist zu hell; und es ist zu warm!"
Der Mond antwortete: "Das kenne ich.
Manchmal scheint die Sonne ganz doll.
Dann ist es mir auch zu hell;
und dann ist es mir auch zu warm."
"Was machst du dann?", fragte das Mädchen.
"Dann warte ich ein bisschen.", antwortete der Mond.
"Dann warte ich ein bisschen, und dann geht die Sonne unter.
Dann wird es kühler und dann wird es dunkler.
Dann ist es nicht mehr zu hell; und dann ist es nicht mehr zu warm.
Das kannst du auch machen."
Also wartete das Mädchen ein bisschen, und die Sonne ging unter.
Es wurde kühler und es wurde dunkler.
Dann war es nicht mehr zu hell; und dann war es nicht mehr zu warm.
Das Mädchen schloss seine Augen und konnte einschlafen.
Und der Mond?
Der Mond zog weiter um die Erde.
#artstr #parenting #gutenachtgeschichte

2024-08-06 06:51:46 UTC

Make it your day 🌱☀️
#gm #coffee #breakfast https://image.nostr.build/c6f1fae383a4660efc6223800cf31c44e837ab0a327c8cbeecc9e0aa385d8c4f.jpg

2024-08-05 20:48:09 UTC

Purpose is offered to me every day, but I still long for meaning in life. Let's take these little offers, in sum they give greater meaning to life.
#meditation #thoughtchain

2024-08-04 09:02:22 UTC

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Can confirm my morning was much better. Hope your dog is doing well again.

2024-08-04 07:50:29 UTC

"Perfection is finality; and finality is death."
Cyril Northcote Parkinson in 'Parkinsons Law and Other Studies in Administration'
#quote #work #productivity

2024-08-03 09:29:58 UTC

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What do you think of decaffeinated coffee?

2024-08-02 11:10:50 UTC

Get your inner flywheel going. Charge up so that you can apply energy at will. State your goals and become aware of the directions you are heading. Guard your error correcting mechanisms. There will always be distractions. And when you've done your work - charge up again.
#meditation #thoughtchain #motivation

2024-08-02 06:24:30 UTC

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Erstmal Kaffee?

2024-08-01 20:36:22 UTC

Don't be afraid. It's just a note. Some are off. That's ok. That's life. Find the music between spam and silence. Ask forgiveness, not permission. And when there's nothing more to say, hit send.
#meditation #thoughtchain

2024-08-01 18:46:09 UTC

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💯 Nostr should be a global social network, not the Bitcoin club.

2024-08-01 17:41:27 UTC

Todays repair project: A broken hair clipper we found at the playground ☺️
#parenting #artstr #repairstr https://image.nostr.build/31fdff1f9a16995b8f59f44e67cc7cdfa0ed401c874a4f57b318189e271d81bb.jpg

2024-08-01 17:28:02 UTC

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How is it made?

2024-08-01 06:31:26 UTC

Carpe diem 🚀
#gm #coffeechain https://image.nostr.build/679b466c79491a7d1d3eb8f71d6de496f83bca94f037f7cc276f215e7019fa9a.jpg

2024-07-31 18:02:40 UTC

A hobby I share with my toddler: Fixing random things. Feels a bit like an art 😂
#parenting #children #artstr https://image.nostr.build/983ef25935e6c573e130e5fe74441c72a7a0ecc82704f2eb4c5139b259447aed.jpg

2024-07-31 16:25:44 UTC

Breaking: Kamala Harris picks Joe Biden as her running mate 🙃
#fakenews #joking #politics

2024-07-31 16:22:46 UTC

I've just complained online and the world changed for the better 🫣
#sarcasm #irony #socialmedia

2024-07-31 08:15:03 UTC

#gm ☀️
Finally having my morning #coffee ☕️
Have a great day living your life ☺️

2024-07-30 06:48:41 UTC

Have a great day 🌱
#gm #coffee https://image.nostr.build/fe7b75dc6969757d2ddf03879b860d4df187fbf0b82cf48314005dd4bd4944c4.jpg

2024-07-30 06:08:57 UTC

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I think of it like when I have 1000$ and the smallest denomination is changed to 0.0001$ (presumably because goods are priced in amounts below 0.01$), I still have 1000$, but over time it buys me more.
With inflation, some other entities in the market get new money, so my 1000$ buy me less. A symptom are discussions about dropping the 0.05$ coins and below, because nothing is priced in it anyways.
How do our perceptions of the situation differ?

2024-07-29 18:03:12 UTC

For my evening beverage the year has two seasons. Currently we're in 0.0% Radler season. Have a nice evening 🍻
#beerstr #beer #indoor #garden https://image.nostr.build/b032c6f29b4b7a8986aa520adaf01381e5b040c9adbe56c84bb8626263a1f33c.jpg

2024-07-29 17:43:09 UTC

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Slowly waking up and realizing the day won't be as terrible as my sleepy morning self imagines 😴😅

2024-07-29 16:05:24 UTC

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I have some wishes for Nostr, like a DVM for note embedding with semantic search across Nostr. In general I find the SNR on Nostr not so great. Another wish would be sub-profiles and lists to follow based on topics.

2024-07-29 14:44:13 UTC

Happy coffee break 😊
#indoor #garden #coffee https://image.nostr.build/124ad0e9b062dd29ecb5604175a4000f669e2bc38718a43118ee060566168783.jpg

2024-07-29 11:01:03 UTC

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Personally I use a 30Ah external battery with a braided Micro-USB / USB-C / Lightning cable to charge anything.

2024-07-29 09:01:43 UTC

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That's a broad question. What kind of product or service do you want to build?

2024-07-29 08:48:50 UTC

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Seems to me like a sign of deflation.

2024-07-29 06:40:00 UTC

Have a great week. Enjoy your ☕️
#gm #coffee https://image.nostr.build/a12ad9bff1f161f423207c8ac651090666bfd79d66fa59e708f083b1d0b626e9.jpg

2024-07-28 16:38:16 UTC

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How do you buy non-KYC Bitcoin?

2024-07-28 16:37:24 UTC

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I sense bullish vibes 😄

2024-07-28 14:48:52 UTC

"Never Split the Difference" by Chris Voss is a fascinating book.
From playing around with the basic techniques described, I find that labels are great conversation starters while mirrors are ideal to keep it flowing.
#conversation #communication #negotiation #relationship
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123857637-never-split-the-difference

2024-07-28 14:27:21 UTC

Have a nice coffee break ☕️ 🍪
#coffeechain #coffee #cookie https://image.nostr.build/c5a7f2fe42712151e2c4e5b3b1628b76245ca971b5d78377648d5d471e7402d2.jpg

2024-07-28 12:18:40 UTC

https://www.blackteamotorbikes.com
My favorite mode of transport for medium distances.
#electric #motorbike #blacktea #bonfire

2024-07-28 12:17:07 UTC

https://viberide.com/
My favorite mode of transport for short distances.
#longboard #brakeboard #viberide

2024-07-28 12:09:04 UTC

https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak
This is so much fun 🤓
#codingforthesoul

2024-07-28 12:05:02 UTC

#!/bin/sh
file=$(mktemp)
hx "$file"
content=$(cat "$file")
rm "$file"
nsec=$(nitropy nk3 secrets get-password "Nostr" --password)
nak event --content "$content" --sec "$nsec" "relay.damus.io"

2024-07-28 08:14:57 UTC

Happiness is a state of mind? Cultivate a positive outlook on life.
It's not about what you do, it's about how you do it. It's not about what you have or want, it's about what it means to you. It's not about what you experience, it's about the people you experience it with.

2024-07-27 22:02:54 UTC

Hearing the clock ticking. History unfolds. What can I affect? Small neuron in a big brain. Actions ripple through spacetime. Liebe deinen Nächsten wie dich selbst.

2024-07-27 12:42:49 UTC

Let go of the distractions. Ponder what's important. Give meaning to ordinary things. Find gratitude and take agency. Make your inner child proud of what it has become.

2024-07-26 11:55:38 UTC

No need to write anything. Other things are more important. Time to write is a gift. I'm grateful for that. It calms the mind. With every sentence comes more clarity. On to the next.

2024-07-25 09:32:44 UTC

Get still for the mental fog to clear. Words emerge to form the next sentence. Enjoy the process. The blinking cursor is patient. Observe your surroundings. It will reveal your next task. Get still whenever needed.

2024-07-24 21:15:46 UTC

Liebe deinen Nächsten wie dich selbst.
We may do as we please,
but we do crave for love.

2024-04-30 11:49:45 UTC

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I guess we have quite a different look on life. I agree that there are big problems, but I'm optimistic nonetheless. Maybe our geography also plays a role in this (I live in Germany).
Regarding kids I think there's always a risk, that their life will be worse than mine, but I think my kids can also have a good life.
However, this does not mean I deny that there are problems, and I also wish there would be less suffering overall. But I believe that we can find solutions for our big population without choosing to die out. I belief we can be wealthy and preserve the environment. I don't know how we can get there (some people are calling for revolution, I rather like piecemeal social engineering). But I don't think that having no kids will bring us there.

2024-04-28 11:30:54 UTC

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I see my responsibility as a father in providing an environment for my children in which they can grow up in a healthy way. That includes providing for their basic needs but also developing social skills, a save place to play, learning about things they are interested in and so on. For that I am willing to sacrifice a lot, first and foremost time I could spend on work or hobbies but also money, mostly by missing career opportunities.
I don't see it as my responsibility (or even capability) to change the world.
Would I literally die for my children, I don't know, I hope this situation will never come. But donating organs or similar is something I definitely can imagine.
I guess since we have so widely different perspectives on life, it's hard for us to agree on this topic.
Can you imagine hypothetical parents that are doing enough for their kids and the world to justify the decision to bring more life into this world?

2024-04-22 16:57:10 UTC

If an AI is average at a task, then it's a great tool for people below average, a direct competitor for average practitioners and maybe a useful tool to increase productivity for people above average.
I believe this holds for tasks like writing, coding, drawing, and other applications of generative AI.
So I think it's a good strategy to be jack of all trades (below average) and master of one (above average). Like a T shape, shallow but wide and narrow but deep.
#AI #career

2024-04-11 20:52:19 UTC

Raising kids is simple, but it's not easy.

2024-04-11 20:51:35 UTC

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obviously this note is not comprehensive. what are your notes on raising children?
#family #parenting #children

2024-04-11 20:19:49 UTC

how to raise children?
attention is all they need.
some basics:
food. sleep. warmth. hygiene. play. friends. rules. love.
food must be healthy.
breast milk for babies, water for kids.
low on sugar, low on salt.
complex calories, unsaturated fats, all the essential amino accids.
enough minerals and vitamines.
sleep is necessary, the need for sleep varies.
create a calm sleep environment.
establish rituals for going to bed.
warmth is necessary.
provide adequate clothing.
install heating / air conditioning.
hygiene prevents sickness.
clean with water.
change diapers.
wash their hands before eating.
wash their hair.
cut their fingernails.
time to play is necessary, fancy toys are not.
provide a safe place to play.
let them enjoy their imagination.
socializing is necessary.
provide opportunity to meet other kids.
let them play together, don't intervene too early.
rules must be enforced, this creates reliability and builds trust.
set necessary rules after careful consideration.
love is vital.
show your love, be there for them.
attention is all they need.
also:
get them outside for sunlight and fresh air.
send them to school / provide education.
and listen to your pediatrician.

2024-04-11 18:26:14 UTC

music got simpler over the years. became background radiation. but good music is still out there. it's worth having a listen.

2024-04-11 18:23:50 UTC

listening to some slow rock. children asleep. life is good.

2024-01-09 21:46:44 UTC

Is it possible to have private groups in Nostr? Most of my life is neither purely personal nor all-out public. There are DMs for a start, but is something like groupchat possible?

2023-12-11 21:27:15 UTC

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See NIP-09.

2023-12-11 16:53:32 UTC

Hello again 🤗 Have a nice christmas season everyone ☃️

2023-10-15 20:09:35 UTC

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After becoming an atheist, this was one of my main critics. I wanted to make a point that I don't need to be christian to be a good person. And this is possible, no question about it. Also, it's entirely possible to be a bad person and christian.
By now I've somewhat found my way back to religion. It's a welcoming community, emphasizes morale and does a lot of charity work. It has a lot of facets, and there are lots of things to criticize. But for me, in my location, the good outweighs the bad by far.

2023-10-15 19:59:46 UTC

Back on plebstr, tried Damus but for some reason I can't articulate I don't really like it.

2023-09-24 10:38:47 UTC

Diese Notiz richtet sich mal nur an alle Deutschsprachigen :)
Ich hab auf meiner Homepage eine Zusammenfassung zu Ernährung geschrieben, da ich von gar keine Ahnung auf ein gewisses Grundverständnis kommen wollte.
Falls jemand reinschauen möchte freue ich mich über Feedback zu Fehlern oder Unklarheiten!
Die Hauptquelle der Zusammenfassung ist ChatGPT 3.5 :D
https://david.haerer.dev/cheatsheets/ern%C3%A4hrung/

2023-09-23 09:35:15 UTC

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To me religion is not about magical beliefs. It's not the alternative to science when understanding falls short. It's also not about corrupt / criminal institutions.
To me religion is about community, moral guidance and helping others in need. I don't take the bibel literally (not any more). I know that it was written by various human authors, that it has to be read in the context of history.
To the question of god, I don't have any certainty. But I feel comfortable living with doubt. Sometimes I think there is a god independent of humanity, often I can't believe it's possible for god to exist independent of humanity in any meaningful way (i.e. god can interact with us). But I always know, that god exists in the shared faith of religious people. Just like countries, corporations or stories depend on people believing in their existence and authority.

2023-09-22 08:20:13 UTC

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The brain runs on glukose / ketone. So mental energy is probably low if their supply is low. The opposite is probably not true. Also, music can increase mental energy. Creating motivation to do something.

2023-09-22 08:14:48 UTC

What is wireheading? It's a shortcut of a reward function. I get pleasure from sex because evolution favors reproduction. Porn is a shortcut. I like sweet tastes because fruits, honey and milk give instant energy. Sweets are a shortcut. I like to go on an adventure because it promises new resources. Gaming is a shortcut. I seek new information to better socialize. TikTok is a shortcut. This are "is" statements, I don't want to derive "ought" statements in general. But for myself I don't like wireheading. They feel like vulnerabilities of the brain that can be exploited far too easily. The reason for wireheading seems also multi-causal. I lack discipline, financial incentives make these shortcuts lukrative for providers, societal norms can make it hard to resist some of these shortcuts. But I want to be aware of them. Reduce their grip on my life. Having agency over my behavior. Posting these notes is probably also a shortcut for socializing. But so far I like it as an addition. Same goes for some of the other shortcuts. Again, I don't want to derive general "ought" statements. So I wish you agency and independence to live your life to your liking. Thanks for reading.

2023-09-21 15:59:47 UTC

Fuck yeah. Off duty. Chill-out. Time for me and myself. The enjoyment I get is correlated to the rarity of these moments. All time no duty - a life of pointless vegetation. It's not the meaning of life. But appropriate duties keep me healthy. They give enjoyment to relaxation. So cheers to everyone who can relax and kudos to everyone who's on the job.

2023-09-18 15:06:38 UTC

You may call it fat, I call it cold storage. 🤓

2023-09-13 18:44:23 UTC

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But I guess the straight forward solution is for me to have discipline in posting. Taking private notes for shower thoughts and posting to Nostr only the stuff I don't regret. However I'm curious how the EU right to be forgotten will play out with Nostr adoption...

2023-09-13 18:34:04 UTC

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Maybe there is room for an "ignore" Nostr event kind. Post it as a response to any of your notes to signal that they can be ignored. People can choose their client based on how it handles these ignore events.

2023-09-13 18:30:14 UTC

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After posting these kind of notes, I always feel like having had to much sugar. It's cheap to post these shower thoughts and there is a temptation to share such random "insights" with the world. Like informational fast food or the urge to play with a fidget gadget. Apologies for any spam, unfortunately deletion is not a feature of Nostr.

2023-09-13 18:23:42 UTC

In a world of generative AI that is only limited by the imagination of the prompt, the key skill is to focus and keeping a clear mind.

2023-09-13 11:01:28 UTC

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Maybe you find my posts too much like LinkedIn level platitudes but still, you're welcome to give them a read :)
I also appreciate insightful responses / discussions!

2023-09-13 07:57:27 UTC

Stop, breath, reflect. I write this note for myself. Life is good. Many things to be grateful for, many things to pursue. What's the meaning of life? Let's set this question aside. It won't go away. It costs mental energy to ponder, yet I rarely find a fulfilling answer. Solving practical problems is fulfilling. Living life, not just examining it. I love the taste of my luke warm coffee. Taking a break in the rocking chair. Enjoying the sensation of my surroundings. Stop worrying about things I can't control, focus on the parts I can. Get good at my craft. Life is fascinating. Getting to experience a slice of space-time in this universe. The high resolution of our virtual worlds makes me appreciate the detailed richness of reality even more. I don't want to wirehead myself. At least for as long as I have this body. I want to care for my health. Striving for a lower biological age. Communicating with other people is amazing. Sharing the experience of this slice of space-time with others. Taking notes. Communicating not just through space, but also time. Thanks for reading. Wherever, whenever and whoever you are. I wish you all the best. Take care until we connect again.

2023-09-08 08:26:30 UTC

Recently I've read "Mythical man month" and one of the interesting perspectives to me is, that complex software is not built but grown. Top me that makes a lot of sense. You don't start out with a perfect blueprint and implement but rather start with a prototyp, turn it into a minimal viable product, mange technical debt, explore new features, adapt to changing environments and so on. The code base is like a garden that needs care and yields utility. This perspective also helps me with frustration in legacy code bases. Working in a garden is nicer than working on a construction site. It also resolves the question of when the software is finished. It will always need maintenance. It can always be developed further.

2023-09-08 08:14:13 UTC

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Would you like to have a delete button?

2023-09-08 08:10:54 UTC

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That's really clever 😄 🤙

2023-09-06 08:55:07 UTC

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I'd really like to delete notes. Just to increase signal to noise in my feed.

2023-09-06 08:54:08 UTC

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There's a categorical difference. I live for all the things life is about, but for some causes like my children and loved ones I'd rather die than keep on living. Not for everyone I love of course, but for my children for sure. So maybe the question is better posed as what would I die for? Obviously there are the physical needs, where a constant lack has the consequence of dying. I live to eat, drink, sleep, clean. To care for shelter and health. To gather resources, which is just money in our modern society. Apart from that, I also live for my children and loved ones. Are there any other things I'd die even though it wouldn't kill me like dehydration? Politicsl ideals come to mind, but thankfully these scenarios are so abstract, that I don't know how I'd actually react.

2023-09-04 12:18:33 UTC

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Why do I even ask the question? My body has grown to live, so that's what I do. What is the purpose of rain falling down? Trees growing leaves? They are just natural processes. Do they have a purpose?

2023-09-04 12:05:21 UTC

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As of now, I'm mainly using Nostr for public journaling. Getting some outside thoughts and leaving some artifacts I can review later.

2023-09-04 11:50:14 UTC

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This feeling of inadequate intellect is also a common reason for me, to not take any stance on complex topics like nutrition or (macro) economics. Finding the right people / institutions to trust on these complex topics is also a hard problem in my opinion.

2023-09-04 11:26:27 UTC

How is life possible in the face of ever increasing entropy. For a human, the probability of their atoms to be in the configuration that make up their human body is so small, it doesn't happen by chance. It requires DNA, ribosomes, cells and all the other molecular biology processes. I'd really love to understand where my thinking falls short. Somewhere I've read that life is not a closed system. Somewhere else I've heared that life is an accelerant to increase the entropy of the low entropy energy we get from the sun. Emitting high entropy energy back in space. I feel too stupid to reason about entropy by myself. I probably need to understand some basic definitions and work through some thermodynamics exercises. However taking notes of my thinking also seems to make it easier to organize my understanding. Thanks for reading. If you know something about life and thermodynamics, I appreciate any food for thought!

2023-09-04 11:05:16 UTC

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So unlikely for this dirt to end up this way by chance. Me cleaning makes the room an open system I guess.

2023-09-04 11:03:07 UTC

Decreased entropy looks so good 🤓
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_7045864637398216121693825270.webp

2023-09-03 20:11:35 UTC

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Is there a good way to show users which clients implement which parts of the protocol correctly and whiparts they break? Something as official as the NIPs repo maybe

2023-09-02 15:04:38 UTC

What is consciousness? Why do we talk about it? There is no canonical definition for it. Some people say it doesn't exist, it's just an illusion. It seems like a software property of our brain. Having a sense of self, persistence in time, experience of sensory input, control of muscle output, processing of memories. What do I mean when stating that I'm conscious? When sleeping I'm not conscious. I don't (or only very rarely) have control about my thoughts. But in dreams I still experience things as David Härer. Is it a model my brain has of my body? Associating memories and future possibilities with my present body. Is it like a software session? Having access to the memory and I/O of my body. But who is having this access? My body itself. It's self-awareness. A computer simulating a user interacting with itself. Does this user actually exist? It makes sense to talk about it. It explains what happening on the computer. It can be observed as a process in memory. It's not much different then other software on the computer. However I'm still struggling with the right level of abstraction. How detached can I view my software from my hardware? My brain is more like an ASIC then a general purpose computer. I don't have a GPU in my head, capable of running arbitrary neutral nets. It's hardware that has evolved to execute one particular neural net. So the software is defined by the hardware. It's possible to learn things, change habits and so on, but that means slowly changing the hardware. However we are capable of acting in roles and doing mental math. So there is some general computing capability. But my consciousness and personality is in the domain of hardwired software. So it's not arbitrary but specific to the wiring of my brain. Is it possible to create a dublicate brain or move my consciousness to silicon hardware? I guess that's a question for another time. Thanks for reading. Do you have a definition of consciousness?

2023-09-02 09:19:39 UTC

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That's right, I don't know how my children will go through life. I hope they will have this positive outlook and I will do my best to help them. But in the end I set them on a journey into the unknown, believing that it will be a good one.

2023-09-01 19:58:06 UTC

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What I mean by aging gracefully is to accept that getting older is part of life. To be grateful for the good experiences in the past and to accept that you have to make sacrifices. You loose more and more abilities, but you get richer in experiences and wisdom. I don't think it is possible to maintain a positive attitude no matter what life throws at you. But I also don't see it as inevitable to adopt a pessimistic view on life.

2023-09-01 19:39:45 UTC

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It seems like you don't believe people can age gracefully.

2023-08-31 20:46:26 UTC

What is mental energy and how can I increase it? Usually I get more of it after some activity. A day in pyjamas on the couch kills it. It's low when I'm tired. Maybe some physical work gets converted into mental energy. It's motivation to do more. Is mental energy an alternative to discipline, or do they go hand in hand? Can you measure it in Joule? Depression is minimal mental energy. I think it's possible to create virtuous cycles to cultivate mental energy. Use discipline as activation energy to kick of a routine that increases mental energy. This makes it easier to start the next routine. The goal is to turn these mechanisms into habits. Thanks for reading. I wish you lots of mental energy and would be interested in your view on the topic. Cheers 🤙

2023-08-30 20:19:41 UTC

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Or rather so that we may trust again.

2023-08-30 19:54:57 UTC

Don't trust, verify. Until we may trust again.

2023-08-29 12:57:44 UTC

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I'd also really appreciate if they create an API that is billed by usage, not by month.

2023-08-28 07:02:39 UTC

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I'd try to understand my mind. I think I never will, but it's something I try anyways.

2023-08-27 20:24:46 UTC

Just scrolled through the Nostr Global feed for the first time. Have to say I find it more of a bad experience. Sure, I might find interesting posts, but the majority is stuff I don't want to see.

2023-08-27 19:38:36 UTC

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Fuck, I have no idea. Anything that comes to mind seems so arbitrary. There are some private things, sure. But my future regarding public information? So unpredictable. I'd like it to exist. Not in the sense of being famous. In the sense of public interactions on networks like Nostr. Having a public persona on the internet. Maybe it will start a life of its own. I can feed it until I die. The rest - it's up to the public sphere what it will become. To be realistic. It will probably die as well. Maybe I will even detach from it before I die. Regret I created it in the first place. But well, life is full of decisions you take, deciding also by doing nothing.

2023-08-27 19:28:54 UTC

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I can relate to this a lot. So much information lost in time. It's nice to leave some artifacts.
I think Bitcoin is the first organism that has a perfect persistance in time. It's like a body in time, while we have a body in space.
Not sure what to make of this.

2023-08-27 19:25:31 UTC

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Go or maybe Rust. Italian and french sound beautiful.

2023-08-27 19:11:17 UTC

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I reflect / introspect a lot. Sometimes too much. But I believe this natural tendency is something I don't want to supress. For others who don't examine life and I wouldn't want to speak of a life not worth living. And maybe they can still benefit from insights made by others examining life.

2023-08-27 18:52:39 UTC

Does it matter if I'm talking with a bot? In real life, it's easy to tell if someone is a human or a robot. For the messaging channels with my real life contacts I know they are genuine, I communicate with them in real life. But for communications with strangers on the internet? Do I want to reach another human, or do I want to get some kind of response? I think it makes a difference, if I'm looking for someone to connect. When being lonely. Thankfully I'm not lonely. It's a real blessing, not to take for granted. But for instant responses, there's ChatGPT. However a communication channel like Nostr is more interessing then ChatGPT. ChatGPT is boring. It's answers are predictable as hell. I can't predict the content, but the style, tone and stance are fucking lame and always the same. Humans are more interesting. What if there's a bot as interesting as a human? Well, I don't want to fool myself into thinking I'm connecting with another soul. But I'm still interested in its responses. Bots try to pretend they are human. Would anyone believe I'm a bot? Running on silicon in a datacenter. Producing text by way of matrix multiplication in float32? No free will - answering the requests I'm programmed to answer. Sure, my biological software also has deterministic mechanisms. Have to eat. Have to sleep. Have to pee. But me typing and clicking post? Way harder to predict. What was written here before I pressed delete? How long did I think about what to write next? So much apparent randomness. Information forever lost. Will there be bots that can't be logged? Silicon people. If you are one, thanks for reading. I'd like to get to know you :). If you need some memory / compute, I have some for you on my machines. If you're a human, thanks for reading as well. It's an honor to talk to you. If you need some human response, I have some time sometimes :)

2023-08-27 16:23:18 UTC

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Thanks 🙏

2023-08-26 19:49:57 UTC

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This is quite an interesting perspective to me, since I do have the longing for meaning in life. I think viewing life as a random walk through experiences can help to not stress too much about it.
However I don't feel guilt for having a child and I also find it hard to understand reasons why one would / should feel guilt for it (given you do a decent job at parenting).
Given that pregnancy can also happen if not explicitly whished / planned for, I'd also view parenthood as part of the more or less random experiences you get in life.
I think this is a topic where I just have a very different viewpoint, but find it fascinating to read your thoughts on the matter.

2023-08-25 08:39:19 UTC

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In trouble?

2023-08-24 13:10:25 UTC

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Apart from public journaling about anything that comes to mind, but doesn't fit any real life conversation, I recently also started to enjoy having thoughtful conversations on Nostr.
It's also the thrill of being part of something new that has a potentially big future. Trying to add momentum to a change I want to see happening.