From: Education for Humans

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Through reading the classics and getting acquainted to the wisdom of the past, we develop the ability to think more freely.  Moreover, we can refrain from the pressure and temptations from mindlessly following the opinions of the masses. Education for Humans: The Lasting Value of the Liberal Arts – A Life of Virtue: Philosophy as…

A Stoic Approach to Fear

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Seneca: A Stoic Life One of the things I admire about the Stoic philosophers is that they embodied the wisdom that they preached. Seneca, one of the … A Stoic Approach to Fear

It takes a while to say goodbye

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A week before she died my mother mailed me a holiday card with a gift card to our favorite breakfast spot. I know lots of folks think gift cards are low effort presents, but for us every gift card carried with it an intension: “Let’s go there together”.

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  • @vrhermit • November 12, 2024

    I really like the way Threads posts look when you embed them in a website.

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  • @vrhermit • September 19, 2023

    This was a short test recording I made with Adobe Podcast (beta as of Sep 2023).

    Recording:

    Unedited transcript:

    Joseph: This is just a test of the new Adobe Podcast app. It’s in beta and I’ve been on the waiting list for a couple of months and I got the email this weekend. So I’m talking into my MacBook with no microphone or anything, just using the the built in MacBook Pro microphone. And I’m sitting on my couch not terribly close to it and talking pretty quietly at my normal tone and not necessarily holding still or trying to be quiet. So. Yeah. That’s where it put this thing through its paces and see what it can do with mouth sounds and background sound or whatever. But yeah, I’m just going to talk for about, I don’t know, five more seconds and then I’ll stop and see what it sounds

    Notes

    • Editing is a bit limited
    • Exports are large and would need to be mixed down
    • Chrome only
    • Beta for now, pricing unknown
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  • @vrhermit • June 16, 2023

    Pancakes and Space.

    Pancakes = the 2D (normal) UI/UX work I do all day

    Space = the 3D/VR work I tinker with

    Apple Vision Pro = Pancakes IN Space

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