joshoink

Perhaps "how queer" was the intended use. Or, think Sherlock saying, "Hmph. Strange--Strange indeed!"

> Strange implies a negative value judgement

It sounds like you've internalized some negativity around being "not-normal" -- how I would define "strange".

In a society of vice, greed, and perfidy, acting nice for no reason is "strange".

So, as many things that can be compared and have a "normal" can be strange.

Deviant implies negativity, but I would say pacifists are "deviants".

Any negativity with "strange" has to come with context.

No _book_ knowledge please! Hard to know if an author actually knew their subject and was making up numbers.

I ONLY want to hear first person _human_ experiences.

Jfc mate

The Alethiometer! 30ish concepts in distinct order can convey most things, but it's coarse. We have a trillion symbol Alethometer!

This is pretty much my flow as well. Haven't gone beyond managing three work trees in parallel. It's nice being able to test locally against multiple work trees -- one is at 3000, then 3001, etc.

Very nice writing.

+1 for the hidden life of trees!

Try also:

- "Anthill" by E. O. Wilson

- "The Overstory" by Richard Powers

- "Oak: The Frame of Civilization" by William Bryant Logan

- "Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees" by William Bryant Logan

- "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

If you're in the right zone, give Pawpaws a chance! North America's largest native fruit! I've got about seven in and around my other trees (they're a forest understory tree) but haven't gotten fruit yet. Any year now...

Even furniture music is art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music

I like the old parts of this piece.

Seems like the new additions are all about money as the goal. Oh well.

How is navigation not critical thinking? Anyone Should! Be able to use a map to plan a route. Navigation is critical to survival imo