ThomasdelVasto
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Blogger, Christian convert, general strange one. https://shapesinthefog.substack.com/
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ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
We plan to limit our kid's internet time so encylopedias are important!
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
The idea is the company would release the code so the community could run the servers.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
Yeah same! And I agree I try not to pick up a new fiction book or anything too fast. It's nice to reminisce about the good times.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
In general I think our IP laws dramatically stifle competition in the creative realms, which as a consumer absolutely sucks! We could have so many awesome spinoffs of LOTR or Star Wars by now if our laws were sane.
'Fan fiction' could just become the norm a decade after a story gets told. Which would be a great change.
ThomasdelVasto
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1d ago
Yeah I agree with Count, I think 10 years would be a completely fair time for IP to last. It's pretty wild that they can get extended to the 100 year mark, and you have companies like Disney still milking IP a century old.
ThomasdelVasto
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1d ago
I agree. 10 years of IP would be perfectly fine imo.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
Yeah Blizzard is notorious for this sort of anti-consumer stuff. It's frustrating that the crappy gaming companies that pull stuff like this continue to rake in billions.
ThomasdelVasto
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1d ago
Took me about a week and a half. It's only 7.7k pages, about the size of a reasonably dense epic fantasy series. Not crazy at all, and imo there is actually quite little filler. If anything the ending arcs go by TOO fast and there's too much action packed in them!!
Then again I'm a pretty obsessive reader and this stint especially was pretty intense. Would prolly take me a few weeks in a more 'normal' time frame.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
Finished my Worm reread. Incredibly good. Now I'm on The Story of Philosophy by Durant.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
I definitely don't want current - goal is a reference book for kids so they don't have to go in the Internet to learn everything. I'm fine with it being a bit outdated. The Brittanica seems like a good choice yeah.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
1d ago
Yeah it's an interesting problem. Modern copyright law seems pretty obviously problematic for software and needs an update, but IP is always tricky and the system we have works well enough, I guess.
In general I think it would be great for game companies to have to release the code open source if they're going to stop supporting something, even an old version of a game. WoW Classic is a great example, how there was obviously a huge amount of players that still wanted to play it but weren't able to due to Blizzard's decisions. And now it's mostly dying with the Turtle WoW lawsuit. Tragic.
ThomasdelVasto
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2d ago
And? Idk I would love and answer here.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
2d ago
We want to register for an encyclopedia. Which encyclopedias do the esteemed autists of the Motte recommend?
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
2d ago
Does anyone else experience a sense of loss after finishing a great book?
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
3d ago
Your substack is bigger than mine though.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
3d ago
Lmao. It’s just a good will smith movie bro chill!!!!
ThomasdelVasto
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4d ago
I'm looking for new games to play at this point. I'm thinking of replaying Halo 3 with the boys. Not sure. I might give Clair Obscur another try, saw my fiance beat it but it seems fun to play myself.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
4d ago
You should watch I Am Legend next.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
4d ago
I have tried magnesium, hasn't been a wonder drug for me sadly.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
4d ago
Yes yes I'm aware.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
5d ago
I've read the last two, idk if slice of life is my thing. I might check out Wildbow's other stuff.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
5d ago
Anyone else here used kratom before? I find it extremely helpful for breaking up long standing patterns of muscular tension.
ThomasdelVasto
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6d ago
Same! I rarely block people but I can't stand the self-assured, adult red pill man's mindset. Feels quite close to just pure selfish evil to me.
ThomasdelVasto
Κύριε, ποίησόν με ὄργανον τῆς ἀγάπης σου
6d ago
I've been lazy this week, haven't gone to the gym once yet. Trying to hit 2x per week. Planning to go today, then try for another workout Saturday or Sunday.
Wrote a couple of random fantasy short stories, enjoying that. I just want to write more than publish, necessarily.
That's awesome! Yeah I wanted to read this one as a sort of tester, if I really like it I'll move on to the big one.
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