Big Talk

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One comment on "distraction":

When a troll is taunting you, and miming the igniting of a match in a sensuous, suggestive manner, paying attention to the troll is a arguably a distraction from more productive activities.

But when the troll has graduated from threatening damage, to doing damage, dealing with the damage is not a distraction!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081573/quotes/?item=qt0335467

Some of the actions of the groypers in government seem to me to be fundamentally acts of vandalism. And one appropriate response to vandalism seems to me to be cleaning, maintenance, repair and reconstruction.

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Little Talk

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How Much Web-Surfing Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

2-4 quick peeks, 1-2 slow pokes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEEK_and_POKE

"Slow poke" seemed to me too precious a phrase. Now, it seems to me acceptably precious.

1. A pretty quick, pretty unhurried look at the web towards the beginning of the day (phone, then laptop)

2. Quick peeks at the web throughout the day (phone or laptop)

3. An unhurried look at the web at some point during the day or night (laptop, then phone)

https://www.thewoodeneffect.com/be-quick-but-dont-hurry/

Perhaps a pattern of web-surfing:

1. a pretty quick, pretty unhurried look at the phone after waking up

2. 5-15 minutes of audio after checking the phone

3. 15-25 minutes checking the laptop after turning it on

4. quick peeks at the phone or laptop throughout the day

5. an unhurried look at the laptop at some point during the day or night

6. an unhurried look at the phone at some point before falling asleep

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How Much Waking Up Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

 

1. wake up

2. stare out the window a bit

3. un-tether the phone, and check whether the sky has fallen

4. set a timer for 10 minutes

5. stare out the window some more

6. get up, stand up, people get ready

7. ???

8. profit!

I decided on a timer of 10 minutes, because I wanted enough time to play a long single / short EP. And the longest single I could think of was the REM "Time After Time Etc. (Live)" one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzljwtEt3k

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How Many Times Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

pre-dawn, morning, midday, afternoon, evening, night

My personal definitions:

pre-dawn: 3:30 - 7:30

morning: 5:30 - 11:30

midday: 11:30 - 1:30

afternoon: 1:30 - 5:30

evening: 5:30 - 11:30

night: 11:30 - 5:30

Not sure why midday seems necessary to me, but midnight doesn't.

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Next post: May 29, 2025

Big Talk

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What I am looking for from politicians and political figures at this time:

1. Politicians willing to reach out

2. Politicians unwilling to bend the knee

3. Politicians unwilling to stand idly by when people and communities are being targeted and attacked

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/why-i-write/ 

I happened to know, what very few people in England had been allowed to know, that innocent men were being falsely accused. If I had not been angry about that I should never have written the book.

JB Pritzker seems to me to be providing political leadership at this time:

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2024/11/08/pritzker-warns-trump-you-come-for-my-people-you-come-through-me/76119550007/

 “To anyone who intends to come take away the freedom and opportunity and dignity of Illinoisans, I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior,” Pritzker said. “You come for my people, you come through me.”

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Little Talk

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How Much Dull Routine Of Existence Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

0. waking up

1. early morning session

2. morning session

3. afternoon session

4. evening session

5. night session

6. late night session

7. winding down

8. falling asleep

All sessions are optional, of course, and the early and late sessions are perhaps especially optional.

in terms of labels (maybe):

early morning session: before breakfast

morning session: between breakfast and lunch

afternoon session: between lunch and tea

evening session: between tea and dinner

night session: after dinner

late night session: after nightfall; before and after midnight

in terms of times (maybe):

early morning session: 7:30 - 10:30

morning session: 10:30 - 1:30

afternoon session: 1:30 - 4:30

evening session: 4:30 - 7:30

night session: 7:30 - 10:30

late night session: 10:30 - 1:30

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Next post: April 29, 2025