saxnot @saxnot@chaos.social

today there were lots of dear crossing the road. It's not the first time I have driven this late. Yet it's an unusual time as they usually get out of the forest on sundown and get back on sunrise

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14:11, 28 August 2013

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Memorial,_%22I_Have_a_Dream%22_50th_anniversary.jpg

Building god-like statues of politicians somehow feels wrong.

I'm not sure why the concept of the US wanting to have their own parthenon freaks me out.

The statue is by Daniel Chester French and looking at his portfolio I had to realize that it's through and through greek-like figures beaming with US prowess.

Which... is weird... yet it makes sense when considering the "new world" being this magical country where old virtues and gods were allowed to be freely intermixed.

feeling good.
Sky is crystal clear, slept well, exams are done and next week my vacation starts.

Plus, this evening I'll meet with friends for discussing.

Apparently RCT World is already out. Tbh i expected it to get cancelled.

Microsoft managed to develop a 2016 game which looks worse than its 2004 predecessor. That's what I was thinking from the trailers

Is it true that the first two Roller Coaster Tycoon games were just developed by one person?
Like, a single actual person doing 100 % of the work?

It seems... unlikely

#question #gaming #rtc

FYI
Dick hated Lem.
Bit also, Dick dropped a lot of LSD.

in general: don't just read one side of the propaganda. Even if it's a technical manual which you could theoretically compare. Comparing how good the systems are in various aspects. Registry versus Flat Files.
You'll notice that all operating systems are garbage.

it's okay to
- read Philip Dick (US)
- not read Stanislav Lem (UDSSR)

but it's NOT okay to conclude
Lem being a fictional entity of the UDSSR state trying to hypnotize people with his works.

It's okay to
- reading linux manuals
- not reading windows manuals.

but it's NOT okay to conclude
"well, linux is just more sophisticated"

because it's obviously wrong. Both are operating systems - it's messy by definition.

my only motivation here is, getting the upgrade behind me as soon as possible in order for it to run fast again...
Windows update is like "yeah we yake only half your power - that way you can still use office ; meaninful work not possible + takes longer to install"

upgraded my Work Win10
Just took a few hours.

i'll sure benefit from the new Edge which and all the new and advanced spyware.

imho
No.

i can calculate stuff and that's as magical as it gets.

TIL
Mathemaphobia is a proper term.

Used by real™ science people™