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It seems a mistake to see these as tarot cards or the I Ching, etc. They are a way to short circuit paralysis due to over-thinking. I wrote a little Python scr
by mbubb 12y ago
It seems a mistake to see these as tarot cards or the I Ching, etc. They are a way to short circuit paralysis due to over-thinking.
I wrote a little Python script to return a random one to stdout... too trivial to even post.
I like the reference to Bowie's "Heros" album in particular the song "Sense of Doubt" which is a great instrumental. I love that album and that song.
These are useful little aphorisms for when you are stuck. This article has a little background.
- peter_l_downs 12y agoI'd love to use that Python script, mind pasting it up somewhere?
- mbubb 12y agohttps://gist.github.com/mbubb/57f7911725dc9688bba5 https://gist.github.com/mbubb/57f7911725dc9688bba5
- peteretep 12y agoI thought they were copyright, but you seem to be suggesting that you're free to share them?
- peter_l_downs 12y agoEDIT: wasn't sure if you were fucking with me or not, then realized there was an earlier version of the gist. Still not sure what happened - thanks?
- mbubb 12y agoThere is a copyright question below... I used these lists: http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/Ed3.html http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/Ed3.html
- wpietri 12y agoHuh. I think a big point of things like tarot cards and the I Ching is exactly to short-circuit rational processes and let people come up with answers intuitively.
- tbrownaw 12y agoI wrote a little Python script to return a random one to stdout... too trivial to even post. If you're not on Windows, you may be interested in the 'fortune' and 'strfile' commands.
- molloy 12y ago+1 to this. You can modify fortune's output as you see fit, and also do fun things like fortune | cowthink -s