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by esbeeb 3y ago
> Khemarato Bhikkhu (Chief Librarian) ...well then, it would make more sense to me, that he call his collection of very likeable, commendable Dhamma resources a "library", rather than a "university".
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by esbeeb 3y ago
>What does "authority" mean in a Buddhist context? That's a fantastic question, and the short answer is: "given my expertise is in the Theravada world... how authority works is complicated". An overly simplistic
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by esbeeb 3y ago
Who's decision was it to call the website a "university"? Was that my decision, or his? The decision to call it a "university" is what makes me want to clarify what peer-perceived credentials he might have to that
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by esbeeb 3y ago
Actual Buddhist monk here (Ajahn Subharo), in the Theravada Thai forest lineage. Khemarato Bhikkhu - who is much more junior a monk than me, and is not formally any sort of Ajahn (teacher) yet - and myself both have Computer Science degre
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by esbeeb 4y ago
I'll take a look at in 10 years, if it's still for sale. Not sooner!
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by esbeeb 4y ago
"Dear ChatGPT, please submit perfectly acceptable and politely worded PR's which elegantly fix all the software bugs in Debian's bug database: https://www.debian.org/Bugs/ I'm referring to all bugs
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by esbeeb 4y ago
I'll get roasted for saying this, but now that modern terminals like kitty can handle a huge number of colors, why not set the bar at requiring that many colors - which any decently modern PC can handle? Like throw out 16-color mode
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by esbeeb 4y ago
I have a mastodon user, and my own blog self-hosted using Jekyll (a static-content generator). I followed this tutorial to set up my own "well-known-webfinger" for my domain, which works: https://philna.sh/blog&#x2
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by esbeeb 4y ago
Looking at human nature - the psychology of it - in these highly technical environments is very refreshing. It has to be faced sooner or later, I say. Further recommended reading material (which I read and loved) - Will Stor's "Th
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by esbeeb 4y ago
That's straight-up "god-level" indeed. "Elite" is a suitable name for the game, when the coding prowess is considered as the truly "Elite" thing about it.
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by esbeeb 4y ago
But will it run on a PicoMiteVGA? (RP2040-based computer with 16 colors, 320x240 graphics, in "mode 2")? "PicoMiteVGA: Raspberry Pi Pico Boot-to-BASIC Microcomputer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZaWY
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by esbeeb 4y ago
I did a 3-part video series talking about setting up "Parental controls" (using a mixture of OpenWRT and PiHole), which can flexibly dial back access to certain websites - especially Social Media ones - on a given home LAN. This
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Show HN: RPis with OpenWrt, Pihole can adjustably moderate Social Media for kids(bhikkhu.ca)
2 points by esbeeb 4y ago|0 comments
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by esbeeb 4y ago
gpg -b detached_signature_of_the.mp4.sig needs_signing.mp4 I use this for all the livestream videos I create. I also post an sha256sum of the videos, for good measure. These are mentioned last of all, at the bottom of each webpage for a v
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by esbeeb 4y ago
Excellent books explaining the need for face-to-face communication are "The Village Effect" by Susan Pinker (humans need face-to-face socializing to enhance mental health, and feel all the happy juices like endorphins, oxytocin, e
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by esbeeb 4y ago
I'm using Linux Mint Debian Edition 5, and recommend it. It has the deep sensibility of Linux Mint, but it's _not_ based off Ubuntu. The Cinnamon desktop in LMDE5 has much more polish than Debian 11's Cinnamon desktop, whic
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by esbeeb 5y ago
Meditation. The more wisdom one gains over which avenues of pursuit in life are unwise, and cuts them out entirely through better decision making, that's a giant gain in productivity. It's a giant gain in productivity to have th
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by esbeeb 5y ago
I have a Seeed mini-router with a Raspberry Pi 4 compute module, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC flash. *This is a more rare router which comes with OpenWRT pre-installed*, for those who don't like the idea of reflashing a router from stock firmwa
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by esbeeb 5y ago
Great answer. I agree getting out of one's comfort zone can go a long way to bringing new perspective, and adapting, and developing new skills. Especially social ones.
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by esbeeb 5y ago
To that I would add listening to Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz, Vol. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIuW-OJY2uY This is to get in touch with your inner mojo. Also Vol. 8 is awesome.
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by esbeeb 5y ago
Not sure if it's helpful to mention this, but just saying... one of my favourite things about the Raspberry Pi is how quickly a MicroSD card can be reformatted from scratch with an OS which can get it up and running quickly again. Eve
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by esbeeb 5y ago
As to a book recommendation, the Buddha's "Early Buddhist Texts" (of the Pali Canon) are highly recommended. There's a lot of material there, but well worth reading, IMHO.
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by esbeeb 5y ago
Meditation, of course. The Brahmavihara of Karuna (compassion) is exactly what you are looking for here.
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by esbeeb 5y ago
I do some fun things with Wireguard on a few VPS servers.
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by esbeeb 5y ago
Firstly, respect to Thich Nhat Hanh, and his legacy! I've done 7 10-day Vipassana foundation retreats (AKA "Goenka retreats"). I was so inspired that I went on to become a Buddhist monk. Now I'm a meditation teacher in
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Show HN: Web0-style “Poor Man's YouTube”, live vid streaming, txt chat, RSS feed(bhikkhu.ca)
2 points by esbeeb 5y ago|1 comments
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by esbeeb 5y ago
An ad-free, privacy-friendly blog with video, audio and text postings, has RSS feed. It uses Jekyll, clappr, nginx, Mattermost Team server, Debian Linux, OBS, etc. All Open Source top to bottom. Hosted on a few cheap $5 US/month VPS&