I was upset at first. Human beings have emotions and it’s perfectly fine to feel them. You just have to make sure that they don’t control you.

You’ve only got one life to live my friend. I spent a few years in the military and it was a great learning experience. It definitely changed my mindset.

34 years old with two kids.

I spent my 20s working like a horse, and I eventually bought a nice house in a quiet town. I had enough money to go on vacation to Mexico every year with my wife and my kids. Basically, I was living the American dream.

Fast forward a few years later. My wife tells me that she wants a divorce and she is dating the guy she told me not to worry about. Getting divorced means that 50% of my assets go to her, and I need to sell my house. Child support leaves me with little money left at the the of the month.

So, how do I feel? Not bad at all, actually. Have I lost a wife? No, she has been returned. Have I lost my possessions? No, they have been returned.

My children are healthy. They have a good relationship with me and their mother, and they have everything that they need. I am grateful for this. Then, I am aware that they could be taken from me anytime (e.g. sickness). You have to learn how to control your expectations.

As for the future, well whatever that I decide to set my mind to, I will do so with diligence. I’m currently trying to come up with programming projects to keep myself busy. Who knows? I could hit pay dirt, eventually (or not).

Living according to Nature is what I strive for. Everything else is irrelevant.

Canadians: First time?

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I’ve noticed this too. Most of the stuff on Reddit’s frontpage has an angry undertone. Anger = Engagement.

As long as automatic playback is not turned on by default!

Do you know where that tight little ball in your lower abdomen should go? Down the shitter. You don’t have to internalise it. You are your own best friend.

My homies: Marcus, Seneca and Epictetus.

Same here. Mandrake 8.2 was a buggy mess, but I have fond memories of it.

The key to my independence is moving to a cheap south American country.

That was one shitty database application lol. I guess the programmer hadn’t thought of using pagination.

The UI was dope. My drug of choice was Netbus 1.70, though.

Netbus 1.70 baby

Frankly, I don’t see this a a problem as long as the software is up to date and the hardware is sound. I bet there are thousands of SPARC servers out there processing data 24/7 since 1995.

Serious question: What is your opinion on avoiding arguments altogether? The older I get, the less I feel like arguing.

I have been using a flip phone since 2017, but I’m considering switching to VOIP since I don’t use my phone much anyway.

TRS-80 Colour Computer 3. I have a real TRS-80, but I use MAME for assembly programming.

This is really cool. I’m trying to teach myself 6809 assembly.

Invidious or Freetube if she’s on a personal computer.