Bhavani Shankar

@bshankar@mastodon.online
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Indie hacker with a master's degree in physics. I like discussing science, philosophy and technology.

I love living in Nature and hiking in the mountains. 😃

Tech#rust #linux #fediverse #opensource
Other#sustainability #kindness #meditation #fitness

It’s a shame to see Sci-Hub falling for web3 hype and adding a pumpfun memecoin ticker to their webpage. Blockchain-based DNS does not automatically mean “decentralized”, and 3DNS — the company behind .box — is based in the US and would be subject to US court orders.

Someone unaffiliated with Sci-Hub created the memecoin, claiming to be fundraising, but said only 20% of proceeds would go to Sci-Hub. Founder Alexandra Elbakyan herself condemned this.

#SciHub

@jgayfer It also depends on your personality.

I have seen careful and pedantic coders build impressive things with python and js while I tend to make a mess that's impossible to maintain. I also waste many hours debugging.

So for me, a strictly typed language leads to long term productivity. I also take on bigger problems with confidence.

#programming #python #rust #haskell #javascript

@mikeTesteLinux mine is probably a calibration issue. I'm not able to fix it though.

I was able to use my laptop for around 3h at 0% battery. Even though my system kept throwing tantrums that it will turn off anytime

The need to control things is a natural response to living in a stressful and anxiety provoking society. Who doesn't want more (any) control - over our own health, wellbeing, relationships, let alone the madness of politics.

But deep down this desire for control comes from the belief that we are separate, flawed individuals; when in reality, we are all connected and already whole.

When we try to control things, we create stress and struggle. But life really does have its own rhythm, and when we trust that rhythm - that flow, we find peace.

Our job is to do our best, but the results are not ever in our hands.

Letting go doesn’t mean giving up—it means recognising that we were never really in control to begin with.


#control #yoga #meditation #mindfulness #lettingGo

@zstg @mboelen Zen browser is not available for mobile afaik. 🤔

The screenshot you attached looks like it was taken on a macbook and cropped near the sidebar of zen browser.

@largess That's true. I just meant it as self reflection. Something you ask yourself and learn :)

I do agree that people lie to look good to others and to themselves. Even if they want to do something in a real life situation they might end up doing something else. Somebody might think "I am not afraid of tigers". But if a tiger shows up how they react is usually very different. It's a form of ignorance about themselves.

@kskarthik Just a few more days then 🙂

@SteveThompson I feel AI will do what #cars did to #fitness. Walking is considered an exercise. Most people are not fit except a few "fitness enthusiasts" who pay a gym to run around and carry heavy things.

Thanks to #AI, thinking will become an #exercise too. It would be unnecessary and difficult. Most people might become dumb as nails except a few "mental athletes" who can still write proper sentences, do math and think critically.

@kskarthik
I was waiting for #cosmic to release a stable version but it is already fantastic. I'm really impressed by how beautiful and snappy it is turning out.

Kudos to the developers who for achieving so much in such a short time. 👏🏾👏🏾

#iced #rust #linux #linuxdesktop

Turns out the battery was just wrongly calibrated. It spent a solid 3-4 hours at 0% battery before turning off 😂

I am going to let it drain to 0% overnight on the bios screen and charge it to full. That should fix it once and for all.

#linux #battery #batterycare