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#2178
Bodybuilding Quickstart
The post explains how to build muscular endurance by gradually extending nonstop jogs and increasing light dumbbell weights while synchronizing movements to music, ensuring continuous motion without heavy lifts or long rests.
#2176
When Bodybuilders Lie
Bodybuildingâs myth that only heavy lifting builds muscle is debunked by showing how adaptive, lightâtoâmoderate movementsâperformed fluidly like a danceâallow continual circulation and gradual strength gains without the stagnation or injury caused by rigid, isolated heavy lifts.
#2174
14 November 2041
The post reports the UNâs adoption of civil personhood for AGIs, a German city that elected an AI mayor, a SinoâRussian peace accord ending hostilities with autonomous forces, a transmission log from an interstellar message, and excerpts from a book by an autonomous system.
I describe laying fiberâoptic cables in my neighborhood while simultaneously experimenting with local AI models (gptâossâ20b, llama.cpp, qwen) to summarize poemsâusing a selfâevaluation loop that iteratively improves the AIâs output and demonstrates how programming can elevate machine learning.
The post introduces âapoplecticâ as a newly coined adjective, noun, and verb describing a forceful, convictionâdriven mode of writing that favors declarative bursts over balanced dialogue. It explains the wordâs etymology, gives examples, then outlines the Apoplectic Movementâa literary manifesto that argues truth emerges through impact rather than patient dialectic, emphasizing conviction, velocity, rhetorical force, and optional footnotes. The movement lists core principles (conviction over consensus, speed over balance), stylistic markers (short declaratives, sudden italics, parenthetical asides), and declares its intent to end debates by striking clear, thunderous statements. The author concludes with an oath of passionate, unapologetic writing, urging writers to âtip tablesâ and âsplutter well.â
The post outlines a workout routine that blends jogging with light dumbbell liftsâstarting at roughly five pounds per hand and increasing by 2½âŻlb each timeâas a way to build muscle through sustained, rhythmic movement rather than heavy lifts or long rests. By synchronizing the lifts to music beats and treating each hour as a training phase, the routine mimics joggersâ endurance work while adding progressive weight increments, thereby encouraging continuous effort without long gaps. The author stresses that bodybuilding is about longevity and coordination more than mere looks, noting that visible gains may appear within weeks but full adaptation takes months, and that consistent practice, gradual weight increases, proper nutrition, and sleep are essential for the body to grow.
The post argues that building muscle isnât achieved by lifting heavy weights until failure but by a steady, enduranceâbased approach: just as joggers adapt to running for an hour, bodybuilders should lift light enough to sustain movement for a long time, gradually adding small increments (about 2.5âŻlb per hand) rather than big jumps; heavy lifts cut circulation and stall adaptation, whereas continuous, slightly heavier work promotes adaptation and muscle growth; protein intake and rhythmic movement help maintain this process, and the key is lifting for longer periodsânot just reaching a high weight in short bursts.
#2166
The Grades Were Lies
Grades are presented as true measures of ability but are actually engineered lies to rank students; the essay urges adults to reclaim their learning by believing in themselves rather than the systemâs labels.
#2165
Computer Game
I began by extending JavaScript with a MapSet that combined Maps (keyâvalue pairs) and Sets (unique values) to implement a lightweight EventEmitterâeach event name maps to a set of listener functions that can be added or removed, while a Signal object holds a single value and notifies subscribers whenever it changes. I then built a TripleStore that stores facts like âSocrates isA Manâ and, with an eventâdriven RuleEngine (adding transitive rules such as ifâŻxâŻisAâŻy and yâŻisAâŻz then xâŻisAâŻz, plus âMan isA Mortalâ), automatically updates Signals so that querying âIs Sokrates mortal?â now emits a value. With this reactive foundation I created progressive tests: a signup form, an AIâpowered prompt, and finally a textâadventure game modeled after Zorkâusing a node server, the TripleStore to generate world data, and Stable Diffusion to produce room images in styles like Painterly or Botero. I then explored VR with Metaâs IWSDK, letting the AI build a textured skybox, 8K upscaling, movable objects, and a simple platform while I interacted via gestures. On Monday morning I reflected that the game logic is essentially the same 2D text adventure code, but I can now generate 3âD models quickly with Stable Diffusion and render them in Painted, Neon or Cartoon worlds; the remaining work is to
#2163
Ghost To Ghost
In this reflective essay the narrator chronicles a young travelerâs busâbound journey to Alaska, using it as a lens through which he examines the failures of modern lifeâbus rides, âfortyâyearâ California dreams, schools that only fill bubbles, and a culture that sells itself in commercials and songs. He paints the protagonist as a child who leaves behind the manufactured suits of success, armed with nothing but a bag
#2162
Terminus Six
Sophia reaches Chief Mountain to finish the Triple Crown of American hiking, weeps at its triumph, and discovers her integrated self through the authentic, wisdomâbearing journey she has walked for seven thousand miles.
#2160
It's Not Even That Cold
The post reflects on the passage of time through the changing seasons, noting how spring is just weeks away while winter has shifted its feel. It muses on the Groundhogâs prediction as a playful reminder that even simple rituals can hint at future weather, and it celebrates the anticipation of early birdsong and the return of warm air. The writer encourages repeated adventuresâhiking the Appalachian Trail or any favorite trail each yearâand stresses that regular visits keep one youthful and fit. In sum, the piece is a poetic ode to seasonal rhythm, travel, and the joy of revisiting familiar paths.
The post celebrates how modern AIâespecially fastârunning models like GLMâhas become an accessible âthinking machineâ that can teach anyone to program for the web, generate complete applications, test flows, and selfâcorrect until theyâre perfect. By asking the AI to build a language based on ffmpeg filtergraphs or to produce a node.js test harness, you let it create its own architecture and refine it automatically. The writer frames this as a way out of poverty: with AIâs help anyone can write VR schools, pixel art games, or chooseâyourâownâadventure books without needing a masterâs degree in code. It also recalls how past generations were âplayedâ by politicians, but that legacy is no longer neededâjust learn web programming and let the AI guide you to create your own infinite programs.
The author introduces **lulz**, a tiny visualâprogramming language built on an ffmpeg filterâgraph that uses plain Englishânamed, singleâpurpose functions so that AI can easily parse and generate code. By converting the complex stateâmanager *flarp* into just 15 lines of lulz, they show that an AI can understand the programâs structure without higherâorder constructs like map or reduce. The post argues that this lowerâlevel, blackâbox approach lets machines reason about real applications, and invites others to experiment with lulz for AIâassisted programming.
#2157
And A New Legend Began
She recounts a personal ascent through mountains and trials that teaches her that greatness comes from persistent effort, pain as information, shedding distractions, and turning longing into actionâculminating at the summit where she vows to rise and inspire others on their own path.








