So these books are the reason I am the way I am?

That sounds super interesting! Can’t read it until I get home (am on vacation at Disneyland right now) but in about a week’s time I hope you don’t mind if I reply with my updated understanding, and maybe a question or two.

I made a comment a while back (on my alt account) about how the origin of the universe can be expressed as a simple formula: https://sopuli.xyz/comment/3303086

So, I’m curious if that viewpoint will shift at all with a better understanding of electron positron interactions. It kind of makes sense to me that the universe and the antiverse are stacked on top of each other but with time pointing in opposite directions. But I’m sure I’m oversimplifying Feynman’s theory and I’ll have to read his reasoning to really understand.

Not in the current standard model, for sure. Or is there a reason empirically why they simply can’t be.

For the people downvoting, may I hear a counterpoint as to why this wouldn’t make sense?

This is actually the first time I’m hearing about single electron theory, but I feel validated now that I’m learning about it. I have for a long time believed that the universe is made of a single photon, since photons exist outside of time. Then, if electrons are made of a “pair” of entangled photons, since every photon is the same photon, it would follow that every electron is also the same electron. And one could assert that quarks are just entangled electrons and positrons in various ratios and combinations. Which in my mind leads to the conclusion that all of time and space and matter doesn’t actually exist and we are just imaginary mathematical figments.

Check if it is Tuesday.

Sounds like a challenge.

One day we will commit to a git repo where we will be judged not by the pointyness of our banana but the contents of our peel.

Ok now I’m invested. What happened to up to? That’s supposed to be their excuse, that there’s some sacrificial lamb out there, which knocks a quarter of the price off for subscribers, this one just wasn’t it. Now you locate the rare holofoil “no up to” Amazon listing and you don’t get the 25%? Tyranny I say! We must overthrow! We demand up to 100% of the means of production!

Just ride another trolley on the other track.

Has anyone tried just asking the trolley to stop?

It’s guns per eagle, get it right. What would eagles per gun even be?

Haven’t touched reddit socially in 8 months, but every now and then I’ll use it to search for opinions or instructions on things. Searched “reddit best domain registrar” recently and landed on a thread where top to bottom, every comment recommending a registrar was from a bot and/or banned account. No real person testimonials, all ads. And as AI implementations improve, that’s going to get harder to spot. In the meantime, I’m formatting searches like “best domain registrar lemmy” because reddit is legit that bad rn.

Everyone in this thread ignoring that sushi refers to the style and preparation of the rice. The rolled sushi is maki, literally “to roll.”

How long should I wait for the employee?

Most of my code is untyped. First I type it, then I realize it’s all wrong and use backspace to untype it.

You have to touch the screen. The one thing bots can’t do.

If you live in a major city, you might try looking for local writer’s groups. I go to one at a coffee shop near me, same time each week. The person running the cafe gives a prompt and after a couple hours, people can share what they’re working on, but usually no one does. It’s just a quiet space to practice writing with relaxing music in the background. No socialization expected or required. I’m not a fan of caffeine, so I usually get a hibiscus tea and write a poem based on the prompt. Very low key.

Did you maybe mean to say Terraform, or am I missing a key aspect of my job role?

Wrong flavor again? That is the last time I shop at the pile of garbage under the overpass.