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A quotation from Goethe

Everything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.
 
[Alles, was unsern Geist befreit, ohne uns die Herrschaft über uns selbst zu geben, ist verderblich.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Life and Character,” #33]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/goethe-johann/22780/

WIST Quotations · Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), "Life and Character," #33] - Goethe, Johann von | WIST QuotationsEverything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous. [Alles, was unsern Geist befreit, ohne uns die Herrschaft über uns selbst zu geben, ist verderblich.] From Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years (1829). (Source (German)). Alternate translations: Every thing that frees our spirit without giving us the mastery…

When the greed becomes automatist, something like this happens here:

»Open Source World – FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies:
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.«

😐 thelibre.news/foss-infrastruct

LibreNews · FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companiesLLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.
#foss#opensource#llm
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The end result: 177km/day, 8000+ calories per day (12% fat yogurt saved me on this trip), 18lbs lost, and a very odd #tan on my back and right side (south facing everyday for 30+ days). .
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#weightloss #oddtanlines #8000calories #photography #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

Just finished a chat and thought I'd share these statements:

"Systems rise and fall, but people—acting with courage, love, and quiet defiance—are what really shape the world."

"It’s not about grand gestures; it’s about millions of small, deliberate acts of strength, love, and resistance."

Continued thread

Delaware Online says HB140 End of Life Options bill is the Right Thing to Do!

It's all about patient choice and autonomy.

Republicans, who always tout ‘freedom’ were vehemently against HB140 (freedom only for things they support, like guns and no vaccines or masks!)

#HB140 #Delaware #maid #deathwithdignity #freedom #guns #vaccines #republicans
delawareonline.com/story/news/

The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note

Like a mob boss, the govt threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic #freedom & faculty governance
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

"Like a ransom note, the #government letter insists that #Columbia comply with a list of #Trump administration demands in order to even have a chance at recovering the $400m in federal funding for scientific #research that the govt canceled on 7 March"

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The challenge is not distance, it's maintaining the drive to go ahead despite facing adversity - Hitchhiking turns out is more difficult than finding a friendly bike shop to stay open later to replace a wheel. 60km outside Sudbury.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#help #goodsamaritan #adversity #challenge #instabike #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #sudbury #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #wandering #Wanderlust #mosaic #photography #adventure