Link Log 32
2026-11-08
Really good HKCR set from Wikileaks. These kinds of sets give me so much energy; the constant genre-switching, eclectic track pulls, and the overall darting attention of the DJ makes for something quite modern and interesting. I am disappointed in the German girl's law of attraction affirmations in the middle of the mix, though. Fuck that retarded bullshit. It almost ruined the mix for me, but I can look past it because the music is really good.
The closet method: Seeing God as your friend—I enjoyed reading this short article, and it helped me affirm what true prayer is. Rather than some kind of blanketed set of routines or going through some kind of motions, it truly is just embracing quiet time and letting God work in your heart. For me, this can be done with a more hesychastic rule, but I've found that it works at times to just let your heart out and say what's on your mind to Him. Christ is a wonderful teacher, but an even better listener. Especially for us nowadays, two-thousand years after His life and ascension—we have an interesting opportunity to embrace the Mysteries. It's something that we feel in small, everyday things. Simple prayers before meals, heartfelt attentiveness to the world around us—these things are the ceaseless prayer Saint Paul calls us to. While it might feel like there's an emptiness there most of the time, that emptiness is a good thing. Poverty in Spirit helps us take stock of what we actually have, and quiet, contemplative prayer is our means of taking that inventory.
Awesome NTS set from Sonic Emerson. You can tell this guy is an actual musician because of his wide-ranging yet coherent mixing, and hearing everything from indie rock to hip hop to electronic to jazz really takes me back to those West Texas desert hills, man.
Article from Noema detailing the AI mathematics "debacle". As a philosophy guy, this has confirmed to me something I already knew: that mathematicians, like most academics, are sniveling and disgusting frauds. Literally, the only use case for all that esoteric bullshit is gambling. And gambling is the ultimate thing that leads to idolatry because it makes people worship money. Fuck math, fuck science, fuck STEM—and if you are of any capacity to work, become a teacher, nurse, or tradesman. Everything else is pointless. Money changers, politicians, bureaucrats, and anyone who has the gall to call themselves an "engineer"—those people can kiss this spiritual gangster's ass, straight up.
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