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Yingwu

@ Yingwu @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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A courtyard of bamboo and late-night snow

a lone lantern a book on the table

if I hadn't encountered the teaching of no effort

how else could I have gained this life of leisure

Wei Yingwu 韋應物

  • What's up with the isekai genre? Are there any good isekais out there?

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  • Great explanation and recs! Sounds great. I think I was thrown off Tensura because of the fact that being reincarnated as a slime sounded too ridiculous (but I guess not as ridiculous as the ones where they reincarnate as a vending machine).

  • What are the best public domain books you've read?

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  • I'd recommend reading Orwell's earlier works (which might or might not be public domain in the US, but is in Canada, Australia and parts of the EU). Like "Down and Out in Paris and London". Nothing at all like 1984 or Animal Farm, but still really good.

  • What are the best public domain books you've read?

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  • As I mentioned in another comment, the translations in public domain are often not as good as modern ones. They might shy away from certain things/censor stuff (or in the case of The Count of Monte Cristo, just completely ignore large parts of the book), and either way they use more archaic language that usually doesn't flow as smoothly. Of course there are exceptions to this, but this is my general impression. Though, to be honest, I didn't like Crime and Punishment that much either haha. I didn't understand why people saw it as one of the greatest books ever written.

  • What are the best public domain books you've read?

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  • It's great, but the translation in public domain is not as good as the one by Robin Buss in recent years. I think some translations even ignore large parts of the book, e.g. the opium-smoking harem part. That's the general issue with translated foreign language books from the 1800s/early 1900s.

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  • I have a huge passion for Chinese. At the same time I still pursued a career in IT. The reason being that just learning a language won't open any doors, you need marketable skills as well that employers value. I'd recommend studying for it on your own time or during an extended time off from work. Either way, it takes an enormous amount of hours to get to a proficiency which will have a positive effect in your career. In much less time you'll be able to learn something else and probably have a higher chance of being employed and also earning more.

    Nonetheless, learning a language is incredibly enriching.

  • Are you learning, or interested in learning, Chinese? Welcome to join !chinese@lemmy.world

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  • Retrofuturistic city by Tatsushi Morimoto (1984)

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  • It's the future we were denied, but maybe we were better off being denied it in the end?

  • Multiple Lemmy Accounts?

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  • Love your nick lol

  • An Ecuadorian hotspot shows how forests can claw back from destruction

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  • It looks really good. Always glad to see these kind of publications still existing.

  • France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU.

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  • A reminder that the people voting for these laws do not understand technology. They don't get it. Yes, this law sucks, but even if it passes, I'd be really surprised if it was actually enforceable.

  • What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP?

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  • Yep. Just hoping that as LCP gains prominence, there'll be more work to try and DeDRM it. Right now it's mostly EU that's pushing it

  • YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ is for those that already have a music subscription

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  • Didn't they already have this before but removed it? At least in my country a "lite"-variant was available but they removed it like last year.

  • EpicJazz MegaJackrabbit | Civvie 11

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  • Jazz Jackrabbit is awesome

  • Where to find some more obscure stuff?

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  • Independent documentaries can be, from my experience, quite hard to find and even purchase. They often have limited screenings, do not get any physical releases or to streaming services, and sometimes end up with licensing issues after some years if they've licensed music and sound for example. Maybe PTP has them, but I wouldn't bet on it.

  • How is my bedroom being heated?

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  • This. I have the same in my apartment. I think a large majority of apartments in my country has floor heating.

  • Self-hosted Personal Finance Suggestions

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  • Actual Budget is amazing!

  • Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games?

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  • Very comprehensive, I appreciate it! Leaning towards buying one towards the summer.

  • Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games?

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  • Yeah the Steam Deck sounds more tempting every day tbh...

  • Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games?

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  • Awesome, looks great! I don't mind a "complicated" setup as long as I don't need to go in and fix stuff afterwards. Thanks for the reply :)