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earthling

The Great Illusion: The Myth of Free Will, Consciousness, and the Self by Paul Singh, 2016

This book presents research that supports the naturalistic stance that the mind is identical to the brain. The author argues that if one were to look at the idea that the mind is the brain then it follows logically that free will must be an illusion, that there can be no consciousness separate from the brain ...

#books
#brain
#mind
#consciousness
#FreeWill

Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru

So, I wrote a thing about Free Software. Because it's a big long for a Mastodon thread, I published it on LinkedIn.

And, the enshittified LinkedIn recommendation engine doesn't show it to my followers there (3x as many as here), probably because I talk about empowering users instead of exploiting them, so it's considered a low-quality or unprofessional topic.

Isn't that fun?

linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l

www.linkedin.comAbout puppies in software. | Jean-Baptiste QuéruAbout puppies in software. In the discussions about Open Source and Free Software, I know (including from experience) that the corporate world prefers the Open Source side, in the sense that the Open Source definition is a set of contract goals, that a contract lawyer can use to evaluate the suitability of a license (i.e. a form of contract) against those goals. Free Software on the other hand defines itself in terms of ethics and user freedoms, which is a far less palatable approach for most corporations. The definition of Free Software warns us that we should think in terms of free speech, not of free beer, i.e. in terms of a legal right to do certain things, not in terms of not having to pay for something. I'm not a fan of using those exact 2 poles. Because free-as-in-beer is an important aspect for many users. Because free-as-in-beer is also the freedom to test a product, entirely unrestricted, without having to pay for it, so it is a form of legal freedom in the case of software. I use some Free Software merely for being free-as-in-beer, especially games. Finally, free speech is not necessarily the best type of freedom to model software. I am evolving toward thinking about Free Software primarily in terms of free will. As a user of Free Software, I can decide how much I use it, I can decide whether I upgrade it or not, I can decide to maintain it for my use case, I can decide to add or remove features, I can decide to extract and re-use functionality for other purposes, I can decide to adapt the software to other hardware or operating systems. I can decide to pay someone I choose to do any of those for me. I have free will. Free speech is also a part of software, on the side of writing and releasing software. The most recent demo I released for the Atari ST, a few months ago, was written in memory of a fellow demo coder who died in a car crash. However, I didn't need to release the source code of that demo to express that we hadn't forgotten him. Yes, releasing source code is also speech, in that I want to explain to others how my code works. Now, puppies. When you get a free puppy, you don't have to pay to acquire it. But the lack of an initial cost doesn't negate later costs. The puppy will need to be fed, it will need attention, it will need medical care, it will need to be walked, it will need toys. All of those have costs, whether time or money, because you got the puppy "as is". Free Software tends to be like that. You might use Free Software because it has no upfront monetary cost, but you have to keep in mind that it might have later costs, which you need to be ready for. Don't go use a library like libxml2 and expect that someone will maintain it for you for free forever under your terms. You got it "as is", deal with it, and be grateful that, maybe, the original author or other maintainers will keep working on it and will keep releasing updates as Free Software. (Image: a screenshot of the demo in mentioned earlier)
#OpenSource#FreeSoftware#Enshittification
Børge

SMBC is just so good! I don't understand how @ZachWeinersmith can be so consistently so great for so long! Every time I look at a few random strips from any time, I always want to share at least some of them!

This is just a random example that I just read and had to (because there's no free will, get it!?) share smbc-comics.com/comic/2010-12-

Please share your favorite (if that's even possible to quantify) SMBC strip here!

www.smbc-comics.comSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2010-12-29Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2010-12-29
#SMBC#FreeWill#webcomic
Mr. Funk E. Dude

Let me be upfront. 98% of you aren't going to be interested in listening to me ramble on for 20 minutes about a recent philosophical epiphany regarding determinism, non self, and free will and out of the 2% that do, most wont watch it all the way through.

I get it.

But for those who think they might be interested, please be kind in the comments. This is just me talking to the camera. No script. Just whatever comes out of my head.

Thanks.

davbot.media/w/huw1stBkMUyvT1x
#peertube #video #freewill

PeerTubeRambling about Free Will and determinism for 20 minutesBy Mr. Funk E. Dude's Place.
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Cindy

Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Should ANYONE participate in this holiday's pagan rooted traditions? Is this popular celebration simply innocent fun?
Take a serious look at it's origins, practices & how it's meaning has evolved over the centuries. Each of us may then decide for him/herself, standing accountable to God for their actions.

historytools.org/stories/the-p

#Halloween #holidays #celebrations #traditions #pagan #Christian #freewill #accountability
#ChristianFaith 👻🤔🎃 #ChristianLiving

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