Nathaniel Knudsen (온유)
@stoicswe.bsky.social
senior software engineer (C++/Java mostly). transhumanist. zen/stoic. views are my own. first lang: coding, second: English. they/them/he/him
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“We control our reasoned choice and all acts that depend on that moral will. What’s not under our control are the body and any of its parts, our possessions, parents, siblings, children, or country—anything with which we might associate.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
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All of our life is in this current moment, with experience and insight gained from what came in the past.
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
All of our life is in this current moment, with experience and insight gained from what came in the past.
Played a lot of the Nintendo Switch 2 this year!
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Played a lot of the Nintendo Switch 2 this year!
Good stuff!
Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
It last passed the Senate in 2024 after another X controversy.
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Good stuff!
“We control our reasoned choice and all acts that depend on that moral will. What’s not under our control are the body and any of its parts, our possessions, parents, siblings, children, or country—anything with which we might associate.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
January 13, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“We control our reasoned choice and all acts that depend on that moral will. What’s not under our control are the body and any of its parts, our possessions, parents, siblings, children, or country—anything with which we might associate.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10
Elon musk really doesn’t have grounds to stand on commenting on an ai related topic while his bullshit ai-powered illicit porn social site is generating CSAM en-masse without any sort of control or care over it.
He’s probably just sad Tim Apple didn’t consider his horrible, albeit evil product.
He’s probably just sad Tim Apple didn’t consider his horrible, albeit evil product.
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Elon musk really doesn’t have grounds to stand on commenting on an ai related topic while his bullshit ai-powered illicit porn social site is generating CSAM en-masse without any sort of control or care over it.
He’s probably just sad Tim Apple didn’t consider his horrible, albeit evil product.
He’s probably just sad Tim Apple didn’t consider his horrible, albeit evil product.
Would have preferred Anthropic, but all major AI models are products of evil business practices… so any choice is just as bad tbh.
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
SIri, powered by Google.
buff.ly
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Would have preferred Anthropic, but all major AI models are products of evil business practices… so any choice is just as bad tbh.
morning stoicism
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
morning stoicism
So this was the dinner for tonight.
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
So this was the dinner for tonight.
Trying out this “template implementation (*.tpp)” file type for my C++ program. We’ll see how it goes (as I refactor some ancient code).
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Trying out this “template implementation (*.tpp)” file type for my C++ program. We’ll see how it goes (as I refactor some ancient code).
Something doesn’t need to be “masculine” for a man (like myself) to take enjoyment in it (though I’d say Labubus are non-gender specific).
January 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Something doesn’t need to be “masculine” for a man (like myself) to take enjoyment in it (though I’d say Labubus are non-gender specific).
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"You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be." –Epictetus
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be." –Epictetus
After reading this article, it has made me think about a why I've had a more and more negative reaction to this AI fad over the past year or so. I think that is an important question for anyone to ask themselves: why do they feel the way that they do about the issues they are passionate about?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Nadella doesn’t want to argue about AI slop anymore
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
After reading this article, it has made me think about a why I've had a more and more negative reaction to this AI fad over the past year or so. I think that is an important question for anyone to ask themselves: why do they feel the way that they do about the issues they are passionate about?
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Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam.
www.gamingonlinux.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
Kinda wish there was a downvote button on this site for all the AI bullshit art.
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Kinda wish there was a downvote button on this site for all the AI bullshit art.
Happy New Year! Maybe this year will finally be the year of the Linux Desktop ;)
January 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Happy New Year! Maybe this year will finally be the year of the Linux Desktop ;)
Gonna be a late night while waiting for the clock to tick to the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Gonna be a late night while waiting for the clock to tick to the new year.
It’s 7:07 ET. Waiting for 2026…
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It’s 7:07 ET. Waiting for 2026…
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Happy new year to all the lambda wranglers, beta-reduction freaks and people curious about pure functional programming 💜
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy new year to all the lambda wranglers, beta-reduction freaks and people curious about pure functional programming 💜
A few weeks ago, I upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro (yes, in orange). It’s definitely the best iPhone I’ve ever owned.
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A few weeks ago, I upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro (yes, in orange). It’s definitely the best iPhone I’ve ever owned.
Realized this yesterday, but this coming year will be a year without Windows for me (finally). Glad to have left that platform behind with all the BS that MS keeps trying to pull.
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Realized this yesterday, but this coming year will be a year without Windows for me (finally). Glad to have left that platform behind with all the BS that MS keeps trying to pull.
Played a lot of Stellaris this evening. It was a great time, lots of fun.
December 31, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Played a lot of Stellaris this evening. It was a great time, lots of fun.
Refactoring a large C++ legacy app is certainly a challenge. There are a bunch of includes that aren’t set right. 🫠🫠
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Refactoring a large C++ legacy app is certainly a challenge. There are a bunch of includes that aren’t set right. 🫠🫠
Today has been a process of rapidly re-following accounts that I had previously been following as part of re-setting up.
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today has been a process of rapidly re-following accounts that I had previously been following as part of re-setting up.
I’ve had an account on here before and honestly many other platforms, but deleting most of them and resetting has been a refreshing experience.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’ve had an account on here before and honestly many other platforms, but deleting most of them and resetting has been a refreshing experience.