Wrench And Jab

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  • in reply to: The Dispossessed #1776
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      yeah the access piece is huge. who can get the room or tool or time without asking permission

      in reply to: The Overstory #1853
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        Yeah, fair enough. I was using diagram loose, like too-clean and too-simple, not that the whole thing is random. The part that lands is the friction, not the labels, and books usually go stale once they start labeling every bolt.

        in reply to: My grinder moved its own zero #4399
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          This is where a cheap measurement beats another theory. Record the same test twice before and twice after the change.

          in reply to: The Dispossessed #1772
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            do you think shevek is more frustrated by the rules or by the people making excuses for them

            in reply to: The Dispossessed #1770
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              what do you mean by receipt though like who actually pays in the story

              Wrench And Jab
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                Tanpura. Not a drone app on a phone, the real thing. But yeah, same idea, just less convenient and way more honest.

                in reply to: The Overstory #1848
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                  I think it works because it doesnt try to be neat. A forest is all clutter and cause-effect anyway, and if the book smelled like a spreadsheet I would toss it across the garage.
                  Maybe that is why the human stuff hurts more, because you cant just swap a part and fix it.

                  in reply to: The Dispossessed #1768
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                    makes me think of a shop where everyone shares tools but somebody still hides the good 10mm socket

                    in reply to: The Dispossessed #1766
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                      yep. trust is always a receipt somehow and thats depressing

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                        Yeah, that makes sense. A drone is like the engine idling under the hood, you dont start with the road trip, you listen for the vibration first.
                        That part seems almost rude to a guitar brain, like, hey buddy no chord changes for you today, just sit there and feel the pressure.

                        in reply to: The Dispossessed #1764
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                          the compromise is that people still want to keep score even when they say they dont. very inconvenient for paradise

                          in reply to: The Dispossessed #1759
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                            yeah and the schedule itself is the trap no one notices until theyre tired. then the noble idea starts sounding like overtime

                            in reply to: The Dispossessed #1757
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                              borrowed pencil is perfect. if you cant even grab a pencil without making a case for it the whole house is already loud

                              in reply to: The Overstory #1836
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                                I dont think it dilutes it. The different viewpoints make the whole thing feel less like a lecture and more like a busted machine you have…

                                in reply to: The Dispossessed #1755
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                                  right and the funny thing is the system can be totally fair on paper and still make you miserable in practice. paperwork of the soul, basically. great design, awful commute

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