西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Credit where it's due. This planner inspired me with a public domain poem I put on my website and with a creative project that I can revisit every year. It's a bit pricey but worth it if needed/you can afford it. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Congrats on releasing a new novella! I relate to this. Being on social media is mostly a way for me to exist in a public space so that people with intersecting niche interests can know I exist. A positive side effect is I get to learn some things and occasionally have some positive interactions. 021
Reposted by 西肯居士 (Adam)Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One day we'll have to talk about the fact that in many countries, kleptocrats and despots enter power due to intimidation and violence. In too many Western countries they yell IMMIGRATION and these same vagabonds get to say 'debate me' on the national news. The electorate says 'hmm tell me more' 181
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Ferreting out punctuation errors (which for me includes places where a comma would help readers but is not, strictly speaking, orthographically required) is way more involved than I ever would have imagined. On the plus side, it will be well worth the effort... 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026I've heard there are two kinds of optimism: a bad kind and a good kind. The bad kind is assuming things will happen as wished for, a kind of blind hope that things will all work out. The good kind is being aware of the positive side of things, having perspective. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Honestly, the idea of civilization as a monolith or as having an essential character itself is problematic when you look really closely. All of it is subjective, socially constructed reality based on things that do not innately have the quality of "civilization", "continuity", or "coherence." 170
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Definitely encourage this. Slightly off topic, but if you're ever open to reading something a bit more contemporary and haven't read them, I highly recommend Raymond Carver (1938-1988). He has a really strong voice and interesting stories. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 29/09/2026Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow with my phone turned off. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026Seems pretty healthy and normal that you have diverse interests. Plus posting about things like Pokemon probably encourages people who were into that to start paying attention to politics. Role modelling or something. Maybe a bit of self-serving bias here cause I love games and stuff... 030
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026Careful that you don't walk into a trap when you check those things 😱 110
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026Note that this pic is not mine. I just googled it. Dish called 蒜蓉烤茄子, but I found it searching for 烤茄子 ("Roasted eggplant" ) probably recipes online if you wanna try it 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026If you or a friend has access to a grill, do the thing where you grill them with the chives and garlic and chili peppers (maybe you can add ground pork or beef?). Have a bunch of people over, get them to bring meat and veggies and stuff, make a big deal about the eggplants... and feast :D 110
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026I always feel bad when I do this. Except sometimes. Sometimes I"m just like "that was a well spent $50" 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 28/09/2026These things should have been banned. Shame on us for allowing them to become commercial product to begin with. Shame on them for disregarding the obvious impact this kind of technology has on so many people, especially women and other groups, but all of us, too. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026Some pages from a scratch notebook I copy definitions down in. Am inconsistent about it, but sometimes color code tones (idea borrowed from the Pleco dictionary app which color codes tones). #languagelearning #汉字 110
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026This and sometimes wonder if everyone is crazy but there are acceptable categories and unacceptable categories but the beholder is mostly blind to their own craziness (hence some have the critical mass to be acceptable). 110
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026This is all real food. Setting a good example for the rest of us. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026On the one hand I really should stop spending time reading the news... In some ways, getting on Bluesky and other social media should fill the 'void.' On the other hand, I feel like it could be a trap where I end up just getting my news from social media and I think that'd be problematic... 020
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026They also seem happier for it. That's the real hack humans need to figure out. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 27/09/2026Cannot wait till I can afford to take care of a dog (or cat). Gonna be awesome times. 010
Reposted by 西肯居士 (Adam)Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I kinda get why people hate on fussy philosophical stuff, but on the other hand don't you think we live in a time where it'd be especially helpful to have rigorous conversations about things like personhood, meaning in life, the point of art, the point of pure mathematics, & operationalizing ethics? 2849041
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Not only would our ancestors (collectively) be disappointed in us if we didn't take the opportunity, future generations will be disappointed if we don't take the responsibility. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Study and learning (from research to gradeschool and preschool) is one of the most important investments our society can make in its future contentment, safety, and prosperity. More funding also means more voices and approaches, so this is the kind of issue that everyone should come together on. 031
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Conspiracy theory: the backlack against bringing ice coffee to interviews is to avoid competition to provide free ice coffee for potential hires. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026For instance, the initial complaint was that someone bringing an ice coffee to an interview makes it seem like the interview is a casual errand. This is a massive, unfounded assumption about what a specific person with an ice coffee signals about their inner state (based on how much data?) 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026I kept seeing posts about "iced coffee" being brought to an interview and looked up the context. This issue points to the bigger problem: so much of our judgment of people's mental states is based off of inconclusive outer behavior. Approached this way, issues arise at multiple layers. 100
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026To match the theme I threw a public domain painting of Napoleon (only vaguely reminsecent of the generals who supported the Song rise to power) and added a quote from the opening line of Sunzi's Art of War 孙子兵法, oddly poignant for citizens of a republic such as ours. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Pages from a facsimile reprint of first few sections of a (reprinted) Song 宋 (960-1267 CE) era military manual, 'Comprehensive Essentials of the Martial Classics' 武经综要 100
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026If calculated using traditional calendar methods, Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节, Chuseok 추석 秋夕 etc. were actually on Thursday, here in the USA. Of course, we traditionally celebrate based off of Beijing time etc., but kinda neat to think about celebrating it as a society in the USA, too. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Also, Western culture deeply valorizes the idea of one individual breaking free from the norms to make something of themselves. Any movie theater or bookstore will mostly have this kind of narrative. It's grossly hypocritical of Western societies to react negatively to immigration like we have been. 020
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Thanks to things like YouTube, it's easier than ever to get into things like Classical Music (if you want) or any other traditiona of music, really. For music to listen to while reading or studying, or it's hard to beat a baroque concerto grosso imho. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 26/09/2026Noticed some cats live in the neighborhood at my new apartment. Finally bought some cat treats and left a few out in a bowl overnight. They were gone this morning! Hoping it was the cats and not some kinda pests or something. 🤣 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026This is my place when I need somewhere to soapbox. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026And reading poetry (whether old, new, this, or that) can help inspire one to write poetry. Now that most of society is literate (and could be even more literate if we wanted to) and everything's becoming automated, we should all spend some more time reading and writing poetry. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026Thankfully, I never really had a poetry class in the traditional sense of being told how to interpret famous old poems. I do regret though, that they never taught us a poetry class where we just wrote whatever poems we wanted (or read whatever poems we wanted). Poetry is for everyone... 200
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026You're making it so hard for me to stay in and cook tonight lol 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026(You can order a copy directly through my website or wait a few days and order indirectly through major online retailers. Korean bookstore "Yes24" is actually ahead of the curve and has a copy for sale already: www.yes24.com/product/good... )yes24.com예스24도서, 티켓, 음반, 굿즈, 커뮤니티까지 문화 전반을 아우르는 국내 대표 문화콘텐츠 플랫폼, 아낌없는 혜택과 총알배송을 경험해보세요. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026“Preludes” by Madison Cawein (1865–1914), one of Kentucky’s most famous poets. I digitized this poem and put it on my website as part of a public domain anthology compilation project, the *Bards of the Bluegrass: An Anthology of Classic Kentucky Poets.* coldscholarstudio.org/texts/prelud... 100
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 25/09/2026I still don't fully get git. Admittedly, I'm a bit lazy and slow and not sure how well I even *need* to know it... Never thought I'd even care either way 🫠 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 24/09/2026Not only does the world seem less diabolical when one's understanding is grounded in science, learning science also invites us to consider the frontiers of our knowledge, which also tend to make conspiracy theories a lot less convincing. 0174
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 24/09/2026Just imagine if librarians were required to have read all of the books in the library. 030
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 24/09/2026Sounds like this person gets books and reading. Obviously the two things overlap, but def not the same. 000
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 24/09/2026Good choice. This is def one of the most underrated food choices. Good for breakfast lunch or dinner. 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 24/09/2026All this talk about new tech "knowing" things or "teaching" or "learning" reminds me of smart tech from a century ago. Also books, writing, and visual art, but I digress... 010
西肯居士 (Adam) @coldscholarstudio.org · 23/09/2026Zhāng Liáng 张良 (d. 186 BCE) was a Daoist military advisor to the founder of the Hàn 汉 dynasty (est. 202 BCE, fell 220 CE, with an interregnum in the middle). He was from a noble family of a state that was destroyed during the Qín 秦 unification of China under an imperial system. #history #China 121