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Art doesn't have to follow conventional ideas of what most people think "art" is. Art can be just about anything that you can classify as art. As a conventional example, consider something like the Mona Lisa:
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Art doesn't have to follow conventional ideas of what most people think "art" is. Art can be just about anything that you can classify as art. As a conventional example, consider something like the Mona Lisa:
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<center> ![The Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world](https://xena.greedo.xeserv.us/files/monalisa_small.jpg) </center>
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![The Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world](https://xena.greedo.xeserv.us/files/monalisa_small.jpg)
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People will accept this as art without much argument. It's a painting, it obviously took a lot of skill and time to create. It is said that Leonardo Da Vinci (the artist of the painting) created it partially [as a contribution to the state of the art of oil painting][monalisawhy].
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People will accept this as art without much argument. It's a painting, it obviously took a lot of skill and time to create. It is said that Leonardo Da Vinci (the artist of the painting) created it partially [as a contribution to the state of the art of oil painting][monalisawhy].
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So that painting is art, and a lot of people would consider it art; so what *would* a lot of people *not* consider art? Here's an example:
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So that painting is art, and a lot of people would consider it art; so what *would* a lot of people *not* consider art? Here's an example:
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<center> ![Untitled (Perfect Lovers) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres](https://xena.greedo.xeserv.us/files/perfect-lovers.jpg) </center>
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![Untitled (Perfect Lovers) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres](https://xena.greedo.xeserv.us/files/perfect-lovers.jpg)
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This is *Untitled (Perfect Lovers)* by Felix Gonzalez. If you just take a look at it without context, it's just two battery-operated clocks on a wall. Where is the expertise and the like that goes into this? This is just the result of someone buying two clocks from the store and putting them somewhere, right?
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This is *Untitled (Perfect Lovers)* by Felix Gonzalez. If you just take a look at it without context, it's just two battery-operated clocks on a wall. Where is the expertise and the like that goes into this? This is just the result of someone buying two clocks from the store and putting them somewhere, right?
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Tarot does not see death in this way. Death, the skeleton knight wearing armor, does not see color, race or creed, thus he is depicted as a skeleton. He is riding towards a child and another younger person. The sun is rising in the distance, but even it cannot stop Death. Nor can royalty, as shown by the king under him, dead.
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Tarot does not see death in this way. Death, the skeleton knight wearing armor, does not see color, race or creed, thus he is depicted as a skeleton. He is riding towards a child and another younger person. The sun is rising in the distance, but even it cannot stop Death. Nor can royalty, as shown by the king under him, dead.
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<center>![](/static/img/tarot_death.jpg)</center>
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Death, however, does not actually refer to the act of a physical body physically dying. Death is a change that cannot be reverted. The consequences of this change can and will affect what comes next, however.
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Death, however, does not actually refer to the act of a physical body physically dying. Death is a change that cannot be reverted. The consequences of this change can and will affect what comes next, however.
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deliveries. You go the distance. You do your job as the post-apocalyptic UPS man
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deliveries. You go the distance. You do your job as the post-apocalyptic UPS man
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that America needs.
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that America needs.
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<center>![UPS Simulator 2019](/static/img/ups-simulator-2019.jpg)</center>
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![UPS Simulator 2019](/static/img/ups-simulator-2019.jpg)
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By [mmmintdesign](https://twitter.com/mmmintdesign) [source](https://twitter.com/mmmintdesign/status/1192856164331114497)
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By [mmmintdesign](https://twitter.com/mmmintdesign) [source](https://twitter.com/mmmintdesign/status/1192856164331114497)
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and it spawned some interesting conversations about what it does, how it works
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and it spawned some interesting conversations about what it does, how it works
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and why it needs to exist in the first place:
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and why it needs to exist in the first place:
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<center>![the source code of package maybedoer](/static/blog/maybedoer.png)</center>
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![the source code of package maybedoer](/static/blog/maybedoer.png)
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This file is used to sequence functions that could fail together, allowing you
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This file is used to sequence functions that could fail together, allowing you
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to avoid doing an `if err != nil` check on every single fallible function call.
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to avoid doing an `if err != nil` check on every single fallible function call.
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Earlier, I mentioned that Nix is a _functional_ package manager. This means that
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Earlier, I mentioned that Nix is a _functional_ package manager. This means that
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Nix views packages as a combination of inputs to get an output:
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Nix views packages as a combination of inputs to get an output:
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<center>![A nix package is the metadata, the source code, the build instructions and
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![A nix package is the metadata, the source code, the build instructions and
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some patches as input to a derivation to create a
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some patches as input to a derivation to create a
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package](/static/blog/nix-package.png)</center>
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package](/static/blog/nix-package.png)
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This is how most package managers work (even things like Windows installer
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This is how most package managers work (even things like Windows installer
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files), but Nix goes a step further by disallowing package builds to access the
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files), but Nix goes a step further by disallowing package builds to access the
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Here is how it works:
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Here is how it works:
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<center>![A diagram on how this works](/static/img/pageview_flowchart.png)</center>
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![A diagram on how this works](/static/img/pageview_flowchart.png)
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When the page is loaded, a [javascript file records the start time](/static/js/pageview_timer.js).
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When the page is loaded, a [javascript file records the start time](/static/js/pageview_timer.js).
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This then sets a [pagehide handler](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/pagehide_event)
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This then sets a [pagehide handler](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/pagehide_event)
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I have also designed a placeholder logo for pa'i. Here it is:
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I have also designed a placeholder logo for pa'i. Here it is:
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<center>![the logo for pa'i](/static/blog/pahi-logo.png)</center>
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![the logo for pa'i](/static/blog/pahi-logo.png)
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It might be changed in the future, but this is what I am going with for now. The
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It might be changed in the future, but this is what I am going with for now. The
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circuit traces all spell out messages of love (inspired from the Senzar runes of
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circuit traces all spell out messages of love (inspired from the Senzar runes of
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copy of your program's binary. But surely nobody would do that, that would be
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copy of your program's binary. But surely nobody would do that, that would be
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crazy, wouldn't it?
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crazy, wouldn't it?
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<center>![Noooo! You can't just port a Nintendo 64 game to LibGL! They're
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![Noooo! You can't just port a Nintendo 64 game to LibGL! They're
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completely different hardware! It wouldn't respect the wishes of the creators!
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completely different hardware! It wouldn't respect the wishes of the creators!
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Hahaha porting machine go brrrrrrrr](/static/blog/portingmachinegobrrr.png)</center>
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Hahaha porting machine go brrrrrrrr](/static/blog/portingmachinegobrrr.png)
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Someone did. The fruits of this effort are available [here][sm64dc]. This was
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Someone did. The fruits of this effort are available [here][sm64dc]. This was
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mostly a proof of concept and is a masterpiece in its own right. However,
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mostly a proof of concept and is a masterpiece in its own right. However,
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