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drupe··on Git hosting that never leaves Europe
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12...
drupe··on Show HN: Gander, an Android file viewer that asks for no permissions
No, it only asks if the app requests the internet permission.
drupe··on A Koi Pond Mosaic Made from 10 Pounds of 3D Printer Waste
Have you tried PHA? Supposedly it's truly biodegradable and a viable alternative to PLA in many cases.
drupe··on A new proposal for how mind emerges from matter
We can find "neural correlates" of consciousness, but nothing we do right now can prove that experience/awareness is taking place somewhere other than where oneself is experiencing/being aware.
drupe··on One Head, Two Brains: The origins of split-brain research (2015)
If one is interested in hemisphere theory, including psychological and philosophical implications, make sure to check out the work of Ian McGilchrist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V3_Y_FuMYk

drupe··on The Pleasure of Pattern
The tension between, and variation of, predictable and surprising elements in music are clearly important to it's enjoyability.

But to reduce the pleasure of listening to or playing music to "music is easy to predict therefore it feels good" seems overly simplistic.

Maybe you didn't intend to make that reduction, but your comment comes off that way, to me at least.

drupe··on Inner Speech
But what is the experience of "asking yourself something" like for you if you don't literally hear a question being asked in your head?
drupe··on In Switzerland, most people rent for life
https://archive.ph/TnhIk
drupe··on MP3 vs. AAC vs. FLAC vs. CD (2008)
No, you can't hear the difference, let's collectively move on, please.
drupe··on A philosophical theory where hard determinism and panpsychism are compatible
Even if hard determinism is true then the act of 'communicating a logical argument' is still part of the deterministic chain of events and could potentially influence the beliefs and actions of others.
drupe··on What Makes Music Sound Good? (2010) [pdf]
why not?
drupe··on Philosophy of Science 101: What is the problem of induction?
> The very concept of “evidence” requires free will.

Interesting idea, I'm a bit sceptical but would love to learn more about this argument. Where does it come from?