Sucuk Ekmek

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  1. If the catastrophic events that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs hadn’t happened, mammals, birds, and flowering plants might not have had the chance to evolve and grow in the way they did, shaping the world we live in today. Every major stress or disruption in nature, even if it seems harmful, will create new information for new life and increase the planet’s biodiversity and beauty. That's the feature and it's open sourced. That being said, I don’t think nature favors catastrophic outcomes every time. We might have our own little catastrophe circles too, just like it happens in nature.
  2. Not bad at all, that’s exactly the kind of mindset needed for the path. Here’s another secret: he’s not a former CIA employee.
  3. You are right, it's this particular sausage and the bread too. Because you can't enjoy a good sausage without some crisp bread.
  4. Old man throwing epistemology, going ham.
  5. I want to crusade through that forsaken place with a thousand majestic Persian cats at my side—an unstoppable wave of fur and fury—sweeping through like a legend no one saw coming. And when the dust settles and the silence finally returns, I’ll sit among the echoes of what once was, pen in hand, and write a song so haunting and glorious it’ll be sung for generations.
  6. You are right about pleasure and fun, but the thing is, you don't have to pursue them either. Sex will find you. When it does, depending on the circumstances, it may lead to a higher version of yourself. But perhaps that requires a person who is not pursuing fun and pleasure.
  7. Sex could be the key to the upcoming work of consciousness.
  8. It hardly means anything; you feel like a charming animal, or one that's bleeding. No home, no more intellectual games, forget your favorite clothes. In a way, you barely exist that is right. Mystery.
  9. Well, in my experience, with enough self-dissolution comes a new beginning for sexual desire, but acting on it isn't always easy.
  10. He's not too nice, this is not how it works.
  11. But let's not forget that a better question beats the best answer available. Therefore, you'll get better results with better questions.
  12. By all means marry: if you get a good wife or husband , you'll become happy; if you get a bad wife or husband, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates 300 BC.
  13. How to think when answering questions? You can try to approach this way: The one who asks the question becomes a question themselves. Every question turns the questioner into the questioned. So you can try to meet them there. If a dialogue is what you looking for. My current progress is writing it down and publishing it for public. What I found is It's hard to describe something without a well laid foundation and terms. I tried social media to describe my history inquiries but my platform choice was wrong, people left confused. Now I am in touch with a journal hope they can understand me better, so I can publish wider and literate audience. Also pretty nice topic. From the get-go, you see how each of us describes things in our posts.
  14. How do you reach kangaroo nipple? They're tucked deep in the pouch.
  15. When I wake up I drink a cup of lemon water, I don't crave for sugar but I am addicted to filter coffee.
  16. Thanks!
  17. So, this topic is dedicated to my guitar playing touché — the French term feels more fitting. I upload my takes on Rumble mainly for aesthetic reasons, but to be honest, it's worse than YouTube. I might switch platforms later on... This red guitar of mine is kind of special — well, not really. I built it on my balcony. Some unknown Chinese manufacturers supplied the neck, body, and hardware. It took me about 30 days to finish. It doesn't exactly play like a dream. You can understand most of the physics, but it's those little things you discover along the way that remind you: size does matter. So far, we're doing just fine. This take was completely spontaneous. YouTube was playing random music, and I just started playing over it. I like playing loud outdoors whenever I can. I enjoy moving air — you can actually feel it moving! https://rumble.com/v6sye11-krmz.html?e9s=src_v1_upp Looks like Rumble is not embed..
  18. My experience Sketchers are comfortable but not durable. Currently I wear Asics' gel based shoes. They are okay but not durable as Nike Air Zoom Structure.
  19. I think ChatGPT saves energy by using em dashes — lol. Out of curiosity, I asked it how Thomas Pynchon utilizes them. ''Thomas Pynchon’s use of em dashes is subtle but deliberate — they serve a rhythmic, interruptive, or emphatic function in his otherwise dense and stylistically varied prose. He does not overuse them, but when they appear, they tend to serve very specific roles. Let’s break down his em dash usage in more detail: 🔍 1. Interruptive Function Pynchon often uses em dashes to interrupt a sentence mid-flow with a sudden insertion — usually for emphasis or to signal a kind of mental leap. Example (from The Crying of Lot 49): “It was now like walking among matrices of a great digital computer, the zeroes and ones twinned above—hanging like balanced mobiles—symmetric about some axis or equator...” Here, the em dashes break the flow to insert an image/metaphor, then return to the original clause. The dashes let him float an idea mid-sentence, often with vivid imagery or tone shifts. 🌀 2. Parenthetical/Qualifying Thought Pynchon will sometimes use em dashes instead of parentheses to insert side comments that feel more immediate or urgent. "It was a mailman—blown off course, or perhaps stoned—delivering nothing but confusion." The em dash here gives the sentence a spoken, almost conspiratorial tone, like the narrator’s thought is catching up with itself. This kind of em dash gives his narration an organic, stream-of-consciousness quality. 🎭 3. Character Voice & Inner Monologue Pynchon uses em dashes in dialogue or free indirect speech to mirror the sudden shifts of thought, uncertainty, or layered irony in his characters' minds. “She would have said something—anything—to stop him—but the moment passed.” This use builds tension and reflects the subjective nature of perception — a theme across Pynchon’s works. 🧩 4. Stylistic Modulation Pynchon’s punctuation evolves across his novels. For instance: V. and The Crying of Lot 49 use more traditional punctuation, em dashes included. Gravity’s Rainbow and Against the Day have longer sentences, with punctuation (including em dashes) used more as rhythmic tools. Bleeding Edge and Inherent Vice, being more contemporary and noir-influenced, lean into punchier em-dash usage, reflecting casual dialogue and internal commentary. 🧠 Why He Uses Em Dashes (Thematically) Pynchon writes about: Entropy Conspiracy Uncertainty The collapse of structure The em dash — which opens but does not resolve, interrupts without closing — mirrors these themes. It's a perfect punctuation mark for his vision of the world: fragmented, recursive, always shifting. Summary Thomas Pynchon uses em dashes: Sparingly, but intentionally For interruption, emphasis, or insertion of unstable meaning To shape rhythm and breath, especially in dense prose As a way to reflect mental fragmentation or ontological instability He doesn’t rely on them like some stylists do — but when they show up, they’re doing important work.''
  20. Guitar is happened, looking handsome, I managed preserve the wood while working with metal tools, however for action height I am off by half millimeter, which is okay as I don't have all the luthier tools, half or one mm is not a big deal. Two days ago I met an opera singer. His guitar's strings were floating, I tried to explain him that but he wasn't interested, said they are ok. I'll post finished guitar when sunlight is availble. I hate fluorescent light. Anyways by any chance if you read this blog you should read Shakespeare as well. Here is an introduction for tragedies:
  21. Interesting points. I don't believe in the physical realm, atleast not in the sense of man is the measure of everything . For me our realm just looks very instantaneous but I do think that we should leave ontology to phisicists. I like your analogies — it's like water constantly going through solid and gas phases, then finding itself in a phase it has already been in, which should be impossible. Big or small, nothing in the physical realm would ever align in the same position twice; it would be like stepping into the same river twice, as Heraclitus says.
  22. So I was sanding my guitars pickguard for better and sleeker fit. I have a delta sander, it's the only powertool I have. Suddenly I feel like; hey this machine can handle the wood no problem, how about denser surfaces. Typical male mindset which looking for trouble. I had this big axe rusting in my grandpa's cabinet, I said: Why not, this was a glorious axe, make it great again. I put 60grid on sander, stabilized axe on the counter, I give it a little grind and bam orange color started to turn brown then black and finally with more pressure I could scratch shiny metal underneath the rust. It wasn't easy, I had to push hard. Rust is not coming off easy, especially if there are multiple layers, but I done it ! felt good afterwards. Hear him singing: