commit 077b1abb1a7187270cf70dc0eb1efcb903eeff70
parent 4acd7a2b683f8e705ee53b9f780fa50bc7490bb8
Author: corndog <cauchyn@firemail.cc>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:05:06 -0700
Reduce verbosity, rephrase, use active language
Make clearer what "stay hungry" implies.
Expand on learning attitude footnote.
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1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/in/me/index.md b/in/me/index.md
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@ description: Some things I like.
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-I first read of a view on identity in maybe 2010 or 2011 that claimed people are the
-collection of their answers to *"I love..."*[^where]. I kept a short list of links to
-refer to when prompted about my interests in interviews or other places and I thought it
-easier to keep them on one page I can access on the www.
+Maybe it was 2010 when I read a view on identity claiming people are the collection of
+their answers to *I love...*[^where]. For a while I kept a short list of links to refer to
+when prompted about my interests in interviews or other places and I thought it easier to
+keep them on one page I can access on the www.
I believe this will be a useful (and historically interesting) exercise and intend to
-collect more links here that I would lose track of otherwise. This list is non-exhaustive
-and I have added comments where appropriate.
+collect more links here I would lose track of otherwise. This list is non-exhaustive.
## Fighting Games
@@ -54,9 +53,10 @@ and I have added comments where appropriate.
Tired of losing to my cousin, I learned to play fighting games properly[^proper] in 2008.
I stumbled upon Moment #37 and I was hooked. A recurring motto at the time was "stay
-hungry", meant figuratively and sometimes literally. "Cheap" and "stupid" were compliments
---- what's stopping you from doing what the other player is? When you run into a problem,
-it is up to you to *break it down and figure it out*.
+hungry", meant figuratively and [sometimes
+literally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response). Cheap and stupid were
+compliments --- what's stopping you from doing what the other player is? When you run
+into a problem, it is up to you to *break it down and figure it out*.
[To this day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1T1Y1ZAdDI) personal development remains
a focus in the community.
@@ -94,22 +94,22 @@ will remain a treasured memory.
Hyouka](https://superfanicombsx.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/a-hastily-erected-shrine-to-historiography-in-hyouka/)
The screenplay I wish I wrote. Encompasses my favorite qualities in a body of work: not
-cloying, but grounded and introspective. A story about youth disguised as detective
-fiction, at one point the cast, members of the classical literature club, attempt to
-complete a mystery film. The series generated great content and discussion on not *just*
+cloying, but grounded and introspective. A story of youth disguised as detective fiction,
+at one point the cast, members of the classical literature club, attempt to complete
+a mystery film. The series generated great content and discussion on not *just*
[interpreting
narrative](https://thereforeitis.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/hyouka-a-dying-land/), but also
how to watch animation[^hyouka] and how to read (esp. mystery).
-Above, I have collected some examples of the discourse. As the years went by, others have
-added on and I hope to eventually gather them on separate page with my own contributions.
+Above, I collected some examples of the discourse. As the years went by, others have added
+on and I hope to eventually gather them on a separate page with my own contributions.
I have noticed, [so
often](https://throughthepainting.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/a-chinese-hyouka-advertisement/)
[when
others](http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/18-1/kyoto-animations-masterpiece-has-arrived-on-crunchyroll)
[speak of](http://lostinanime.com/2012/09/hyouka-22-end-and-series-review/) [this
-show](https://www.bateszi.me/2012/09/30/a-distant-light-hyouka/), in the same breath that
-they praise its achievements there's the sense of acknowledgement Hyouka was something
+show](https://www.bateszi.me/2012/09/30/a-distant-light-hyouka/), in the same breath they
+praise its achievements there's the sense of acknowledgement Hyouka was something
unusually remarkable. I would like to do my part as well.
<p class="distinct-from-above">
@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ make out. I'll have to clip some myself when I get around to rewatching.
[^proper]: Really, it's just wrapping your head on the main abstractions (e.g.
[hitboxes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0cFs5mHQC4&t=57s), [frame
data](https://forums.shoryuken.com/t/basic-frame-data-guide-for-newbies/102006)) and
-assuming a mindful, learning attitude.
+adopting a mindful, learning attitude based on nonstop marginal improvement.
-[^where]: I've unsuccessfully looked for the piece that I undoubtedly read online (perhaps
-a blog post or a possibily translated interview) with search engines. I may one day dig
-into old drives and see if I saved it locally with Evernote. This is a reminder of
-uncertain digital destiny.
+ Indeed, the concept of *the margin* is what hooked me into my economics courses, from
+there mathematics and, eventually, CS. I suppose it can be said my interests in math are
+less for physical reasons and more for *arbitrary* ones.
+
+[^where]: I have not been successful searching for this piece, perhaps a blog post or
+a (possibly translated) interview, that I undoubtedly read online. I may one day dig into
+old drives and see if I saved it locally in Evernote. Things are lost in the digital world
+too.
