commit 75138316067c60510a63497f7c361762c2ad213b
parent c748a37a957b610b176c901ac4eb6acb25edf320
Author: corndog <cauchyn@firemail.cc>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:09:44 -0700
Be more affective and open
Other changes for readability and tone.
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diff --git a/in/me/index.md b/in/me/index.md
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ tags: prose
{{ template "proseheader" .ModTime }}
-Around 2010 I read a view on identity claiming people are the collection of their answers
-to *I love _______*[^where]. I would keep a short list of links to refer to when prompted
-about my interests and I thought it easier to keep them on one page I can access on the
-www.
-
+It was around 2010 when I read a view on identity claiming people are the collection of
+everything they love. Presented to me in the framework of answering *I love
+_____*[^where], it prompted me to take note of what drives me to a fervor and observe the
+kind of person I was and was becoming. I would recall this idea during
+a round of interviews in 2018 where I realized, with all the time I spent at my desk,
+I was forgetting the things I once enjoyed.
+
+This page is my way of recording what things, old or new, enthralled me and why.
I believe this will be a useful (and historically interesting) exercise and intend to
-collect more links here I would lose track of otherwise. This list is non-exhaustive.
+collect links here I would lose track of otherwise. This list is non-exhaustive and
+may never be completed.
## Fighting Games
@@ -120,9 +124,9 @@ unusually remarkable. I would like to do my part as well.
This was very indulgent. I hope you found something interesting.
</p>
-For trivia: by cosmic coincidence I share a name with the author of [The Art of Computer
-Programming][taocp]. That we both graduated in mathematics and work with computers is
-pretty cool, no?
+Personal trivia: by cosmic coincidence I share a name with the author of [The Art of
+Computer Programming][taocp]. That we both graduated in mathematics and work with
+computers is pretty cool, no?
[^hyouka]: [A few](https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/6880)
[example](https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/22596)
@@ -132,15 +136,15 @@ 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
-adopting a mindful, learning attitude based on nonstop marginal improvement (i.e.,
+adopting a mindful, learning attitude based on nonstop *marginal* improvement (i.e.,
discipline).
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]: It was perhaps a blog post or a (possibly translated) interview, that
-I undoubtedly read online, but I ultimately could not find it. One day I may dig into old
+[^where]: I undoubtedly read it online, maybe it was a blog post or a (possibly
+translated) interview, but I ultimately could not find it. One day I may dig into old
drives and see if I saved it locally in Evernote. Things get lost in the digital world
too.
