Notices by es0mhi@tilde.zone

@dj3ei

It's interesting that you bring that up. Because we are having a very similar discussion at the moment about symbols of the Red Army and Soviet Russia - for good reason, as you can imagine.

It has caused quite a stir and a lot of panel discussions, not least at our university. In the meantime, Soviet war memorials are being removed, their symbols torn down. But what will become of all the "Hämmer und Sicheln" that still decorate many facades from the Stalin era?

A better approach would be to provide the monuments and houses with explanatory plaques that try to explain to future generations why this symbolism is not as innocent as it soon might appear.

In general, I am against bans and believe it takes more than that. (The white Z is still banned at demonstrations here).

I know that I am hardly susceptible to the radiant power of great symbols. But I must admit that I am upset by the public destruction of books or documents, which demonstrates utter disregard for human achievement. (The Nazi book burnings, burning the Quran, shredding the UN charter ...)

I also disapprove of the symbolic destruction or vandalism of works of art by climate activists, etc.

This may sound old-fashioned, but people who have no appreciation for art and no respect for the written word will lead us into a terrible future.

@hobbsc

Yes, that's what I thought! I asked because I sometimes felt relieved after an eagerly awaited challenge, for which I had prepared very hard after it had vanished into thin air. Puzzled and relieved. Though I didn't really know why.

As a kid I did a lot of taekwondo but I never participated in a contest. That's pretty high up on the list of things I regret not having done.

Good luck in your next match!

@hobbsc

Given these two options: Do you feel more disappointed or relieved?

@ai6yr

Quite unbelievable! To me it seemed that they have always been there and that they would last forever.

@JoseEdGomes @BorisBarbour

This conviction, which you both seem to share, that the situation has improved recently. Is that a feeling or is there any evidence to back it up? (Because unfortunately I can't say that I have the same impression).

@Janne

org-wiki and org-brain. even though both were abandoned years ago.

#amateurradio #contesting #ESopen

Whether you like a short contest that doesn't spoil your whole weekend, or you just want to make some easy contacts with Estonian stations, then this is for you. After a 2 year break we are back this Saturday, April 20th, with the Estonian Open HF Championship.

40 and 80 meters, CW and SSB during 4 hours starting at 5.00 UTC. These 4 hours are divided into four one-hour periods where you may work the same stations repeatedly. (So two times per hour if you work either CW or SSB, or even four times if you do Mixed Mode).

Take a look at the exact rules here: https://erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf

(QSOs with Russian and Belarusian stations do not count, for reasons I do not need to go into here.)

Good luck in the contest!

@pony

I don't like to split hairs. But in general we understand an advertisement to be a public notice in e.g. a newspaper, that is paid for by a company and wants to sell you something. It's a marketing tool. And if it's a series, we can call it a 'campaign'.

I wouldn't call any message on a billboard an advertisement. And I assume, few people would.

I wouldn't even like to call what is put here onto the billboards a 'message'.

But let's approach it from another angel: Do you see any difference between advertisement and art?

@pony

What makes you think so?
What does it advertise?

Did you follow the link?

@pony @piggo

I wouldn't call it a "campaign". But that's at least an interpretation. ;-)

@piggo

You get it!

As this is literally on the doorstep (of our temporary home) and I've often anticipated these images on my daily walkes.

Hetk, (Estookin, Rebeca Parbus)

http://www.hetk.info/

#art #ukraine #tallinn

The year 2024 has had a very rocky start so far. First, at the beginning of the year, we had to clear out the apartment on the mainland - security renovations. This meant, among other things, moving thousands of books to alternate locations. When I finally got back to the island, the water pipes in the house were frozen - we had a strong arctic wind and temperatures of -19 degrees. There is still water in the sauna - otherwise I would be doomed. And now I'm in bed for the second day with a virus, too weak to move. Where the hell did I get it? I haven't seen anyone for days. On the ferry maybe?

@KC8JC @ve3qbz

I would have thought it would have something to do with New Year's resolutions. But March is probably too late for that. ;-)

@mjgardner

Yes, I know: there are lots of fields where being infantile is not a limiting factor.

@mjgardner

Using vocabulary like "yucking" and "yum" publicly on the Internet would also be considered "career-limiting moves" - at least in my field, which isn't an industry.

I don't think I've ever voted for an Estonian party other than the Social Democrats. This must not necessarily be understood as an expression of political preference, because compared to the Social Democrats, all other parties in Estonia are so moronic that it would be hard to justify voting for anything else. And now this!

Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets (also leader of the Social Democratic Party) announces that Estonia would be happy to help bringing male refugees currently living in Estonia to Ukraine to be mobilized - against their will - as soldiers in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Just to remind you again: It is a human right to choose not to actively participate in any armed conflict. What will Läänemets do if the refugees refuse to comply with his disgusting deal with the Ukrainians? Handcuff them?

But calm down, nothing will happen in the end. We are in Estonia after all. In a country where declarations of intent are always good for a headline, even if we don't seriously consider implementing them for even a moment.

#Ukraine #Estonia #politics

I have just read that Otar #Iosseliani has passed away. You often hear from older people how the constant stream of friends passing away makes them increasingly depressed. Well, I'm not that old yet to receive news of friends' deaths. But Otar was also a kind of companion. I remember well how his movies more than once made me feel like I was wasting my life. That sounds horrible. But in truth, it is the mark of great art. Do you remember Kafka talking about books meant to be die Axt für das gefrorene Meer in uns?

@Sandra

Of course, Ingo has a point by demanding "a light-weight source language" and "getting out of the way". (Hence the popularity of markdown.)

I fear we would have to go into a lot of detail about my workflow - and in a way, that's what it comes down to: use cases, habits, requirements are all different. Going from mdoc to DocBook wouldn't work in my case because 70 macros is just too limited. But the way I write is similar to what @alex describes: I start jotting down something in AsciiDoc, have it converted to DocBook, and add elements as my ideas evolve.

mdoc, DocBook, etc. all start by separating semantics from presentation, and that's a good thing. But often the visual presentation helps to make a dense text jungle penetrable. And that's where CSS comes in handy. Not as something to make text appealing ("spray paint and crayons"), but for structuring multilayered text.

Does that make sense?