October 30 2023, 19:53

Folks, I’m here writing a parser for the output of “ls -lR” and “DIR /S” into virtual hierarchies, which can be compared with each other, from which you can generate scripts for archiving selected files, etc.

If anyone understands at least something and you have Windows, could you send me a DIR /S (for Windows) of any folder with subfolders, preferably a large one, to r.aliev@gmail.com or in a private message. The contents of the files are obviously not transmitted, only the name, creation date, sizes are needed. I don’t need the ls -lR output. Ideally, it would have long filenames with spaces.

October 29 2023, 21:38

I came across a very interesting article written by Garrett Hardin, published back in 1974 in “Psychology Today”, which correlates highly with the events in Israel and Palestine. In short—the article discusses how aid to poor countries can be ineffective and even harmful in the long run. Hardin uses the metaphor of a “lifeboat” to illustrate his point—what do you do if you’re shipwrecked and can only take 10 people in the lifeboat, but there are a hundred outside? What would you do? He explores various scenarios, and then expands this to the topic of aiding poor countries.

In his view, if wealthy countries unconditionally aid poor ones, it could lead to overpopulation and resource degradation in those countries, ultimately exacerbating their problems.

I translated from English as best I could, using, of course, an automatic translator, and edited the result as I read. So excuse the imperfections, I was reluctant to spend more than an hour on reading and editing at the same time.

I will attach the link later. Right now, I’m experimenting with the format—here it’s a gallery of 23 pictures, which should be easily readable on a phone or screen.