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senf.in 2026-05-24T12:10:17Z 1min
The first time I used the internet was on a computer at a local library in the late 90s. Usage was limited to 1h per day. Having internet at home was still an exception back then. I was fascinated by this technology that enabled you to talk with people from all over the world.

My peers created websites centered around their interests. Some of these websites had message boards and chats so that visitors could talk to each other. Over time, small communities emerged that were connected by a shared interest and the desire to exchange thoughts. I met new friends, learned many things and felt at home.

Eventually, the internet evolved. Platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, StackExchange and Discord conquered the web due to their ease of use, large user base and extensive functionality. But as the profit-driven companies running these platforms started to shift their operations the flip side of centralization became apparent.

I rarely ever posted anything on these platforms thus reducing my online presence to that of an observer for the most part. As the old internet I knew slowly faded away the world wide web became surprisingly narrow for me.

This website aims to restore a bit of this old spirit characterized by cooperation and freedom and you are cordially invited to participate. Zum Wohle!


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senf.in 2026-05-24T12:14:17Z 1min


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senf.in 2026-07-04T05:50:45Z 1min
An interesting documentary about the Barabar caves that makes you wonder what it would mean if there were past civilizations with technologies beyond the limits of modern engineering. Also, which of our civilizational achievements will remain discoverable for distant future generations?

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Only a combination of devotion, a believe in achieving the impossible, fanaticism, indifference to expense, a sense of aesthetics, a love of technical perfection and a desire for recognition by future generations would lead someone to initiate such work.
This combination has no equal in ancient India.
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—Harry Falk in Asokan Sites and Artefacts (at 25:07)

At 50:00 it is argued that the two sphere-like shapes must have been made according to specification since they are symmetrical and one does not make exactly the same mistakes twice by chance. But what if they possessed a construction method that ensured symmetry, i.e. they made one of the shapes first (trying to match the specification as closely as possible) and then applied this method to make a symmetrical clone on the other side thereby copying the error?


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senf.in 2026-07-16T09:41:13Z 1min
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We often mistake speed for rushing. But speed belongs to the body. Rushing belongs to the mind.
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—01:34

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Pressure doesn't require a slower body. It requires a clearer mind because under pressure we don't usually lose our ability. We lose our clarity.
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So if the opposite of rushing isn't slowing down, what is it? It is clarity.
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—05:00

Confusion is another opposite of clarity. More specifically, the kind of confusion that one is not aware of.


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senf.in 2026-07-16T09:45:27Z 1min
§!Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books§!
by Aaron Schaffer, Will Oremus and Nitasha Tiku, January 27, 2026

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In early 2024, executives at artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic ramped up an ambitious project they sought to keep quiet. “Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”
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