Kaz Fernandes

Horse racing is cruel and should be banned
#MelbourneCup
#NupToTheCup

"No matter how many things we buy or acquire — cars, houses, designer clothes, etc — the pleasure soon fades and we are back again with the old sense of dissatisfaction and the need for something new, something else."

dotnet conf title slide. text reads: Session Highlight Welcome to .NET 10 & Visual Studio 2026! Allie Barry, Brady Gaster, Cathy Sullivan, David Fowler, Gaurav Seth, Maddy Montaquila, Mike Kistler, Scott Hanselman, Mads Kristensen, Damian Edwards, Safia Abdalla, Rachel Kang, Maria Naggaga Nakanwagi

🙌 .NET Conf 2025 in on its way... 👏

Join us November 11th for an action-packed keynote welcoming the release of .NET 10! See some of the amazing new things you can do with .NET 10, C# 14 and Visual Studio 2026.

Save the date: msft.it/63329tDtKH

A great way to feel happier is to try a new activity or take a different approach. Join us for #NewWaysNovember and get daily ideas to help you find new ways forward actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov...

Optimistic October - Day 27: Be kind to yourself today. Remember, progress takes time actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o... #OptimisticOctober

Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy.

But it’s under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.

Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and the planet: unep.org/unep-and-biodiversity

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Poster Child, by Taylor Acorn 12 track album

@tayloracorn.bsky.social's new album is 🔥
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Focus on the things that make you feel joy instead of the things that make you feel afraid

I refuse to see a world being overcome with greed, hate, dishonesty, and betrayal. There is so much good around us, and many who believe in doing what is right instead of doing what is easy and wrong.

Music and Nature Work in Harmony to Ease Stress and Lift Mood - Neuroscience News The viral phrase “touch grass” may be more than internet humor—science shows that engaging with nature and music can significantly boost emotional and physical well-being.

Music and Nature Work in Harmony to Ease Stress and Lift Mood - Neuroscience News neurosciencenews.com/music-nature...

What 350 different theories of consciousness reveal about reality

There are hundreds of coherent theories attempting to explain the origins of experience. Robert Lawrence Kuhn explores what they reveal about free will, artificial intelligence and life after death

Chance, choice, and how to claim your life – a D.H. Lawrence gem www.themarginalian.org/2025/04/29/d...

How to start a new chapter in life

How to start a new chapter in life

An open heart is the most direct path to an open mind.

For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living amzn.to/3mQL4c4 #excellentadvice

How to Practice Effectively: Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help Us Master Skills in Music, Sports & Beyond Practice makes perfect, so the cliché says, although like many clichés, it has also spawned corrective variants. 'Practice makes permanent,' a common one of them goes, and what it lacks in catchiness ...

How to Practice Effectively: Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help Us Master Skills in Music, Sports & Beyond

Agree?
#philosophy

Void of Infinity, by Dynatron 4 track album

@dynatronsynth.com's new EP is out today ❤️
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i feel everything my sophomore album, “I FEEL EVERYTHING” out NOW ♡ : https://maggielindemann.lnk.to/ifeeleverything

Really loving Maggie Lindemann's new album! (released last week)
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Ever After, by Action/Adventure 13 track album

@actionadventure.bsky.social's new album is out today ❤️
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Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday

The moment you let go of expectation and embrace appreciation, your whole world transforms.

When does happiness start positively impacting your health? When does happiness start positively impacting your health? Happiness is a public health resource, according to international researchers, who say they have found countries with people who

"Happiness is not just a personal feeling but also a measurable public health resource."

Journal article (open access): www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...

Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.

There is one point of agreement among both enthusiasts and sceptics: the future has already arrived

go.nature.com/3WL73iS

Optimistic October - Day 21: Let go of the expectations of others and focus on what matters to you actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o... #OptimisticOctober

1. Live with reason and in harmony with nature. 2. Pursue virtue — wisdom, justice, courage, temperance — as the only true good. 3. Distinguish what is within your power from what is not. 4. Assent only to true impressions; guard your judgments. 5. Act justly toward others as fellow citizens of the world.

A more accurate 5-line summary of #Stoicism from @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social:

1. Don’t judge others 2. Don’t talk about your philosophy (live it) 3. Don’t be overheard complaining 4. Don’t focus on outcomes 5. Don’t seek revenge

A 5-line summary of #Stoicism that a friend just sent me:

A History of Philosophy in 81 Video Lectures: A Free Course That Explores Philosophy from Ancient Greece to Modern Times Above, you can watch 81 video lectures tracing the history of philosophy, moving from Ancient Greece to modern times. Arthur Holmes presented this influential course at Wheaton College for decades, an...

A History of Philosophy in 81 Video Lectures: A Free Course That Explores Philosophy from Ancient Greece to Modern Times