Do you forbid me to have a share in heaven? In other words, do you bid me live with my head bowed down? No, I am above such an existence; I was born to a greater destiny than to be a mere chattel of my body, and I regard this body as nothing but a chain which manacles my freedom. Therefore, I offer it as a sort of buffer to fortune, and shall allow no wound to penetrate through to my soul.

For my body is the only part of me which can suffer injury. In this dwelling, which is exposed to peril, my soul lives free. Never shall this flesh drive me to feel fear or to assume any pretence that is unworthy of a good man. Never shall I lie in order to honour this petty body. When it seems proper, I shall sever my connexion with it. And at present, while we are bound together, our alliance shall nevertheless not be one of equality; the soul shall bring all quarrels before its own tribunal. To despise our bodies is sure freedom

~ Seneca, On the First Cause

The monologue at the beginning is a nice narrative device that should be used more often. The movie is about two men with wildly different worldviews talking with each other for nearly two hours about their different outlooks on life. Both agree that there is a problem of meaning in the world—one is a man of faith who tries to find meaning in mystical and fantastical experiences, while the other is a man of science who seeks meaning in the little things. I really need to rewatch it after reading more about Western philosophy, particularly Heidegger and Mystics such as Meister Eckhart. 8/10.

I just don’t think I accept the idea that there should be moments in which you’re not trying to do anything. I think, uh, it’s our nature, uh, to do things, I think we should do things, I think that, uh, purposefulness is part of our ineradicable basic human structure, and…and to say that we ought to be able to live without it is like saying that, uh, a tree ought to be able to live without branches or roots, but…but actually, without branches or roots, it wouldn’t be a tree, I mean, it would just be a log.

The RFC 5841 is a proposal to add an option in the TCP header to indicate the mood of packets.

Packets cannot feel. They are created for the purpose of moving data from one system to another. However, it is clear that in specific situations some measure of emotion can be inferred or added. For instance, a packet that is retransmitted to resend data for a packet for which no ACK was received could be described as an ‘angry‘ packet, or a ‘frustrated’ packet (if it is not the first retransmission for instance).

It has Ryan Gosling (oh my gosh, he’s literally me) and Bryan Cranston (the Breaking Bad guy, Waltuh), and both do a phenomenal job with their acting. I really like the character Ryan Gosling plays, stoic and autistic with a hint of sadness. The movie also features all the meme songs, which I enjoy. The movie itself isn’t particularly deep, but the action and characters are amazing. 8/10