@angel we definitely do. I'm lucky enough to be able to go and see it from time to time (even if last time has been in August). So the next time I'll watch the sea, I'll dedicate it to you. Meanwhile, I'm sending you this photo, from November 2024
I'm in love with The Sea. It's a bit strange, as I'm from Madrid; it's a dry and stubborn land as far from the sea as can be. Or, who knows, maybe that's the reason of my love, the love of the dispossesed, the love of the forsaken, the love of the abandoned; a loved one, a desired one, as far as can be. I wish I was by the shore, my sight lost in the flat horizon, my feet cold and wet, the engine of the sea drumming and roaring. I'm far away, but I'm reading Oceano mare by Alessandro Baricco and I see that we share The Sea as a lover, and reading his words (an art of words I will never be able to craft) I feel a bit better, a bit closer.
Those of you near The Sea, you'll know that I envy you. Please, give my regards to the one I love, I will be there, who knows when.
@6al quanto sei ottimista che pensi che le persone normali siano empatiche e solidali, quando invece sono molte di queste "persone normali" che sostengono e votano i dittatori o i partiti nazi-fascisti e populisti. Che sono a favore dei centri di concentramento in Albania, che gioiscono per i morti nel Mediterraneo. O che sostengono e difendono i miliardari come Musk, Besos e il tizio di Meta. P.S. bello risentirti, mio splendore. E, con ritardo, buon Natale πππ
@morgant @stefano @pitrh I lucked out and had my local User Group happen to give the NYCBSDCon. I put my hand up to help when they were looking for a volunteer because "some guy in Canada wants to stream the conference". Go. Volunteer. Even if you just carry a box or pull a cable. You won't regret it. We are a community with some of the most unique people I have ever met.