Henry Sloan
@henrysloan.bsky.social
Software engineer in cloud infrastructure and virtualization. Rust enjoyer and emulator dev. Classical music lover, pianist, guitarist and violinist. German B1, Mandarin HSK4-5. he/him
A philosopher is someone who condemns the certainty of fools in order to gain it for themselves.
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A philosopher is someone who condemns the certainty of fools in order to gain it for themselves.
Art is good because things are bad, and good art shows that some things are the same as other things, and indeed there may be fewer things than we thought.
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Art is good because things are bad, and good art shows that some things are the same as other things, and indeed there may be fewer things than we thought.
If one is to write, one must first become a writer.
October 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If one is to write, one must first become a writer.
I like that the answer to "how quickly can humans read books?" is "depends on whether what they're reading is true or not."
October 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I like that the answer to "how quickly can humans read books?" is "depends on whether what they're reading is true or not."
At the risk of being misunderstood, I will let my words speak for themselves.
October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At the risk of being misunderstood, I will let my words speak for themselves.
The superlative is the most overused rhetorical device.
October 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The superlative is the most overused rhetorical device.
The sun in your periphery still blinds
September 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The sun in your periphery still blinds
I would quite like to be a non-fiction author, but the thing I'd like to write about doesn't exist.
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I would quite like to be a non-fiction author, but the thing I'd like to write about doesn't exist.
Me personally I find it best to rip off a bandaid slowly and with deliberation.
September 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Me personally I find it best to rip off a bandaid slowly and with deliberation.
There's no taste for accounting
September 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
There's no taste for accounting
You can bury the lead to water, but you can't hatch it
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
You can bury the lead to water, but you can't hatch it
If I ran a company, I would run superstition drills. Everyone has to say, "it's been a while since we've had a severe issue in prod!"
September 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If I ran a company, I would run superstition drills. Everyone has to say, "it's been a while since we've had a severe issue in prod!"
Over-read: "It's been 16 years since he died today"
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Over-read: "It's been 16 years since he died today"
Idealism -> Id-realism
August 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Idealism -> Id-realism
Perpetual stew! You mean soup toujours?
August 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Perpetual stew! You mean soup toujours?
It's time we address the lack of elephant in the room
August 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It's time we address the lack of elephant in the room
The most advanced tech imaginable will always be more advanced than the most advanced tech available, and by the time the latter becomes ubiquitous, the former comes into existence. Thus, we never feel ourselves to live in the future.
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The most advanced tech imaginable will always be more advanced than the most advanced tech available, and by the time the latter becomes ubiquitous, the former comes into existence. Thus, we never feel ourselves to live in the future.
I think Edgar Allan Poe's essay "The Philosophy of Composition", where he describes the writing process of "The Raven", is a world-class work of ironic fiction. It implies that anyone, if they correctly approach the writing of a poem, will write "The Raven".
August 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I think Edgar Allan Poe's essay "The Philosophy of Composition", where he describes the writing process of "The Raven", is a world-class work of ironic fiction. It implies that anyone, if they correctly approach the writing of a poem, will write "The Raven".
It is easiest to pick up eggshells with eggshells. So too with minds! So too with minds.
August 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It is easiest to pick up eggshells with eggshells. So too with minds! So too with minds.
Imaginary British joke:
"Did you get a haircut?"
"No, quite the opposite!"
"What does that mean?"
"I didn't!"
"Did you get a haircut?"
"No, quite the opposite!"
"What does that mean?"
"I didn't!"
August 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Imaginary British joke:
"Did you get a haircut?"
"No, quite the opposite!"
"What does that mean?"
"I didn't!"
"Did you get a haircut?"
"No, quite the opposite!"
"What does that mean?"
"I didn't!"
An ounce of confusion is worth a pound of clarity
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
An ounce of confusion is worth a pound of clarity
Everything I love is an economic inefficiency
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Everything I love is an economic inefficiency
In philosophy, predicate logic is a better tool for making bad arguments than for discerning good ones.
July 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In philosophy, predicate logic is a better tool for making bad arguments than for discerning good ones.
I have a good mind. My brain gets in the way.
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I have a good mind. My brain gets in the way.