[HN Gopher] The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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       The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
        
       Author : kentricon
       Score  : 52 points
       Date   : 2024-04-17 16:45 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | dang wrote:
       | Related:
       | 
       |  _The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676647 - Sept 2022 (2
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30476541 - Feb 2022 (1
       | comment)
       | 
       |  _The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10140539 - Aug 2015 (23
       | comments)
        
       | hexage1814 wrote:
       | Great fan of John Koenig's work. Honestly, to me, this video of
       | his, I watched 10 years ago, it's one of those things you take
       | with you for life. Beautiful and so true.
       | 
       | https://vimeo.com/83258629
        
       | Terr_ wrote:
       | > "Mankind has ah only one mm-m-m science," the Count said as
       | they picked up their parade of followers and emerged from the
       | hall into the waiting room--a narrow space with high windows and
       | floor of patterned white and purple tile.
       | 
       | > "And what science is that?" the Baron asked.
       | 
       | > "It's the um-m-m-ah-h science of ah-h-h discontent," the Count
       | said.
       | 
       | -- _Dune_ (1965)
       | 
       |  _P.S.:_ That said, I think the author extended  "science of
       | discontent" to mean a future-directed practice of making people
       | unhappy to "toughen mankind up", but IMO it works fine as a
       | general observation of past trends.
        
       | djrhails wrote:
       | I just made a reverse-dictionary search for The Dictionary of
       | Obscure Sorrows (and some of my own words).
       | 
       | - Introduction article: https://hails.info/projects/missing-
       | words/
       | 
       | - Search: https://words.hails.info/
       | 
       | Great to see the resurgence of interest!
        
       | agentultra wrote:
       | I love this website. I bought the hardcover book when it came
       | out. Highly recommended.
        
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