Aaronstotle

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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
If you are a fan of history, Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy is a fantastic read. Prior to reading this book, I naively assumed Cortes waltzed into Meso America and took over, this
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I did a bike ride on Saturday and passed the Port Authority terminal on my way home and it was very packed. When I rode by yesterday afternoon I noticed it was significantly less crowded. I think its attributed to the fact that it was a wee
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Yeah, there has been a steady stream of Bird Flu cases increasing globally and spreading over the last year. Based on the trend it seemed it would only be a matter of time before it finally spread to humans.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Yeah I learned this lesson the hard way when after a century ride, my left hand ring finger and pinky went numb for almost two days. Started making sure I had my elbows bent and used my core to keep myself more upright.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I enjoy strength training and drinking alcohol. I think if I had issues with either mental clarity or sleep I'd cut back more, I do practice dry January and have been surprised and how I don't really feel all that different. Maybe
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I want an AI doctor so at least there is some information I can get between the months delay it takes to get an appointment.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I recently moved to NYC and I've taken the train to both Boston and DC, I think I'll fly next time I go to either city.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I've worked IT for Mac only shops my entire career, I wouldn't say any of it has been miserable
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I am currently of the belief that the death penalty should be reserved for the most extreme of the most extreme circumstances. The Boston Bomber & The Park School Shooter are two prime examples. There is a very high burden of proof for
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Exactly what happened to mine, or it doubled as a second office badge
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
My grandma grew up in Soviet Kyiv, she told me kids they would break thermometers and play with the mercury
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Writing simpler and shorter sentences doesn't always mean you are dumbing down. Before my tech/IT career, I had plans to be a lawyer and majored in Philosophy. People might find it surprising that students were explicitly told to
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I am going to guess that its a combination of the prevalence of ultra-processed foods coupled with a steep decline in physical activity.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I love cycling with my apple watch, its actually the largest use case for owning one in my opinion. If I'm not exercising I don't wear it, I like getting the heart rate states synced to strava.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I always wondered why I could hear my heart beating so hard when I would go on a run, especially pronounced wearing ear-buds.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I buy Sunday Ticket and Redzone, I had it last year and I really enjoyed being able to watch all the games, I used to use streaming sites but I was tired of them crashing every 10 minutes.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
He is probably going to blame this on Ukraine
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I really loathe the hubris of modern people who think we shouldn't die like everyone did for millennia before us. Yes, we live longer and we have better medicine, stop trying to live forever.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Because it will look very bad if you answer, "No, our company has no Anti-virus because we are a macOS shop" on a security questionnaire
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I first found Lex because he would interview really interesting technical people, like Jim Keller. Like you, I found Lex off-putting in that he will platform anyone, and then will just say Love will prevail, I think its incredibly naive.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
That is true, I myself hadn't heard of Grand Seiko until I got into watches, I went to the Seiko museum in Tokyo and that was a really amazing experience.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Maybe they should have warned them after some time, because Microsoft has gotten breached a few times in the last few years.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
its not Snowflake's fault their customers used weak passwords and no MFA. Not enforcing MFA does merit some blame on Snowflake, however, I still think its on the customer to secure your own environment.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
This and the MI300x makes me hopeful for AMD
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
That's really cool! I always wanted to have a solar powered desktop, never got around to it unfortunately.
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Been to Comal a few times, need to go again and pay closer attention
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Until Web 3.0 is disconnected from blockchains, I don't see this happening
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
I tried running OpenBSD on my desktop but kept running into issues where my display would freeze after 10-15 minutes. I assume it was because of my nvidia-gpu
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
Americans & Brits making fun of each other through a portal would be pretty neat haha
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by Aaronstotle 2y ago
This is neat, I hope one day similar structures are placed in cities around the globe, and it helps ease tension that builds so easily online.

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