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by DapperZoom 4y ago
I'm not familiar with many Japanese song lyrics, so not familiar with the phenomenon mentioned. I'd also be interested in examples. There are always several ways to write a word in Japanese. As far as I know, any word can be writt
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by DapperZoom 4y ago
I've yet to read the article posted in the OP, but already want to chime in after reading some of the comments. I tend to walk 5-10mies a day, usually as part of my commute within San Francisco. One of the reasons I love this city so m
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Ask HN: Philosophical Reading Recommendations
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
I find these comments fascinating. I've never heard anyone say this before, but I wonder if it's similar to the phenomenon where a certain percentage of the population thinks that cilantro tastes like soap.
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
A much better question is "who cares?". It's like asking how to save a half a bagel or a half of a snicker bar. Man up and finish it.
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
Yeah, I definitely agree with this. The corporate media is a hive mind of sorts, and look at the unhinged hysteria presented on CNN. I'm definitely not a fan of FOX, but during the Presidential debate, their panel contained two Biden s
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
Nice writeup, but the word "Pancriticalism" showed exactly zero hits for me in Google.
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
I'm not sure whether or not this is true. It may be based on personality. I've seen people struggle with it, but I've never had a problem. I've been using Anki for over 5 years, and hardly ever fall behind on reviews. I&
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
Another SF lover here. It is an amazing place. What I like so much about it is that you can just wander aimlessly through the city and stumble upon all sort fo cool stuff. Very walkable. Also, in contrast to NYC, you can easily string toget
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. -- Albert Einstein
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
Relatedly, I was struck by philosopher Bernard Longergan's concept of one's horizon. He distinguished three classes of questions: - The questions one can raise and answer satisfactorialy - The questions one can raise, but can not
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." -Abraham Lincoln Close enough
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
I really loved that quote, but are you sure it is a Lincoln quote? A Google search leads to this page.
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by DapperZoom 6y ago
I was going to recommend the Four Pillars of Investing by Mr. Bernstein. https://www.amazon.com/Four-Pillars-Investing-Building-Portf... I'd also recommend The Richest Man in Babylon, but not as the only book on person
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by DapperZoom 7y ago
Exactly. We all make these tradeoffs all the time and sacrifice lives for convenience and financial reasons. For example, close to 40K die in the us in traffic accidents every year. That number could be reduced to almost nothing with a 5 mp
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by DapperZoom 7y ago
As a student of Japanese, I often get confused when listening to Japanese because there are so few sounds and therefore many homonyms. This gave me the idea of a language with only two sounds, "ku" and "ka", being used t