Jonnston

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by Jonnston 3y ago
As an idea, and an ideal, it's hard to seriously criticize EA. Sone pretty shady people have done really unethical things while claiming it as a rationale, but I don't understand how that's supposed to convince me that "
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by Jonnston 3y ago
Kant in shambles
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by Jonnston 3y ago
De La Soul's discography came to streaming this year. Including 3 Feet High and Rising.
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by Jonnston 3y ago
I use anki right now. I mean this question in good faith, is there a reason for me to switch? I'm happ with anki, but I'm open to being sold. Relatedly: Can I pay for this? Anki won't accept money, and it makes me nervous tha
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by Jonnston 3y ago
There's an excellent fictionalized book about this topic called Red Plenty. I just read it recently and found it thoroughly enjoyable. It's a very humanizing account of a potentially dull and abstract idea.
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by Jonnston 4y ago
Will Durant once expressed his conviction that the world only seems to get worse because as we develop morally and intellectually, we're less tolerant of evil but simultaneously more able to perceive it. In empirical terms things have
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by Jonnston 4y ago
FFXIV is actually bigger than WoW these days.
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by Jonnston 4y ago
I'm not saying that I hold these views myself, I think that these are straightforward generous readings that you can take of common conservative positions. Killing in war is bad, even evil, but there is no other way. It's a lesser
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by Jonnston 4y ago
Yakuza 0. I've been playing it as "virtual tourism", it's a faithful recreation of one small part of 1980s Tokyo. The environment is really lovingly crafted, and the main story is B Movie schlock in the best way.
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by Jonnston 6y ago
I think most mathematical facts described as beautiful fall into one of the two categories of “consequences of definitions” and “shocking connections”. The first happens when the structure of your terms is lined up in just the right way as
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by Jonnston 6y ago
This was a really well written essay! Great breakdown of Sweeney’s strategy!
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by Jonnston 6y ago
I wonder what amazon’s report is going to look like. Only half an hour until they release
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Sigbovik 2020 [pdf](sigbovik.org)
2 points by Jonnston 7y ago|0 comments