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by Pimpus 8y ago
> The very definition of a citizen was one who was active in politics (the inverse being someone preoccupied with their own private matters, an "idiotis" in Ancient Greek, and the etymology for "idiot"). Um, OK... but
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> What are you doing to ensure that in 10 or 20 years time other people will be able to do the same? Your ability to look at the fog rolling across the city is the result of a finely balanced set of climatic factors. If it's somethi
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> "Not politicising" is a political act and statement as well. There is no dodging politics. Sigh. Are you posting this Twitter meme seriously or is it a joke? It doesn't even stand up to light intellectual scrutiny. As fo
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I've always focused on being efficient, not productive. I want to get my work done as fast as possible so I can return to enjoying life.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Have you tried reading more of the discourse before proclaiming to the world you don't understand it.? Or did you skip that step.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I understand that it's a sandbox game, but the list of self imposed restrictions you have to follow to have fun is quite long indeed. Don't wall yourself in, don't use the OP traps, don't farm indoors, don't make bo
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by Pimpus 8y ago
If you look at the attributes of some creatures, weapons etc on the df wiki they are highly unrealistic and counter-intuitive. Moreover, the apparent complexity does not translate into fun gameplay, and actually hurts it in the form of high
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Yeah, the idea of it is attractive, and learning the crazy UI is half the fun, but once you really get into it you realize that there is no there there. It's nowhere near as complex as it seems, and full of bugs, some decades old. Trad
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> The biology of mental illness is still a mystery, but practitioners don’t want to admit it. I believe we started with a faulty premise, that perfectly natural states of mind are an "illness". They may not be pleasant to behol
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by Pimpus 8y ago
It's not stress and it's not playing a factor. Unconscious, repressed emotions are the direct cause of RSI and many other ailments, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I highly recommend reading the book.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Sounds like a personality trait, not a mental disorder. High conscientiousness plus high neuroticism would be my guess from my favorite armchair. Anyway, I agree that obsessing over productivity can be toxic. The correct mindset is to be ef
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> On the other hand, for centuries it's been recognized that the best antidote to "bad speech" isn't censorship, it's more speech. Don't ban, convince. The problem with that here is that the medical industry
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by Pimpus 8y ago
While the rest of Reddit was lying about Hillary's favorability, only The Donald was posting accurate polls. They've continued to be more accurate than the other subreddits, most recently with the Jussie Smolett thing. I think at
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Cool article, I like honest reviews like this. I think a lot of people who learned Dvorak won't admit to themselves that it hasn't been worth it, because of the sunk cost (?) fallacy hindering objective self-reporting. The thing w
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> RSI Read the Mind-Body Prescription, you might be surprised at what you learn. RSI is not something we should be afraid of in this day and age, with everything we know about the human organism.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> I honestly doubt that my 60+ wpm has held me back in any significant way. I type 120 at max speed and I think that if I were to suddenly start typing more slowly tomorrow due to a freak thumb accident it would be a significant impedime
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I think a very small number of people have carb intolerance (e.g. Jordan Peterson and his daughter), but a much larger number of people would benefit from reading The Mind Body Prescription first. I was about to try keto when I found that b
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> No personal swipes Yeah, this isn't Tinder!
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I'm not a "freeloader" as I pay for the premium service, but this news is the last straw. I'm unsubscribing and uninstalling, as soon as I figure out how to download my playlists. I know this news doesn't affect me,
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by Pimpus 8y ago
It's hard to generalize too much about screen time. It is almost universally bad, especially for kids, and should be kept to a minimum. Gadgets nowadays provide an unlimited stream of stimulation, novelty, and dopamine hits. No child c
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by Pimpus 8y ago
What I see posted here is light-years more readable and more pleasing than what I see at the author's site[0]. [0]: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I don't think it's unreasonable to want to eat real food, the same we've eaten for thousands of years, or to think it's the healthiest option for us. It's common sense, which doesn't require years of indoctrina
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I don't understand this story at all.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> The beginning of my depression had been nothing but feelings, so the emotional deadening that followed was a welcome relief. I had always wanted to not give a fuck about anything. I viewed feelings as a weakness — annoying obstacles
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Bit of a different perspective : I mostly read HN on my phone, and I find it hard and time consuming to write non-trivial, thoughtful comments on a phone. It takes several times longer than it would with a proper keyboard. So I don't b
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by Pimpus 8y ago
I know the kind of article you mean. I always exit them quickly. If that style helps in SEO, surety it is offset by people not wanting to read that kind of crap. Funny post, though.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
These brands are quite well known in Europe, but not in a good way. When my Matebook stopped charging after two months people called me dumb for buying a Huawei product. Just an anecdote. I likewise have Xiaoimi products and their Mi Home a
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by Pimpus 8y ago
LOL.
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by Pimpus 8y ago
> The editor picked up a newspaper and read at length from it, challenging S. to repeat everything back to him. When S. did so verbatim, the editor sent him to have his head examined. Not sure whether intentional but this is the funniest
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by Pimpus 8y ago
Where in Poland do you live that you get such an impression? Do you even experience such things or are you just listening to the propaganda?

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