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   by achenet 4y ago

   good point about cherry picking. I'm not familiar with Kary Mullis, but Erdos is indeed a good example of someone who rose to the top of their field via obsessive work, although I would like to point out that much of Erdos's work
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   by achenet 4y ago

   a quart is a quarter of a gallon, an oz is a 32nd of a quart... eh I guess that makes sense.
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   by achenet 4y ago

   could you please explain how US customary is base 2? For example, how is "12 inches to a foot, 3 foot to a yard, and 1760 yards to a mile" base 2? My understanding, before reading your post was that US customary was basically adap
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   by achenet 4y ago

   I'm not building SaaS but rather a website which I hope to monetize (Stripe button), but I generally agree with this article. If I have any good ideas for SaaS, I'll be sure to start building them ASAP.
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   by achenet 4y ago

   Wonder how John Carmack fits into all this - I did hear him say in an interview that he had a "daily upper limit" for amount of working hours, but it was 13. :p
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   by achenet 4y ago

   There are some people out there (including a former boss of mine), who actually sincerely believe that "hours spent pushing keyboard buttons and staring at a screen" will directly translate to professional success. I like this art
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   by achenet 4y ago

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_colonial_histor... Slavery in the American colonies went from ~1526 to 1776 (250 years), plus another ~90 years post independence. Palestinians can still vote, and are consi
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   by achenet 4y ago

   disagree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears https://en.wikip
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   by achenet 4y ago

   > Soviet Union, who provided guaranteed jobs, guaranteed housing, guaranteed education, guaranteed higher education, guaranteed healthcare, paid vacations, paid maternity leave, reasonable work hours, reasonable retirement age, free hobb
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > Just like scientific and medical research, tech research is the most effective and has the largest societal benefit when done at public universities on the taxpayer’s dime. counter-example: Bell Labs.
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    by achenet 4y ago

    It's okay officer, I'm not drunk, I just had a bunch of ketamine and some LSD.
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    by achenet 4y ago

    https://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=222 brown and bloom :p
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > The only thing to hope for is a miracle in both energy production, and a sudden increase in empathy. Humans can work miracles sometimes. We came up with microprocessors, I'm sure we'll think of a good way to increase energy p
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    by achenet 4y ago

    You also see beauty where others do not. "I don’t have to be at the Grand Canyon to appreciate the way the world works, I can see that in reflections of light in my bathroom." - John Carmack Which I think balances it out.
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    by achenet 4y ago

    I believe it was Bismarck who said "Fools learn from their mistakes. I prefer to profit from the mistakes of others."
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > If this lady ever starts swimming more often, it won't be because a bunch of other people agreed with her idea that discipline is the enemy; No, it will be because she tells herself "hey self! let's go swimming, it'
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    by achenet 4y ago

    mmm, there is something to be said for perfection being the enemy of productive. Eg for software, at some point you have to stop tweaking and just ship. More generally, sometimes habits that are recommended in order to boost productivity an
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    by achenet 4y ago

    Or you could try the strategy recommended in the article - trick yourself into wanting to do it. Wouldn't going through years of notes be fun? Instead of dreading it, shouldn't you be eagerly anticipating the walk down memory lane
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    by achenet 4y ago

    It's like academic publishing is literally the most rent-seeking industry in existence.
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    ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ comes earlier every year(france24.com)

    2 points by achenet 4y ago|0 comments
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > clear aims of world domination this part I'm not too sure about. Historically speaking, China has been rather "introverted" as a country. They care about making sure their people are well fed and all, but seem to show a
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    by achenet 4y ago

    Once again, don't underestimate the American people. If they get mad enough, they'll storm the capital and demand electoral reform at gunpoint. The French kings weren't keen on democracy, and the Russian Czars weren't ke
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    by achenet 4y ago

    haha, I stand corrected then, my apologies, thanks for clearing that up. :) maybe Google would have been a better example?
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    by achenet 4y ago

    The industrial revolution and accompanying urbanization lowered birth rates. Technological progress is not necessarily good for the species, although it can be (c.f. the advent of new agriculture methods creating more food post WW2).
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    by achenet 4y ago

    I disagree. I believe capitalism is actually about maximizing the return on capital. Sometimes this takes the form of MBA paperclip optimization, but it can also take the form of simply making something lots of people want. Hollywood is an
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    by achenet 4y ago

    France had been ruled by kings, and before that, the Roman Empire for thousands of years, and then one day we had a revolution and became freedom-loving leftists. Same can happen in Russia -indeed, same DID happen in Russia, until the USSR
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    by achenet 4y ago

    Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > The set of things that make us us is vanishing at an alarming rate. Eventually it will be empty, or close to it. Computers can speak, but can they love? Can they care? Can they dance?
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > The global economy and free market will always make sure that the talented people will receive higher compensation. Any proof of that statement? Or are you one of those people who believes in the invisible hand of providence the way re
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    by achenet 4y ago

    > but there is no strong evidence that being physically larger has intrinsic benefits outside of physical strength (which is arguably not very important). Tall people get paid more. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/busines