animal_spirits

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by animal_spirits 9mo ago
I think the ending is worth reading to; to me this was not an essay showcasing a travel philosophy of reliance on others, but rather to express an easy to dismiss notion that you are not alone, and there are people that can and will look ou
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A Timelapse of Satellite Launches: 1957–2025 [video](youtube.com)
5 points by animal_spirits 10mo ago|1 comments
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All my senses are being tortured simultaneously(news.lettersofnote.com)
23 points by animal_spirits 10mo ago|4 comments
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by animal_spirits 10mo ago
During Japan's 2011 earthquake, many roads were gridlocked by human drivers.
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A list of parks around the world that are perfect to sit down and enjoy a book(placestoread.xyz)
3 points by animal_spirits 10mo ago|0 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
It’s not a social credit system because it doesn’t weight your social involvement in the society (political party, school credentials, race) but rather payment history, amount of debt, types of credit
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Very fun! And multiplayer too! Had some fun spamming emojis at other people :)
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
How long did you spend trying to adjust? it takes some time. I consistently made typos for about 2 months and then it quickly became very natural to type. My only advice here is to slog through the typos for a couple months. Our brains are
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The Graphing Calculator Story(pacifict.com)
3 points by animal_spirits 1y ago|1 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
This is a characteristic mostly of the clothes people wear. I wear athletic shorts often and my phone slides out of those pockets all the time.
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Yes there are "bad" things children can be exposed to. But the difference is the lifelong real trauma caused by sexual abuse. Yes kids can learn lying from the internet, or see people smoking, etc. But if you are a pre-teen that s
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Lot's of internet porn is either real or simulated abuse. I'm not an expert but based on anecdotal experience abuse kinks are largely related to some history of abuse or trauma experienced by the individual. I think it's fine
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UK government suggests deleting files to save water(theverge.com)
2 points by animal_spirits 1y ago|1 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
It's so it doesn't clash with any project that actually has a functional `agents/` directory
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NASA Ames Research Center Archives(beautifulpublicdata.com)
1 points by animal_spirits 1y ago|0 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
> If someone is in a group that is heading towards dysfunctionality, try to maintain your relationship with them; don’t attack them or make them defend the group. Let them have normal conversations with you. This is such an important ski
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
I will point out that in capitalist systems, the money saved by the efficiencies can be put towards more environmentally positive products and technologies. Electric cars for example were very expensive, and it was the wealthy that were abl
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
And then, these strong social safety nets seem to only work well in countries that have highly homogenous populations.
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
I watched an interview with both the authors. They read as both left leaning but self critical of the regulations the left has put in place. It seemed like this leftist identity is part of the story so maybe that is why it is mentioned so m
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
This is easy to check, and no they do not. I can see many photos on Bing of tank man.
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Reminds me of this news story of footballer John Terry who's house was robbed because he posted a picture of him on holiday. The insurance company tried to use a 'reasonable care' clause of home insurance to deny his insuranc
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Not sure how else to word it. "help people change their habits" vs. discipline to change their habits - what's charged about the word 'discipline'?
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
We prescribe alcoholics with medicine to help them curb their alcohol intake, but if they do not learn the discipline to not drink then they can end up back where they started after getting off the medicine. But I don't think either dr
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Pessimists Archive(pessimistsarchive.org)
4 points by animal_spirits 1y ago|0 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Would have been willing to read this if it wasn't horizontal
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No More Liquid Ass(theverge.com)
8 points by animal_spirits 1y ago|1 comments
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Is it plausible? yes. So far evidence directly from Yarvin contradicts this and there's no hard evidence pointing to them being good buddies so I'm willing to accept his account.
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Yarvin stated in an interview that he barely knows Vance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcSil8NeQq8&ab_channel=TheIn...
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
Goodness I hope to never buy house someone used to hack into a smart home. I don't want to inherit anyones bugs or try to understand their mental framework for setting things up.
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by animal_spirits 1y ago
I fully agree with you - the practice of price discrimination is illegal under the Robinson-Patman Act and Google should be penalized for violating this law if they have been found to do this. I am only trying to push against the notion tha

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