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by bmj 8y ago
Culturally, we are told to define ourselves by our jobs (what we do to provide money for our dependents or ourselves). We've lost the idea of vocation, and that vocation extends beyond the "9-to-5." Parenting is absolutely a
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If this interests you, there is a book-length treatment of the same subject: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9859899-the-pleasures-of...
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by bmj 8y ago
We found a really ideal location in the land around Flagstaff AZ. Free camping in the pines, but also really close to amenities and downtown Flagstaff.
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This is straight out of Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos .
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Related: http://www.paulgraham.com/addiction.html
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This is really just an ad for Oatly, right? There are other brands in the US market (at least), and I've seen a few different options on the shelves of my local food co-op for at least a few years....
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by bmj 8y ago
Having spent time among bike racers and triathletes, there is another factor the article doesn't mention: lots of toys. Serious cyclists love to spend money on equipment, and the market is often designed around forced obsolescence. Wh
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I wonder at what point working for Google will lose its shine, and their hiring pace will drop off.
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There's a kernel of truth there, but there's also a difference between "reasonable" anxiety (concern over you and your family's health and well-being), and the sort of manufactured anxiety that the article mentions
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Also, let's not forget our history: at various points, both cigarettes and alcohol were pitched as being healthy for the users. That is basically where we are now with marijuana. It is entirely possible that marijuana has significant
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It would be interesting if programmers took "sketching" to be a valuable and necessary part of programming. It's common practice for painters to make a pencil draft first. It's common in industrial design to produce pro
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Having seen a national level competition up close and personal (and seen very good boulderers do V13+ on real rock), the most impressive thing to experience is their sheer determination. Yes, you can tell they are trying hard when watching
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I suspect should one of them be successful, the next challenge will be a proper direct crossing.
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Well, Stanley is known for overstatement, and there's a good chance this is hagiographic. But, I take the point to be that we need to be on guard about what we call worship because it does form us.
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Stanley Hauerwas (theologian) had this to say about music in worship: One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to worship is that the commandments teach us to believe that bad
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by bmj 8y ago
What about programmers automating other programmers out of jobs? My employer's core product line is designed in such a way that it can be configured for specific customers via an API. Much of that work is done by "operations dev
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Yeah, that bar is similar to the bar on a derny (scooter used as a pace vehicle for keirin racing). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derny
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I think it's important to qualify this, at least a little bit. Life-long endurance athletes will still maintain muscle as they age, but you can't expect to take up casual cycling as an overweight, sedentary 45+ year old and have
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by bmj 8y ago
Related question: why are qwerty keyboards on feature phones not really a thing anymore?
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This is similar to the limit imposed on various motorsports. It's not that engineers aren't allowed to compete (they most definitely do, within the limitations imposed by the sport's governing body)--the rules exist to level
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Related: is anyone old enough to have played this game on their old Apple computer? https://archive.org/details/Lemonade_Stand_1979_Apple
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There are also ramifications with older people who have no one to care for them at the end of their lives. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2018/01/24/feat...
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Is $180,000/year not a decent salary in the Seattle area?
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The Practice of Programming by K & R. Or has this fallen out of favor?
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Several philosophers (Maurice Merleau-Ponty, most notably) have suggested that we learn the world through our bodies (rather than thinking through it with our minds), and that liturgy and ritual are critical because they engage our bodies r
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by bmj 8y ago
Interesting. I'm a long-time rock climber, and a handful (or two) of years ago, Adidas jumped into that market by purchasing a well-respected shoe maker (Five Ten). They continue to produce shoes under the Five Ten brand, but Adidas a
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I haven't been involved in the skate scene for a quarter century, but I'm at least vaguely shocked that Adidas has a team. Does any part of skate culture reject "big business" nosing into a rather anti-establishment cul
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There are other skilled trades. Plumbers and electricians aren't going away until our society devolves to the point of not having indoor plumbing or electricity.
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If you find this article interesting or compelling, please check out Boys Adrift [0]. You may not necessarily agree with all of Sax's conclusions, but if you have boys of your own, it should be required reading. [0] http:/&#x2F
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by bmj 9y ago
> A certain minimum of transportation should likely be a right. What sort of transportation? Are you talking about based on income level? Age? Could you clarify?

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