daniel_reetz

8 ms·

1. 61.▲
   by daniel_reetz 2y ago

   Hmm. The experiences that changed and benefited me most were least predictable. As a result, I try to manage experiences less, and choose the unknown more. But in the spirit of what you've said, I try to avoid doing dumb, damaging, or
2. 62.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   The redbook audio on the CDROM introduced me to so much great music! Type O Negative!
3. 63.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   Echoes of DeCSS ;)
4. 64.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   Look up Trevor Paglen's book "I could tell you but then you would have to be destroyed by me". It's a collection of mission patches along with some interpretation as to the meaning and placement of symbols. Fascinating s
5. 65.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   I was furious when I found out that the default keyboard was infested with Grammarly, sending all my keystrokes without consent. Embarrassing for a $1200 flagship device.
6. 66.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   Something I've seen personally is that family calls a cleaner/buyer in to sweep the home of a deceased relative and all is lost. In short, there is no rummage sale.
7. 67.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   The specific polymers are pretty interesting. PVC - from plumbing? It's hard to imagine other environmental sources. We're not drinking from PVC cups or eating from PVC plates. I personally would have expected to see particulates
8. 68.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   I think this is missing something fundamental. If it's too hot or cold, folks are distracted - from driving. Perhaps you are less distracted than most. Yes, they can reassign buttons. But the core problem is distraction, which causes u
9. 69.▲
   by daniel_reetz 3y ago

   Can you elaborate a little on what's new? Someone close to me had a melanoma scare on almost the same time frame, and had a lot of difficulty finding doctors who would take her seriously.
10. 70.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    resistor color codes, but for mass
11. 71.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    But an equally likely future is tiktok/insta generate all the videos. After all, they can afford the hardware and they understand how to be addictive.
12. 72.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    I hear echoes of astrology, personally, and not good ones.
13. 73.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    That is interesting. I wonder if it's simply the cadmium and lead found in coffee concentrate in heavy users.
14. 74.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    This will come to a head when dynamic pricing becomes the norm. You'll pay more for formula and baby vitamins when you need it the most.
15. 75.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    I'm not in a position to discuss, unfortunately. For now, I'll just say he's the real deal, and I'm proud of him and Disney Research.
16. 76.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    I worked in that very lab, side by side with Lanny Smoot for four years straight. The man is 100% passion and 110% invention.
17. 77.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Also, people may simply not remember him. We are all the center of our own worlds.
18. 78.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Great example of how the invisible hand of big tech enacts large scale behavioral change.
19. 79.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Yeah, I was referring to machines/software.
20. 80.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Pretty sure that was calcite - famous for double refraction. https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/...
21. 81.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Roughly speaking, they're not people and not thinking.
22. 82.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Lots of work behind the scenes. Welcome back.
23. 83.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    "alive" is a strong word but I am keeping it online as long as possible. miss ya old friend
24. 84.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    You might know or love this passage. "No one sees the barn". https://www.andylacroce.com/2017/03/20/excerpt-delillos-whit...
25. 85.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    This is absolutely true. Said another way industry is nearly exclusively focused on designing the visual - to the detriment of everything else. Design goes far beyond the visual.
26. 86.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    I am one such owner. 1994 toyota pickup.
27. 87.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Even clear "sunglasses" made of polycarbonate can provide excellent UV protection, but no telling if it's enough to protect against a blacklit room or stage laser that's been set up by incompetents.
28. 88.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    For curious hacker types interested in aerospace, infrastructure, and the history of computing, I HIGHLY recommend Omega Tau Podcast . For computing nerds, check out, for example, Episode 248. For flight nerds, Episode 91, for infrastructur
29. 89.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    Commercially, this is true. But governments have a long history of developing technologies (think nuclear/surveillance/etc) that fall under significant regulation.
30. 90.▲
    by daniel_reetz 3y ago

    I used to work at Disney Research. This is a great example of the kinds of problems that get explored there. The constraints are totally different than the normal consumer-focused engineering you find elsewhere, because the creative conceit