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by dbtc 5y ago
I try to do this but then I realize I'm writing python.
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by dbtc 5y ago
I recently discovered / figured this out as well, while practicing meditation. I have found it's a great way to relax my eyes periodically while staring at a screen. Still can't move my eyebrows independently though.
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by dbtc 5y ago
Hi, I find this useful https://old.reddit.com/r/classicalresources/ Also, I have used Idagio in the past, which has a mood-based suggester.
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by dbtc 5y ago
Ah yes, the principle of DRYO Definitely Rewrite Your Own. And some quote from Feynman about not understanding until you do it yourself.
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by dbtc 5y ago
Is `ruby` any closer? or eshell?
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by dbtc 5y ago
If you don't mind sharing, where do you get current events info and narratives?
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by dbtc 5y ago
minimal sim has another dimension of meaning though
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by dbtc 5y ago
Thank you for making a really nice thing and for keeping it that way.
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by dbtc 5y ago
The autocurated feeds are the main engine of the business, which is competing against the other apps for the User's attention (and perhaps also competing against all other aspects of the User's life) These feeds are optimized for
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by dbtc 5y ago
If suicide can be predicted then I would why not homicide? And then perhaps all crime.
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by dbtc 5y ago
I had a habit of touching the strip of metal above the keys on my old macbook air, since that heats up before the fan becomes audible. The sensible approach, of course, is to add a load monitor to the menu bar; now with my new m1 macbook, I
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by dbtc 5y ago
Make “mistruth” dispelling monetizable? Not sure how that could be done. I see the root problem as the same as general device addiction. Seeking instathrills. So, teaching mindfulness and attention-strength-training. General mental health.
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by dbtc 5y ago
When I first read this earlier today, my thoughts were that it was for the user to choose good tools and learn to use them well. But now I've modified that opinion to: Not everyone has 'what it takes' (to guard their flow, et
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by dbtc 5y ago
I saw spinning shapes too: spirals, figure eights, spheres of rainbow pointillist light. Or just swirling patterns like schools of fish. They all moved slowly. When I tried to focus they just disappeared. For me it was relaxing. I watched f
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by dbtc 5y ago
The arch linux of tents?
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by dbtc 5y ago
"We all live in America" -Rammstein, 2004 "..." -..., 2021
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by dbtc 5y ago
Except for children, who often ask the best questions.
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by dbtc 5y ago
This is quality advice! ;)
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by dbtc 5y ago
Sure, emacs or CLI?
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by dbtc 5y ago
I honestly don't know, but I am wondering how much credit for this (and many other things, like various machinations the Economy) can really be given to any president, or if it isn't the product of long-term, behind-the-curtain de
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by dbtc 5y ago
To see it in action, watch a pro sushi chef
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by dbtc 5y ago
slow is smooth and smooth is fast
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by dbtc 5y ago
The physical properties of 'non-quantum' computing are so baked in, in-grained, and abstracted in standard ways that we don't have to think about them very much -- and I think that abstractionism is the essence of the magic p
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by dbtc 5y ago
aren’t they designed to optimize for most engagement, in whichever way they can (which turns out to be with upsetting content)? Or are people actually selecting specifically upsetting stuff?
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by dbtc 6y ago
I agree but I’m not so sure society has that much control. Maybe technology itself (or/and the economy) is in the driver’s seat now. Pun intended!
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by dbtc 6y ago
IS THIS NOT HACKER NEWS?
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by dbtc 6y ago
Agreed. But maybe Amazon.com has more potential to "disrupt" the US healthcare industry than any kind of traditional legislation. And... maybe that disruption could benefit actual people? (I really don't know) But I don'
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by dbtc 6y ago
What program do you use for rss subscriptions?
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by dbtc 6y ago
Some things we can all learn from NZ: * respond quickly * remain consistent * be an island with <6 million people
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by dbtc 6y ago
Well punned. And yes - "firewalled" nations seem to have an increasing advantage these days... though I don't believe those ugly patches will hold in the long term.

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