djtango

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by djtango 5mo ago
We will need some time to iterate on the form factor and user experience but it is hard to imagine a portable AR computer isn't the direction we're heading. While I truly appreciate the value of unplugging and doing things manuall
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by djtango 5mo ago
Yes! Exactly - there are plenty of other rare metals but many of them are really hard to work with. Iridium, Rhodium and Platinum are plenty rare but mankind has lacked the technology to do anything with them for most of history
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by djtango 5mo ago
That's ok - given central banks' continued love of gold, I have no qualms of there being a buyer in my lifetime and probably my kids'
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by djtango 5mo ago
I think gold's chemistry actually is why gold has been and remains a store of value. It is rare, inert, malleable, has a low melting point and has a distinct unique colour. All of these are quite useful for being a store of value: - in
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by djtango 5mo ago
Why hamstrung?
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by djtango 5mo ago
AI has inverted the effort - in the past a PR meant someone had to come in, read your ticket, documentation, code and tests to successfully author a PR. Subsequently reviewing that PR would typically take less time than authoring it and you
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by djtango 6mo ago
> Because it’s FUN. I don’t feel like I’m exercising, I’m just having FUN. This is hands down the most important advice and what I tell everyone around me. Find something active that you ENJOY. Even better if the thing you enjoy requires
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by djtango 6mo ago
Magic or no, ultimately "AI" leads to labour displacement and it's just a continuation of the much broader trend of automation driven by computers. Labour displacement leads to an erosion of standards of living and in a world
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by djtango 6mo ago
You do you but as a cyclist you are super vulnerable to all manner of things and I'd never want to give up that kind of awareness. If you listen carefully you can usually hear a cyclist behind you who may want to pass or is passing you
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by djtango 6mo ago
I've thought about it before and I think part of it is that the average cyclist here moves a lot slower because of the temperature and humidity. When I put even an ounce of effort into my cycle I become a sweaty mess which can be a lit
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by djtango 6mo ago
Seen cyclists with overear anc headphones cycling on the road in london. Absolutely mad.
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by djtango 6mo ago
People with a hearing impairment are usually not impairing one of their senses with content competing for their attention
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by djtango 6mo ago
In Singapore, cyclists are generally expected to use the pavement and share it with pedestrians.
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by djtango 6mo ago
Generally I am pretty accommodating of pedestrians and give them a wide berth but sometimes they do some pretty obnoxious things like walk six abreast or cut right in front of you erratically without looking. I have very little time for peo
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by djtango 6mo ago
What? There's been a bunch of research about how the tactile and 3D experience of touching a book assists in learning and knowledge retention, as does handwriting. The more senses you engage while learning a thing the deeper and more e
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by djtango 7mo ago
A regular person says "I want a house and it must have a toilet" Most people don't specify or know that they want a U bend in their pipes or what kind or joints should be used for their pipes. The absence of U bends or use or
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by djtango 7mo ago
Periods in song lyrics?
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by djtango 7mo ago
As someone who is very cautious about health and nutrition and spent 4 years studying Chemistry at a good university, my takeaway at the time of graduation was more aligned with your caricature as a better prior and heuristic for judging co
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by djtango 7mo ago
Pokemon cards are addictive and fun but they're kind of analogue. Loot boxes are more like slot machines - they have flashing lights, animations and jingles to hook you in deeper. And because the lootboxes are in game they can be tuned
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by djtango 7mo ago
What are you skeptical about? 40k years ago humans were just as we the humans of today, but they also faced harsher environments to survive in. Technology has enabled us to compound advanced intergenerationally but I don't really belie
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by djtango 8mo ago
I'm not familiar with the Super Bowl could you help us understand this observation? Is it that people who lose never psychologically recover or that winners go on to become champions?
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by djtango 8mo ago
Exercise helps moderate cortisol. Competition can increase cortisol but it's usually a relative thing: When you are world #200 playing against world #50 might be stressful. When you are world #2 playing world #50 is probably another da
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by djtango 8mo ago
So glad you brought up danger/adrenaline addicts - in my head there is a stereotype of the personality type, they exude a very chill energy and I've always wondered if their lifestyle meant they had become numb to normal life. The
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by djtango 8mo ago
This is a great article that sums up my own (much lower-stakes) life experiences. Athletes live on the frontier so they're excellent subject to study - after all the Olympics are only every 4 years. Before my first Taekwondo fight and
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by djtango 8mo ago
You don't pay CPF unless you have Permanent Residence/Citizenship so there isn't any mandatory saving for migrant workers (both low income unskilled and high income skilled labour) AFAIK?
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by djtango 8mo ago
How do you sandbox on mobile? I can't say I love having various apps like wechat on my phone...
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by djtango 8mo ago
Just like any physical activity it's a balance of technical efficiency and strength/endurance. I'd argue efficiency is far more important for singing because the vocal system is very delicate and injury prone
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by djtango 8mo ago
I am a believer that in popular music there is an element of the "X factor" which is something intangible but to do with charisma/stage presence/force of character and that is probably exceptionally rare to find in pre-p
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by djtango 8mo ago
Did you watch the video? Her expressivity and musicianship is far beyond many adults.. She had also just finished a concerto playing with an orchestra EDIT Also with band music or non-classical music so much of it is to do with platform and
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by djtango 8mo ago
There are 7 year olds[1] who can play better than I can despite 30+ years of playing piano, and even with fairly dedicated practise the progress is so much slower than someone with actual talent. I had a friend who could play all the Chopin

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