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by epalmer 10y ago
Thanks for those references. Threads of truth in language.
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> Instances such as these have led many to suppose that creativity and psychopathology are intimately related. I wonder if this is true is that why some think that using psychedelics have helped them see the world from different perspect
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>It is immeasurably tragic in many ways that this phenomenon is being used to sell hearing aids and more anxiety. I think it is plausible that areas of the brain that are used for processing sound atrophy when used less. I'm not e
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Thanks for sharing that with us. Your perspective is one that I have not seen before, probably because I haven't thought about psychopathy as anything more than the public persona of murderers and rapists. Your perspective resonates a
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>Life, I fear, is no different than lord of the flies, except that the characters are rather a bit more polite. Now that is depressing.
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>So, I am driven to do better and learn more day by day, but I also won't rebuke myself too harshly if I never bring to fruition some big, world-changing idea. Love and forgive yourself. Accomplish what you can, strive for better.
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by epalmer 10y ago
>I think having a wife who loves you and supports you is a noteworthy accomplishment. Hear! Hear! Total agreement. been married almost 32 years. There were many difficult years in the first ten or so. Now it is love, support and understa
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The value of wine and coffee are very clear. Daily I am thankful for the lack of notability in my life. I like being obscure.
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by epalmer 10y ago
>Be kind to you. This is probably the best lesson to learn in life. Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving. My mother used to tell me that I was a genius but I ignored her because she was a l
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by epalmer 10y ago
I must be slow today. I had to read this comment to know what a fast idiot is. I too work with fast idiots. But now I'm slightly embarrassed. Time for more coffee I think.
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pryelluw Sorry to hear that your brother died. More than a decade ago I had 4 way by-pass. The doctors told me they thought I could die any minute. Waiting for the doctors to take me to the operating room I had a conversation with God wh
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by epalmer 10y ago
This is probably the Ted talk that was being referred to: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius This is one of my favorite Ted talks.
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by epalmer 10y ago
You might want to reconsider. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hearing_l... Its been great for me. I've had mine for 6 months. They are not perfect but they are a big improvement. See
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>One of the things that my daughter pointed out about 3D movies is that because they are 3D your brain thinks it should be able to shift the focus but it can't and that 'fight' gets in the way of enjoying the content. My t
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>Hearing aids have changed my quality of life (at age 40). I've had mine for 6 months. I'm 63 now. They have changed my life as well. I still have some tinniness but the tech has been adjusting the curve and other factors each
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by epalmer 10y ago
I work at a small selective liberal arts university with a pretty good football and basketball team. There is a feeling and maybe it is backed up by some research, I just don't know, that competitive sports teams attract more applicant
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by epalmer 10y ago
GSS shutdown gives us a year also. I just migrated to GSS a year ago. And they decommissioned they big appliance Google Enterprise Serarch I think it was called. We were users of the Google Mini Search appliance, went to a 3rd party in-hou
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by epalmer 10y ago
Yes. Turns out I founded, ran and sold two small businesses. I've seen alot of dyslexics in small businesses. Edit: typo
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I've been sedentary most of my life. That has turned out to be not so good for my health. I do go workout now about 5 times a week. Been doing that for 3+ years. I think your strategy of finding outside hobbies can be a real benefit.
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Baeocystin - I fit that bill. I am 63. I can learn still but my ability grasp really complex random info has fallen off. My ability to learn info that I am passionate about not so much. I have learned what I can learn and how to learn. In
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by epalmer 10y ago
jaclaz - nice detective work. Photo seemed a little too perfect.
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I don't worry too much. Just try to pay attention to what researchers are saying and controlling what I can with my lifestyle. I work still and will continue to work till at least 67. I'm a developer and development manager so I g
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by epalmer 10y ago
Hum. I live maybe 3000 feet from very busy road. Luckily there is forest between my home and the road. From the article it would seem that my "risk factor" is nil. At 63 I am starting to think more about dementia risk factors.
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by epalmer 10y ago
Stay positive. Do good things for others. Take care of yourself. Happy New Year HN.
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Been LCHF Diet for 18 months. Last 2 to 3 months used guided meditation/self hypnosis to control hunger and eating. Lost about 47 lbs in those 18 months. Last 3 lost 15. Exercise some and that makes me feel better as well. This past
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Anidote of one. I gave up carbs aka sugar and went low carb. I eat two eggs most days. Doctor took me off of niacin which was supposed to raise my HDL. In the 18 months since this change my blood chemistry is the best it has ever been. So w
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We have a lot of Mac users in the student body. More than 60%. Also iOS users.
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This is interesting and give me hope but is it accurate? This article suggests that vox does not get it right all the time: https://www.quora.com/Media-Business-in-2015-How-credible-ar...
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> My inner nerd is as strong as ever but I don't like to waste time. Love the inner nerd phrase. I'm 63 and love wasting time now because when I do my brain works on the problem(s) at had and I write better code or create a
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I tried this and got back images really fast that have matching features. The first thing that came to mind was what "he who shall not be named" said in the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone:

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