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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Fascinating. I've always had an amateur historian bent when it comes to drug history, especially that of Papaver somniferum . From writing about laudanum label designs in my design history class to reading Steven Martin's Opium
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Funnily enough, this happened to me just today! After almost two years of studying 6502 assembly in my spare time, the whole mindspace required to be an efficient and productive assembly programmer clicked for me this afternoon. It wasn&#x2
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Believe me, I fully understand the predicament. As a person suffering from mental illnesses of my own, education of the public is a balancing act and rants like the one up for discussion only cause more harm than good; defense by way of ad
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Upvoted simply for the discussion; I cannot begin to understand how this individual rationalizes his pedophilia in this way, going as far as to quote Braveheart to defend his position. It so closely mirrors Terry Davis' fanaticism th
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Happy that it could get the juices flowing :) The chosen implementation for your project certainly depends on what "vibe" and level of authenticity you're looking to achieve. I'm a huge fan of WebAssembly simply because
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Fun article! I've gotta give this a try myself. On a related note (of using BASIC where it doesn't belong), I hacked together a method to convert BASIC code to WebAssembly using BaCon[0], a BASIC-to-C converter, and Emscripten to
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Sure, but if science (especially neuroscience) were that simple then we'd have all the answers already. I'm more interested in quantifiable/demonstrable knowledge of this topic beyond a mere thought experiment.
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
In my own anecdotal experience, this appears quite reasonable; oftentimes, especially in childhood, stretches of time as short as 1 week into the future would "feel" (i.e. encompass the same emotions/sensations) as knowing ho
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
In addition to spullara's Beck link, the "construal level theory" seemed to ring true to what you were describing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construal_level_theory
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
What level of experience are you looking for in the protocol engineer role? It checks every box I'm looking for w/r/t my personal interests but I fear that since "junior" isn't in the title that I would not eas
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
> universalizability Just for those interested in philosophy but lacking knowledge of the subject, this is technically correct but not the complete picture. The term "universalizability" is informal and not precise in describ
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Your comment was dead but I thought I may as well vouch it. Although you wrote your point in a snarky tone, taking large corporations into account when discussing this topic seems at least halfway in good faith. FWIW I too am a jobless Mill
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Hah! That is incredibly endearing. I've also had friends remark (more joking than serious) that if you happen to glance at a clock that reads 11:11 to make a wish because it's lucky. I have obsessive compulsive disorder, so unfort
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Although I am not in your position yet (a few years laggard) I feel echoes of your sentiment in my life already. Alas, all I have to offer is a measly upvote, the currency of Millennials' bright shining future.
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
A "vanilla startup" is perhaps one of the most interesting ideas I've read in HN comments these past few weeks. If I may ask, are you from Madagascar or an expat? This is all quite new information to me so I am fascinated to
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
What would be interesting is the effect of both together; a sort of Brave New World 2.0. Great fodder for the likes of Black Mirror, at least.
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
You could achieve similar results for cheaper by taking LSD. There's the added benefit that your brain actually believes it's all real instead of merely perceiving it.
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Sure, but then I wouldn't have learned something!
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
I was just about to mention Montfort myself! His Trope Tank lab at MIT is a place of total techno-literary bliss: http://nickm.com/trope_tank/
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
Same with me during my peak running period last year; even when I was feeling ill or off, a run, albeit grueling at the time, always seemed to aid in my recovery (if only for the placebo of getting myself out of bed). I really need to start
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by matthewwiese 8y ago
The "small world" effect of HN never ceases to astound me. It's always so cool to have somebody chime in with an anecdote about (what appears to an outsider as) something totally niche and out-there.
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
Arno Schmidt's Zettels Traum ( Bottom's Dream in English) is a mammoth book originally written entirely with a collection of 130,000 index cards. [0][1] The book's title is German wordplay referencing the medium which Schm
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
To add to this: Ben Eater [1]! His YouTube videos are incredibly accessible despite their technical depth. Once you get your feet wet with the basics, I highly recommend his videos. They are a treasure trove of information while simultaneou
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
Certainly! But the answer may not be as interesting as you perhaps had hoped. I'm just a hobbyist and have been slowly teaching myself the basics for the past couple years. I keep the two books by my desk to double check calculations a
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
A few immediately come to mind: - Garner's Modern American Usage - The Hardware Hacker (I am a huge fan of bunnie) - The Art of Electronics (Horowitz and Hill) I don't really have "reference" books on my desk. Mo
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
That is exactly something I'd play hours of! I love roguelikes, and have always wanted to get into MUDs -- I've tried many -- but they never hold my attention long enough. Even tiled ASCII characters would be a huge boon; I think
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
Not the parent, but until giraffes and other endangered species can speak for themselves, these statements will keep coming from us. Although the point could've still been made without sounding misanthropic...
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
I really like the first painting you linked to. Your work is definitely the kind that I gravitate towards and I'd like to keep up with it when you get around to putting your updated portfolio online. On your second point: have you dab
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
Your Hacker News bio doesn't link to any of your art! That very well could be intentional, but if you don't mind I'd be interested in seeing the paintings of a fellow HN regular. :) Also, I'm sure you're aware that
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by matthewwiese 9y ago
Definitely. The oft derided phrase "How's the weather?" certainly came into the popular consciousness for a reason. The commonplace can be a source of great camaraderie; not the banality we usually dismiss it as. This is one

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