monktastic1

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by monktastic1 10y ago
It's also possible (even likely) that the seed of camaraderie was planted in the minds of some of the following passengers who gave thanks. That may not seem like much, but these things linger in the mind more than we realize. When I r
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by monktastic1 10y ago
I don't care if Jesus, director of grammar in heaven said this.... Just kidding.
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As real as anything else, sure. Of course, if the _whole show_ is a sham, it's interesting to ponder what the ways out might be. As a recent article suggested, perhaps don't look in the game, but look at the player. Which also tur
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by monktastic1 10y ago
I found this to be a useful summary (thought I admit I don't know how accurate it really is): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-musser/space-time-illus... > "String theory, loop quantum gravity, causal-
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Between modern physics suggesting time and space may be illusions, leading technologists agreeing that we're almost certainly in a simulated reality, and many ancient traditions being certain that this is all an illusion, I may have to
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Know of any resources that help figure out what the Elo SD of a particular game is, and the range? Also, know of anything written about various ways of measuring the complexity of a game? I'd never thought about the number of SDs thing
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by monktastic1 10y ago
It sort of depends on what "delicacy" means, right? Is bacon a delicacy? I'm sure most here will balk at the idea, but can we really feel good about abusing those incredibly intelligent animals because we prefer the taste to
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by monktastic1 10y ago
For people wondering why it will take til the end of 2017, compare: the egg "industry" tosses all male chicks into blenders (yes, while alive), and have promised to stop doing it by 2020: http://www.vox.com/2016&#x
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by monktastic1 10y ago
TBH, I don't feel my FP has improved much after learning why monads are monoids in the category of endufunctors. I did it for the math geek in me.
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by monktastic1 10y ago
The best intro I've ever seen is Bartosz Milewski's video series (intended mostly for coders): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbgaMIhjbmEnaH_LTkxLI... It assumes almost no prior math knowledge (okay, you s
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by monktastic1 10y ago
:)
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> To me it sounds like yet another attempt by materialism to get to grips with a non materialist view. I actually commend that. Opening up to the idea that physical reality is something far stranger than we've imagined is a great wa
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Haha yeah I could have explained better. I wrote code to play a solid tone where I could adjust the frequency via keyboard input. I played around until it matched what I heard internally. I have some musical training and know I can do that
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by monktastic1 10y ago
I spent three months in meditation retreat some years ago. I'd never heard of this phenomenon. At some point, I started hearing various tones that weren't coming from outside. They eventually became quite loud. I noticed three ton
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by monktastic1 10y ago
I agree. I don't think it even has to go as far as ill will. Even run-of-the-mill selfishness bleeds deeply into purported attempts to help others. Thus an essential part of helping anyone is: be sure that you're really doing it t
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by monktastic1 10y ago
> It seems impossible that so much talent and intelligence could fail to solve such obviously tractable problems It's not that I think that Silicon Valley can solve the problem. It's really only that I think it's disingenu
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by monktastic1 10y ago
> I implore you to consider something objective, countable, and measurable. Like people helped for money spent, rather than genuineness of kindness or blooming of intent. I don't think we disagree there. I even attended a conference
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by monktastic1 10y ago
> Mao starved millions of people while genuinely trying to help them. It's of course impossible to truly know another's motivations, but I don't agree that this was true of Mao. For my part, I don't believe that the &
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Kindness isn't in the action but the intent. I cannot give you a precise characterization of that intent, but I trust you know it when you experience it. Take a moment and reflect on a moment you experienced deep, profound kindness so
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Various eastern philosophies have a somewhat different solution to this whole problem. Consciousness -- as in the sheer fact of experience -- is itself the base "reality," out of which everything is made. If you examine everything
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Bumper stickers sound worse than useless. The point is, human problems are often intractable until the humans in question are treated with some dignity. And it's hard to treat someone with dignity when you are unable to look them in th
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by monktastic1 10y ago
I'm not able to evaluate whether it's a good idea. But from my experience in the Bay Area, the intention is likely as others have described it: it's inconvenient to have to witness such nasty people, so let's shovel them
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by monktastic1 10y ago
Depends. If the MAOIs are extracted from the caapi, leaving out the other alkaloids, even the uncomfortable physical side effects can be avoided.