nerdface

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by nerdface 9mo ago
> When we are stressed/anxious/afraid, the part of the brain called the amygdala activates our “fight or flight” response. When that happens, we stop thinking rationally and start looking for the quickest way to relieve the str
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by nerdface 10mo ago
I raise this as given the extent of research performed on my brain, the fMRI was not discussed with me whatsoever, nor was it mentioned in the pre-operative justifying factors. I raise this in relation to this submission; I hadn't give
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by nerdface 10mo ago
I'm not a specialist by any means, although I am a patient of an fMRI. One thing I will note is that in the eventual, resultant paperwork from the broad array of tests I had, the fMRI was not noted whatsoever, neither was it discussed
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by nerdface 1y ago
Progressive epilepsy that only got worse and untreatable. The most powerful of drugs wouldn’t work. I had an experimental surgery; more of my brain was removed than usual.
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by nerdface 1y ago
Last year I had the entirety of my left hippocampus and amygdala removed (yes, seriously). And yet I still work in a highly cognitive area of software engineering as a senior engineer. Has my short term memory gone to hell? Wait, what was t
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by nerdface 3y ago
I live in the Bay Area. The problem here is the temporary nature of those residing here. They tend to plan to leave after a few years when enough of their RSUs have vested to afford a nice home elsewhere. One thing that helped me enormously
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by nerdface 3y ago
In terms of career; don’t get comfortable. If you are comfortable then you’re not being challenged enough, and if you’re not being challenged enough then you’re not growing at a decent rate. It’s ok to be comfortable absolutely, but if you’
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by nerdface 3y ago
I once heard a great tip to prevent those pre-bedtime snacks. After dinner, brush your teeth as if you’re going to bed. Your brain already associates that with “no more food” and so programmatically dissuades you from eating. It’s always wo
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by nerdface 3y ago
Exactly this. I have three kids and a dog. There is zero spare time. I typically sit down for the first time at 9pm at which time I'm so exhausted that learning is not really possible. I may get to read for 30 mins to an hour before I
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by nerdface 3y ago
This is so wholesome
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by nerdface 4y ago
> This is not a bad route to go if you enjoy/feel comfortable doing the work and don't care about air quality, smart thermostat integration, etc You're insinuating that doing the work yourself means you'll have poor a
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by nerdface 4y ago
Sorry for your loss
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by nerdface 4y ago
Yes pretty much this. It’s subjective based on an enormous number of factors. Your lifestyle, your personal experiences, reading too much news (especially in the US), having a pessimistic attitude towards everything, your general personal b
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by nerdface 4y ago
He says in that very blog that he’s posting more to Mastodon than Twitter and has even updated his contact details accordingly.
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by nerdface 4y ago
> because I associate those decisions with low resilience to frustration I had, and low discipline to exert my patience further Absolutely this. You’re always going to end up in testing environments somewhere so it’s good to practice bot
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by nerdface 4y ago
Usually because those contractors have zero experience with heat pumps and want to sell you what they offer.
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by nerdface 4y ago
Interesting because I’ve been doing the same these last few months; getting back into physical books. I find there’s so much more peace and focus in reading a book vs scrolling the Internet. I don’t think our minds were supposed to have so
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by nerdface 4y ago
I live in the Bay Area and I’m curious about trying mushrooms for personal reasons. I’m not addicted to anything and don’t drink alcohol or smoke or do any other drugs After reading information about mushrooms recently I’ve been interested
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by nerdface 4y ago
Which running shoes have you found best?
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by nerdface 4y ago
I live in Silicon Valley so can speak from experience. Typically one person pays for everything (and gets the CC points) then sends everyone a picture of the receipt and requests the exact amount of money owed, often given via Venmo or the
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by nerdface 4y ago
Wouldn’t that equally mean there’s no reason to think they’re right this time, either?
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by nerdface 4y ago
That’s not really comparable. Tesla make tangible products that are readily sold and actively used all over the world. Their success has been so great that it pushed other companies to move into the EV market. Tesla are known to make premat
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by nerdface 4y ago
Do you not have some way to work less hours? Seems very, very unhealthy.
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by nerdface 4y ago
Yeah same here when I renewed my kids' UK passports from CA. It took a week, all online/mail.
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by nerdface 4y ago
We often forget that if something took one hundred attempts, then we've learned ninety-nine ways something won't work. Those failed attempts do go somewhere in the progress of project, they're just not apparent to the observe
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by nerdface 6y ago
I read some of the NASA books recently and you’d think things are going without a hitch and yet hundreds of anomalies happen along the way that the casual observer simply didn’t see.
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by nerdface 6y ago
H1Bs usually require the employer to prove they couldn't find someone within the country.
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by nerdface 6y ago
Where did you buy though? Bay Area has incredibly high prices.
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by nerdface 6y ago
My wife is the same. Perfect teeth. She often forgets to brush. Perfectly white and straight and zero cavities. Me? Brush twice a day. Floss every single day. Chew gum between meals. Still get cavities. Interestingly my children have the ex
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by nerdface 7y ago
What I wonder is, does this mean deaths are also under reported because they're being attributed to the flu or pneumonia without adequate testing?

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