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by obruchez 3y ago
"Beyond the Sea" (the Black Mirror episode) had a similar problem: 2 astronauts are working in a spaceship and they can regularly go back to their families using some very advanced technology (VR, humanoid robots, etc.). Why are t
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by obruchez 3y ago
"a lot of downsides" Can you give a few examples? I only see upsides.
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by obruchez 3y ago
"We have temporarily disabled raw data download as an additional precaution to protect your privacy. We don't currently have a timeline for when this feature will become available but will keep customers informed of any changes.&q
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by obruchez 3y ago
I'd gladly switch from Chrome to Firefox, but tab groups are what's preventing me to do so. :( I can't work without them.
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by obruchez 3y ago
I live in Switzerland and had never heard of the EHIC before. Switzerland not being part of the European Union means that some of those international cooperations don't always work as well as they should.
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by obruchez 3y ago
"Most Swiss hospitals are privately owned, however, some are public or run by a non-profit." https://www.expatica.com/ch/healthcare/healthcare-services/h...
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by obruchez 3y ago
I've read "Die With Zero" by Bill Perkins recently. I think Perkins would say in that case that there's a time for everything. At 20-25, it's maybe a good idea to hitchhike to Alaska. At 45, married, with children a
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by obruchez 3y ago
How old are you?
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by obruchez 3y ago
I have a 5-year-old son. I've always known that it would mean less "me time" and less "couple time". Still, you don't really know what this means until you have to live it on a day-to-day basis. Besides, having
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by obruchez 4y ago
I'm doing this almost for free, by going to a café or tea room, and working on my laptop with its display visible to everyone.
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by obruchez 4y ago
I'd say that, at worst, they can be bad for you. You can overdose some of them. And if you're talking about herbal supplements, it's probably even worse than that, i.e. some of them can actively be bad for you (e.g. St. John&
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by obruchez 4y ago
Vegaphobia or not, I fail to see any link here.
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by obruchez 4y ago
I've read Burkeman's book and heard him on Sam Harris' podcast and app (Waking Up). A lot of people would benefit from his ideas. The core idea being: we think that we need just "a little more time" or "just an
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by obruchez 4y ago
I don't know what it's supposed to mean, though. I like brunches. My son likes them as well. I mean: any part of life is not life. Kids are not life. Or am I missing something?
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by obruchez 4y ago
The overwhelming majority of e-readers nowadays have a backlight, right? And reading "electronically" is still reading. But I guess I see your point: reading "traditionally" isn't something that many people do. Just
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by obruchez 4y ago
Instead of fixing his relationship? Not a good idea.
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by obruchez 4y ago
On the other hand, with 2-3 children (or more), unless all your children have the same extracurricular activities, you'll spend a lot of time driving/accompanying them to their various activities. Depending on the children, there
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by obruchez 5y ago
Vandestreek Playground IPA is the best non-alcoholic beer I've tried so far.
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by obruchez 5y ago
> Work hard towards your goals but remember to enjoy that journey. Milan Kundera had something similar to say about this in his novel "Immortality" (1990). There's a difference between a road (used to go from point A to po
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by obruchez 5y ago
You wouldn't find anything vulgar in Achille Talon, anyway.
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by obruchez 5y ago
Exactly. It never ends. :) Life is all about prioritizing things. And probably compassion/self-compassion (i.e. don't be so harsh with yourself and other people - which helps with priorities, BTW).
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by obruchez 5y ago
I wish I could find the time to meditate for more than 10-20 minutes everyday. But between family, sleep, exercise, work, hobbies, friends, etc., it's difficult to do it, unless I sacrifice something else. It seems like it's part
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by obruchez 5y ago
Just to add another data point: I've been meditating for 8 years now. I did a 10-day vipassana course 3 years ago. I meditate everyday (usually using Sam Harris' app, but not always). As much as I'd like to agree with you, I&
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by obruchez 6y ago
It probably wasn't helped by the success of podcasts as well.
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by obruchez 7y ago
We're talking about toddlers, here. I don't think many parents will be comfortable giving their child a Nintendo Switch, an iPad, access to Netflix/Amazon Prime/YouTube, etc. Or maybe I'm out of touch with the reali
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by obruchez 7y ago
Another data point: I know somebody who has a long commute (at least 2 hours a day), but commute by train and is allowed by his employer to work during his commute. He also works from home one day per week. Which sounds like an excellent co
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by obruchez 7y ago
This reminds me a bit of Erlang's "let it crash" philosophy.
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by obruchez 8y ago
IIRC, it was more or less the idea developed by Dylan Evans in "Placebo: Mind over Matter in Modern Medicine".
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by obruchez 12y ago
Isn't faith blind by definition?
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by obruchez 14y ago
"Natural telepathy" probably doesn't exist. "Artificial telepathy", on the other hand, is already a reality: http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-direct-brain-to-brain-interf... http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-brain-computer-interface-goes-...

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