pgrddy

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   by pgrddy 5y ago

   Pretty much what my reaction was when I skimmed the paper. I left the page amused about how can someone measure degree of self-enhancement? It's not something like having a consensus that boiling point of water is 100 degree celsius at
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   Original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code on GitHub(github.com)

   3 points by pgrddy 5y ago|1 comments
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   by pgrddy 5y ago

   I am inclined to agree with you on your second point-reading non-fiction non-linearly. Also, what makes us feel guilty about the pile of unread/unfinished books is when we subscribe to 'number of books/period of time,' r
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   The art of reading non-fiction non-linearly(revolutiontalk.substack.com)

   63 points by pgrddy 5y ago|23 comments
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   by pgrddy 5y ago

   It's also important to note that not all medieval and historic structures survived the test of time. A case of Survival-Bias. As the utility requirements of the structure may change over time,there is no incentive for engineers and cli
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   by pgrddy 5y ago

   This is profound and exactly what Jiddu Krishnamurti often talks about. When you do put a word to that emotion i.e., sad, angry, happy etc., you no longer suffer it. What's left is just the joy of life.
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   by pgrddy 6y ago

   The world problems however needs all the specialists and generalists. And instead of taking generalists too far, a specialist with minimum knowledge and experience in few other contrasting domains is good enough for him to get creative, dra