raffael-vogler

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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
His videos are really incredibly intuitive and well-made. He deserves an award for his channel.
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> It should always be a person's #1 priority to live as long as possible. Not for me. Living healthy yes - and then dying quick and painless. I don't care if that happens with 50, 60 or 70. Another 10 years to go would nice, st
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
So the study measures relative fitness on the treadmill and associates that with cardio respiratory health - but isn't this pretty much just the two sides of the same coin? If you measure 1000 people's performance in some fitness
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Freedom requires responsibility. And probably checking the electric facilities and placing some smoke detectors should be considered self-evident. Laws try to make sure everybody acts responsible by placing lots of obstacles to trip over lo
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Personal observation - I cannot provide a study for that. As far as I can tell parents (or who ever raises a child most of the time) is the reference point for personal development. That either manifests in emulation or rebellion - dependin
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I would assume that your best bet is to reflect about your own stance on materialism. Usually children develop in the long run towards very similar personalities as those of their parents.
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Actually I think the interior looked really awesome. Nonetheless some more thinking should have been put to a scenario in case a fire starts. But still I think the problem is that modern media coverage causes every hazard to be a reason to
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> And because you aren’t independently wealthy and/or don’t have a spouse who makes six figures, you’re probably going to be non-profit. I don't understand the logic behind this. Wouldn't not being independently wealthy ra
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I think that what you describe as doing is definitely small talk. It's just not the dumbed-down type expected by many people in the US or some anglo saxon societies. Also the message of the article is actually contradicting your observ
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> “Laura,” she told me matter-of-factly when I asked why we had bonded so quickly, “The Finnish don’t believe in talking bullshit.” I believe this is characterizing the sentiment of the article much better than what the title conveys. In
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
correctiv.org is producing phantastic investigative journalism on a regular basis. one of their most important revelations recently was about a pharmacist who was selling heavily diluted cytostatic agents for chemo therapy. several people d
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
The quote in the English text is: "In Denmark, journalists and the authorities are also investigating the cum-ex trades. Tax payers have lost up to €2 billion * , that’s nearly €350 for every Danish man, woman and child." That&#
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Just yesterday evening I had a quick look for old-fashioned chess computers. Who needs a chess computer when you have a real computer or a tablet? The difference is that with a chess computer you are offline.
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
For me it seems that in times of instant messaging email is the saviour in personal communication - not in professional context though (I still prefer an email over being called many times over). When it comes to private messaging people te
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> After using facebook for 8 years, I had reached a point where I stopped posting content but couldn't stop consuming the content posted by others and also logging into facebook without even thinking. I tried multiple times to deact
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I can also recommend this (free) course: https://palousemindfulness.com/
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
This is an ongoing battle for me. I do make progress but it seems that the fundamental design of our culture and society is just increasingly depending and requiring to be online all the time. But I found that a set of simple rituals will g
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
This matches my personal experience. I found the gains acquired while IFing - exercise at around 8pm after work and fasting afterwards until noon the next day - to be very consistent and lean.
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> At the risk of stating the obvious, we need to pay more attention to making more "zone-friendly" workspaces. I.e., not loud, open offices where everyone feels okay talking at full volume. In an office of six employees it take
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
> As well by reducing your hearing ability when wearing ear plugs can cause your brain to shift into a "hyper hearing" mode to compensate. > This is also why it is not recommended to wear ear protection to sleep. (once in a
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
oops ... how embarrassing
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I assume you are also referring to "Hacker News" - I mean hckrnews(.com)
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
your screenshot is from "Hacker News" - I'm referring to hckrnews(.com). I checked again and added a screen shot to me initial post.
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Also hckrnews.com doesn't list the discussion ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18094823 ). Why? With 1.5k upvotes I guess it deserves a place in the top 50% - no? UPDATE: https://imgur.com/a/Jp
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
why the downvotes?
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
Why is this not listed on hckrnews.com?
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I would like to switch but the search results for German language queries are too subpar as of now.
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The Facebook hack affecting 50M people(businessinsider.de)
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I was very much impressed by this documentary on many different levels. The time I watched it fell right into the time when lots of refugees seeked shelter in Germany and when Trump agitated about Mexican migrants. Because this film is also
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by raffael-vogler 8y ago
I like those documentaries because they bring my ordinary personal worries and fears back into perspective. Very inspiring.

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