sixstringbudha

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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> It is interesting to me that they use years of education as a measure of intelligence. I had a similar reaction when I read that line. I mean how does one correlate number of years of education to intelligence, which is already a somew
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> it's not that they are especially tolerant of dying a horrible death from lung cancer or a stroke (no one is), it's mostly that they don't really think it will happen to them... Which is true most of the time.. I mean, p
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> So what then do you say to convince? There is another way. Make a religion out of it. Make it a sin to do harm to the environment. Yet another way. Replace every ad (Google ads can be a good start) with environment friendly message, Re
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> The takeaway here is that being wealthier gives you a bigger buffer. Being poor means you have more to loose from the vissicitudes of life. Bigger buffer does not always mean big enough. That is why rich work to make more and more mone
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
That is why I said potential ..
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
But loosing a million bucks is going to hurt much more than losing 100 bucks. Apart from that, it is much easier to sit on 100 bucks, not doing anything with it, than to sit on a million dollars. Doing nothing with money is less worrisome t
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> that needs solving before any other. Sadly, I think there is huge incentive to maintain status quo. It is essentially a loophole to manipulate the scientific consensus without the actual scientists being dishonest. Some wise once said
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
I am talking about prospect of losing everything. Not some of it...
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
>This is not simple and I don't follow that it's true a priori. Is it not? 1. Having something comes with the risk of loosing it. 2. with risks comes the potential to add worry. 3. People with more to lose have more potential t
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
So it seems that it was just a matter of trust (but it is not clear what trust you were looking for) and frustration with your feedback not getting heard?
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> We have a 45kloc codebase in Elm and, despite having some big pros, the closed source development it goes through, along with the 0.19 debacle, just pushed us over the edge. Can you clarify in concrete terms what the closed source deve
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> I have a lot of money and none of what you mention afflicts me. Sure. Some people are afraid of public speaking. But some people on the other hand, can't wait to get in front of people. But I think it wouldn't be too off to s
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> Everything else being equal, almost any life path will be enriched by extra money... I don't think so. If you have a lot of money, there will be constant pressure upon you about ways to spend it or invest it "wisely". An
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
How is performance and asset size like? For me those are a deal breaker.
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> I can go to my greengrocer and get fresh fruit and veg from 30 miles away. And you think that is free of toxins? >Yes, I did for everything I said in the previous post at the bottom. I even numbered them. No. You said air pollution
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> I only have a finite amount of time on the weekends and after work.. No mortal being have unlimited time at their disposal. Very few have the fortitude and discipline and above all, guts, to use it for realizing what ever "dream&q
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> Sorry but you have a very rosy view of the 1970s. Who said pollution did not exist back in 1970. Just that it was more feasible to get stuff that you know that is not polluted. From local produce or farmed yourself. > Air quality ar
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> I offered 10 people the opportunity to live like people lived in the 1970's Do I also get a dozen brothers and sisters? Eat food, drink water and breath air without having to constantly worry about being them polluted or toxic? &g
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
> Without controls and blind tests, I can understand how folks fool them selves into thinking something like that can work. Fooling themselves is perfectly possible with controls and blind tests too..
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
It is something that is marketed very well. From the sample content, It didn't look interesting to me at all. LYAH may not be the greatest Haskell tutorial. But it makes an easy read. That means, you are not afraid to go back to it aga
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by sixstringbudha 8y ago
Can you give me one such example?