snowmizuh-04

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   by snowmizuh-04 4y ago

   Actually, I think explaining our calendar would be one of the more interesting points of discussion. In fact, the very fact that this is somewhat controversial with folks feeling our calendar is 'illogical' reveals a lot about the
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   by snowmizuh-04 4y ago

   I love the Feynman reference. Thank you. And this may be right. However, I also am reminded of Nassim Taleb's Fat Tony, who when asked 'what are the odds of flipping a coin heads 10 times in a row?' responds with 'fuggeh
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   by snowmizuh-04 4y ago

   I thought of this. Just to be clear, neither she nor I did any searching on diabetes or anything like that. I can understand this being driven by search, chats, emails, etc. (basically any type of keyboard input). But here, the mode of comm
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   by snowmizuh-04 4y ago

   The scarier thing to me is when ads match _conversations_ I have with my wife. I told her about this story this morning, and she reminded me about a conversation about stem cell research we had yesterday. I said something along the lines of
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   by snowmizuh-04 4y ago

   There's another option, which few are able to implement. Sign off entirely. Stop using the digital Machine. Humans lived this way for all but the most recent wink of an eye. Many humans still do. Think of the monastics on Mt Athos. Whe