yowayb

9 ms·

61.
by yowayb 2y ago
I must agree, but I think the global public's awareness has been shocked into growth. I find the biggest problem with social media is actually user error. Unfortunately social media apps have become so complex that many have given up o
62.
by yowayb 2y ago
Fair question. There's no way to know rigorously but many friends have said it increased their base muscle permanently
63.
by yowayb 2y ago
No just 3 reps of each then out
64.
by yowayb 2y ago
I'm in Vietnam and have a bunch of extended family around. The key is social bonds. Outside of the kids' school/sports/arts they're allowed total freedom. And the variety of play (both on and offline) is astonishing
65.
by yowayb 2y ago
I think Minimum Effective Dose applies. I quit most media for 4 years. The next 2 years were 2 hrs/day on Reddit for jokes. It was the best. But 1 year into that, I read an article by Swyx on how to use social media. I tried but gave u
66.
by yowayb 2y ago
I spent most of college in the gym. I quickly hit my size limit. Strength seemed to improve slowly. Then I did a popular steroid cycle. Of course I got huge. 5 years later I did trenbolone so I got big AND strong. But the relevant bit is 5
67.
by yowayb 2y ago
Those of us in the west tend to forget that much of what we see is a form of propaganda, whether by governments or businesses, or even a large number of people. When you keep this in mind, everything you see becomes an opinion and your mind
68.
by yowayb 2y ago
I think the fundamental conceit that underlies all the surprise at AI's progress is that we humans rely more on figuring things out than mere chance. Trial and error is a huge part of human (indeed of all beings) progress.
69.
by yowayb 2y ago
Haven't read the entire interview yet, but I have to say so far it has been very helpful.
70.
by yowayb 2y ago
Isn't this why magnetism is used to contain plasma in stellerators?
71.
by yowayb 2y ago
Cool game, but it's an infinite arms race, plus bugs. It's important, as an individual, to approach every interface carefully, even one's you're already familiar with.
72.
by yowayb 2y ago
The meanings of both life and intelligence have been obscured by human conceit. We simply cannot accept that we came from what is essentially a random process over eons (which makes it no less extraordinary, but imo far more understandable)
73.
by yowayb 2y ago
I find most fiction to be a weak substitute for life, but I found the ending of Twin Peaks (when Agent Cooper is turned by The Lodge) profound
74.
by yowayb 2y ago
Interesting! I have no evidence but I got the impression that Turkiye's sugar industry (the richest man owns Ülker, a confectionary conglomerate) was unnaturally large and not always that way...
75.
by yowayb 2y ago
True. Small frauds are common. I know people that have gotten away with pump-dumps. I know people that have raised obscene money for terrible ideas. I even helped close one customer while at one company, and then when I moved to another com
76.
by yowayb 2y ago
Somewhat tangential, but a big part of math proficiency is varied repetition (eg, Kumon's practice sheets where you repeat the same operation with different numbers) and you can almost just make these yourself now.
77.
by yowayb 2y ago
There's a guy on X named Gad Saad writing a book called "suicidal empathy". I think this term captures it better than "wokeness".
78.
by yowayb 2y ago
It's not just the USA. Vietnam and Turkiye use lots of sugar in non-traditional foods while Thailand has included palm sugar in even their traditional foods for as long as I can remember.
79.
by yowayb 2y ago
Community, exercise, species-appropriate diet, and psychological richness also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and a variety of neurological disorders.
80.
by yowayb 2y ago
Modern human life is built upon millenia of mistakes, not to mention natural selection, which is eons of mistakes. A huge differentiator for humans is vastly more powerful communication which let's us share and influence instead of hav
81.
by yowayb 2y ago
I got a UC Regents Scholarship to UCSD bc my parents are southeast Asian. My grades and SAT score were lower than my Jewish best friend's grades and scores. He did not get a scholarship. I promptly lost my scholarship after failing P
82.
by yowayb 2y ago
And for Android, the Brave widget with Kagi search makes it all just a bit more convenient!
83.
by yowayb 2y ago
Great search. I use the summarizer all the time, and even occasionally use the small web. It's better than StumbleUpon. I really like Orion's site for bug reports and feature requests. I'm impressed by such a small team takin
84.
by yowayb 2y ago
If I may respond only to the title: LiveNation
85.
by yowayb 2y ago
Great take. Also agree with parent. I feel like some form of provenance would take us to the next level.
86.
by yowayb 2y ago
I'm not rich but after my first exit I went crazy investing in friends' ideas (including over-decorating my tiny SF apartment) and I actually came out a little ahead but I never bothered the failures because I was never expecting
87.
by yowayb 2y ago
"ATH0" made me tear up
88.
by yowayb 2y ago
I've been to a handful of trailer parks with wonderful communities, and a lot of the people are not poor, just saving money, and stumbling upon community! I'm also a nomad and have found that, with a little extra effort on my part
89.
by yowayb 2y ago
Are there prospective studies on effects? Afaik it's just in vitro, and I wonder if our bodies have a natural mitigation mechanism that would allow up to a certain amount without harm. I'm just afraid of what I see as a trend to a
90.
by yowayb 2y ago
I read about a quiet little girl at school that turned out to know all the other kids (eg preferences) better than any other kid. The intro/extro dichotomy has been taken far in mainstream writing, and I think the author is addressing

More ›