NoBeardMarch

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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
It's kind of interesting that while the structure is largely the same, the underlying behaviour/intent has morphed from a disruptor-model into being toxic rent-seeking behaviour.
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
Interesting discussion to read this between you and the other poster because it showcases an almost perfect example of the way disagreements almost always appear: There is some disconnect in a definition which was implied and not stated cle
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
Interesting. I am certainly very open to my initial broad sweep being incorrect on barefoot running. I would want to dig much deeper into it than Wikipedia alone though, even though its a serviceable source.
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
If it makes you happy, then by all means go for that. I am glad for you. What is generally recommended and evidence based is a different matter. I will not pretend to be an expert on it: All I have done is a cursory glance on pubmed.ncbi.nl
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
A pedantic point. Even in a non-industrialized tribal society an oral poet needs a mud house, sandals and various tools. Someone needs to make those, probably the poet themselves.
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
I generally do not pursue happiness, I try to pursue purpose. Life is peaks and valleys, the only permanence being that nothing really persists. Writing code is also working with your hands. It produces real world effects which even if you
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
I disagree, it is not significant at all if you think about the implications here for more than a couple of seconds. A poet needs his pen and paper. Someone needs to man the paper-mills and ink-factories, someone needs to work on logistics
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by NoBeardMarch 8mo ago
It's honestly quite interesting to me how this presents. I mean: Yes, people should ultimately pursue some form of happiness, but for me that happiness is genuinely doing software engineering work, and I do not think we should demonize
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by NoBeardMarch 1y ago
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by NoBeardMarch 1y ago
From a "one giant to-do list"-guy, I just have a bi-weekly review. This seems to work for me since I open Things 3 every day. I am considering switching to weekly reviews.
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by NoBeardMarch 1y ago
Honestly, I use Things 3 pretty much like the author uses his text-app. One single list for all to-do's. The beauty of Things 3 is that there is no feature bloat and unnecessary complexity like most to-do managers. The important differ
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by NoBeardMarch 2y ago
> The problem with the “something that damages the ability of society to make decisions” it’s with who establishes that and what’s the self correct mechanism those institutions that establishes that has. You seem to imply that this is so