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by _yb2s 8mo ago
HN isn't just broadly a tech discussion site, but is largely focused on the SV/Bay Area startup culture scene that PG and YCombinator play a big role in. The fact is, the current authoritarian political movement in the USA is bein
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by _yb2s 8mo ago
Why would anyone want a smart speaker, when every speaker acts as one when hooked to the sound output of a phone, wirelessly or wired? I'll admit, I don't want or use 'smart' anything, and am currently trying to disable
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by _yb2s 8mo ago
I agree, it's surprising. Even in California of all places, you can make a one-off vehicle at home and register it for legal road use, without even needing modern safety or emissions equipment: https://www.jalopyjournal.com&
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by _yb2s 8mo ago
No, it is possible to register a homemade car for use on public roads, pretty commonly done actually.
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
That was always such a silly argument, even more so with the rise of cheap and reliable 3D printing. I download, print, and use physical objects every week and don’t know or care what IP issues might exist as long as it works for its purpos
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
You’re getting downvoted but your take is simply the truth. Trump does not think like a politician or leader- he does not listen to, care about, or consider things like facts or broader consequences. Insiders in his administration have repe
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Is this HN or Tyler Cowen’s blog?
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Yep, I’ve spent time in Finland and loved this… but for me it works better to skip the warm part and just do the cold. However, the Finns in the winter did not seem to be happy at all, but mostly quite deep in seasonal depression.
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Your rant about Bay Area subcultures is suspiciously written in jargon that only someone deep in these subcultures would recognize- well done, very Straussian.
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Religions themselves are a great example of a Straussian meme, it’s shocking how close they got to using that example but instead went somewhere else with it that made zero sense. I suspect that the use of incredibly bad examples is some so
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Good to hear, I struggle with depression and cold plunges have been life changing for me also. I would love to find a community to do it with.
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Yes, another thing Feynman is doing is teaching people how to think about and model problems in a simple but reliable way in their mind, something he was very good at. In a sense his specific subject matter is just an example to demonstrate
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
In that case it wouldn't matter much to an individual making personal decisions about their environment. Either way, an environment with enough outdoor air exchange to keep CO2 low would avoid these effects. But hypothetically, what ot
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Why would this be unlikely as a prior? High CO2 changes your blood chemistry and breathing rates. Different breathing rates have a well understood effects on lots of systems including sympathetic/parasympathetic activation. There is no
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
I'm using a desktop CO2 meter, they're cheap and accurate, and can be tested by just putting them outdoors and confirming that they read known outdoor levels correctly. What you are saying is not unlike doubting that it's pos
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
How is a toddler going to get behind my car before I can get in it that I did not notice was nearby and start visually tracking from standing there? How is a backup camera going to help when I backed into the spot and am now pulling out for
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
A well designed car and proper driving technique make a backup camera unnecessary. Many old cars have excellent rewards visibility without needing any camera- no camera will compare to a first generation Porsche Boxster with the top down fo
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Even if you are right and there is no objectively measurable impaired abilities, the things I can detect directly are themselves extremely undesirable. I feel irritable, and fatigued/sleepy when CO2 is high. Increased breathing rate by
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Not everyone in a population will be affected the same by the same conditions, and the constraints of peer reviewed research make them often a poor choice for guiding personal decisions. By the time you have conditions bad enough to statist
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
My life is better driving a car that is simple and fun, where I feel alert and connected to the road and every function is controlled by me deliberately and manually. Ideally something with no screens, a manual transmission, and no power st
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
If you’re afraid to carefully drive a high quality and well maintained older car that was designed from the ground up with safety and quality at the absolute forefront- say an 80s Mercedes or Volvo, you would benefit from relaxing a bit and
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
People seem to dismiss the value of humility and frugality nowadays, but I see them as important virtues that lead to a more enjoyable life. Counter intuitively, wealth can allow someone the freedom and privilege to live a simpler and more
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Exotic cars are designed to be fast and fun to drive, for people that enjoy driving. You can still find them fun even if you dislike showing off. There are even some great exotic cars that look normal enough on the outside that a non car en
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
I don’t need to look at studies in other people, I notice and feel the effects directly at high CO2 levels, such that I can tell when it it too high before checking the meter. I’d need to look at the study, but I also suspect the submariner
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
I think it’s little appreciated that high CO2 levels cause cognitive impairment, and with the same amount of (often very poor) air exchange, higher outdoor concentrations can push indoor spaces to levels that cause impaired cognition and po
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
> strength training definitely does not have a smooth progress bar Not at intermediate or advanced levels, but for beginners on a well designed program like “starting strength” it typically does.
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Apologies in advance for the pedantic response, but the human body can generally make enough glucose from protein to keep you out of ketosis. You usually have to restrict both protein and fat to reliably induce ketosis. You can confirm thi
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
Some people never seem to be able to think clearly or focus while fasting, independently of any feelings of hunger. There is likely some biological variability here, but it could also be due to metabolic problems that are making it hard to
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by _yb2s 9mo ago
People respond differently to fasting, some are never able to do focused knowledge work during a fast, others can’t at first but can once their bodies get used to fasting. Others can immediately focus better right from the beginning. There

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