inquisitorG

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by inquisitorG 2y ago
It never ceases to amaze me how much people love to tell other people what to do even when it has absolutely nothing to do with them. I think sports gambling is stupid and has largely ruined sports for me. Most people I know though seem to
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
Fashion is for sure not one of mine. I pretty much only have shorts and tshirts that could all be replaced on amazon for $100 1 pair of jeans and 1 nice shirt, neither that I have worn yet this year. I do have a nice suite but even to a wed
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
I suspect this is in general across the US. I have lost 35lbs so far this year and it is pretty shocking the health benefits of not over eating good tasting food. I think we all know this too but are collectively in denial because it is so
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
Great stuff. Network Backboning with Noisy Data paper that this is based on is even more interesting IMO. https://www.michelecoscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/201...
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
Bill Joy - Why The Future Doesn't Need Us - 4/1/2000 https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2/ Basically, the same article but much more negative.
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
Exactly. I am full remote and this is the only thing I miss about the office. The social aspects that have nothing to do with working or productivity. What comes with that though are massive distractions that don't exist remote. I susp
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
We simply do a terrible job at educating people about how much the past sucked and instead do the opposite with ridiculous Goethe like romanticism of the past. Never mind that Goethe was the eldest of 7 children with only one sibling not de
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
I would even question how creative a person is who thinks that way. All artist are indebted to their influences. It is interesting to me growing up how music artists would gush over their influences. There was almost pride in a diverse and
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
I have been out of audio for a long time but this sounds crazy. Have owned FS1R and DX11, made my own FM synths in reaktor but I would still rate FM7/FM8 the greatest of all FM synths. There has just never been a better interface to pr
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
I have worked at a few banks and this is all standard practice. Part of the business model practically revolves around creating a cult like environment about how great it is to work at the bank while they systematically underpay/overwo
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
The real problem we ultimately face as humans is that the human dopaminergic system always resets so that what was great yesterday is expected today and not enough tomorrow. It is why a windfall when young can be problematic. It won't
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by inquisitorG 2y ago
I read this as the delusional fantasy of a wanna be little dictator: “Obviously, democracy is great,” he said. “But the best ruler is a moral dictator. Some people call [that] the philosopher king.”