jackchristopher

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The Cult of Glossy is Growing(annystudio.com)
1 points by jackchristopher 14y ago|0 comments
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by jackchristopher 14y ago
The other factor is non-profit open source social networks. A lot of people like me are determined to popularize open/p2p, distributed or decentralized social networks. Technically, we're lunch cutting the for-profit networks. But I think b
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The Psychology of Anonymity(gamepro.com)
2 points by jackchristopher 16y ago|0 comments
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by jackchristopher 16y ago
Well, Paul has a similar "quirk". He uses two PCs. Everyone's seen this by now: http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html Also Linus disliked using Google's net connection for his Git talk. Here's one relevant excerpt: When I am here (G
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
One acting concept I found fundamental important to learn was how status transactions work: http://greenlightwiki.com/improv/Status
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Your Finger Length Ratio And Its Oddities(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|0 comments
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
The detailed version on how to do "impossible bottles" (with ships): http://www.answers.com/topic/ship-in-a-bottle-2 Some of them a pretty crazy: http://www.moillusions.com/2006/04/impossible-bottles-pictur...
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How To Build A Ship in a Bottle(boyslife.org)
8 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|2 comments
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The Decline of the English Department(theamericanscholar.org)
14 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|25 comments
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
I don't believe this. Yes, short on average. But I doubt the nasty, brutish part. H-G burnt out. Farmer faded away. Overall I think there are pro/cons between types different societies: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/10/farmers-war.htm
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
I was surprised at how fast the article came up, even with Sivers being HN gold. But I submitted it because I wanted to see how HN would expand on the topic of leading and following.
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
I like Sivers' version because it was more thorough. But it's good to hear the same idea expressed by a new person in a new way. You need new iterations and personalities you trust to make things click. That's essential to them spreading.
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First Follower idea is all yours(sivers.org)
56 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|17 comments
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Note sure if they should. Coke Vs. Pepsi logos: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/coca-col... Even in the revised edition Coca-Cola didn't change their logo much after a while.
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End the Ice Age(timtyler.org)
7 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|0 comments
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
The overall field is called allometry. Kleiber's Law is another reason behind our size and shapes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleiber%27s_law "for the vast majority of animals, an animal's metabolic rate scales to the ¾ power of the an
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Here's a well-cited overview of the role n-3s (EPA & DHA) in brain development, among other things: http://www.lef.org/LEFCMS/aspx/PrintVersionMagic.aspx?CmsID=... Overwhelming evidence for the benefits of DHA comes from a recent rev
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
"they often make heavy use of technical terminology because it's the most concise and accurate way to convey their thoughts." If you get your point across by using terms no one understands, you're not getting your point across. It's not e
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Yes correcting someone (especially publicly) is status lowering: http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:kgxNXpw1kdgJ:greenlightw... Geeks can't see when they're lowering the status of the other person. In fact, they're inept at knowing when
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
I do speaking. Here a quick tip: Use prompting questions. In your notes ask yourself questions that prompt you to make your points, instead of listing out those points directly. Try "So why do I like Git?" instead of "DVCS's are good becaus
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Slightly off topic but the Git model is generally interesting. I'd like to see it used for writing, publishing and sharing ideas (like it can code). To me it seems like it could be a great system.
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How Improvisers Use "Status" To Make Sales (And Get What They Want)(biz-improv.com)
2 points by jackchristopher 17y ago|0 comments
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
This is my favorite monologue of all time. Inspiring. In it, James Burke sums how sci/tech is fundamental to changing the world. Then he ties Eastern & Western philosophical views. And the explains how the computer revolution will could
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
That was a perfect example. Roleplaying as a "student" is playing a low status role, to the high status role of "teacher". In that instance you get what you want by playing low. But in another situation you might play high (for another to p
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
A lot here are from SF. It's an improv hub. BATS Improv has classes, and I highly recommend them for really anyone. But specifically "nerds" would immensely benefit. Improv basically teaches you to be relentlessly prosocial. You learn what
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Yeah, the first AI would pass the Turing test by insulting the researchers. :) But seriously, depending on what you mean by AI (general or narrow), you're right. If it was interacting in a realistic social way with humans, it'd have to unde
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
(Yeah, you did. ;)) And as an aside I think that upvoting and downvoting in practice becomes mostly about status raising or lowering. Subconsciously it's about the gain or loss of prestige of a comment (and person). Also, it's interesting t
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
Oh, absolutely. Altering "status" is something people do all the time to get what they want, albeit mostly unconsciously. Here's an improvisers view of the mechanics behind making a sale: http://biz-improv.com/wordpress/?p=22 I have a bun
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
In improv acting we explicitly learn how status transactions work. Note that "status" in this context means something slightly different: http://greenlightwiki.com/improv/Status Understanding status changed how I fundamentally view intera
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by jackchristopher 17y ago
To steal a line, dietary science is younger than it looks. Don't be surprised if decade spanning long held beliefs start collapsing. Another good video. Stanford nutritionist and self-described vegetarian admits benefits of low carb diets:

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