kaon123

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by kaon123 3y ago
Sorry, why can this not be a coincidence? I understand that the universe is smooth across large spaces similar to how a fog is smooth on larger spaces, and coarse on smaller ones. But even then, given a large universe, why would this be mat
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by kaon123 3y ago
On the positive side, Gamescom has been on the rise for a while, together with other more local gaming events. It shows how the focus of a live event changed from bringing news, to providing entertainment to hundreds of thousands of cosplay
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by kaon123 3y ago
Fascinating. Maybe a similar mental model applies as in Switzerland. I am a foreigner living in wealthy Switzerland. They also talk about themselves as being very poor a few decades ago. Maybe it is that people really were poor back then, j
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by kaon123 3y ago
Nothing works if that person is your superior and holds absolute power over you. Examples situations close friends of mine have experienced: 1. You are a PhD student and he (and it usually is a he) is your professor. 2. You are in a profess
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by kaon123 3y ago
Omg why was I unaware of this? I bought an HP laserjet last year and am fighting SaaS software crap every time I want to attempt to print or scan. I am tempted to just trash my printer now.
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by kaon123 3y ago
Will take a look thank you!
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by kaon123 3y ago
I worked in WeWorks office for a year (Barcelona) and was awed by the amazing quality and design of their offices. Focusing on my work was easy, interchange with my colleagues natural, and the post-workday beer kept me staying late. Most of
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by kaon123 3y ago
Looking for Tomato (recommended you do this) US: Tomaydo UK: Toma`o AUS: Tomahto I feel the aussies got this one right.
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by kaon123 3y ago
Very good point. I read Olaf Stapledon's First and Last man, a sci-fi book which describes the next few billion years for mankind and deals with this issue. In one scenario, human society collapses, spends 80 million years living as hu
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by kaon123 3y ago
Fun read that puts a lot of things together that I "sort of knew" but never really knew.
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by kaon123 3y ago
About 15 years ago, in the era of dumbphones, I read an article in the news paper that in Japan's top 10 novels, 7 of them were written on a mobile phone. It appeared as if writing and text editing (writing a novel is a lot of editing)
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by kaon123 3y ago
As a regular reader of The Economist, that switched to the Guardian last year to due circumstance, I can only concur. My god is The Guardian a poor "newspaper". All they do is whine about problems without providing any analysis or
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by kaon123 3y ago
You are implicitly assuming zero progress on battery and or car technology. This is not entirely unfounded as the combustion engine has stopped progressing much for decades. As for Electric Cars, this is a whole different ballgame. The batt
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by kaon123 3y ago
This is similar to the point being made in "The Innovators Dilemma" [1]. I experience this currently at the wealth management bank I work. They were reluctant for a long time to invest into a mobile app for trading because it may
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by kaon123 3y ago
Would have been nice if this headline started with "As a person living in a big city, I ditched my car (...)". Now it just feels ignorant towards people living in other areas - as everybody is pointing out in the comments.
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by kaon123 3y ago
I've worked a bit in this sector, and here are my observations: 1. Solar Home sets range from $5 flashlights with solarcells to $150 home lights+panels+phonecharger+radio to $400 sets with TV. The more expensive sets are usually paid o
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by kaon123 3y ago
Thanks. This was exactly the app I wanted to build :)
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by kaon123 3y ago
THANK YOU! I regularly think about what the earth looked like X million years ago and I've been wanting exactly this for a very long time :).
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by kaon123 3y ago
It is not so simplistically true. This is what Reaganomics will want you to believe. Examples abound of companies that did not prioritise shareholder returns over everything. Companies are organisations that operate within a society and the
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by kaon123 3y ago
And the production of these drugs is still illegal, which has led to a big increase in (the wealth of) organised crime, similar to how the Maffia was spawned during the prohibition. I am not joking. In the Netherlands a druglord has ordered
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by kaon123 3y ago
2 weeks is the standard? I am amazed. In Switzerland where I live, it is 3 full calendar months. And I thought Switzerland is very similar to the USA... My god 2 weeks lol, someone quits and he is gone the next day. How is this legal?
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by kaon123 4y ago
Will teach you the scientific background behind your current learning strategies so you can explain them better to yourself and your friends? - Yes Will it give you better strategies to learn? - Maybe. Will it make you reflect on your learn
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by kaon123 4y ago
I loved The Great Courses' Cosmology Course. But it is from 2008. Anybody got something newer/better on this topic? Or even a book? https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/cosmology-the-histor...
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by kaon123 4y ago
Yes! Often satisfaction and pleasure are in a conflicting relationship. When you ask a software developer that has worked for 3 years on a "successful" side project. He will probably tell you that it cost him lots of evenings he c
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by kaon123 4y ago
I am 34. Start HIIT (high intensity interval training) 10 weeks ago. First time in my life I am in a gym. I also notice the transformative effects. The way I am managing to build my habit: Only do group sessions. If you want to go fast you
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by kaon123 4y ago
Opportunity sent a similar message. Someone on youtube made a phenomenal short video about its life. It is one of my favorite youtube videos ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJH9GobEFUk&ab_channel=melod...
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by kaon123 4y ago
There are magic bullets. But I feel a few months ago as if I stumbled upon one: My regular sports team (ultimate frisbee) disbanded after the pandemic, so I found myself without any physical exercise. I thought I probably should go to the g
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by kaon123 4y ago
plays Jurassic Park music All I am saying is nature will find a way.
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by kaon123 4y ago
Yes yes and yes. But: Microsoft?
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by kaon123 4y ago
I love stuff like this. If you do too, then I highly recommend this incredible youtube video of the end of time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&ab_channel=melod...

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