pahool

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by pahool 25d ago
Stripping the Gurus by Geoffrey Falk is an interesting survey in this vein, albeit covering a previous generation of problematic cults. Gurus like Chogyam Trungpa, Adi Da (or whatever name Franklin Jones was going by at the time), even reac
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by pahool 1y ago
which is linked in the article
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by pahool 1y ago
Just because something has a price associated with it, that does not make the pricing model inherently correct or just. The majority of research papers, at least in the U.S., are (or historically have been, I don't know the data now un
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by pahool 2y ago
do you have a source other than a tweet from the Twitter account of a political hack?
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by pahool 2y ago
Also, a lot of American carrom boards were produced with a checker board one side and a crokinole board on the other side.
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by pahool 2y ago
Have you tried Flickwars? I don't own it, but played a demo version at a board game convention maybe five years back. I still keep wanting to pull the trigger on buying it but I've been trying to reel in my boardgame-purchasing pr
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by pahool 2y ago
Almost twenty years ago, I brought a crokinole board into my work and it became a very popular diversion. We came up with a cutthroat version where four players could play individually rather than the more traditional 2v2 four-player varian
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by pahool 2y ago
Generally, crokinole is a much less punishing game than carrom, if we're talking about Indian carrom boards. American carrom boards, that were really popular in after-school programs when I was growing up, have relatively HUGE pockets
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by pahool 2y ago
Often in tabletop crokinole play, the "sand" isn't even used. Modern boards are often slick enough to get away with playing without it, and if it's a board that you roll out regularly, you may not want the cleanup overhe
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by pahool 2y ago
$25 for 12 oz? Yikes!
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by pahool 3y ago
I prefer Mango Languages, which I get for free through my public library. The progression feels better to me, it's not as gamified (sorry for using that word), and there is some (though not a ton of) actual lesson content in there. For
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by pahool 3y ago
Cool. Now can we get wireless carriers to stop advertising their bandwidth-capped plans as "unlimited"?
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by pahool 3y ago
I'm currently looking at alternatives for self-hosting. Do you prefer gogs to gitea? why, if so?
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by pahool 4y ago
zombo.com still kicking!
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by pahool 5y ago
> The Author is arguing for replacing the chain with power wires, by generating power from pedaling and feeding it into the motor (with efficiency losses of 5%) My understanding is that the efficiency loss is strictly limited to deliveri
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by pahool 5y ago
What headphones do you use while swimming? I've been looking into getting a pair for swimming, and am interested in recommendations.
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by pahool 5y ago
What's going on in the comment section with the numbers?
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by pahool 5y ago
Some background on FREOPP: https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Foundation_for_Researc...
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by pahool 5y ago
The "Handy Library" Android app includes an ISBN scanner and allows you to import and export collection data. You could also check out some of the tooling and APIs around openlibrary.org. Unfortunately, I think it's basically
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by pahool 5y ago
If that's meant to be a justification of relevancy, it's quite a stretch.
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by pahool 6y ago
Did you take much of a battery life hit with the addition of the NVMe drive?
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by pahool 6y ago
mosh is a lifesaver on flights, where latency typically exceeds 500ms
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by pahool 7y ago
I've found the discomfort with near-freezing water in our cold-water-supply-only bidet seat to be minimal. Sure, I'd prefer warmer water, but it's really not that bad.
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by pahool 7y ago
The Washington Post article was hearsay, and this article adds nothing new. No real sources are cited except for Dennis Franks, an ex-FBI agent, who somehow can't fathom how anyone could use "stolen credentials to conduct intrusio
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by pahool 7y ago
I feel like my life would be a lot easier if I just got my parents and in-laws using Chromebooks. I don't like sacrificing family members on Google's altar, but the ecosystem really just fits their use cases. I've considered
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by pahool 7y ago
I appreciate your clarification, but the assertion that "conspiracy theorists are overwhelming[ly] just mentally ill to begin with" is exactly what I'm refuting. I suppose part of it is a matter of definition, since there is
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by pahool 7y ago
I disagree that most conspiracy theorists are mentally ill, except maybe in some extremely loose definition of the term, where mere illogic is equated with mental illness. I like this quote from Michael Shermer: "Smart people believe w
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by pahool 7y ago
Also, keep in mind that, depending on where you live, you may be able to carry cards for multiple libraries. In California, for instance, many major public libraries only require state residency. So, while traveling within the state, pick u
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by pahool 7y ago
a used car is not the same as a beater. Getting a used car that is just a few years old will shave off a good chunk of the depreciation curve in many cases without sacrificing features/reliability.
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by pahool 8y ago
What's the general tone toward folks coming to the program later in life? Possibly without a strong tech background but smart and looking to start a new career. How about folks with a criminal background looking to start a new life? A

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