quantumink

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by quantumink 11d ago
It may sound strange, but cooking is one of the most intense and attention-consuming tasks I encounter. I have to do it every day too. So I fully agree with this line of thought... Many a time I have considered that I would happily spend mo
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by quantumink 3mo ago
Imagine if Gabe went the Yvon Chouinard way? (founder of Patagonia refused to IPO, never sold controlling stake, recently left the entire company to an environmental conservation trust - certified LEGEND) Gabe seems like the kinda guy who i
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by quantumink 3mo ago
Of all the translations of the Tao I've come across, none dissolved me into the flow as deeply and effortlessly as Ursula's. I try to keep multiple copies around so I always have a couple to gift to someone... The book is a source
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by quantumink 3mo ago
I would argue its not the millions though, but rather that sweet rare compute - OpenAI has more of it for his interests than anyone - it is understandable why an exceptional mind would prioritize access to greater capabilities above all els
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by quantumink 3mo ago
A Holmes indeed... your deductive powers are piercingly perceptive! (the event chain was a joy to follow, gave me ai2027 vibes, but slowdown like) Of course, the world is not filled with rational actors, and the probability of the current a
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by quantumink 4mo ago
Cosmo is his brother, wow! (have deeply adored his solo work since discovering it last year) Aaah, it all connects - a web within a web indeed... I have got some weekend reading and listening to get to now - thank you all kindly. As a contr
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by quantumink 5mo ago
This! The famous Zen Koan of the Master, the Professor, and the overfilled tea cup illustrates this beautifully... I'd highly recommend checking it out! (Overall, the Blue Cliff record is a treasure trove of Koans, for anyone keen on t
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by quantumink 6mo ago
While I concede that powerbanks may satisfy the proximal problem - literally making charging available on demand... Consider that it does not in any way resolve the distal problem of having a 'portable computing device', which hea
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by quantumink 6mo ago
Yeah... Took a moment to look it up now: Apparently they stopped making the Developer Edition which came with Ubuntu in 2022-2023 (which was definitely cheaper by 100-200 bucks or so than the Windows version with exact same hardware, I reca
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by quantumink 6mo ago
Last I checked: the XPS was one of the few laptop product lines offering native Linux (Ubuntu) as an alternative default configuration option to order It's how I got mine about 6-7 years back anyways, still works great (except the batt
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by quantumink 7mo ago
I follow your line of thinking and mostly agree... however, would like to also point out that barring apocalyptic scenarios - there are always deep safe value sinks if you consider your needs from first principles. Consider for example havi