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by roflmyeggo 10y ago
There is a simple counter-example that proves that this is the wrong question to ask. You cannot simply make a zygote with just the DNA from a sperm and an egg together alone. Both parents pronuclei are required for epigenetic reasons. If y
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by roflmyeggo 10y ago
Agreed. It's refreshing to read a justification to learn to enjoy such moments. This is especially true in a society that tends to only place value on thoughts that directly lead to tangible means of moving forward. Sometimes, however,
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I use these for coding/studying all the time. If you download all of them and put them on shuffle you basically have ~40 hours of music to jump into at any given moment.
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Problem Solving Smells(roflmyeggo.com)
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I love this approach to learning. It's something I've been really working to take on in my studies (and my own projects).
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I've been using the Anki iOS application for a while now. I'm considering moving my stack over to org-drill.el to minimze context switching. Anyone made a similar switch or can compare the two at all?
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Meditations is the usual go-to read by Marcus Aurelius. Then if you are still interested check out the writings of Seneca, Epictetus, etc.
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
This is the reason I am pushing myself towards simpler solutions, even if I end up losing some functionality/connections out of it. The added cognitive load of dealing with managing all of these services is becoming really painful. Yes
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
The notoriety that this concept has managed to garner in the past 36 hours only secures the fact that a clone app (and however many more) will be made in a short period of time. How much of an effect is removing the app really going to have
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I wonder if Apple will go this direction in the future..
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Yet another reason to get a good nights sleep. Many of these metabolic degradation products (not just beta-amyloid) of neuronal cell activities should readily be cleared quickly and efficiently from the interstitial space of the brain due t
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
It's not so simple as simply increasing the amount of CSF influx into the brain, but also increasing interstitial space via adrenergic receptor inhibition. The clearance of beta-amyloid, etc. is largely linked to the state of sleeping
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
+1 for looking into peer reviewed publications, specifically review articles. Not only are they concise, but they are highly referenced and well annotated. As long as you are willing to dig into the specific terms and concepts relevant to t
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Imposter syndrome is when people are unable to internalize their accomplishments despite external evidence of their competence. The phenomenon is highly common among high-achievers which is why Popova references it.
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Vsauce makes a good point that we just aren't made to intuitively understand this type of stuff. Recognizing this fact, in my opinion, is a key driver in helping to wrap our minds around these concepts. It's important to understan
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
It's his passion for the material that always keeps me watching. Listening to someone explain a topic that they find deeply intriguing is a pleasure. Reminds me of Feynman.
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I almost can't even believe that commercial is real. I would love to see how it affected Cadillac's sales.
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Amazing how quick the honey bees respond in unison to attack the hornet. Even more amazing that the honey bee can withstand temperatures up to 118 degrees F, just 3 degrees higher than the hornet, and yet they still manage to use heat as a
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Fair enough, but as the level of abstraction increases in crime it becomes easier for people to commit crimes that wouldn't have otherwise. Remove the human interaction and the guilt that comes along with that situation is suddenly min
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Ultimately headed towards an IPO? Probably. How long? Probably a while. More and more companies are staying private as VC/hedge fund/private equity firm valuations stay high, it's fairly easy to continually raise money throug
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
I've thought about this often and the only solution I can come up with is to disallow myself to think quickly when solving problems, even when I believe that I should reliably be able to do so[0]. I've noticed that when I take the
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
There have been a lot of startups over the past decade centred around the sharing economy that have helped to prove that humans can be civil in these situations where one might think that we would default to nefarious activity - Airbnb, Loc
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
twitch.tv, Periscope, etc. or just about any form of live streaming application seems like a huge time-sink to me (and largely inferior products when compared to curated content).
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
These type of communities tend to remind me of the "extreme couponing" crowd and the like. Sure you can get some free stuff, but at what price? What if you took that time and invested it in bettering your skill sets, etc.?
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Jekyll can set the basics such as meta descriptions via YAML front matter and the page template system, custom page titles, custom URL structure, etc. You can also use proper formatting quite easily (h1, etc.) with your choice of formatting
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Seems a little bit rash to differentiate web development from "real programming" with such a binary lens. There are both good and bad web developers, just as there are software engineers. If one wants to learn more about software
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Collary: similarly, switching from social norms to market norms would decrease the motivation of the user base to help each other out. The intrinsic motivation to do a social favour comes with its own rewards - you take that away by switchi
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
Great book. Interleaving contexts, spaced repetition, etc. - all great concepts. The most important takeaway for me was accepting that the tougher something is to remember, the greater the benefit will be when we actually remember it.
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
As someone who has dabbled in both biology/chemistry and now computer science academically, my thoughts on flash cards and spaced repetition software has changed over the years. On one side you have the biology/chemistry guys who
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by roflmyeggo 11y ago
The stark reality of entrepreneurship can be one of the greatest teachers.

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