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The rabbits are out in force between 5a and 6a doing their r-selection thing. This mostly implies chasing each other around in circles which reminds me of humanity. The rabbits remain fearless---a few days ago, I almost stumbled walking into one. This also reminds me of humanity. Maybe the resident...

Yes, the prestigious career. The money and status reflect how she has to develop as a person. Well I should preface this by saying that from day 1, DF made it pretty clear she is perfectly fine with a house husband. I also made it pretty clear that I don't plan on staying full time in the Army fore...

Thanks everyone! Will you continue with your current split housing setup as planned until you enter the reserves? Yes, although it is possible we will be able to combine households as early as January if I get accepted to a fully remote internship program. In the meantime, we'll still be paying for ...

Don’t underestimate yourself. Verbal intelligence may actually be more indicative of fluid general intelligence. I’ve dated quite a few PhD engineer types and they can be pretty weak outside of narrow range. Like could a single one of them grok why Rachel Cusk is probably the most brilliant novelis...

Also, for reasons that can only be speculated, quite a few quite serious jocks have wanted to date me over the years. If I had a penny for every time somebody made me hang upside down and refused to release my ankles until I somehow managed to activate my core muscles one more time, and then sugges...

Big Update I am now engaged, so DGF has transitioned to DF! We are planning on eloping next month and then having a ceremony/reception next year. Luckily DF has a cousin with a nice lake house and event planning business, so we should be able to have a Tier 5 Wedding at significantly reduced cost. T...

High IQ is heritable, and runs in families like mine (my 4th sister is also very high IQ, my 3rd sister is above average IQ, very socially popular jock type, or as she has expressed it with great good humor "In any normal family, I would be the smart one." ) but it is also very "spor...

A lot to unpack here. First off, I took the MENSA IQ test that Jacob linked and scored 111 with maybe a 90% effort. This jives with previous IQ tests I've taken in that my score tends to fall between 110-115 depending on the test (I tend to score higher on tests with verbal components). So for simpl...

Now the Queendom Classical IQ test! https://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=3108 I just took that one and scored a 127. It seems a bit high to me compared to another IQ test I took a few years ago as part of a psychological evaluation. I think I scored somewhere in the 115-12...

Probably just bounce around city to city a la digital nomad or RV-life, and buy a house in the western-state equivalent of Europe. :p Right, but those are quite vague descriptions. They are essentially what people put in their Instagram bio. How do you actually envision your time spent during those...

Here is perhaps a useful thought exercise. My impression thus far, as a stranger on the internet who has been following along with your posts for years, is that you are overly fixated on moving west and owning a home to live a good life. While this could be the right answer for you, I think another ...

Would it be possible to eat 4, or less, times a day, consume few calories and sugars, but still workout at least 3 times a week with weights, and using bike for 10km a day? Yes, you can eat anything from 1 meal a day all the way up to 6+ meals. Personally, I’ve eaten everything from 2 to 5 meals a ...

Hi everyone, just checking in to share a few things. My 50% is Another Man's 5% Average Grocery List And Non-Essential Expenses I also wanted to share a grocery list of mine. It's hard for me to say something like "This is two weeks of groceries" because some of it is pantry staples that ...

I would say it’s very risky to try enlisting in the Army given your mental health history. I have no idea how to evaluate your condition, but just understand that you will require a psychological evaluation to ensure you are fit for service. A history of mental health breakdowns could be disqualifyi...

AKA the most boring men on the planet and terrible in bed- because on some level “turned on” by engaging as submissive in rigid hierarchy with other men AND habituated to alcohol numbed sexuality. IOW, belonging to a fraternity is as directly correlated with causing women to think about their shopp...

Honestly, I'm being flippant. I obviously love the southeast cuz it's home, and if I were king the days of interstate and international mobility would mostly be a thing of the past. Perhaps with the coming de-globalization and the re-regionalization my hopes and dreams will come true that people ju...

Credit goes largely to their ankle flexibilty, which allows them to squat regularly for prolonged periods of time, thus increasing their leg strength and balance. The ankle flexibilty allows you to put heels on the ground and keep your center of gravity comfortably over your feet. Many westerners d...

UPDATE I took a trial of the first course in the online MS - CS program from CU - Boulder, and it was just theory concept after theory concept, and they didn't bother to explain a lot of CS jargon, they just used it sans introduction. Then they wanted me to do something complex in Java despite my m...

@jacob, plot twist tho, I just change whatever job titles I’ve had to be related to the newest profession, and all the bullets to emphasize skills or software valued in the new field. As far as interviewers are concerned, I’ve wanted to do their field since I was 15, and I have 6 yrs of FT xp. I do...

This seems like an imposter syndrome issue more than anything else. Getting a CS degree won't magically make you into a good programmer or into a cool STEM cat. You already broke into the tech bro club with your recent job, so from now on your experience and skills matter much more (as others have i...