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- Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:54 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Gaming/virtual economies (EVE online)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 11558
Re: Gaming/virtual economies (EVE online)
I played World of Warcraft and Call of Duty. I was part of a "clan" in both games. I used to host a Teamspeak and then a Ventrilo server so we could use voice communications to conquer high end content. Playing with people online and chatting via headphones was fun - lots of funny people o...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:27 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Everyday noise tolerance
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3781
Re: Everyday noise tolerance
Growing up in the city and enduring the random drunk neighbor blasting music to the most inconvenient hours, and hearing sirens and random noise day and night, has made me very resilient to noise when I'm focused on something. I suggest you actually expose yourself to more noise rather than less and...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:06 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Lying flat, quiet quitting, Gervais losers
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8980
Re: Lying flat, quiet quitting, Gervais losers
From the linked article: “The search for meaning has become far more apparent. There was a sense of our own mortality during the pandemic, something quite existential around people thinking ‘What should work mean for me?.." I think this underlies most of the motivation of the lying flat movemen...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:46 am
- Forum: Resources & Recommended Reading
- Topic: Book discussion: Transcend - The New Science of Self-Actualization
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2158
Re: Book discussion: Transcend - The New Science of Self-Actualization
https://i0.wp.com/scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TranscendBoat.jpg?resize=1024%2C527&ssl=1 I think the problem with psychological paradigms is the manner they are considered and expressed. In the picture above you see each level is delineated which implies separations between ...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:03 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 13240
Re: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
It is unfortunate that there is a wall between the US and Mexico. Imagine a North American Union similar to the European Union. That would boost the economies of all countries involved. It's a soft wall. NAFTA opened the floodgates of trade between the US and Mexico and the rest of the Americas. Th...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 8:46 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 13240
Re: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
I'm not sure Mexico will benefit. Aside from all its other problems it's running out of water, like much of the US south west. The Colorado River is drying up which provides water and power to both countries. Ground water is heavily depleted. Much of Mexico is in drought with water being rationed. ...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:09 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 13240
Re: Which countries are the most resilient in the years to come?
The US will be the #1 most resilient country in the near future. The Geography, resources, talent pool, economics, and military provides a giant hedge against most issues. Canada and Mexico will share in the benefits provided by their US neighbor.
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:15 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Tools for thinking about things
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1388
Re: Tools for thinking about things
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg (Professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard and an MFA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins).
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:00 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1408
- Views: 307928
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
That sounds like an interesting solution, though I have to admit I am having trouble envisioning it. I don't have too much trouble with brute forcing mine up on top from the back once I get the bow high enough. Lifting the bow is a little bit of a pain with the kayak upside down because its tricky ...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:03 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Can cash be your friend?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 6503
Re: Can cash be your friend?
https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2020-07/Good_Faith-vs-Bad_Faith-Arguments_or_Discussions.pdf GOOD FAITH : A “Good Faith” argument or discussion is one in which both parties agree on the terms on which they engage, are honest and respectful of the other person’s dignity, follow generally-ac...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:10 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Attaching a fire extinguisher in a car (passenger compartment)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1505
Re: Attaching a fire extinguisher in a car (passenger compartment)
and it would be unlikely to "fly" out of the pocket. That may not be true in a rear end collision. I friend of mine was driving, wearing seatbelts, when he was hit in the rear by another vehicle. He was ejected out of his seat via the rear window. In a minor collision (30 mph-ish/40kph-is...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:04 am
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Useful Hard Skills for the near future
- Replies: 280
- Views: 47097
Re: Useful Hard Skills for the near future
The world still very much operates on a JIT-delivery system where the world's reserves are pretty much all "in transit". The industry standard is to keep 3 to 5 day worth of inventory on hand; decades of experience as a buyer of medical supplies and supply chain analysis are my bona fides...
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:41 pm
- Forum: Inspiration
- Topic: Objectivity is an Asset
- Replies: 102
- Views: 18598
Re: Objectivity is an Asset
Here's a video explanation of the Cynefin framework for those who have a hard time groking the Wikipedia article: https://youtu.be/N7oz366X0-8 One of the most interesting parts of the video was the summary on how to deal with different quadrants of the Cynefin framework: The complicated framework : ...
- Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:41 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7404
Re: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
2) What if nuclear war is accidently started? (madman, system malfunction) The Russians once had a malfunction of their missile detection system; it was detecting incoming nuclear warheads from the USA. Luckily a coolheaded General intervened and reasoned that no escalation or incident would warran...
- Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:23 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7404
Re: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Have you ever predicted nuclear war? I'm not answering for Jacob but just adding my 2 cents. In my opinion, any nation using a thermonuclear weapon would face a likewise retaliation and worldwide condemnation. What happens from there depends on the leadership in each country and their attitude towa...
- Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:08 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Aircrete Styrofoam
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1085
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7404
Re: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Side question. I understand the technological differences, but otherwise why does it matter (strategically or tactically) whether a missile is hypersonic or ballistic? Conventions? Treaties? Potential misunderstandings? Since the hypersonic missile is faster, the abort signal to recall/destroy it i...
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:29 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7404
Re: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Peter Zeihan has an interesting take on China's economy and how their aging population and 1 child policy will be affecting it. It's worth the listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIFly9M8K80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIFly9M8K80
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:28 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Examining Inflation
- Replies: 182
- Views: 59843
Re: Examining Inflation
For those interested, the 2022 CPI data for the last 12 months released February 10th: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:12 pm
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Is programming still a valuable skill to learn?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 19243
Re: Is programming still a valuable skill to learn?
I've done some scripting in SQL, batch, Visual Basic, and Powershell to automate procedures that would otherwise require too much hands-on work. Programming is like any other tool - the diversity of what can be done with it depends on the user's imagination. So the real question is this: are you ima...