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Definitely down for a canning party at some point, that would be really fun.

I can't do that weekend, unfortunately. I will look forward to August!

Doing that one in southern WI would be great, thanks for keeping it in mind.

The sauna looks great! Your musings around productivity remind of this tweet I saw recently https://i.imgur.com/tYAiVbI.png With your philosophy background, have you given any thought to consequentialist cluelessness and how that relates to productivity? I find the idea strangely comforting sometime...

Whoa. That was a good article. Good for him for continuing to pursue his dream despite all those setbacks, I think? His 200k in debt, his completely unstable living situations that seem to really stress him out, and lines like the one below nudge me toward putting this one in the "cautionary ta...

Right now, personally, I know this: the idea of "total satisfaction / no more striving" in all areas of life sounds boring, but I'm good with taking a break, not having a plan, and destressing/chilling out while being active and doing the projects I've always enjoyed doing. I feel this. W...

Thanks guys, I think I grok it now. I didn't expect to get so interested in the Maxwell's Demon wikipedia page. I liked reading about how many extremely smart and driven people have grappled with that thought experiment over the years. From Daylen's Claude answer (my bolding): Online communities: So...

To what degree would that pass a Turing test? This system (Claude 3 Opus) easily passes a Turing Test in my opinion. When I tell it to be conversational and act like a friend it sounds perfectly human. It'll start sentences with phrases like, "For sure, I totally hear what you're saying, but h...

I fed Claude Opus an HTML file with all my answers on Quora over the last 12 years (46,000 words.) I gave it the following prompt what can you tell me about the author of these posts? can you take a guess at their myers briggs personality type? can you offer this person any words of wisdom for livin...

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Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:40 am

Work, don't work. It's all good.

Thanks for this perspective. I need this to fully sink in.

I would be doing grocery delivery if I was single. DW truly enjoys going to the store and picking produce out in person. My brother is the same way. That's something that makes no sense to me.

Kevin Kelly and a rotating cast of friends do whole trips centered on walking and talking. I enjoyed this write up on what they’ve learned https://kk.org/thetechnium/files/2023/12/howtowalkandtalk.pdf They pick a topic of conversation at the start of their multi day trip. All conversations, both whi...

Another fun marching meetup in the books! We did ~13 miles around Cicero at a very moderate pace. Instead of gritting out a tough workout, we all seemed to be aligned around wanting to take it easy. We had great chats about dealing with FOMO, developing self confidence, the nature of consciousness, ...

That’s a lot going on! I’m happy you’re still up for the walk at all. It’s honestly a relief to not have that (positive) peer pressure to ruck heavy this time, as I haven’t been doing that lately. Ha, Goggins would happily do your dumbbells and my vest just to show it was possible. And he’d probably...

Looking forward to it!

I will bring my weight vest but I am undecided on using it. I'll make a game-time decision based on how my body's feeling and whether Dave decides to carry his dumbbells and inspire me.

Glad the job is going well! I should maybe try earplugs, because my neighbors are kind of... let's say "passionate" at 2am. :lol: Ha, I once had a neighbor like this in an apartment with very thin walls. I feel for you. But hey, the guy also let me share his wifi for free for a while, so i...

Very cool! I'm impressed by your diligence in getting this done so quickly and in such a professional manner, but why would I expect anything less from theanimal. I spy @mountainFrugal listed as the illustrator, it's a true ERE production. Wishing you many 5 star reviews :) I do not think it would b...

@ertyu that's a fair question. I thought the work might give her self confidence and kick her into a new gear where she had the motivation to do a full time job again. I am glad I took the shot, even if it had a low chance of succeeding. @NewBlood this was the Tesla bio they had at my local library....

That's so tough. If I was in your shoes I think I'd let him eat what he wants to be happy in the moment. I think he'll just resent you otherwise. But I could also see myself giving it one try to see how it went. When my grandpa's dementia got bad he also became a sugar fiend. He'd guzzle 64 ounce or...

Each 5mg pill can now be gnawed 16.6 times! What a deal, haha. It's great that you're finding a balance that works for you. Tinkering around to figure out how to get the best possible sleep is a very high value use of time. I don't react well to melatonin, it always seemed to make me wake up too ear...

@chris thanks for the Tesla-adjacent book rec, too! Added it to my list. That is such a fascinating time in history. I loved this Edison biography . It was the first biography I'd read that starts when the protagonist is old and then goes in reverse chronological order, which I thought was neat. It'...

One way to save a little on the grocery budget (without starting a fight) is to use the appropriate rewards credit card. Are you getting at least 5% back on grocery purchases? Yes, thank goodness. We've always been good about getting CC rewards. I know I said I wasn't going to fight this battle rig...

Unfortunately for me starting eating vegan though, I didn't care about the health reasons being hard, because playing life on default mode is boring and simple anyways (also I love the taste of meat, its delicious), but did it after watching a bunch of animals get slaughtered, and I just couldn't h...