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by Smashter
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

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...
by Smashter
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

Scott 2 wrote:
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.
by Smashter
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: ERE Marching Meetup Series
Replies: 82
Views: 30658

Re: ERE Marching Meetup Series

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: ERE Marching Meetup Series
Replies: 82
Views: 30658

Re: ERE Marching Meetup Series

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, ...
by Smashter
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: ERE Marching Meetup Series
Replies: 82
Views: 30658

Re: ERE Marching Meetup Series

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...
by Smashter
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: ERE Marching Meetup Series
Replies: 82
Views: 30658

Re: ERE Marching Meetup Series

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.
by Smashter
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Veronica's Journal of Madness
Replies: 79
Views: 18843

Re: Veronica's Journal of Madness

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...
by Smashter
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258611

Re: the animal's journal

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

@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....
by Smashter
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:52 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291706

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:14 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Veronica's Journal of Madness
Replies: 79
Views: 18843

Re: Veronica's Journal of Madness

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...
by Smashter
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

@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'...
by Smashter
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

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...
by Smashter
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE
Replies: 41
Views: 2292

Re: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE

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...
by Smashter
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Make Your Own SAD Light
Replies: 0
Views: 212

Make Your Own SAD Light

I've seen SAD lights mentioned in a couple different journals recently. As a fellow lighting nerd, I thought I'd post about my experience creating a brightly lit office. I have been really into creating a custom SAD light setup ever since I moved to the Midwest. Much like @slevin, I was originally d...
by Smashter
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 127
Views: 24581

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

Financials   Combined assets up to $481k. We had a 60% savings rate the last two months, which is higher than I thought it would be. It’s been fun to track spending and have budgeting goals with DW again. Our current problem area is groceries. We spent $1,764 last month. This is what happens when y...
by Smashter
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
Topic: How is the FIRE movement doing?
Replies: 337
Views: 128881

Re: How is the FIRE movement doing?

Making it in music sounds very similar to my experience trying to make a living as a professional basketball player. There is only an infinitesimal chance anyone makes the NBA, but you can eek out a middle class lifestyle with a lot of hard work, luck, and a willingness to live in places like Bulgar...
by Smashter
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Investments Trade Log
Replies: 3046
Views: 774119

Re: Investments Trade Log

I love to imagine Henry swaggering around his neighborhood right now, high on NVIDIA earnings, devastating any old person that annoys him by informing them they will never be allowed on his yacht. I have a coworker who tends to get carried away by hot investment trends just before they turn south. T...