Ghost Is Slow?
ghost is super slow…[1] 202301250311 * image uploads and delivery * seems to be a large package size partially my internet at fault ↩︎
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humor
Can a Robot Write a Symphony? Yes Lol
https://t.co/bXEqFi8zqr (View Tweet) Imagine creativity just turns out to be a subset of computation. Imagine that the logic leaps of conjecture and discovering good explanations is just an eigenvector calculation in the frontal lobe or some shit.
game-theory
The Silent Side Effect
Area under the curve doesn't look super good for Xanax (View Tweet) The rebound effect of drugs is an insane, under appreciated side effect due to future discounting. Being in pain now warrants a cure, but it may be the proverbial "kicking the can down the road&
weather
Is Ice More Compressable Than Gas?
The compressibility of water is a function of pressure and temperature. At 0 °C, at the limit of zero pressure, the compressibility is 5.1×10−10 Pa−1. At the zero-pressure limit, the compressibility reaches a minimum of 4.4×10−10 Pa−1 around 45 °C before increasing
sleep
You Probably Won't Get Much Done At 4AM
How to have fun as an adult pic.twitter.com/jdQUX54SeB — Giddy🌍🇨🇦 (@giddywillz) June 17, 2022 …the thoughts you’re avoiding are usually giving you feedback. There is something in your life you’re uncomfortable with, something you need to change. Start listening to them. It might be depressing or
computer
Quick Capture Shortcut for 2023 Vault
Getting the Quick Capture Obsidian (Mac) shortcut working wasn't as I'd worried it would be. I just needed to change a few settings to the new value and change the to process tag.
psychology
Pop Science Shouldn't Quote Real Science
This is one of the most important things I can share with you. Why is it so hard to be happy? Because life was mostly short, brutal, and highly competitive over the two hundred thousand years our species has existed on this planet. And our brains are trained for this
programming
Redundancy in Software
An experimental evaluation of the assumption of independence in multiversion programming – John Knight and Nancy Leveson Behind this dry title lies something very interesting. I first heard about this paper from Ralph Johnson in a newsgroup discussion about program correctness. It turns out that one of the avenues that engineers
open-source
Can Patreon Save Open Source?
Can Patreon help sustain open source projects financially?
open-source
Most Don't Pay. But Those Who Pay, PAY
This strategy is closely related to the concept of “whales” in gaming, in which 1 to 2 percent of users drive 80 percent of gaming companies’ revenue (View Highlight) I've noticed something similar with Stenography. Most users don't pay at all, but those who choose to
entrepreneurship
Good Products Are Hard To Vary
to gain fans who are willing to pay $1,000 a year—no small sum—creators need to offer a step-function increase in value. The recipe, then, is to go niche and to tap into users’ desire for results. Practically, what does that look like? It means providing differentiated content,
interior-design
Buy Items You Have a Disposal Plan for
Halving requirements is the same as doubling capacity. - Nigel Calder Whenever I buy something new, I try to ask myself how hard it will be to rid myself of the item. This helps decrease the blow of moving substantially and causes you to take better care of your items