Arguably a true AR experience brings us MORE into the real world as the need to be rooted to a desk and cubicle is lessened and we're brought closer to product/client/stakeholder without sacrificing digital connectivity.

It is rare, inert, malleable, has a low melting point and has a distinct unique colour.

All of these are quite useful for being a store of value:

- inert: gold from 10000 years ago is basically exactly the same

- malleable: it is easy to subdivide for coinage (compare with diamonds for an extreme example)

- low melting point: easy to purify (and melting temp is a decent purity check)

- distinct colour: less useful now but being so distinct from other metals makes it easier to spot vs the many silvery coloured metals

The funny thing is that all these store of value properties also make it less useful: inert means it's not reactive and has fewer forms/compounds

Malleable, lower melting temp and rare makes it a poor choice for typical metal usages...

Now it is it the opposite, maintainers are flooded with low effort PRs that take more effort to review than author, but the author is unable to see why this is problematic to the maintainer and the project.

This is hands down the most important advice and what I tell everyone around me. Find something active that you ENJOY. Even better if the thing you enjoy requires your body to progressively improve to unlock more enjoyment from your new active hobby.

Beyond that it can be anything: dancing, martial arts, swimming, cycling, football, handstands, skateboarding

Exercise for exercise's sake is really awful and abstract for most people. Like why carry a bunch of weights if you never feel like you need that strength.

The best thing I find (where possible) is a bit of competition to necessitate progress but that's only one possible solution..

Labour displacement leads to an erosion of standards of living and in a world that ties purpose to work is an existential threat on a very practical level.

It was always going to be met with violence once it became more than a curiosity for tinkerers.

If you listen carefully you can usually hear a cyclist behind you who may want to pass or is passing you, and having headphones probably makes that a lot harder

When I put even an ounce of effort into my cycle I become a sweaty mess which can be a little antisocial depending on the situation

I have very little time for people who freely absolve themselves of their personal responsibility to be aware of their surroundings and we shouldn't be encouraging people to zone out of society just so they can consume more.

I am comfortable cycling slower than walking pace and if I am in a real rush for speed I will cycle on the road but sometimes pedestrians can cause serious cycling accidents even when you're careful or slow.

The more senses you engage while learning a thing the deeper and more effective the learning is pretty accepted knowledge at this point.

Most people don't specify or know that they want a U bend in their pipes or what kind or joints should be used for their pipes.

The absence of U bends or use or poor joints will be felt immediately.

Thankfully home building is a relatively solved problem whereas software is everything bespoke and every problem slightly different... Not to mention forever changing

I remember being told an anecdote that left me feeling humble about just how much of the body we understand: there were cases where the kinetic isotope effect could affect biochemistry, that was how sensitive our systems are and that industrial synthesis will definitely produce different isotopic ratios to natural synthesis.

My conviction on this subject has continued to strengthen with articles like [1] on emulsifiers recently entering public awareness.

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/c5y548258q9o

EDIT: grammatical cleanup