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New comment by sbretz3 in "Men who stare at walls"

sbretz3 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:59:01 +0000

this is known as trataka meditation in the yogic tradition. trataka falls under the umbrella of kriya (purification) techniques which is why it helps with focus and intention

New comment by sbretz3 in "Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI"

sbretz3 — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:08:07 +0000

This seems like the thing that Rob is actually aggravated by, which is understandable. There are plenty of seesawing arguments about whether ad-tech based data mining is worse than GenAI, but AI encroaching on what we have left of humanness in our communication is definitely, bad.

New comment by sbretz3 in "I Tried Tesla FSD"

sbretz3 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:29:43 +0000

calling opinions "low effort" seems to suggest that everyone needs to be an expert in anything they talk about. I keep coming across this in technical circles and I find it discourages honest sharing and harms psychological safety

New comment by sbretz3 in "Using “Frontend” or “Backend” to describe the Engineering you like (2020)"

sbretz3 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:04:08 +0000

I hadn't thought of it from this angle, thanks for sharing your perspective!

New comment by sbretz3 in "Using “Frontend” or “Backend” to describe the Engineering you like (2020)"

sbretz3 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 03:23:25 +0000

What is considered a viral tweet? It seems like the signal to authority/knowledge/value ratio in this case is overblown

New comment by sbretz3 in "“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?"

sbretz3 — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:25:29 +0000

Any negotiation books that you suggest?