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New comment by the_sleaze9 in "I rewired my brain to become fluent in math (2014)"

the_sleaze9 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:36:32 +0000

D's get degrees

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "The death of the 60/40 portfolio"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:30:33 +0000

You mean like social security?

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "This is a teenager"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:29:08 +0000

Do you have a source for the claim "Low IQ is associated with worse life outcomes"? I've never seen one.

In fact it is EQ - emotional intelligence - and not IQ that predicts positive life outcomes most strongly.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Research into why some people have a better sense of direction"

the_sleaze9 — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 02:41:12 +0000

I got a great tidbit a long time ago, whenever you move to a new city and want to get to know it, start training for a marathon. You'll know every nook cranny and hole-in-the-wall in no time.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "School absences have ‘exploded’ almost everywhere"

the_sleaze9 — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:52:44 +0000

As I understand it, USA is one of the highest funded education systems in the world. Funding for education even outpaces USA's um.. robust defense spending.

The trick is to look into total funding - beyond federal funding and into state funding.

I strongly agree that education in the internet age needs to evolve. I would love to see an education system centered around critical and entrepreneurial thinking, financial literacy, Cognitive Behavioral thinking tools. If you give kids something worthwhile they'll use it and come back for more.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-is-k-12-education-fun...

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "ADHD Productivity Fundamentals"

the_sleaze9 — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 01:38:34 +0000

Ah yes, an alarm to remind themselves later when they're in a position to take a action

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "ADHD Productivity Fundamentals"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:31 +0000

I know several very high productivity - as in ultra-productive, super human level with the compensation to match - people that use timers. Everything they want to follow up on they toss into a phone timer. When it goes off they deal with it. Whether that's putting it into a formal calendar whatever. Pretty no-muss no-fuss solution.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "The Reddits"

the_sleaze9 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:08:04 +0000

I've tried multiple times to use discord, and the fundamental blocker for me seems to be in it's name. Every one feels just like a private slack channel for a company I don't work for. Discordant.

To say that product is going to replace twitter is -imo- just wrong.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:03:14 +0000

Enhance!

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location"

the_sleaze9 — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:06:08 +0000

    Greg: I'm good, anyway, cuz, uh, my, so, I was just talkin' to my mom, and she said, apparently, he'll leave me five million anyway, so I'm golden, baby.

    Connor: You can't do anything with five, Greg. Five's a nightmare.

    Greg: Is it?

    Connor: Oh, yeah. Can't retire. Not worth it to work. Oh, yes, five will drive you un poco loco, my fine feathered friend.

    Tom: The poorest rich person in America. The world's tallest dwarf.


    Connor: The weakest strong man at the circus.

-- Succession

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "The $100M Deal for Kickstarter to use Blockchain"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:30:11 +0000

I agree with this interpretation - after all ponzis, scams, vapor ware, and rug pulls existed long before trust-less distributed ledger software.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "A ‘double brood’ of periodical cicadas will emerge in 2024"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:51:20 +0000

I was just a kid just outside of the DC metro area in the country. I remember my dad and I had to stop the car on the side of the highway because the air was so dense with cicadas and the wipers weren't up to the task.

The noise when getting out and standing in that cloud was difficult to describe. It was so loud, all blended together and harmonized into this weird tone that you felt almost like a colored liquid. Completely surreal.

One of my favorite memories with my dad, looking back.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "It's that most wonderful time of the year when tech cannot handle the date"

the_sleaze9 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:14:21 +0000

If your fuel pump software doesn't handle leap year, no you should not be considered a professional. That's amateur work.

> professional characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession

> amateur one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "The argument over a long-standing autism intervention"

the_sleaze9 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:15:18 +0000

I find this inspiring - truly an example of heroism and bravery. Bravo.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "The Apple Vision Pro’s missing apps"

the_sleaze9 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:25:05 +0000

Woz said it best, the thing the apple watch did was put tap-to-pay on your wrist. It is awesome, but I still don't wear one.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "My heat pump: a personal story about a broken heating industry"

the_sleaze9 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:57:09 +0000

I would love for this to take off, solar panel installation alongside GHCP. Since this is probably for a single family residence, toss in a battery and an electric vehicle charging interface - bob's your uncle.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "My heat pump: a personal story about a broken heating industry"

the_sleaze9 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:42:36 +0000

You could run a central line in the street, then connect to it like sewer and pull heat off of it that way.

It would be interesting to check the average public water temp as well, as long as the delta is closer than outdoor ambient air it would be more efficient than heat pumps. You could potentially treat public water like some GCHP use water wells.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Future gigantic solar farms might impact solar power elsewhere in the world"

the_sleaze9 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 02:06:31 +0000

Fascinating - is there any chance you have some links about this?

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US"

the_sleaze9 — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:38:02 +0000

Truthfully, if electricity is getting that expensive in your area, your very first move should be to put some solar panels on your roof not buying a new car.

Not always an option for all people but that's what I'd be doing in that situation.

New comment by the_sleaze9 in "Firefox Sync actually works"

the_sleaze9 — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:22:16 +0000

Shoutout to the time I was looking at job listings on my cellphone, which then immediately popped up on my work computer in front of my coworkers. I didn't even know there _was_ a sync feature, it got turned on automatically after an update. Fun.

No sync please.