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Modern human life is built upon millenia of mistakes, not to mention natural selection, which is eons of mistakes. A huge differentiator for humans is vastly more powerful communication which let's us share and influence instead of having everyone make the same mistakes. Despite the vitriol that has plagued online forums and social media for decades, I find the opportunity to see others make mistakes hugely valuable to me. That includes saying stupid or wrong things.

I got a UC Regents Scholarship to UCSD bc my parents are southeast Asian. My grades and SAT score were lower than my Jewish best friend's grades and scores. He did not get a scholarship. I promptly lost my scholarship after failing Physics 2A because I skipped the final to make out with a girl. I didn't think twice about what I squandered until I had to get a job and ask my parents for money to pay for the next quarter.

And for Android, the Brave widget with Kagi search makes it all just a bit more convenient!

Great search. I use the summarizer all the time, and even occasionally use the small web. It's better than StumbleUpon. I really like Orion's site for bug reports and feature requests. I'm impressed by such a small team taking on browsers!

If I may respond only to the title: LiveNation

Great take. Also agree with parent. I feel like some form of provenance would take us to the next level.

I'm not rich but after my first exit I went crazy investing in friends' ideas (including over-decorating my tiny SF apartment) and I actually came out a little ahead but I never bothered the failures because I was never expecting a return. It was super fun and I highly recommend it especially if you're rich.

"ATH0" made me tear up

I've been to a handful of trailer parks with wonderful communities, and a lot of the people are not poor, just saving money, and stumbling upon community!

I'm also a nomad and have found that, with a little extra effort on my part (it helps that I'm extroverted and skilled with productivity apps), I can easily see many friends all over the world.

Also there was a study that found the reason some old folks lived super long in Italian towns is because of community.

Are there prospective studies on effects? Afaik it's just in vitro, and I wonder if our bodies have a natural mitigation mechanism that would allow up to a certain amount without harm. I'm just afraid of what I see as a trend to attribute small factors to big things that are caused by societal problems, etc.

I read about a quiet little girl at school that turned out to know all the other kids (eg preferences) better than any other kid. The intro/extro dichotomy has been taken far in mainstream writing, and I think the author is addressing people that have gone too far in the introvert direction, or rather made it a permanent part of their personality.

Also, for those of you who are afraid of being judged when speaking, start by convincing yourself that other people have something interesting to teach you, then ask questions.

How does a quantum state travel through fiber? Does it simply maintain state naturally during the journey?

Funny you mentioned Wal-Mart because they've already been providing support to an effective housing solution in the form of letting RVs stay in their parking lot.

I've come across many people that this type of housing seems to work quite well for. Of course, I wonder what might be the repercussions? Might require some oversight to prevent devolving into tent cities? But then again, I'm not personally aware of tent cities causing much harm (to anyone outside of the tent city)

Years ago after some terrible things happened to a friend, she was "diagnosed" by a social worker in Los Angeles as schizophrenic and prescribed (I think it was abilifi). I called bullshit, so she skipped the drugs and has never had another "episode" (because that terrible thing that happened didnt happen again!)

Makes complete sense to me. Drugs are an effective distraction because they're easy to use and often fast-acting. Outdoor/sport distractions require effort (driving, etc). Video games require much less effort. Add to that less-trivial things like investing and research, and you've got the perfect "addiction"

I think your first paragraph nails it. I find the "Satori to Silicon Valley" concept plausible in the sense that when experts (who study their subject for years without psychedelics) use psychedelics it could accelerate lateral/outside-the-box thinking. The rub is that I've seen a lot of people talk a lot but achieve nothing while doing much larger amounts of psychedelics over much longer periods of time. To me this clearly shows that psychedelics are at best a minor tool (and only to those that dedicate themselves to a specific endeavor). I agree there's a place for it, but the annoying thing about funding it as research is that laymen will run with it as if psychedelics by themselves simply improves life. I don't think this is true.

Agree. I nomad, and about 6 years ago I saw my last TV without an HDMI input. And only once in that time, I came across a DP monitor. I now carry a USB-C to HDMI cable that lets me use my phone as a desktop whenever it's plugged into a TV.

Does this also have something to do with Vietnam being mostly robusta?

I haven't read the article but I immediately see a few comments about benefitting consumers. I don't think that's the DOJ's charter. I think when you consider all the things that Google is to the government and to the people, this decision makes sense. It's weird that it becomes a discussion about what consumers want.

I made a handful of corporate sites, e-commerce, CMS and even flash lol, just out of college with boring defense contractor job. I didn't have time to be picky because I had a full time job so I always worked with whatever they had and a lot of stuff was made in Dreamweaver, and even a corporate site exported from Word. The code was awful but worked everywhere. And you always had to get into code anyway, so there was no time to even think about which of the tools was best. Something was always missing in some integration so you gotta code/script. I think a lot of people made money in the last cycle tech cycles and had nothing to do but create or fund a bunch of stuff to confuse the marketplace.

Completely unenforceable

I spent 4 years in Istanbul and paid for Turkish classes at a popular English school chain. Their English was bad, and all the classes were full all day.

Scale vs care/love is a false dichotomy, and each word encompasses many phenomena.

Years ago, a neighbor in Los Angeles went to social services and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and given some meds.

I knew what he was going thru, and I was young and rebellious, so I told him to skip the meds and take some time with good friends. In 2 months, the symptoms were gone. I can't remember the name of the meds but the side effects were awful.

On the other hand, in my mid 30s I started to appreciate all the little details around infrastructure and design in various countries, and I often get the feeling of "being loved" by workers I've never met because the way it works is so nice or because it protected me in some way I didn't think of.

Around the beginning of the micro-dosing trend, I went to Colorado for a String Cheese Incident concert, and met a group of people that follow the band on your and attend multiple shows. Some of these people had been frying acid for 4 days in a row, and doing nothing of consequence.

Using psychedelics to improve anything (except maybe some forms of art) seems to me like when writers would drink to help them write. There's never going to be any rigorous evidence for any benefit.

That may be true now, but Europe has had a resurgence in rail usage growth recently, so I'm not sure it's true forever.

I think Vancouver is the best city in North America.

Anecdotally, I've found that dancing feels good physically, but also connects you psychologically and culturally with others. More intense activity like CrossFit for example also builds connection, but I don't think you need to go that hard to reap physical benefits, especially as we age.

I think I could use a sound when I switch modes in Helix. Thank you for looking into this!

Since I started to notice the value of my online presence, I’ve been spending a bit more time going down rabbit holes, and frankly I’m not sure we’ve truly lost the magic of the internet/bbs of decades ago.

This resonates with me. I’ve found big tech to always give me reasonable, sometimes excessive control. I’ve also found “privacy” to be a thought-terminating device that prevents granular discussion of who needs what.

I also personally find it weird that so many people highlight the opposing nature of business and government as if it wasn’t enshrined in law.