| Post & message count |
Date |
Author |
Title or First Words |
| A Philosopher's History of Free Will (4) |
2020/12/03 |
Anonymous |
#18931
Sorry the above message was intended for #18931 |
| Politics Discussion (289) |
2020/12/02 |
Alisa |
2020-12-02 MI election fraud hearing |
| curi's Microblogging (95) |
2020/12/02 |
curi |
[Arizona State Legislature Holds Public Hearing on 2020 Election](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rri6flxaXww)
I watched this 11 hour video (at 3x to 3.5x speed and skipped parts at the start and end, but i saw all the witnesses testify and got the |
| Open Discussion 2 (2019) (514) |
2020/12/02 |
curi |
> I wonder whether Japan had an especially stable government for 1,000 years
no, it hasn't (and you can look this up easily besides remembering WWII) |
| Deplatforming and Fraud (316) |
2020/12/02 |
Anonymous |
[Wikipedia bans Newsmax as a “reliable” source after election coverage](https://reclaimthenet.org/wikipedia-drops-newsmax-as-a-reliable-source-after-election-coverage/) (December 2, 2020):
> Wikipedia is accused of conducting a purge of conserv |
| Fallible Ideas Learning Plan (19) |
2020/12/02 |
Anne B |
>> If you dread it, don't do it. in general, if you do things while hating them you are sabotaging your progress, as Anne has already been told several times.
>
> I can see that it’s bad to do things while hating them. It’s a waste of time and i |
| Learning Updates Thread (32) |
2020/12/02 |
Max |
#18925
> Is TDD good?
TDD is pretty heavily criticized, tho some ppl still use it. There are lots of videos [if you search YT for 'problems with tdd'](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=problems+with+tdd).
There's some good ideas in |
| Collaborative Writing Discussion Thread (14) |
2020/12/02 |
Max |
cwp: scope and context and audience - mb we should handle this situation like trying to agree on and criticize IGCs |
| Focusing Your Attention Discussion (1) |
2020/12/02 |
Max |
Note: pretty much everything after the first list is free-writing.
I thought a good way to start is to list some things that ppl must focus on:
- finishing the activities they start (e.g. reading a book, doing a course, writing a series, etc) -- e |
| What I Sell (17) |
2020/12/01 |
Andy Dufresne |
#16
> do you also think that vs more or less everything outside the mainstream?
I don't think casually looking at non-mainstream things without either understanding the need for or making major life changes - which I'll call "dabbling" - is parti |
| Max Microblogging (176) |
2020/12/01 |
Anne B |
> A thought on life, focus, and bottlenecks: often ppl focus on non-bottleneck parts of their life. Why? I think one reason might be that it's very difficult to "fail"; like, even if someone doesn't meet their goals, they don't experience much of a do |
| Alan Discussion (40) |
2020/11/30 |
curi |
> The first story might be partly explained by the fact that Popper was kinda deaf later in life. So it's possible he couldn't hear the question with the mobile mike and needed to hear it with a louder microphone.
Oh I totally accepted he couldn't |
| Banned from Ayn Rand Facebook Group (6) |
2020/11/28 |
internetrules |
JFC @ http://curi.us/files/Ayn-Rand-Facebook-Ban.png
michael brown's last message was just so fucking terrible to me. it would have been better if he said "fuck you" i think. im not sure whats going on that makes me think its so terrible.
i thin |
| Alisa Discussion (186) |
2020/11/25 |
Alisa |
#15555 I've been trying for a while to define my terms from #15544. I'm finding it hard. I think I'm going to put it aside. I think my time would be better spent doing things that are easier, or, if I'm going to spend time trying to understand somethi |
| English Language, Analysis & Grammar (21) |
2020/11/24 |
Alisa |
Restrictive & non-restrictive qualifiers |
| Eliyahu Goldratt Discussion (32) |
2020/11/23 |
curi |
Goldratt knew about Popper. From *The Choice*:
> "Correct," he [Goldratt] confirms. "That is the basis of science as was formulated by Karl Popper. In science, every claim, every hypothesis, every cause is considered to be relevant only if it can b |
| Writing Tips (23) |
2020/11/23 |
Max |
#18826 This is a quick reply; there's more I could say. thought this might help tho.
There are 3 things I mentioned:
* deciding on a goal
* judging that goal
* being right about the decision and judgement
> judgment/choice of the goal
I |
| internetrules Microblogging (44) |
2020/11/22 |
curi |
> i can do easier things first that dont involve doing the thing i dont like! thats good!
yes
> feeling bad while writing is a sign something bad is happening while writing. i think this applies to everything not just writing.
yes
> it fee |
| Skills I'd Pay For (6) |
2020/11/22 |
curi |
#5 Oh I found out he does have his newsletters available on the web. He just doesn't include that link in each newsletter. He should.
The sales resources are also at:
https://jonathanstark.com/daily/20201121-2124-book-reco-the-ultimate-sales-let |
| TCS Basics 7 (1) |
2020/11/21 |
Anne B |
> Sometimes parents say, "My child doesn't listen because he doesn't know anything."
>
> Other times they say, "TV is dangerous. My child doesn't know enough not to listen to it."
>
> These two statements represent opposite views about ignorance |
| Mind Map Software Review (11) |
2020/11/21 |
Max |
focusplan mindmap software |
| Fragile Knowledge (1) |
2020/11/20 |
Max |
> This stood out to me especially because of the word 'fragile' applied to know. I've used that word too, but I've never heard it done anywhere else.
I'm fairly sure I heard this term applied to knowledge before reading BoI (2015) -- I had maybe wa |
| Stream Highlight Videos by Justin (7) |
2020/11/19 |
curi |
#6 go download the podcast transcripts from the podcast page. only the latest few are missing. then search the timestamped text files.
not the same as a table of contents listing main topics but you can search for terms like "photo".
> It'd also |
| Programming Discussion (14) |
2020/11/17 |
Max |
If you're thinking about learning to code, I think this chatlog from discord is worth reading:
> [1:58 PM] Kurapika(Mentally Untouchable): How did u guys learn to code? I am not sure how to start
> [2:00 PM] Kurapika(Mentally Untouchable): I took |
| What To Do About Coronavirus (28) |
2020/11/17 |
Andy Dufresne |
#18699
> I don't know how much these things are being rushed out and overhyped due to e.g. government pressure, societal desire and CEO incentives. I don't know what sort of suppression of reporting problems or whistleblowing among the researchers e |