iamgoat

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files https://www.theredhandfiles.com/

I wouldn't say immediately or even regularly, but I do like to catch up on them every so often. Short food for thought.

iamgoat

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

https://archive.org/details/sim_ladies-home-journal_1902-12_...

The transition to longer daylight during winter solstice in the less-connected, less-commercialized times made for more grounded local, personal engagements. Writing that letter, making that treat, giving that gift, sharing that moment during the colder, darker times. Many of these individual productions are no longer created. Lost and replaced by layers of conveniences and alternative social interactions developed with each generation. Piled on through centuries of commerce. No wonder its evergreen.

For that time of year, as an aging introvert, the darkest days remind me to keep working on my one-on-one engagements.

iamgoat

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

Company's response: "* Editor’s Note: This announcement has been updated to reflect that the SmartCheck feature is available for use with grassroots advocacy campaigns only, and cannot be used to generate messages to elected or appointed officials."

https://fiscalnote.com/press-room/votervoice-launches-enhanc...

iamgoat

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

Paul describing the process:

  56:2656:28 They cut the forest, burn the forest.
  56:2856:30 And then they run water through the sand.
  56:3056:33 And the sand particles have bits of gold in it, not chunks.
  56:3356:37 But just little almost microscopic flecks of gold.
  56:3756:40 And then they use the mercury to bind that.
  56:4056:41 And then they burn off the mercury.
  56:4156:43 And that vapor goes up into the clouds.
  56:4356:46 So just like everything else, it's all connected down there
  56:4656:47 and then rains down into the rivers.
  56:4756:50 And so the people in the region are having birth defects

Destruction visible from above: https://www.google.com/maps/@-12.8121497,-70.1009866,76878m/...

iamgoat

vor 4 Jahrendiscuss

Wasn't too bad for me though I was a bit worried because I needed it before fire season was in full-swing. ~35 days from order, June 1 to 1st week of July (onescytherevolution.com).

Yeah real great for navigating around trees. And avoiding other natural plants that grow in the middle of grasses allowing them to flower and provide food for pollinators/arthropods.

This year I'm looking at getting a peening hammer and related tools to improve the blade. The one I have is quite soft. A second blade would be nice for thicker black-berry, bramble type stuff.

iamgoat

vor 4 Jahrendiscuss

$305 for a scythe (snath + blade) to replace a gas-powered riding trimmer. Quite a different experience coming from a loud, heavy, bouncy, overly-destructive machine to a much more elegant, surgical, and meditative tool. No need for noise cancelling earphones, can listen to audio book/podcast/news/birds, and is more wildlife friendly (deer will walk and graze past me over avoiding the area entirely for one). Super relaxing once you figure get into a good form and rhythm. It's a slow-and-steady effort giving me a better position to observe the field or my thoughts.

Looking forward to using it on fresh, green growth this spring since I had received mid-summer when the grass was already tall and dry.

iamgoat

vor 4 Jahrendiscuss

`Wendy Carlos demonstrates her Moog Synthesizer in 1970` https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SBDH5uhs4Q

I'm going to have to dig into Wendy Carlos more and will thanks to this thread and comments. When I came across the above I must have gotten sidetracked with Laurie Spiegel.

iamgoat

vor 11 Jahrendiscuss

I recommend reading the short book/guide The Underachiever's Manifesto as an alternative view (which someone here had suggested awhile back). Decide on the right amount of effort, place, and time to do something good instead of great. The person who will care the most about anything you do is yourself and good enough is good enough for most things in life. Especially when you're here for a short amount of time and there's so much you want to do.

iamgoat

vor 11 Jahrendiscuss

I've since downgraded, but for the day where I was using the new version I had to switch to something more clunky:

  SetTitleMatchMode 2
  IfWinExist,Spotify Premium
  {
    WinActivate
    sleep, 100
    send, {space}
  }
  SetTitleMatchMode 1

And alt-tab may also help, but it sometimes brings up the wrong window.

iamgoat

vor 12 Jahrendiscuss

This same group is covered in the Nova episode Dogs Decoded (available on Netflix US): http://documentarystorm.com/dogs-decoded/ (starting from 31:11)

I'm not sure if it's this episode or some other documentary, but I remember seeing the food experiment as well. Where wolves would not look to humans for help.

iamgoat

vor 12 Jahrendiscuss

I wish I could filter this type of non-content out of my life. How can someone write this filler article knowing they'll be wasting everyone's time who reads it?

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

I'm not sure if that's such an advantage. Fashion shows are ahead of the ball by quite a bit and it takes 6+ months for end users to become accustomed/familiar/used to it to the point of starting to like it.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

On the contrary, I would love to see what happens if they try. It would get the right kind of attention. This service is a great step in the right direction.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

Thanks for the recommendation. I've been meaning to get the LAMP documentary, but will get both now. Things were so simple, yet complex back then.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

This can be said for energy and medical industries, too. We are smart enough to solve all the world's problems, but we won't do it until we are backed in a corner and need to.

Not including war and religion.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

I love this article. Aside from the various HN Newsletters, is there a site that highlights by day the more interesting content like this?

Not to rant, but here I go anyways. There's too much non-important noise here. Clicks and comments only get you so far. I'm thinking a "Was this article helpful to you?" type rating. Were you glad you read this article or is it TMZ-like content of the programmer/tech/start-up world?

I'm also tired of the "this is what helped me get things done" life process improvement / self help type articles.

/endrant

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

I usually say "triple-double-u" when I reference it verbally. I had a project manager long ago that would say dub-dub-dub and it just sounded silly to me.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

Same for me. Getting into that type of science in particular.

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

I really like this idea and the simple execution of the sharing functionality. Since it's free, how do you plan to make money? And how's your infrastructure if this were added to a high-trafficked site?

iamgoat

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

Ever since MS removed the ability to dock toolbars to the left side of the screen (Vista/7) I've been using pinned start menu items and the Windows key to quickly access them. It didn't take long to get used to it and now I prefer having that tactile control. I won't miss the start button on screen. To me, it functions the same as the home button on the iPhone.

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