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This is why I love plan mode and switch to it as soon as I see the agent starting to deviate from the plan because it hit a wall. Gotta get back to aligning on design decisions, approach, reverting any debug code, etc. before progressing. (Damn, I have more instructions to add to AGENTS.md lol)

Although this was more of an issue when using opusplan as Sonnet loves to do this. I only use Opus now if using Claude.

I find this to be quite an interesting perspective change!

If I may try for a metaphor, then it's like our default perspective from the Earth is that we are the center of the universe, the other planets, Sun, and stars move around us, and we are stationary.

But, to zoom out, you can take a more objective view that everything is moving independently (ie, volatile). The baseline stability is a subjective perspective.

Can you explain your jump from gut microbiota to sugar? Aside from sugar being one food that passes through our digestion, I'm not certain why you have singled it out.

My preferred workflow as well, but now many websites are starting to do this thing where you have to enter only your username, hit next, and then the password input shows up; however, the username only input breaks my password manager from trying to autofill! Argh

Hmm, but doesn't the brain run on electricity? And why couldn't it possibly have something like an OS? I don't think we know exactly how the brain works

Personally, I'd prefer to find out the truth in these cases.

Very thought-provoking for me.

One thing that I think might be missing is the scale/population of a government's jurisdiction and perhaps the considerations of moving to more local government when it comes to the context of voting.

I'm thinking in terms of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Skin in the Game[0] where broader forms of government (eg, US Federal Govt) are smaller (ie, more "Libertarian") by only focusing on protecting our constitutional rights while more local forms of government can become increasingly more socially democratic, but impact fewer people overall. This allows for controversial ideas to be experimented in smaller scales while allowing for competition and escape from undesired policies. A policy that proves itself useful can spread due to the actual proof of it working. Voting at the highest form of government should be a rare occasion where we can maximize the incentive to vote.

  Perhaps proportional voting enhances citizens’ autonomy, by giving them greater control over those issues in which they have greater stakes

Aiming to have voting more locally also increases the proportion of an individuals vote because the population size is smaller.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_in_the_Game_(book)

Exactly this IMO. Federal government is way too big. I would be more sympathetic if we moved most of these concerns to a more local level of government. Trying to have a one-size-fits-all approach for the whole country is what causes so much polarization. Let the ideas be run as experiments more locally, so that people can more easily vote with their feet and wallets. I have never actually gotten a chance to vote how my tax dollars are used.

I don't think your point that root cause is lack of initial resources contradicts the article's view on the benefits of pursuing excellence in education over uniformity. It is plausible that more uniform starting conditions and pursuit of excellence can coexist.

Isn't one of the key distinctions here that government does not have to be concerned about failing? Businesses can end or change something to survive. Government bureaucracy can keep protecting itself without having to face harsh realities.

I <3 you so much, @dang. Thank you for the reminder to stay curious.

More than 5%?

Riot Games actually changed CEOs in 2023.

https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/announcing-dylan-jadeja-ri...

Do you have evidence to support your claim? This study[1] has the opposite conclusion regarding "trigger latent mental disorders".

[1]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01651...

One doesn't have to personally like or agree with the choices of others. Being libertarian is about respecting another person's personal choices despite not liking them.

Mushroom cultivation. Aside from the medicinal motivations, it is an extremely testing endeavor that requires patience and skill, so there is much to learn and get better at. Sterile technique is one skill to refine. It is also fascinating to observe and better understand the life of mycelium.

Has been over two months since I started to germinate spores on agar plates and am about ready to move to a fruiting chamber.

Do you not see a problem with ads in Instagram in general? Ads follow us everywhere and there's no escape.

I'm personally against ads in my mail, billboards, and pretty much everywhere else where my default context is not to buy something. If I go to a pet store and get cat ads--even based on my preferences shopping there--then I think that would be fair. But ads are currently way too aggressive and essentially stalk us everywhere.

Another aspect is how misleading and/or manipulative they are. Why aren't ads more reasonable with a tl;dr about the product and then some pros/cons of it over alternative options?

This is superb! I would love to be able to share/link to an individual post's summary in future!

A step further: I've seen someone suggest before that we should be able to choose the percentages of what our taxes fund. Been in love with that idea ever since.

Abstract:

Recreational cannabis use has recently gained considerable interest as an environmental risk factor that triggers the onset of psychosis. To date, however, the evidence that cannabis is associated with negative outcomes in individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis is inconsistent. The present study tracked cannabis usage over a 2-year period and examined its associations with clinical and neurocognitive outcomes, along with medication rates. CHR youth who continuously used cannabis had higher neurocognition and social functioning over time, and decreased medication usage, relative to non-users. Surprisingly, clinical symptoms improved over time despite the medication decreases.

p.s. Did my best on the title, since it was too long.

I feel like there's a missed opportunity to continue with the iDevice trend...

- Apple Eye

- Apple iVision

- Apple iGlass

But this is so awesome to finally have a company like Apple bring products like this to market. Too bad for the Metaverse.

Looking at you flow state (<_<)

I wonder if that also relates to my ADHD hyperfocus.

What if I use my own proprietary encryption algorithm? If I don't specify a file extension, then how could they tell what algorithm is used -- it's just a scramble of bytes.

In fact, what if encryption one day gets so good we cannot distinguish it from plain English? Kinda like trying to spot LLM generated content.

Does "good enough" satisfy the definition of "Leveler" though? How can we objectively predict that "good enough" would still not cause offense?

I personally think not because I do not think "good enough" can be objectively predicted without testing it out on the other person -- "good enough" is subjective.

If "trying" is all that matters, then how hard are we supposed to try? I personally struggle with this as I find it very time consuming and stressful to even know when to stop trying. I have no objective measure to stop because I have incomplete knowledge and am just guessing.

Granted there are obvious and quick things to consider to avoid being "cruel or dismissive," but I had to learn about those things beforehand. Everytime I say something I will learn some more, but I will definitely not learn everything.

The OP also seems to be claiming that collaboration is the greatest ideal to strive for in every context. But what if I have different priorities such as objectivity, truth, and reason?

As someone that feels they fit the "Super-reasonable" criteria, I personally struggle with this aspect: it takes me a long and stressful amount of time to be able to think of how to respond to people in a "Leveler" manner. In my opinion, it's impossible to do this because there is no objective criteria for how to satisfy it!

One might argue to stop at "good enough," but whose the judge on"good enough"? Again, no objective criteria!

I am strongly awaiting LLMs to at least automate "good enough" for me in communication, so that my perfectionism doesn't have to be directly involved.

I think this argument is an ad hominem. Attacking the person and their motives does not address the actual substance of zir ideas and current actions.

I still haven't checked it out myself yet, but https://twist.com/ markets itself as actually asynchronous communication instead of the constant distraction that Slack/Teams is.

True, but life eats life: the universe is a fucked up place in general. We can iterate and strive for the ideal/perfect, but I think we gotta be pragmatic with the short time we get to experience it. And "perfect" might mostly be in the eye of the beholder like beauty -- impossible to get everyone to agree.

Honestly, getting marketing and sales to follow these practices would go further than software engineers.

I think requiring physical presence in an office justifies differing salaries based on geographic location. I think remote employees are the only reasonable scenario for same work, same pay.

There are real quality of life implications for living in an expensive city. Companies that want a physical presence there should pay a premium for it because employees should have the option to live close to their office as a default option.