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I remember buying a ninja remote aka tiny tv remote back in highschool so that I could change the channels on the old TVs. RIP.

Before I adopted my cat I thought that declawing was something normal, but after learning that they break the knuckles I just can't support it. When I trim my cat's nails I feel his little knuckles and its really adorable. Also when I'm clipping them I know he is super sensitive with his nails, so I can only imagine how it would feel to have them removed.

The thing that I don't really get is that people want to have an animal in their homes, but they don't like the true animal behaviors so they want to stop them from doing what they naturally do. People want cute and cuddly cats, but when the cat scratches someone its acting bad. In reality it's just responding to its environment and its acting like the animal that it is.

Michael Pollan actually talks about this in his book Second Nature. His father never cut his lawn and the neighbors had the same reaction, but his dad fought back as well. Really cool book if you want to read about gardening and how society looks at nature especially the lawn and garden.

[1]https://www.amazon.com/Second-Nature-Gardeners-Michael-Polla...

This is something I'm still learning how to cope with. I've been diagnosed with ADHD since 2nd grade and have been taking Adderall since then. As of recently I started meditating and working on being more mindful, basically I was trying to get out of my head and stop the constant self-talk that was doing more harm and good. For the first time in a couple years I just stopped taking the medicine for 3 months because I wanted to see how I would do, and it really put things in perspective for me. I learned that I was able to really control my focus and keep working at something when I didn't want to, but I still had a really hard time getting into my work. It would take me much longer to absorb whatever I'm working on and get after it. Sorry for the rant, but here are somethings that have really helped me.

- Eat a healthy diet

- Work out regularly - Cardio helps start the day and get the blood flowing & weight lifting helps get out any aggression I may have.

- Try using a guided meditation app. This really helps me start the day off on the right foot, it lets you understand how you are feeling and where you mind is at and it gives you the chance to reset. The meditation has also helped me with knowing when I'm thinking and not paying attention to something. Waking up with Sam Harris is the app I use and it has been amazing.

- Set an intention for what you want to do that day. THIS. THIS. Has really helped me stay focused, I know what I want to do and I try to stay on course.

- Talk with a Doctor about the medication and don't settle on the first one. Test them out and see what works best for you. I've been on Adderall all my life and I'm going to talk to my doctor soon about switching to something that won't zombify me so much.

- Don't try to do too much. I constantly come up with new ideas and things I want to start doing, but I'm not always realistic about getting them done, so when I don't do them I feel like I failed. Lately I've been thinking about the idea and whether the idea is actually realistic and something that I will continue to do or is this something that is just a waste of my time and energy.

I enjoy talking about ADHD, most of my comments have been on the topic so if you ever want to talk more reach out! Also don't be hard on yourself for not being able to pay attention, once you start noticing your not paying attention, just begin again.

That price is high. If you go to Alibaba or Aliexpress you can find the same scooters for $400-500 or if you buy them bulk around $250-$300

I haven't read the paper yet, but I plan on reading it tonight. It's so great that this came at a time where I've been researching Neurofeedback treatment, how Meditation effects certain brain activities, stoicism, and other mindfulness practices.

When I was younger I would have a lot of night terrors, sleep walking, you name it because of a stressful family situation. So I'm really interested to read about the studies, because I never thought about using my dreams to understand how my brain/thoughts are while awake.

I'm totally open to discussing this more with anyone that is interested!

Oh wow HET is really interesting, I never knew or thought about that type of work, thanks for the information!

Do you know if most jobs in HET/HUMINT are for Military personnel only?

Really interesting read.

Lately I have been researching GIS Data and CRE Data. The military has to have a tool to do this, but what if you could have a live video feed that would watch for muzzle flashes or tracer rounds. When they are spotted you can try to pinpoint the location and add a layer of Building information to track the locations and all the risks associated with going into those areas.

I wonder what researchers are doing for the military and if they are applying graph theory to these types of problems (or other things that I don't know about yet) and what tech they are using to help the people on the ground.

This reminds me of charities and other organizations that only want to bring on experts. I really would like to join something like this but I feel that I'm not an expert in that area. I know I could provide a lot of value and show them ways to look at their problems differently, but I'm not what they are looking for.

I really think people can become experts (to a certain degree) and provide a lot of value and think differently about problems without having years of experience. A great example is the 4Chan user that solved the 25 year old permutation math problem by looking at it from a different lense.

Bringing people together to build their network is great. But I really think there is power in bringing people together who have a desire to change something regardless of how much greatness they think they have achieved.

Thanks for the link, I had no idea New York was such a popular oyster city. Also led me to the Build Oyster Project on Governors Island

This is pretty cool. When I was younger I was hooked up to a game that was similar to EKGs with the connectors on my head and I would have to concentrate to play the game. It's great seeing its available for anyone with a phone.

I think VR games would be great for improving concentration, but at short intervals at first. Similar to meditation where you focus on breathing and then move onto other areas of meditation.

This is pretty interesting, and thanks for the link. This is now making me think how people with ADHD (like myself) can use this to understand how they think. I just read people with ADHD can start creating false memories with situations because they may not have been paying attention in that situation, but I don't want to go on too much of a tangent.

The original article is something really exciting to read, the more that we can understand about how we can navigate through our mental space would help so many people and it's really cool to think about.

Random thought is if you can apply network theory to the hexagonal array or the grid like pattern? If it can be, my first thought would be to apply Triac closure and other principles to see how memories are tied to one another and the connections between them.

This is super interesting, and someone let me know if I'm interpreting it wrong.

This reminds me of times when I go back home and I have to remember a route to get somewhere, say the mall, and in my head I following a path that I remember. Every Time I need to go somewhere in a car it is the most obvious that I am following that path.

I wonder if this can be used to help people remember events by using locations to help bring that memory forward. Say you show a picture to someone on a day something traumatic has happened and the location actually helps them remember and they can walk through that situation.

I used Blockspring back in college when it first came out for a bunch of random projects and more recently for lead lists. In the past couple months I actually hopped on a call with one of the co-founders to provide some feedback on the product. For a while it didn't seem like they were updating anything, but in the past year to 6 months they really improved a lot of the features. Pretty cool to see it work out for them, congrats!

What do you do if you think your voice does not carry any weight while working at a growing startup?

The only time I used Instacart was to order from Costco. That was until I found jet.com. I will go to jet before amazon now, it is super easy ordering groceries from them, probably my biggest pain living in Manhattan. Haven't had any problems and they always drop the bags off outside my door (In a walk up apartment in Manhattan).

I have ADHD and I use to do this when I was younger.

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was in 1st Grade. I was having a hard time learning to read, just moved to a new school, and was supposed to go into 2nd, but was held back because of my reading level. Once I was medicated I improved so much, I went from hating school to actually wanting to go and spend time with my friends. It also helped me to stay in control, it brought me down to a normal level.

It's really interesting that you used the story of him knocking something over. I can think of many times I have knocked something over or touched something and broke it. I remember when I smack myself or just break down. I did this when I was younger and yeah it's a feeling that will be hard for him to control. I felt like an idiot and that I ruined everything when it happened. Just build him up and let him know it is okay!

It's hard to make a recommendation but going to a neurologist and also seeing a therapist have been huge. That helped with the medication and diagnostic.

What has helped with everything is exercising and eating clean. There was an article posted recently that showed children's test scored improved by 10% (not positive on the 10 but it was enough) when they did cardio before tests. I know and feel totally different when I have exercised. It's hard to tell a child that they need to run or do some form of exercise, but getting them out and running around with them will do so much. Also not eating food with food coloring or sugar will be so helpful as well. It's simple but it is super key.

TL;DR: Go see a neurologist/Therapist. You don't need to medicate, and it's not the only solution, but it has helped me. Read as much as you can on ADHD. Exercise. (Scooters are hot right now)

Here are some below $10k https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Detroit-MI/17762_rid/0...

Lately it feels like there has been more negative news articles about Robinhood. It's been super popular with the younger investors, and I have a feeling that the larger investment platforms are starting to realize that Robinhood is not a joke, so might be trying to bring up anything that is negative.

This reminds me of a post on HN where someone put a picture of a Duck on a wireless charger, giving it a brand identity and the charger was selling like crazy. Users identified with that brand over a charger that was brandless.

Thanks for posting this. Its crazy how I've noticed the difference at work when I worked out in the morning compared to the days that I skipped the gym. Doing 15 mins on the stair climber seems to put me in a positive mood/pattern for the day.

This happened to me a lot when I was younger, it still happens now but not as much. I'm thankful for friends that noticed I was retreating a little and would go out of their way to invite me to hang out, or just bring me out of my shell.

The Gitlab handbook is great! Helped me create something similar at my current company.

This is something that I'm currently debating and have been thinking about a lot lately. NYC is so expensive and makes it insanely hard to save anything. Moving to say Woodstock, NY would be half the price, 2 hours away on a bus, and its beautiful.

I also think that people from small towns can give you a different perceptive on ideas and life that you can't get anywhere else.

Littleton is such a great small town. I went to school at Lyndon State college and littleton was one of the only towns we could go to. The NEK is such a beautiful area.

This is exactly why I did not get into the trades. I love doing that type of work and working with my hands. But my dad who has been doing construction/electrical work for over 30 years now has trouble using his hands at times or holding a screwdriver. So that basically convinced me from doing it.

Thanks for both those links. Both were super interesting to read about. Very cool to learn how an ant can come up with these solutions.

I wonder if different species of Ants have different solutions? Like a large species might be able to do something smaller ants cannot.

This happens to me often as well. I need to copy something simple onto another page, I read it and scroll/flip to the next page and I totally forget what the word or phrase was. Even if it was something super simple.

I have ADHD. Also selected the text while read the comments, never realized how often I do it until now.

I live in Brooklyn and a homeless person keeps pooping on the steps at my subway stop, but compared to what I saw in SF a month ago, it's not the worst that can happen