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  isn't even obvious that "identity politics" is tethered exclusively to left-wing politics.

The essay explicitly states that it is not!

In my experience, lazy people who already love eating and watching TV will double down on this behavior when using cannabis. It can make you feel comfortable and OK with things, and also triggers the appetite. So instead of becoming satiated/bored with your activities and moving to something else, you remain in place.

Others who are not as thrilled with consuming food and media to begin with will have different cannabis experiences. You'll probably find them exercising, making art/music, or creating software like mentioned in the article.

I'm sorry if this offends you, but your statement might say more about you as a person than about the effects of cannabis.

Don't discount the creativity, intelligence, and dedication it takes to create something like this. Chances are you actually can't, even if you did make it a priority.

"we show how to use light to obtain control over these devices at distances up to 110 meters"

"Command Selection: ...Purchase a Laser Pointer"

Hilarious example

Making other people buy stuff with laser beams... wait until marketing finds out!

TIL, thank you. Looking back, not a great post. Probably deserves the votes.

The odds for a face on a d10 would be 1 in 9 (1:9).

It's different than probability (1/10 = .1)

The advice was not wrong. You probably would not have been a great sitter, and it's best to recognize that.

Your comment comes off in the wrong way for a thread about muyshrooms.

The downside of patches is the slow release. Smoking is instantaneous.

Nothing, it's a fine reference. But I could see people wanting to skip it in the top results.

There really is something nauseating or repulsive about this. I've had the same feeling with other ML generated images. It's alien and familiar at the same time.

Fun facts from the See Also.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle

"allows some ARM processors to execute Java bytecode in hardware"!

A friend had an explanation for this, and I really agreed with him. The antianxiety effects of THC arrive after the initial high. The beginning is a spike of feelings that a lot of people find to be intense... and leads to paranoia and an increase in anxiety. But as this brief rush fades there is relief and a longer lasting calm.

To put it another way: after a stone is dropped in a pond the splash is a mess, but the ripples that follow sure are pretty. :)

I always loved Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty.

He's also keeping the 90s style alive with his whimsical Reality Carnival.

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/realitycarnival.h...

From #113, Artificial Intelligence

The lebowski theorem of machine superintelligence: No AI will bother after hacking its own reward function.

once the AI has figured out the philosophy of the “Dude” in the Cohen brothers movie Lebowski, also repeated mischiefs does not bother it and it “goes bowling”.

I'm relieved to learn that this is a theorem. :D

Woah! The electronics info at this site seems interesting... but stuff gets pretty wild...

http://67.225.133.110/~gbpprorg/obama/

So envious you are friends with such a stellar musician. I've been blown away by "In the Moment". It's 21st century jazz and a huge inspiration.

I use Netbeans for C/C++ development (shocking, I know). Originally I was using it as an Eclipse alternative at a Java gig. After moving into embedded dev I just decided to try and stick with it and see how it goes. It worked.

Benefits:

- Free, cross platform. Someday I'll shell out $300 for slick edit, but a free IDE is nice.

- Solid C++/Makefile code analysis. C++ has a notoriously difficult syntax, but Netbeans can handle it.

- support for git and svn to visualize diffs

- very configurable syntax coloring & highlighting, also a good dark theme (Darcula)

- many configurable keybindings

- not vim or emacs ;)

Cons:

- can be a bit heavy/clunky

- there are some quirks that I've learned to work with, perhaps this could be said of any editor...

- on large codebases it will take some time to initially parse everything

- Java font rendering

- looks of disdain and confusion from other engineers

it's probably inertia that's kept me from moving to fancier editors, but overall Netbeans has been solid and I'm just as productive as the other guys & gals.

I've always been fascinated by dynamical systems, attractors, the "edge of chaos". I was surprised and delighted to find these topics towards the end of a neural nets textbook. That led to a google rabbit hole and a late night...

Recently there's been some headlines about ODE-based networks. Makes me imagine a distant future where analog computers are back and hold an important spot in the world of computing :D

Thanks, those obvious points really needed references. And come on... SF is the last place a Midwestern neocon would consider!

Great article. My favorite part was learning a new word: grognard!

Makes me sad that I only got into the series at Civ5, which I enjoyed every bit of except for the ultra creepy 3D models of the leaders.... totally unnecessary in this kind of game. Also it's ridiculous to see Gandhi pop up and declare war on you. It was a good example of a typically superfluous feature tacked on to an otherwise decent piece of software.

Well it goes a bit deeper than socializing. I said separated from all, but that's including "grace", which if I remember correctly is a connection to god that is available to humans during life.

That is intense. I hope that's the only time you have to experience that. Speaking of hell, it's actually similar to what my Catholic school taught us hell would be like. No physical pain or brimstone... Just your mind, alone and separated from all for eternity.

This is a main element of DeLillo's latest book Zero K. A state-of-the-art secret facility is built in a middle of nowhere former Soviet bloc country. It's financed by ultra wealthy people whose bodies are disassembled and frozen with the hopes they will be reanimated in the future.

There is a short chapter that is narrated by the detached consciousness of one of the patrons. She has lost all sense of self and is trapped in a dim loop of pure thought, constantly questioning what she is. Probably one of the most quietly terrifying things I have ever read.

This is a heavy claim that you've made here... Can we get some more details?

Like Sherlock-style high functioning sociopaths, or Patrick Bateman with top notch computer skills?

Maybe it's been too long since I read this, but I feel like it wasn't adequately explained how the aliens understood the initial message. All of the sudden communication was taking place...

Seriously, I was really surprised to see Youngstown instead of say.. Columbus or Pittsburgh.

I disagree. While you can't deny the supremacy of the elite coastal universities, there do exist great schools in the Midwest: Uni. of Illinois, Chicago, Case Western, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern, etc. Oh and probably the most prestigious, Carnegie Mellon.

If you enjoy SimCity then definitely check out skylines. It's maybe not as realistic in some ways, and I think it's too easy, but there are lots of mods available so the possibilities really open up.

How was Obama supposed to follow through? How was the US in the way?

Sorry for derailing the thread here, but this is interesting.

Is this possible if your tech skills are not in marketing/ecommerce?

What about graphics, audio, embedded systems, networking?