CanofWorms
1yr ago
As others have mentioned, I'd suggest trying the bike or the treadmill and increasing your pace. Elliptical is pretty low-stakes cardio and has never given me that same "high" as the other exercises.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I agree with the answer below. I had a persistent case of jock rash, used anti-fungal meds for years before seeing a colorectal specialist. Turned out I had an anal fistula and needed surgery. Been good ever since.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Thanks for writing this. The problem that I have with this mindset is that it can lead to lower levels of assertiveness and ultimately lower self-esteem. There are times when someone does something wrong where it is not in our best interest to give them the benefit of the doubt or process their actions charitably. Gracious Attribution taken to its extreme would allow people to walk all over you. I try to find the balance between gracious attribution and those situations where I should be assertive or aggressive. It's a difficult balance.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Do you think a 70 year old could throw a baseball 50mph? Do we want to block the majority of those 70 and older from working for the government?
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Who are your campfire members? That is to say, who are the top four people you’d want spend one night with around a campfire? I separate it into two groups, those living and dead. I exclude relatives, so it’s generally famous people who I’ve never met or known in person. Judge your people on your own merit.
Living
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Larry David
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Stephen King
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Sam Harris
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I can’t choose a fourth, Barack Obama , Eminem, and Sebastian Maniscalco are three who come to mind.
Dead:
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Abraham Lincoln
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David Foster Wallace
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Anthony Bourdain
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I like it. I’m judging my guests mostly on their ability to make me laugh and tell wild stories.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Drinking would certainly occur at the campfire.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Do you all generally use a computer/keyboard to type your posts and comments? I use an iPhone for pretty much 100% of my Reddit browsing and can’t imagine typing out 2000 word essays on a smartphone.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I loved Barbarians. One of my favorite movies of the year. If you feel like trying again, I also thought Tar was absolutely fantastic. Probably the best movie I’ve seen this year.
I was not impressed with Black Panther 2 or the Banshees of Inersherin. I’m really looking forward to seeing Avatar and the Fabelmans.
I’m a big movie buff and I signed up for the cinemark $10 a month pass. You get one free movie per month and all additional movies are only $10 for tickets. You also get 20% off on concessions. It’s been one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
14/20. I’m gonna say that’s mostly luck.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I see one of my good friends once a week, my girlfriend 3-4 times a week, and other friends/acquaintances once a month or so. I also see my family and brothers every couple of weeks and random parties every now and then. Many of my best friends have moved away and I try to see them once or twice a year.
I wish I had one or two more close friends nearby who I could see on a weekly basis. My sweet spot would be hanging with my friends maybe two to three days a week, my girlfriend a couple times a week, and alone time a couple days a week. I like reading and other hobbies that I do solo, so seven nights a week of social time would be too much. That’s some Teddy Roosevelt level of socializing that I could not handle.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
48/50. Had a few guesses due to running out of time, so easily could have had a 45/50. Either way, this test is judging people who’s skill lies in catching an oval ball and beating the crap out of each other. The test is meant to be easy and many quite good players have scored very poorly (thinking about Frank Gore in particular).
CanofWorms
1yr ago
This is a terrific resource for copyright information, thank you for sharing. I’ve been reading a lot about Sherlock Holmes entering public domain and the associated court battles being waged by the Conan Doyle Estate. This has led me to discover that Lord of the Rings will be entering public domain in Canada next year! Does anyone know how that works? Will Canadian companies be able to adapt the Lord of the Rings into movies, shows, etc? Will those movies and shows be allowed to screen the US? Very curious how this will play out, as the Tolkien estate is also notoriously litigious and protective of their LOTR treasure.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Cheers, thanks for this info.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Are there any good discussions on the ethics of using public genealogy databases to catch criminals? The idea of using a 23andMe or Ancestry.com database to test against DNA left at a crime scene went mainstream a few years ago when police used a public database to find and track the Golden State Killer. Now, police from Moscow, Idaho have done it again in tracking Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students:
I am a bit conflicted on how I feel about this. On the one hand, obviously the police should do everything in their power to catch murderers. But there is a certain amount of dystopian doom in being able to access such a database. The problem is you don't even need to have your DNA uploaded to the database for the cops to find you. A fourth or fifth cousin's DNA gives the police enough information to create a family tree and zero in on a particular suspect.
I have a couple problems with this, the first of which is that it doesn't seem like it should be legal that the government essentially can track me by my DNA without any sort of consent. The second problem I have is that DNA evidence is not nearly as reliable as people seem to think. Hair and touch DNA are constantly contaminating crime scenes. Hairs can be picked up anywhere, from the police who investigate the scene, to techs, to medical examiners, to the bodies of the victims themselves. Granted this is not as applicable if the suspect's blood is at the scene, but nevertheless, DNA evidence is not foolproof, yet juries seem to convict as if it is.
I tend to lean a bit more anti-authoritarian, so perhaps this is my own personal bias, but it seems we need to regulate this type of DNA testing.
I agree with much of what you said, but I nevertheless can't shake the feeling of dystopian doom in giving this power to a local government agency with limited oversight. This seems in much the same vein as the surveillance powers of the CCP. They have the ability to watch and monitor anyone they want regardless of his criminal (or lack thereof) history. I can imagine scenarios where they collect hairs from a protest or anti-government group and run that through a DNA databank to gather up all of those who were at that protest. This is clearly not something we should want to happen. Perhaps this is not a good argument, but I'm just saying that this is the sort of thing that will happen, just maybe not in the US.
My tentative immediate solution would be to require a warrant to run this sort of genealogical test. That at least adds one additional layer of privacy protection to the equation rather than allowing local law enforcement free reign.
Another thought. If we are ok with this sort of testing, what's to stop the government from requiring DNA collection from all newborns? After all, this would significantly aid law enforcement in catching criminals. Would this sort of mass collection be acceptable to you?
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I mean this would be pretty easy to regulate. It’s either legal to run a persons DNA through a public database or it isn’t. Not a lot of nuance or downstream effects here.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Study. It’s a pretty easy test.
Also, use adderall.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
We Own This City: if you like the Wire, you’ll really like this show. A detailed, gritty dive into Baltimore police corruption.
The Rehearsal: A comedy by Nathan Fielder. I never really watched his previous show, Nathan For You, but this dude is incredibly funny. This is an odd, odd surreal style comedy series on HBO. The closest comparison I can make is Borat, but it’s such a strange show it’s hard to describe.
Survivor: Forced to watch this by my girlfriend. I’ve never seen the show before and I’ll say that it’s ok. I wouldn’t watch if I had the choice.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Chiefs Niners would be my bet, but the niners already in the hole at halftime right now. There’s also 0 chance Jimmy G comes back to QB this season even if he’s healthy enough to play.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
This sort of commune style living situation has always interested me, but I honestly think I don’t have the social chops to make such a thing work for me. Did it feel like there was any sort of hierarchy within your commune? Was there anyone who seemed/felt like an outcast? I suppose the interview process would take care of that sort of thing, but I am curious. I could see this being one helluva good time if everyone was on the same social status playing field. I also start to really get annoyed by people (even good friends) within a day or so, so that would also be an issue for me.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
Homicide, A Year in the Killing Streets by David Simon. Best book I’ve read in some time.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
SketchUp may be what you’re looking for.
CanofWorms
1yr ago
I’d be very skeptical of any of these claims.
What kind of cardio are you doing? A 30 minute hard run outside should definitely improve mood following exercise.
I'd recommend trying weightlifting and upping your workout length to about 45 minutes. I typically feel a relaxing glow for several hours after a good lift.
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