LCEnzo
1yr ago
It's exciting news, and we should give time to effort posters to collect and organize their thoughts on the matter.
LCEnzo
1yr ago
Walk with a friend. I have a guy from college who I can meet up in 15 minutes. Super easy to spend 2 hours walking in discussion. Our part of the city is pretty decent for walking.
LCEnzo
1yr ago
Appeal to authority is a hack, a heuristic, a quick and dirty way to gather information in a world where our time and will is finite. It's like building a house on sand.
When you argue using authority, you're taking someone else's words on faith (or to be more generous/realistic, you're making a good bet). If you knew (ie have read and reasoned about) their argument, you might as well have used that. Since you did not, when the person you're arguing against starts questioning the authority, all that's left is to insist they have faith (or use and continue the authorities reasoning, as could've been done in the first place, without the appeal). No further argument can be made against you, except insofar as can be argued that you made a bad bet.
LCEnzo
1yr ago
Yeah, but using existing tools does not research make. Some money has gotta be flowing from the gov to the vendors supplying the software. This ain't the same as funding fundamental research or subsidizing industry.
LCEnzo
1yr ago
[...] point of the royal family after the end of monarchy
What end? The monarchy is still in place.
What is the actual difference between her passing and like a Kardashian passing?
Part of it is that her lack of controversies and the sheer length of her reign bred a pleasent familiarity, and another is that she's a symbol and common cultural touchstone for British (and more broadly and to a lesser extent Commonwealth) citizens. She has sentimental value for people.
LCEnzo
1yr ago
Peter Watts - Blindsight
Great Sci-Fi book touching on consciousness, truly alien aliens, firs contact, mental disorders, etc. Pretty good, tho the writing could be better.
The Martian
Got a movie, haven't watched it. It's near future, about a guy trying to survive alone on Mars after his colleagues though him dead. Has a solid grounding in real science.
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
I'm curious about governments which were/are outliers, and thus wanted to learn more about Prussia which united Germany, and was famed for the quality of it's armies. It was readable for a layman, though some jumps across dates were a little jarring for me. I enjoyed, though couldn't read more than 2 chapters a day.
Na Drini ćuprija/The Bridge on the Drina
The one book I really enjoyed reading in Highschool. It was written by Ivo Andrić, a Nobel prize winner, diplomat, and a lover of history. This book depicts a small town on a river that divides modern day Bosnia and Serbia. Though most of the events in the book are fictional, it presents the reader with a rich and colorful picture of life in the town around the bridge (and through it the events in the surrounding lands) from the bridges construction in 16th century, to it's partial destruction in World War 1.
What's the cost in trying it out? Jumping ship after 6 to 12 months is not uncommon for a SWE, especially one early in his career. My advice would be to take the offer, and see if you find it fun or tolerable. If so, great. If not, the extra cash will allow you to take 6 - 12 months of vacation, soul searching, and job hunting, and still end up net zero in terms of income. The firm will, presumably, also be good for your CV, meaning you'll find the next job hunt even easier. Just be wary of life style inflation if you plan on switching jobs to something less lucrative.
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