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Comment on 2023 art supplies highlights in ~creative
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Comment on If you came into a lot of money, what would be the indulgent thing you would buy? in ~talk
JoshuaJ Link Parentfyi The seiko level above grand seiko is https://www.credor.com/fyi The seiko level above grand seiko is https://www.credor.com/
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
JoshuaJ LinkI’m back on my perpetual playlist of The weeknd I saw him live this year and it was pretty epic with the whole stage show. I really go into Troye Sivan and Mike Dean this year as well. The Idol tv...I’m back on my perpetual playlist of The weeknd
I saw him live this year and it was pretty epic with the whole stage show.
I really go into Troye Sivan and Mike Dean this year as well. The Idol tv show was trash but the music was good.
Another person I saw this year was Jessie Ware who was phenomenal live. So she’s been on repeat as well.
Finally I really fell out of love with poolsuite 80’s homage internet radio this year because they started selling NFT’s which was fucking lame.
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Comment on What was your first computer game? (Soundcheck question 2023) in ~games
JoshuaJ Linksomething on a SNES, a helicopter game on an AMSTRAD/commdore 64 something like https://gamesnostalgia.com/game/silkworm, and command and conquer red alert on a pc running windows 98.something on a SNES, a helicopter game on an AMSTRAD/commdore 64 something like https://gamesnostalgia.com/game/silkworm, and command and conquer red alert on a pc running windows 98.
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Comment on What are your favorite aesthetics? in ~misc
JoshuaJ Link ParentI resonated with solarpunk but I don’t understand why they referenced Hayao Miyazaki in the manifesto?I resonated with solarpunk but I don’t understand why they referenced Hayao Miyazaki in the manifesto?
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Comment on For millennia, Tyrian purple was the most valuable colour on the planet. Then the recipe to make it was lost. By piecing together ancient clues, could one man bring it back? in ~life.style
JoshuaJ LinkThis got me thinking 🤔 can we synthetically make every colour now? Is there some digital colour (hex/rgb) we can’t produce in the real world?This got me thinking 🤔 can we synthetically make every colour now?
Is there some digital colour (hex/rgb) we can’t produce in the real world?
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Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk
JoshuaJ Link ParentA future log is just a way to quickly see a large time frame. Ill try to explain but its hard without pictures, you should watch a few YouTube videos about bullet journaling to really see what I...A future log is just a way to quickly see a large time frame.
Ill try to explain but its hard without pictures, you should watch a few YouTube videos about bullet journaling to really see what I mean.
For me since I try to keep 1 notebook per year, my future logs are 2 double page spreads (3 months per page across 4 pages).
Add key dates for your year. Keep updating it as the year goes on.
If something important happens in a given month they you write it in 2 places, once in the future log for the year, under the correct month, and once again in the
Monthly log for that month( usually with more notes and detail).So you can see it when looking at the whole year, and when looking at that particular month.
By ROI I meant more the way I do monthly logs.
Using the last 12 double page spreads of your notebook set up your monthly logs so December is last at the back of your book and work backwards until January.
In the past I would just put the monthly logs on the next available page working forwards so say I’m on page 20 in my notebook and its the end of February, I would to to the next double page spread and set up March’s log.
Which is unpredictable because the monthly spreads end up all scattered throughout your book. So if you want a month by month account you have to go rooting through your index.
With my method of putting them all at the back this is easier and you can do all 12 months ahead of time. I like to leave a bit of space on each monthly to get a little artistic (Pumpkins in November or whatever)
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Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk
JoshuaJ Link ParentIt's a good question. I have a few semi-rigid heuristics for what goes in the bujo and what goes in org-mode. Time boxing and planning / calendaring goes in the bujo so I can figure out how the...It's a good question.
I have a few semi-rigid heuristics for what goes in the bujo and what goes in org-mode.
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Time boxing and planning / calendaring goes in the bujo so I can figure out how the day/week/month/year will look in a tactile way. (some replication in gcal/ical and outlook)
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Personal events like a vacation or work trip get their own spread in the bujo, including things like packing lists, a day by day picture of the trip / itinerary etc. Helps to have this in the bujo to review on my desk/cafe/plane.
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Sometimes when there's a deadline or countdown, I'll do day count spread on its own page, where each square is a day and countdown until the thing. Like "45 days until X" and then have 45 squares marked out with the days of the week and what I need to get done.
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Annual (future log) and monthly log planning is always in the Bujo.
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Daily items, TODO, meeting notes/minutes/next steps go into the org-mode more often.
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Anything where it is a deadline goes into outlook and a bujo monthly item.
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Less important TODO's go into the org-mode where I can pull up the org-agenda to find stuff I noted down.
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Structured ideas are most often in the BUJO / plain paper / Figma.
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I keep a lot of learning / reading notes in my org mode, since it's foldable and nestable I can put something like:
- Book Name Notes // <Timestamp>
And have a bunch of thoughts in there, or copy paste bits of blog posts.
- I'm fairly bad at recording and Migrating TODO's and bringing undone items forward in my BUJO so I try not to put TODOs in.
Some ideas that shaped my BUJO/Notetaking practices:
BUJO:
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David Allen's Getting things done
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I honestly enjoy the work Ryder does on the YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@bulletjournal/videos
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This lady who lived in a Van I think at the time had some interesting spreads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRt8j7H1GvE
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I don't love their content anymore but I did watch a bunch: https://www.youtube.com/@mattdavella
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Andy's blog: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes
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Cal Newport's tactics helped me get my mechanical engineering bachelors and masters degrees: https://calnewport.com/blog/
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Scott Young was also instrumental to studying habits and tactics, he has some genuinely great stuff but he's gone a bit Tim Ferris / 4 hour work week with his sales stuff in the last few year: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/articles/
ORG MODE:
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I think this was my canonical introduction to org-mode:
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I went down the spacemacs rabbit hole, then wrote my own init.el file / have a very small number of packages to get org-bullets, evil mode, nord-theme.
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Comment on Christmas box office: ‘Aquaman 2’ sinks with $40 million debut in ~movies
JoshuaJ (edited )Link ParentThanks for taking the time to answer thoughtfully! I felt the same way, but I also didn't like how overt the animal cruelty slant was and the way they made characters like “floor” who they...Thanks for taking the time to answer thoughtfully!
I felt the same way, but I also didn't like how overt the animal cruelty slant was and the way they made characters like “floor” who they introduced to give rocket a backstory.
I like guardians, but I felt manipulated a bit by the really sad elements.
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Comment on NASA's 3D-printed detonation engine revs up for four minutes in breakthrough test in ~space
JoshuaJ (edited )Link ParentDo you have a reference that explains this from a thermodynamics and/or combustion chemistry perspective? Edit : https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/increasing-engine-efficiency/ Seems...Detonation is the supersonic version of combustion. Detonation is more efficient than subsonic combustion, but the conditions it reliably occurs in are specific and still under research.
Do you have a reference that explains this from a thermodynamics and/or combustion chemistry perspective?
Edit : https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/increasing-engine-efficiency/
Seems to be targeting earth atmosphere flight rather than rocket motors that would put things into space.
From OP’s article which is for space:
Looks like it’s an aerospike design, which would in theory work well both in atmosphere and vacuum. I imagine the increased efficiency comes from detonation producing a higher exhaust speed. -
Comment on Christmas box office: ‘Aquaman 2’ sinks with $40 million debut in ~movies
JoshuaJ Link ParentGuardians 3 was just emotionally manipulating it wasn’t actually good.Guardians 3 was just emotionally manipulating it wasn’t actually good.
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Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk
JoshuaJ (edited )LinkPen and paper. On journalling specifically, this year I read Alan Rickman's published diaries which were beautiful and inspiring to write more prose. After a decade of technical work I tend to...Pen and paper.
On journalling specifically, this year I read Alan Rickman's published diaries which were beautiful and inspiring to write more prose. After a decade of technical work I tend to think in bullet points, but getting thoughts and emotion down on paper is very important to me. A diary that captured thoughts and feelings, and not just how you added value for shareholders, is enriching.
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I've settled on the https://www.leuchtturm1917.co.uk/notebooks/ notebooks, they're basically the higher quality version of the thing you thought you were buying when you first learned about notebooks and Moleskine. I feel like the pipeline of Moleskine --> Leuchtturm is a very strong gateway.
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I follow the bullet journalling ideas but make them my own.
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The concept of having a future log, monthly logs etc. is very helpful for me, I don't really follow the key/legend of different bullets signifying different things too rigidly.
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The best pens I found are the Pentel Energel Rollerball Pens, they don't run or streak and handle highlighters and marker pens over the top of them pretty well. Other gel pens I tried took too long to dry and smudge and bleed into highlighters and markers.
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I've followed this practice for about 5 years now fairly consistently.
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TOPTIP 1: The best ROI is to do a future log at the front with each month divided up over a couple of pages
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TOPTIP 2: Something I found worked well was to do all 12 monthly spreads at the back of your book and then work forwards from the the start with your daily logs/general journal.
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For work notes I use emacs and org-mode (most folding bullets style notetaking apps are just copying org-mode).
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I tried Obsidian and other roam-like/zettlekasten ideas but I'm not disciplined enough to do the tagging.
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Between Christmas and new year I will set up my next notebook for 2024!
edit:formatting
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
JoshuaJ LinkI’m deep into the pokemon scarlet and violet Pokédex completion, I have a few mons left to catch on the main Pokédex and I’m currently playing through the DLC over the Christmas break.I’m deep into the pokemon scarlet and violet Pokédex completion, I have a few mons left to catch on the main Pokédex and I’m currently playing through the DLC over the Christmas break.
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Comment on What are some good books to learn how the International Space Station works? in ~space
JoshuaJ (edited )LinkA lazy google found https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/np-2015-05-022-jsc-iss-guide-2015-update-111015-508c.pdf Here’s a 400 page nasa book...A lazy google found https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/np-2015-05-022-jsc-iss-guide-2015-update-111015-508c.pdf
Here’s a 400 page nasa book
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/508318main_iss_ref_guide_nov2010.pdf
Not sure if you already found this.
There’s lots of PDFs on this ddg search that are relevant: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nasa+iss+manual
There’s a good section on the IsS construction and modules on this page
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Comment on Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity in ~arts
JoshuaJ Link ParentYou've succinctly captured my feelings about using GEN AI for ideation, it really can only come up with the most obvious things, so while it can seem convincing to get the ball rolling, truly...If I'm writing something for people to read I'm writing it because I know what I want to say, and the act of writing refines my thoughts until I've written exactly what needs to be read.
You've succinctly captured my feelings about using GEN AI for ideation, it really can only come up with the most obvious things, so while it can seem convincing to get the ball rolling, truly novel insight remains human for now.
It's an energy activation thing, it's easy to type in what you want and have AI give you back obvious things, it takes hard work and thinking to get something novel.
But the risk I fight against is doing that hard thinking and coming up with the same obvious things the AI did, since there's no guarantee there will be any spark of inspiration.
So I guess all we can do is avoid being lazy, and be more brave.
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Comment on Why Europe fails to create wealth in ~tech
JoshuaJ Linkwhew kind of an insane take: When I visit America I'm always left with a feeling that the extremes are just more extreme, if you have a bunch of money you can have an amazing time, if you have 0...- Exemplary
whew kind of an insane take:
"I call this Providerism: the ability to ignore political-economic reality because everything is provided for you, and the underlying mechanics and costs are abstracted away."
When I visit America I'm always left with a feeling that the extremes are just more extreme, if you have a bunch of money you can have an amazing time, if you have 0 money they will literally leave you to smoke crack on the street, live in a tent city, or just die. People take a taxi to the hospital instead of getting charged thousands of dollars for an ambulance trip.
I've seen people living in tents in seattle and portland, I've seen people drinking mouthwash on the street in Boston, because they are hardcore alcoholics. I've seen people smoking crack on the doorsteps of buildings at 1pm in the afternoon in Chicago.
The prevailing mindset is "screw you get mine". Maybe that means they are emboldened to build stuff and do more to get theirs, which creates value and makes the top end more extreme, but also the screw you part means the bottom end is more extreme as well.
I think the writer doesn't really know what they mean when they say "reality political-economic" the political systems are just so different, In the US there is a 2 party deadlock system with mostly conservative/rightwing views (even democrats are globally considered conservative/right), vs a proportional house of representatives in many EU countries with multiple parties forming a gov at any one time. So it isn't like the system is somehow the same, but the EU is doing more hand holding, they are fundamentally structured differently, and for different purposes.
Largely this comes down to our economic ideals of the last 500 years where we measure success not on annual profit, but on annual growth. We are not content to simply exist, for fear of competitive pressure we grow our businesses, we grow or atrophy by market forces.
But this rampant, desperate growth, does not come without consequences, and nowhere are those consequences more stark than in the US.
When I visit Europe I sense people are fundamentally more content to just offer a service and be paid fairly for it, rather than seeking expansion and growth with every transaction.
Personally, I think chasing growth at all costs on a macro scale is why the planet is burning. Since there are no obvious "industrial revolutions" on the horizon to 10x our productivity, we're stagnating, which is at odds with our growth mindsets.
Maybe cracking robotics, AI, and Fusion will lead us into a utopia, but I'm not sure we get there before the planet is burning.
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Comment on Why books donʼt work in ~books
JoshuaJ Link ParentOh yeah, look at the number of citations on this bad boy: google scholarOh yeah, look at the number of citations on this bad boy: google scholar
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Comment on Why books donʼt work in ~books
JoshuaJ Link ParentI love Andy but I dont think he is qualified to teach about quantum stuff, afaik he isn’t a researcher in this area or anything tangential. Maybe its just to “show” the learning method he is...I love Andy but I dont think he is qualified to teach about quantum stuff, afaik he isn’t a researcher in this area or anything tangential.
Maybe its just to “show” the learning method he is espousing…
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Comment on Tkinter vs PyQt vs wxPython vs PyGtk vs Kivy: Too many options with nuanced pros and cons causes analysis paralysis and difficulty in taking decisions in ~comp
JoshuaJ LinkPersonally we have used python as a backend and then packaged the front end as a web based electron app. Decoupling the UI from the App and serving it as an API let us think through things a...Personally we have used python as a backend and then packaged the front end as a web based electron app.
Decoupling the UI from the App and serving it as an API let us think through things a better way. It also meant that when the day came for deployment, instead of sharing executable files, we dropped electron and could just host everything online.
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Comment on Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds in ~news
JoshuaJ Link ParentMarked this as noise because while the sentiment is nice this is quite misguided. These issues are not primarily about conflict between two religious groups, nor is there dispute about religious...Marked this as noise because while the sentiment is nice this is quite misguided. These issues are not primarily about conflict between two religious groups, nor is there dispute about religious issues.
Great idea for a thread.
I'm a bit of a stationary nerd. I bullet journal and enjoy pens, paper notebooks, marker pens, highlighters, post-it notes etc.
Some things I've learned on my journey:
https://www.leuchtturm1917.co.uk/notebooks/ are better than moleskine
These pack of 5 cheap books are great: https://www.muji.eu/stationery/notebooks-and-paper/
My favourite pens are these:
general writing and sketching diagrams:
https://www.pentel.co.uk/product/energel-plus-0-7mm-tip-bl27/
sketching/linework:
uni-ball PIN Fineliners
Zebra Mildliner highlighters
Copic markers
Papermate Flair black pens
Sharpie coloured markers
Something that disappointed me:
I read about these pens: UNI-BALL UB-200 VISION ELITE ROLLERBALL
But they were very wet and smeared when using a highlighter over them so I went back to my pentel energel plus pens.
Something I want to experiment with:
White pencils and white pens/markers for adding in reflections and highlights etc.
Something I tried for the first time properly this year:
I just bought ink capsules for a fountain pen I got in a set of 2 (fountain and ball point) I never used the fountain until now. I like the feel, but my hand hurts after a while. The ink is wet and smears under highlighters so I don't think I'll use fountain pens in my main work.