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I think this is something to keep in mind whenever approaching a new project, especially solo. Eventually, the end of the road is unavoidable. I started teaching an (older) adult S…

One of the benefits I've found is that it forces me to be brief. I've almost always kept notes and journals in a text format that I store in VCS, but I've found that journaling by …

So, this is kind of not directly related, but sort of is. I teach an adult Bible study class, and I use Logos for all of my notes and highlights. Your question touches on one of my…

This is true. The outcome is also terrifying. The asymmetric warfare that has been enabled by inexpensive drone tech has so many vast implications that I'm not even sure we've seen…

I think there's a great deal of underestimation of China's manufacturing. Granted, wafers are a totally different thing than any of the other industries they've dominated for cheap…

"An account of human suffering" (assuming I remember the approximate title) is one of his earlier videos that sticks out in my mind and one I'll never forget. It was a tongue-in-ch…

That's because I think it's more accurate to call it a megalithic codebase. :)

Most of what I get seem to be advertisements or automated messages if you follow large(r) accounts. One of the most interesting things that I've noticed is these advertisements wil…

You jest... (but probably not!) I remember when I was first using my alma mater's online sign up for classes in the very early 2000s, their class sign up site had office hours.

It still does. I'm not sure what benefit it is for people to point out such mistakes, but my biggest problem comes from glide typing. Often, my device decides it knows better what …

I think you just explained the opposite—that, yes, it does make you a better photographer. You've just described everything that it has done, which is continually improving your sk…

I recently started journaling by hand and was somewhat frustrated with the excruciatingly slow speed versus typing. Eventually, I realized that the slowness was, as you said, a fea…

It's not just electron apps or browsers, as I'd argue modern .NET apps are almost as bad. I have an example. I use Logos (a Bible study app, library ecosystem, and tools) partially…

It's also the difference between 1lb and 6lbs also, so the analogy isn't perfect. The problem is that once you approach the limits of the average human ability, multipliers can tra…

I have to agree. Backing up my Tundra (8' bed) feels substantially safer since I can see immediately behind the vehicle than any pre-regulation vehicle I've driven. That doesn't ev…

Sometimes it can be a genuine mistake. I was in my garage with my keys in my back pocket, checking the tire pressure on my truck, when it started honking at me. My butt triggered t…

It's August for us here in the SW US, but there's been construction in the area that has displaced a number of them at odd times of the year. Fortunately, snakes will generally lea…

I live in an area where we have these[1], and they're generally not something you see all that often. Their biggest danger isn't their venom (they're less venomous than the diamond…

Human proclivities tend toward repetition as well, partially as a memory/mnemonic device, so I don't see this as disadvantageous. For example, there's a minor opinion in biblical s…

That's exactly it, and I really like your observation that the "limit of 4" doesn't apply in some cases. Before/after class, we have the exact experience you mentioned here where p…

I really hate trying to carry conversation in restaurants for that reason, and because the background noise levels can often get to a point where you can only hear the person sitti…

I'm going to shamelessly borrow your phrasing, because what you've described is exactly what happens: It's a rotation through other participants so neither the study leader nor oth…

I think it depends. In the context of a discussion class, it makes sense, because you don't want to deviate too far from the purpose of the study. As someone else pointed out, it d…

Yup, and that's another reason it works so well. Now, it does break down somewhat when the core discussion is over or if someone is a bit disruptive (which has happened recently). …

This is a really interesting observation, because I'm in an adult discussion class in Sunday school that is arranged like a circle, and I've been trying to figure out why it seems …