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Thanks for sharing this, it's one of the most interesting, funny and enjoyable things I've read in weeks.

Like a big, very simple clock basically.

If you read nothing else in this excellent post, read the conclusion: > A key component of this U.S. research ecosystem was the genius of the indirect cost reimbursement system. No…

Similarly, I regularly see lots of HPC support job openings at universities in the US. These pay much less than similar jobs in the real world and they are not particularly well ad…

There are several conflated ideas in conflict here. First lets be clear and define 10x work as work on something very impactful, say a business idea, an important piece of art, or …

... or by marrying into it. Or, by owning things that increase in value.

You can also see ships in the SAR data available here: https://ovl.oceandatalab.com/ (eg from the ESA satellites). Be forewarned, there is also a ton of other data to wade through,…

> partly because once you have the skill you find it's surprisingly useful. A statement I find to be true in general.

I think the best reference for this, where I picked it up at least, is The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan. He investigates all sorts of things like alien encounters, goes into t…

"“I’m not saying this will be the solution, but I think everybody has to work toward every possible solution,” said Dr. Szapudi, the astronomer who proposed tethering a sunshade to…

It seems to me, having observed other's retirements, that you still need to have a purpose, and a community of people to be with. This can mean many different things but having a c…

Can you speak to their data source? They're using other people's data: "For the years leading up to 1850 we use PAGES2k Consortium reconstruction data. It is based on models where …

Rain model forecasts are there too, e.g.: https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,34.427,-119.70...

Windy visualizations and UI are times better than the National Weather Service (NWS). I still like the Forecast Discussion however. The money weather quote today (from the NWS) is:…

It's time for the dialog to move on from 'proving climate change', to what 'we're going to do about it'.

Commentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRh9U59zSk

I'm going to add Laird Hamilton towing in to Teahupoo 17 August 2000. While it has since been exceeded or replicated, at the time this was a big step above what anyone else had eve…

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlbC8q4VkL4 Tears of joy ...

I was just reading this earlier today: "“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearl…

I slightly disagree - it's the verification and integration of knowledge. The integration part - that is, reading papers and assessing them compared to all the others you've read, …

Or, your 'certain uplifting current' is just activation of a neural pleasure center, that humans are pre-disposed to as the result of 10's of generations of 'selection' where indiv…

'Deep Work' and 'So good they can't ignore you' are his best works IMO, and worth reading if you're into applications of deliberate practice toward thinking types of work.

> It is therefore not a trustworthy source of information. I do agree. It's a research project and has severe limitations. This is why I am curious what it does well. One of these …