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What's the opposite of imposter syndrome? Some people like Holmes, SBF and Trump are so convinced of their superior knowledge that they can't see that they are really bad at what t…

I took a look at your comment history and matched you to Stepford Smiler https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StepfordSmiler

Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/musk-tell...

I'm going to be mad if California spends any of my tax dollars because a few derelicts who moved to the shore might get some unhealthy dust in their lungs. Most of them are smoking…

The Metaverse is a sexless, joyless world, much like Mark Zuckerberg himself. Sure, there's happy fun time, similar to the forced fun of office birthday parties if you're into that…

This is cringe. So much wrong with this. Doesn't he have grownups around him that could figure out how to fund this system in a fair way without him throwing a tantrum on Twitter? …

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I was around in that time frame but don't remember McKuen, but I do wonder what happened to Zamfir Master of the Pan Flute

It's not an urban myth. It's a rural myth.

"Translation: the Swedes are 100% sure they can prove the Russians bombed the lines, but they don't want the Russians to know HOW the Swedes know." Peter Zeihan https://twitter.com…

I'm joking but I expected to get [dead] so it's nice to see HN has a sense of humor sometimes!

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." @debihope (Boosted by William Gibson)

There's more interesting info in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softalk

Seems like this case would involve some sex along the way somewhere

I've lived long enough and been around children enough to know that the curiosity of most children only goes so far. The existence of the phrase "curiosity killed the cat" implies …

Yuval Noah Harari says civilization was a mistake but doesn't follow up with any plan for getting rid of it

California either needs to grow less water intensive crops or build desalinization plants. Recovering water from tomatoes and grapes won't put a dent in the problem.

You might want to rethink your approval of spreading misinformation