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I still play Ultima IV at least a couple times a year. Never gets old.

What is the time period for this statement? I'm assuming that must be weekly, but everywhere else in the report, the units are daily. "Adults aged 18–64 years should do at least 15…

Great question. The approach I've always taken (now that I'm past my prime) is to just show up. If I train 15 minutes and call it a day, at least I was active and sustained the hab…

I've always wondered what the health trade-off is for a less mentally stimulating role if it dramatically reduces your stress levels and offers better work/life balance.

I used to be a high school teacher and, though not as physically taxing as working on a farm, I feel the same about how much easier my current tech job is. Teaching is just sooooo …

This is my focus. Though admittedly selfish, I'm spending time learning more songs on the guitar, improving my cooking skills, mastering a new language, etc. Once our children are …

My kids are 12 and 14 and I can't get them interested in coding beyond what they might do at school. They showed an interest in Scratch, but I believe I introduced it WAY too early…

I've always considered Stack Overflow research to be very valuable. Less for the answer to my question and more for the related topics, edge cases, and other details that frequentl…

I've noticed the exact same effect from playing the guitar.

I would do I everything I could to connect with others pursuing that same goal with the hope being that by working together we could increase everyone's chances of success. Becomin…

What would happen if you just let them get up and get to school on their own? They might be late initially, but I bet they would figure it out and be on time after a short adjustme…

I tried conveying the same to my teen children. It went over like a lead zeppelin.

I completely agree with this comment. I could have spent all day on my C64 without even having a game to play or knowing how to code beyond PRINT and GOTO. Hacking around on a comp…

That's not how I interpreted it, but it's a fair point.

"but he's the only person you could find who changed the way people played their instruments" Louis Armstrong yes. But let's not forget Jimi Hendrix.

And, depending on your situation, be careful. I was a collegiate athlete back in the day and recently tried to recapture some of that. The result? Torn labrum in my left hip that r…

Excellent work. Hidden sherry acquired!

You're spot on. My wife is a middle school mathematics teacher (and a damn good one). Sooooo many former students (now high schoolers) have approached her and said, "Because of you…

Honestly, I don't understand what the pull is either. This is just cow clicker for music. I appreciate the design and interactivity, which is nice, but maybe because I'm a musician…

Agreed! And a skilled teacher would start by teaching Smoke on the Water with dyads (two-note chords) and then use that as a starting point for two discussions. First, one about ba…

Nobody should work with a pompous instructor who decides what is / isn't acceptable on an instrument. As a former guitar teacher, I would help my students learn whatever they wante…

Agreed. The older I get, the less I'm interested in drinking alcohol. When I do choose to have a drink, I'm definitely reaching for a Guinness (4.2% ABV).

I realize everyone has different dietary needs, so I'm not saying this is for everyone, but it's very, very rare for me to finish a meal at a restaurant in one sitting. I used to, …

Good on you! Something I preach to my children is that success comes from showing up every day to do a little and not from a sudden burst of a lot. Well done. I turn 50 this year a…

The very first game I built was a Breakout clone. Getting the game to work wasn't difficult. Getting the game to work well definitely was.