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These ideas have been synthesized from many sources over two decades. I’m not a dev by trade by any means, but I have been reading Hacker News since at least 2009 (!) and always fo…

If you presume rationality is the goal, then the rational mind should point to decades of research and anecdotal evidence that shows the positive effeccts of meditation and breathw…

Ah yes, we should wait for irrefutable proof to determine whether nutrient-dense real foods are better for our children than the ubiquitous ultra-processed food made up of ingredie…

Fantastic writing. I recently did a yoga / meditation retreat (Inner Engineering by Sadhguru) that helps develop this and I find it immensely helpful. I always had trouble knowing …

It's written by Matt Ridley, one of the best science writers there is.

Not just taking into account the furin cleavage site issue, but there is every incentive for the scientific community and those in power to blame this on the wet market over the la…

Interesting, very much at odds with Matt Ridley's analysis here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/09/10/there-is-now-no-dou...

As Thomas Sowell once wrote, "There are no solutions, only trade-offs."

The American sick care system is based around and incentivized to keep you a customer for life. I recommend people find preventative health and longevity specializing medical provi…

Thank you, good sir.

Bezos said it best on Lex Friedman recently, "It's impossible to build Tesla and SpaceX and not be a capable leader."

If you are actually interested in learning about Musk, I would suggest Walter Isaacson's biography. The man is not pleasant, but he is highly capable of building significant things…

From Dr. Robert Lustig in his book, Metabolical (highly recommended): "Michael Pollan (full disclosure, he’s a friend), in his now-famous New York Times Magazine article, espoused …

You have a presented a great argument on why you will not be using smart eyewear. Nothing convincing about why it won't be adopted by the general population. Smart watch doesn't ha…

Any good argument that anyone can think of for a scenario where smart eyewear will not be as ubiquitous as smart phones eventually? I understand the privacy argument, but that is n…

Something about this statement on Berkshire's website is really amusing: "If you have any comments about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to …

You're correct, no one wants to be dependent on luck. That's not what this article is saying. It's merely saying that putting yourself "out there", potentially gives you many more …

It used to be able to be easily purchasable over Amazon. They removed all listings due to the FDA classification I assume. So not so easily anymore.

I agree that is an important point. While that was the population that was tested, I think it is OK to infer that there would be a similar response to those under 80 as well.

The food we eat has an immense impact on how we feel, and certainly has an impact on mental health issues such depression, attention, emotional regulation, etc. Every single thing …

“How isolated, how lonely those two space supermen appeared! But they had each other for companionship; and through television, they were held in the thoughts of viewing millions o…

2100 is almost 80 years from now. Think back to 1940 and how different our world was then. Cars will certainly be automated to some degree. And that will cause a great reduction in…

Bingo. One aspect of this is sleep (quantity and quality). The drop in testosterone is likely multifactorial though: sleep, nutrition, movement, stress -> all contributors that hav…