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zzzmarcus

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About zzzmarcus

Seattle, WA

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    I sent them all to ChatGPT 4o one by one and had it guess the books, this is how it did: 1. Anthony Trollope – I didn’t get this one. 2. Evelyn Waugh – Correct! 3. Henry James – Co…

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    Comment #40507243

    This may not be a popular answer, but the truth is, this is a self-confirming story that gets stronger each time you tell it to yourself. You can prove this to yourself. Tomorrow, …

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    Comment #37716013

    and Bernardo Kastrup.

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    Comment #34984529

    I've never used BeeRef or PureRef but if you're on the latest version of OS X and don't need cross platform compatibility, Apple's new app Freeform seems to overlap in functionalit…

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    Comment #31186549

    The French movie Nothing to Hide on Netflix is a great companion to this software. It shows just how bad things can get when messages come in at the wrong time.

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    Comment #29938447

    Similarly, the Bar-tailed Godwit migrates ~7000 miles on a very different route: https://www.audubon.org/news/these-mighty-shorebirds-keep-br...

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    Comment #25971126

    That's just... false. Disgust is a response we evolved to keep us from eating things that could kill us.

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    Comment #25749100

    Here's a direct link to their asks: https://twitter.com/AlphabetWorkers/status/13473315873151713... The gist of it seems to be that "YouTube must no longer be a tool of fascist rec…

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    Comment #21337397

    I've been using TheBrain ( https://www.thebrain.com ) for ~10 years now and haven't found anything that comes close to it in terms of flexibility. If you haven't looked at it in aw…

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    Comment #20358704

    This is seriously impressive!

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    Comment #20168053

    I've also been in the process of moving off both Dropbox and Google Backup & Sync because they are such resource hogs on the Mac. iCloud drive isn't perfect, especially when it com…

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    Comment #19712999

    That's great! Seems like a VERY hard job to break into--lots of discipline, learning from painful failure, and hard work. Do you have any of your comedy on Youtube?

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    Comment #19712984

    Awesome. I've been following your Instagram and, to a lesser extent, blog since you started your recent trip around Africa. Such an awesome adventure

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    Comment #17368043

    Avalara's pricing is here: https://www.avalara.com/trustfile/en/pricing.html

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    Comment #17034063

    Nice! I've been using a similar app for years. Love it: http://www.artfulmac.com

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    Comment #15069723

    Here's another, very similar project, that is still actively maintained. https://github.com/rhysd/NyaoVim

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    Comment #14692414

    I hope you can keep it going! I've been an Artful user for quite awhile and really appreciate it.

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    Comment #13002393

    This mentality can be a little dangerous. You're training yourself to cater to your moods. This can result in important but not urgent tasks that you're never really in the mood to…

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    Comment #12286744

    You should at least be familiar with the major front-end libraries and frameworks - React, Angular and Ember. You don't necessarily need to "know" them, but at least know about the…

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    Comment #11778263

    I've been using Qbserve for a couple weeks and I'm really happy with it. For me the best feature is just having that little number in the menu bar that shows what percentage of my …

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    Comment #11730463

    He has a 450 page mathematical explanation of his theories in his book Silent Risk. http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/FatTails.html

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    Comment #11306138

    I love the ideas behind this app. I haven't tried it since it's iPad only and the last update was in 2014, but looking at the video, it has so much promise. It's the first app that…