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Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Re: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Post by LelouBil »

OJFord wrote: post #150
LelouBil wrote: post #142

About the personal assistant, I'm starting to think if it would be worth it for me in the future. Right now I'm still in engineering school so I don't have the money for it but I have so much sideline stuff that I'm hitting the limits of just reminders. I have a very bad memory for things I have to do but since reminders I set up never appear right when I can do the task I still forget about it. I have "buy new shoes…

PA is going to go to the ophthalmologist & psychiatrist for you?

Well, obviously no but I think it would still help with taking appointments at the best times and havung better reminders among other things.

I was just wondering if it would be a good idea.

Re: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Post by bsuvc »

blueflow wrote: post #108

Why is this list not common sense? Do people get born and randomly be like, "but it must be THIS way"?

I can't believe I scrolled this far down before seeing a comment like yours.

I'm not saying I've done everything in the list, but have done many of those things without thinking twice.

And the rest of them, I likely would not think twice about either.

Do people really feel like they can't do these things for some reason?

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Post by pavel_lishin »

michaelt wrote: post #132
kqr wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not, if they're positive EV?

For the insurer: If you're the kind of person who won't blink at paying out $100 you've got better things to do with your time than collecting $10. For the insured: It's not going to take the sting out of bad news if the payout comes from a loved one anyway. Why would I want to transfer my misfortune to Grandma?

Exactly. I don't want my friendships to have any unnecessary financial constraints. I don't even particularly like to track what people owe at the bar; if I buy you three drinks and you buy me two, you don't owe me anything next time.

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Post by Handprint4469 »

tokai wrote: post #147

> find [research] on SciHub or Libgen Eh what? That's definitely not allowed in most of the world. Other than that many of these are just you are allowed to pay other to do stuff for you, which is more a question of wealth than about if one dares to do it. The thing about treating fines like payment is peak clueless upper-middle-class-plus to me.

I have worked at 2 different universities, and later a startup where reading Nature/Science papers was necessary.

Everyone, and I mean _everyone_, used SciHub to download papers. I can assure you that most of the academic world _does_ use SciHub.

Re: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Post by ydant »

donatj wrote: post #122

> Repair your stuff, or get it repaired - Clothes I know some people bark about the non-technical stuff on HN, but a post about darning changed my life. When I get a hole in my jeans these days I will actually fix them rather than just buy a new pair. It’s frankly saved me thousands of dollars and is pretty relaxing and satisfying to do. Took some digging, it’s apparently not up anymore https://web.archive.org/web/20…

I had some wool (mostly) socks that I love and are 95% in great condition, but the other 5% was holes/near holes in several key spots.

I finally got around to trying darning, and I succeeded, and it's incredibly satisfying to look at and wear those socks. It makes me happy that I managed to turn them from trash into something that'll last another couple of years, and every time I look at them I'm reminded of that.

I even chose some bright colorful yarn for the darning, and it just improves the experience even more for me.

Re: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Post by tokai »

Handprint4469 wrote: post #165
tokai wrote: post #147

> find [research] on SciHub or Libgen Eh what? That's definitely not allowed in most of the world. Other than that many of these are just you are allowed to pay other to do stuff for you, which is more a question of wealth than about if one dares to do it. The thing about treating fines like payment is peak clueless upper-middle-class-plus to me.

I have worked at 2 different universities, and later a startup where reading Nature/Science papers was necessary. Everyone, and I mean _everyone_, used SciHub to download papers. I can assure you that most of the academic world _does_ use SciHub.

You are misunderstanding. Ofc everyone does it, you'd be stupid not to. But it is most definitely not allowed, as it is illegal to download papers from there. Nobody ever gets busted, but its bull to put that on a list of things you are allowed to do.

Re: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

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Post by Vox_Leone »

saiya-jin wrote: post #81
slyall wrote: post #56

I don't see this on the list but "Do things by yourself" is one I'd add. Lots of people seem to have a thing against Going to the Movies, Eating at a restaurant or attending an event/concert/museum without a friend/partner. Trust me it's not unusual and everybody is not staring at you.

Travel. Exotic, remote, cca unspoiled even if poor places. Don't have exact plan, just return ticket and ideas/knowledge. If you are alone, people strike conversations more easily, you get much much more from these interactions than just pretty beach or mountain pictures. Vacations you will keep thinking about till your last breath, even if its sometimes more difficult during them. South east Asia or South America ar…

>>Travel

If I had just one advice to give, that would be the one.

Talking about lists, I love this one:

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

― Robert A. Heinlein

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