That makes sense, thanks for the insight!
That makes sense, thanks for the insight!
A colleague of mine is Lebanese and last week told me that they’re (hopefully) going back to see their kids for a few weeks this summer. I tried to keep the conversation away from politics or current events, but they eventually made it clear to me that they are very anti-Hezbollah. Could you say anything about the general feeling in Lebanon towards Hezbollah?
This person is in the US and doing STEM, so that will definitely impact their perspective, but I’m curious what the broader opinion might be.
Hahahaha I keep one at my desk at work
Creamer was another expense when I was in college, and I kinda wanted to see if I could “make” myself like it. And now I have my scale, burr grinder, pour over, local beans…
some real Strategy of Tension shit. Bleak.
Damn, deleted in the seconds it took me to log-in for a response. Should have been a tagline
Don’t get me wrong, I love chilling out and being lazy, but I don’t think I totally agree: I don’t think work is inherently bad. It’s bad under capitalism because we’re exploited and alienated, but under communism I think it will actually be fulfilling and meaningful.
It’s pretty great, honestly. Simply trying it shows you how completely fucked the war on drugs has been.
Definitely be cautious about over-doing it, but have fun! It’s an incredible enhancer to experiences, but can make you very ok with being unproductive and lazy.
On three separate occasions this past school year, some contractors were removing asbestos from one of the labs in the basement. The only notice was a paper sign posted very inconspicuously on two of the building doors, the day removal started.
They did some sealing on the hallway that room was in, but otherwise no precautions were taken. My office was two hallways down, and all classes in the building ran like normal. Very safe, very good
Learning about Canada’s PM back in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and how he practically had a crush on Hitler was wild.
Oof. Or like. You’re solving the genuinely interesting problem of designing the switch for the track, along with the trolley itself. And as long as you don’t think about it beyond that, you can mostly convince yourself you’re in the clear.
STEM is so cooked it’s overwhelming sometimes. Really hope I can find something that doesn’t make me hate myself or others.
Proof by ponder
Looks like a pic from Jordan Peterson’s nightmares
China’s electric vehicle company BYD has announced they’ve developed a new hybrid drive train that promises to deliver a 2,000km (1,250 mile) range on a full tank and a full charge. And one of the new sedans they’re putting it in will retail for less than $14k.
Catch me in parking lots at 2:30am doing burnouts in my Chinese car for hours on end. Or don’t because
Really good band Persefone from there. This is my favorite from them
The hype is massively overblown (of course) but I’ve recently found ChatGPT incredibly helpful with learning coding and data analysis in Python. It’s been surprisingly good at breaking down scripts of code I don’t understand, as well as giving me the skeleton of a model for me to use. And if you go back and forth with it, you can usually work out any kinks in the code it doesn’t immediately recognize.
I think if people don’t get any wack ideas in their heads about what they can do, GPTs can be pretty reasonably useful tools in some cases.
Ken has several episodes on The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, and I’ve found them all to be pretty good. Ken seems to really know his stuff
I like the piracy comms, I’ve found them useful.
Bro went back on this IMMEDIATELY. Fucking March 2021