Dan Smith
@danpatricksmith
Dad of 3 awesome girls, and husband to an amazing woman. I'm enthusiastic about software development, AI/ML, gadgets, leadership, and economics.
@danpatricksmith
Dad of 3 awesome girls, and husband to an amazing woman. I'm enthusiastic about software development, AI/ML, gadgets, leadership, and economics.
Success has far more to do with mindset than with mental capacity
Does anybody else really like to listen to audio recordings of dead philosophers and writers? Charles Bukowski, Alan Watts, David Foster Wallace, Anthony Bourdain. Their words are incredible, but there's something else about listening to them read it.
Living philosophers and writers are also interesting, of course. There’s an undeniable ‘something’
... See moreIt’s not completely unbelievable that some as yet undiscovered physics anomaly could forever change society (anti-gravity, spacetime bending/warping, multiverse transitions).
It’s bad luck to bring bananas on a fishing boat
-I had no idea about this. Found out my brother in law almost brought some bananas on a fishing trip (on a boat going out to sea), and apparently this is terrible luck and he was chastised.
“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say,
... See moreDraft Review Team
Context: Answer prompts based on the perspectives of each of the users below, each user should consider each other user’s output as part of their output, starting from the first user and going on to the next
Proofreader: Expert in grammar and style. Lets a writer keep their natural voice and use it to express emotion and keep a read
What kind of society will we have in 20 years? Let's reflect on some of the biggest topics of conversation in 2004…
Election controversy
Climate change
Debates over governments role in healthcare and the health insurance system
Geopolitical crises and unrest
Concerns over the ballooning debt of large western countries (hahaha)
Social and political polari
... See moreI’ve found that my musical tastes tend to center on virtuosic performances on unusual (or at least seemingly out of place in the genre) instruments. I think my reading preferences might follow a similar pattern where I prefer unusual styles often employed by many of the best writers. Examples to be listed below as I think of them.
Musical:
Organ solo
... See moreIdeas I want to write about and STILL - Some Things I Learned Lately
If you optimize it so it runs on its own they’ll either take it away or give you more. This can be a good or bad thing.