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Both projects adopted a similar approach using biometrics, blockchains, crypto tokens ($WLD and $H, respectively), and Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP). They are both somewhat controversial—in my opinion for misguided reasons, rooted in a lack of understanding of ZKPs or ideological bias against biometrics and crypto. Both can be considered early-stage... See more
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I usually think of contrarianism as being wrong most of the time but helping on the margin because it brings light to positions that are underrated due to social conformity factors. I think most meta-contrarians would admit that they’re wrong most of the time. It would be quite silly to take the meta contrarian point and think you are right most of... See more
Bentham's Bulldog • Losing Faith In Contrarianism
The sex appeal of the Knowledge Graph derives from the fantasy of not having to decide what’s most important.
Personal Knowledge Management is Bullshit
It begins to feel as though you’re failing at life, in some indistinct way, if you’re not treating your time off as an investment in your future. Sometimes this pressure takes the form of the explicit argument that you ought to think of your leisure hours as an opportunity to become a better worker (“Relax! You’ll Be More Productive,” reads the... See more
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
That people show off these illegible globs in public only makes sense from a signaling perspective: They are saying, “look at how many nodes I have in my brain, amazing nodes, I have so many nodes that a peon such as yourself can’t even guess what’s going on here!”
Personal Knowledge Management is Bullshit
He categories different biases:
- Availability bias - the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by the ease with which relevant examples come to mind
- Confirmation bias - confirming what you expect to find by selectively accepting or ignoring information
- Affective bias - the tendency to make decisions based on what we wish were true
How doctors actually think
As an introvert, I deeply value alone time, and I often feel the loneliest when I’m with other people
Brené Brown • Braving the Wilderness
Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives.
Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected.
Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss.
Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions live on as story assets... See more
Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected.
Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss.
Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions live on as story assets... See more
Software engineers never escape the skill-change vortex, even many years into their careers. Experienced engineers must learn and adopt technologies that didn't even exist when they started out. Developers must constantly retool themselves, even well after their formal education ends.