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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
I am curious about the evolution of technology that sparks a people to build these. What are the intermediary steps that get you from nothing to coordinating a tribe to construct these over years?
Comment · 1 year ago
I would love to see this expand. In the meantime, are there any comprehensive guides or directories for a building a privacy-first personal tech stack?
Comment · 1 year ago
Surgeons had long learned sewing skills from their mothers, sisters, and wives. But in 1901, surgical trainee Alexis Carrel’s mother sent him to someone more gifted, Marie-Ann Leroudier, embroideress of Paris’s high society
I'm curious how important agility with hands are for modern surgeons compared to anatomy and medical knowledge in general. What makes a "great surgeon" today?
Comment · 1 year ago
A practical alternative between raising a problem and providing a solution that I value is raising the problem and proposing the next step. It requires just enough proof of work/critical thinking to avoid being the critic, but also relieves you of the burden of feeling compelled to provide a solution that might otherwise stop you from raising the problem in the first place.
I think back to my college years (2002-2006) and I don't recall being very receptive to explicit advice even if it was realistically applicable. Even given everything I know about myself now, I struggle to imagine how I could have persuaded my 20-year-old self to do anything with words alone.