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After doing programming and being involved in startups for well over a decade, I decided I don't actually like coding nor startups anymore. I still have a company I run with my partners, and I still treat it like my 'job', but there's no passion there. Instead, I've discovered writing novels, music, and other artsy-fartsy stuff as my new passion of the last few years (it had always been a hobby, but I'm taking it much more seriously... not because it'll ever make money, but because I enjoy doing it!)

So my long-winded point is, I don't think there's anything wrong with this. Only you know what your interests are, but don't be afraid to follow them wherever they lead. If you aren't bored, you aren't boring.

If you read the whole thing, that is in fact the whole point of the article. The comedy show thing was just the trigger/segway but certainly not something to get caught up on. ;)

If it's running in a shader, which it is, it should work just fine via GLSL and WebGL

Excellent points, and actually in line with my line of question as well: I think my assumption of a thread of consciousness was a semantic mis-communication, as bringing that idea into question was indeed where my questions were leading.

This brings me to an interesting thought experiment I struggle with:

Most likely most people here would agree that if you make an exact copy of a person's brain, whilst leaving the original intact, it would be a new person, identical but divergent from the original. A new thread of consciousness by such definition.

But then, what if you destroy the original at the moment of copy? It would appear to the same.

But then, what if you replace each neuron one at a time over a period, maintaining the original network? This question is troubling because it brings into obvious doubt the integrity of our notion of consciousness. As it is in fact the case that we shed most of the atomic matter that constitutes us in a given year, we are clearly immaterial. Patterns.

So put plainly: should you copy your brain all at once, killing the original, are you a new person? But if you are: transitioning slowly piece by piece over time, which is what we observe in nature, this maintains the conscious strain? How are these different?

It's obvious to me there is something fundamental here we are missing. I welcome any insights you all might have had in similar thought experiments.

The only correct work schedule is the one you are able to work out with your employers and customers which works for you and for them. If those conditions are met it's a legitimate schedule, even if it's only 1 hour a day one day a week.

Hi Chris, do you still keep up with your good friend DAVE!? :)

The simple truth is you've put alot of time into thinking about how to look smart, and it shows. Just relax a bit and solve the problems in front of you and your natural intelligence will show, naturally.

I would also like to know more about this...

Just checked out neo4j, it looks pretty great, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks for the reply. From what I understand, the schema I described is similar to what Reddit uses in their Postgres setup. You mentioned that I "won't be getting any of Postgres' advantages", what are some of the most important considerations that play into Postgres strengths? What are the primary advantages you for Postgres your referring to?

Thanks!