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Comment · 8 years ago
In my briefcase I always carry a Leatherman Wave. For personal defense I like the Spyderco Matriarch 2.
Comment · 9 years ago
I already tried Emacs in Termux but I was too slow and did crash while trying to do some things.

Nowadays I simply use JuiceSSH and mosh to connect to my main computer. I would like to have Emacs in my smartphone even while I don't have mobile signal though.

Comment · 9 years ago
Just bought a Dex Station. If Emacs runs well enough then it will be a lifesaver.
Comment · 9 years ago
My anecdotal experience is that I can get better uptime using Windows rather than Linux in consumer computers. The i915 bug made me end up using a Windows host with Debian in a virtual machine, just so I could trust that my computer would not freeze every few weeks.

With older computers (T420, X201) and Xeon servers I got months and even years uptime. Maybe I just got unlucky with my recent acquisitions or maybe the complexity of the new hardware together with the lack of support for Linux means that these kind of bugs are and will become more prevalent in consumer hardware.

Comment · 9 years ago
Modern hardware is unreliable, especially under GNU/Linux. Ryzen didn't give me any problem under Windows, but GNU/Linux.. the same can be said of Skylake/Broadwell i915 gpu driver. Both my Thinkpad T450s and X250 are not able to get past a few weeks uptime while using Debian. Under Windows they can go on for months.
Comment · 9 years ago
I would wait. I bought a 1800x Ryzen and had some stability problems under Debian Buster which disappeared after a BIOS update, but I'm not compiling large projects continuously nor it has been up for a lot of time (maybe 3 days uptime? Got the new computer two weeks ago.. when it gets to 100+ days uptime I will be happy)

Under Windows it worked flawlessly even with the old BIOS.

Comment · 9 years ago
The fact that our brains have "bugs" and biases has seen a significantly increased interest, so I suppose that methods to solve those bugs has seen an increased interest too.
Comment · 9 years ago
My opinion is that the popularity of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has brought the attention to Stoicism. I reached Stoicism by reading about CBT, and started reading about CBT because I wanted a proven tool to improve and modify my psychological state.

I would not call myself Stoic but there is a lot of wisdom there. I particularly like Seneca and Epictetus. The best modern book for me is "A New Stoicism" by Lawrence C. Becker.

Comment · 9 years ago
Nietzsche
Comment · 9 years ago
Ummm. What does open access to scientific papers has to do with what you're stating?
Comment · 9 years ago
Take a look at TMLewin and CTShirts. I think they offer the best value in shirts. Spending more than 60$ on a shirt is not necessary.

I don't know about US, but in Spain you can get a tailor made shirt for 100$.

Comment · 9 years ago
For buyers it wasn't easy back then. Now, in Spain, you can turn cash into bitcoins very easily. There are bitcoin ATMs in a lot of cities where you can buy/sell bitcoins anonymously with a 1000 euros limit.

With a bank account or debit card it's even easier.

Comment · 9 years ago
Turning cash into bitcoin can be as easy as buying gift cards.

I sold bitcoins in person around 2012-2013. I had way more demand than bitcoins I was willing to sell.

Comment · 9 years ago
It's more like: "I bought a painting for 20$ at flea market. 6 years later I learned it was from Van Gogh but sadly I don't know where it is now."
Comment · 9 years ago
It's not possible with only the address. If you have the encrypted wallet I could give it a try though.

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