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A quick shill for a friend
Hey, people! My friend and former roommate makes super awesome 3D-printed things* and has decided to start selling some of those things in an online store. His first effort at mass-production: companion cube dice. But I am assured that at some point in the future there will be other things, plus if you want stuff custom made he's probably open to ( Read more... ) -
All the cool kids are doing resolutions...
I don't really have any of my own though, having never been a resolution-y sort of person. Still, 2013 has been such an utter shitstorm of a year* for me that I feel like I ought to outline some of the ways in which I intend to make 2014 better:- Most important, I'm going to go back to grad school, even if I end up having to stay out for another ( Read more... )
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Obvious insight is obvious
So, it turns out that someone I know is anorexic. The reason none of us noticed any sooner is that they are now thin but not actually underweight, since they were relatively overweight before their obsessive weight loss. That allowed everyone involved to overlook the physical symptoms or assume that they were caused by some other problem.
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Apropos of overthinking my catsitting duties
Humans have a set weight point, right? Which varies from person to person. And different caloric and nutritional needs, and different metabolisms. All of which is basically a long way to say that if you see someone who looks over- or underweight, you can't necessarily assume anything about their diet or overall health ( Read more... ) -
Presented without comm- actually screw that, THIS IS REALLY COOL GO LOOK AT IT
gifs of various chemical reactions. I wish a lot of them were animated with more frames to go slower, but that's really a minor quibble
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My current productivity system: HabitRPG
One of the big changes I've made in the last year has been implementing a productivity system that at least partly works. Prior to this, I would change to a new productivity system, get some benefit from it for maybe 2-3 weeks, then stop using it effectively and give up a week or two later. Then, some time after that, I would start getting ( Read more... ) -
Non-violent Communication notes
So, a funny thing happened: I've been relying more and more heavily on HabitRPG, my calendar, and other external aids to tell me what to do and when to do it. As part of that, I've ended up joining a bunch of guilds on HabitRPG and been posting most of my NVC notes to the 'chronic illness guild' there. But, I still want to post them here too, since ( Read more... ) -
A semi-random question
Why is it so frustrating/annoying when someone gives you advice (especially if it's advice you've already thought of, regardless of how clever it is) when all you really wanted was a sympathetic ear?
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On being sorry
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Failures in theory of mind
(Long time, no post, etc. Maybe one of these days I'll go into detail about what I've been up for the last semester or so. Also, the key insight that led to this post is due to my friend N ( Read more... )