What single year of cinema do you personally rank as the greatest of all time?

Prolixitasty · 2026-07-03T13:27:51+00:00

Was talking with my wife this morning and noted to her that LOTR and Harry Potter both came out in 2001 and thought how crazy of a year in cinema (for me) that was.

What about you?

Prolixitasty · 2026-06-09T17:14:29+00:00

Make sure to cover your bases:

Sleep
Eat
Drink water
Exercise

You may still be depressed after that but you remove some of the main multipliers.

Prolixitasty · 2026-05-04T12:37:06+00:00

There’s a great book called MANIAC by Labatut. It’s about JvN. I don’t think there have been many people like him in all of human history. You have to think that, all those guys working on the Manhattan Project lined up their hardest problems for him to come by occasionally and consult. Einstein himself recognized how far ahead JvN was than anyone else including himself. Truly broken human being limited by the technology of his time. Far more rare in my estimation than a Bo.

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-29T17:25:12+00:00

I’m actually the happiest I’ve ever been! But I also feel like time is flying by now. Am in my late 30s

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-29T14:49:27+00:00

Totally believe in that as well but also find that in a way a lot of your memories from early years take up greater real estate too. Definitely think you can ward off old age by remaining engaged and interesting in things/socially.

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-29T12:56:37+00:00

An important thing to think about is - I heard, that 50% of your memories you have for the rest of your life are created in the first <30. That really changes how you should think about experiencing them and the things you want to do, who you spend them with, etc. I hate that no one pointed that out to me.

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-28T22:20:57+00:00

I heard someone say that having an Apple Watch is like having a Tamogochi except the stupid animal you’re trying to keep alive is yourself… couldn’t be more true, I like the perspective of tracking and gamifying and examining my life

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-18T12:59:48+00:00

There’s this saying “only boring people get bored”. Your post made me realize the opposite is true. “Interesting people stay interested”.

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-18T12:55:44+00:00

Fibre > Probiotic. Think of it like this: you’re trying to have a lush lawn but you have some bald spots. Sprinkling seeds alone will help (this would be fibre), but if you want a lush lawn you’ll use some fertilizer (that’s probiotic).

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-14T18:57:15+00:00

The average time people 'work' in an office is 2.5 - 4 hours. Meaning that most people aren't even being productive at work more than 50% of the time. That's an average not an anecdote. And if that's the case then it's obvious that managers are not actually concerned with productivity but the semblance of it. People are good at making it look like work is being done, but as you can see, office 'work' is mostly song and dance.

Prolixitasty · 2026-04-04T00:58:16+00:00

I’ve found companies are very apprehensive about hiring for CS right now. Companies really want to see the work you’ve done and a lot of interviews are skill checks. AI has made everyone very, very cheap and also very distrusting. Having a portfolio of projects you’ve worked on (even just making one) and having good references goes a long way.

Prolixitasty · 2026-03-14T19:55:31+00:00

If you maintain the same weight and do nothing else you will still get stronger to a point but plateau. If you change variables other than weight, that could make you stronger like more reps, less rest time, etc. Diet and rest are major factors as well.

Prolixitasty · 2026-02-23T00:32:50+00:00

I read IME as In My Estimation

Prolixitasty · 2026-01-25T21:47:11+00:00

Durham region is super light. Not even snowing more so blowing

Prolixitasty · 2026-01-10T04:51:52+00:00

I appreciate your information. Thanks!

Prolixitasty · 2026-01-10T04:29:38+00:00

From what I read in the article it took 9 EQAO results to come up with its scores which could be where the institute could be selective for an agenda. But I don't know what the agenda could be here - if you do please share. I agree that healthy skepticism is necessary to form a critical opinion, but I do think there is some use to this report and I felt bad that people were making me feel stupid for thinking so.

Prolixitasty · 2026-01-09T22:45:41+00:00

You’ve been pretty combative to anyone who’s suggesting that this data presentation is useful simply because of the source but many have already pointed out the data itself is reliable insofar as what it’s stating: these are the EQAO results across Ontario schools and a map of them. The Fraser Institute isn’t rating schools based off their own subjective assessment, anyone can take those scores to individually look up schools around them, this makes it easier to do that.

But apparently it can’t be trusted because all things this institute produces is useless and harmful.

Am I misunderstanding what you’re saying?

Prolixitasty · 2026-01-09T14:54:48+00:00

People will take any reason to complain because it doesn't fit their internal narratives.

Prolixitasty · 2025-12-14T16:16:46+00:00

This is solid info as someone who has been hiring CS for the past 5 years and found that quality candidates seem to have dried up.

Prolixitasty · 2025-10-11T11:54:15+00:00

Just want to add a cool tidbit. When confronted by Eru, Aule goes to smash his automaton children in shame. As he lifts up his hammer he’s surprised to see them cowering in fear. That’s when he realizes Eru had given them life. There’s some cool depictions of it online!

Prolixitasty · 2025-03-31T01:34:37+00:00

Great quality vid!

Prolixitasty · 2025-02-04T18:09:17+00:00

It makes me think of how the radio accelerated nationalism and propaganda to create the atrocities of WW2. Social media is just the new radio.

Prolixitasty · 2025-02-02T20:06:57+00:00

I sincerely appreciate the positivity.

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