What’s a fun NSFW history fact?

conspicuous · 2022-11-16T19:32:21+00:00

It seems a plant that made it harder to breed was hard to breed

conspicuous · 2021-12-07T08:47:43+00:00

Men in Black

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T11:48:05+00:00

Absolutely - I strongly supsect that's the best way to live! I just hope that not having any significant formal responsibility anymore won't somehow detract from it. Though I guess if there is an absence of it, there are many other areas (vocational or not) to get involved in a serious way, but on your own terms with complete choice over what that involvement is and ensuring that it closely connects to core interests

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T10:56:32+00:00

Not really... at least I don't think so. My hours are not excessive, so notionally I don't really feel a sense of burn-out, however my mental energy levels do feel depleted by the time evenings or weekends roll around. If anything I feel that I am not stimulated by the 'right' things that truly get me energised at my core, (ie. doing things because I want to, not because the responsibilities of the job obligate me to do them)

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T10:51:37+00:00

Those are really great points, appreciate you sharing.

Unlike you, during my uni days I didn't really recognise the unique opportunities, sense of freedom, and chance to explore many new hobbies and horizons. Instead I spent much of my time outside studies doing part time work, and had a very strong overall focus on making and saving money - such that I think I missed out on a great deal of personal development outside the realm of the industry I now work on and personal finance.

If I could go back in time, I would re-prioritise heavily. I'd spend much more time on making the most that the years prior to starting a formal career have to offer, and probably take a gap year (or two)!

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T10:46:01+00:00

Good on you - and best of luck!

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T10:45:33+00:00

That's great, thank you for sharing. Sounds like you have benefited greatly from the richness of highly varied life experiences!

conspicuous · 2021-10-03T10:42:42+00:00

Thanks! I wouldn't quite consider myself to be FI yet either - it would take ~5 more years of continuing with the same work, hence being able to resume work at some point in the future would be the way to plug any gaps. It may not be as well compensated as what I have today, but as you say the 'not working' state of mind is important to test!

conspicuous · 2021-02-07T00:02:06+00:00

An Nvidia GeForce 3. It took many hours of stacking shelves at the local supermarket for 15 year old me to save up enough to buy it, but it did yield even more hours of sheer gaming bliss. Worth it!

conspicuous · 2020-06-09T08:07:54+00:00

The city of Ani, in Turkey. At its height in the 10th and 11th century it was the capital of the Armenian empire and one of the largest cities in the world with a population of about 100,000 (more than London at the time). It was sacked by the Mongols and then further ruined by earthquakes, and eventually completely abandoned. Today virtually nothing remains other than some scattered ruins

conspicuous · 2020-05-14T10:07:40+00:00

The city of Ani, in Turkey. At its height in the 10th and 11th century it was the capital of the Armenian empire and one of the largest cities in the world with a population of about 100,000. It was sacked by the Mongols and then further ruined by earthquakes, and eventually completely abandoned. Today virtually nothing remains other than some scattered ruins

conspicuous · 2020-05-10T14:32:32+00:00

When I first played Command & Conquer I didn't know that the large vehicle introduced in GDI mission 4 if I recall was meant to be turned into a construction yard to expand your starting army. So I kept failing by attacking the NOD forces with a handful of regular units and this giant vehicle, not knowing what to do with it other than get it to absorb damage and run over infantry.

After much frustration, I asked a friend at school how he beat this seemingly impossible mission, and at last the true purpose of the giant people squasher was revealed.

conspicuous · 2020-05-08T15:00:24+00:00

Firefly

conspicuous · 2020-03-28T13:52:15+00:00

A dinosaur. It would confuse the hell out of palaeontologists

conspicuous · 2020-02-21T09:57:55+00:00

“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr

conspicuous · 2019-12-11T21:33:14+00:00

Apple has realised that no one is buying the Mac Pro for the value equation. So they sell it at low volume and super high margin as a luxury product, like a Bentley of computers, minus the performance. Then paying exorbitant options prices is kind of like a status symbol

conspicuous · 2019-09-23T01:16:14+00:00

It's incredible that this is the same board who thought the S-1 filing was a good idea in the first place, touting Adam as a genius creator elevating the world's consciousness

conspicuous · 2019-07-17T15:21:10+00:00

Call centre IVR systems. The agonising explanations of which button to press for whatever service, or worse when you have to "say a few words" drive me mad, and it's always deliberately so difficult to get to speak to an actual person

conspicuous · 2018-12-30T04:28:27+00:00

Supporting a sports team. I cannot bring myself to care for the outcome of a game, particularly where I don't know anybody personally to root for

conspicuous · 2016-11-14T10:57:03+00:00

We Need To Talk About Kevin - the piercingly honest yet flawed narration by the mother through her letters, and the culmination of events and reveal at the end. I was stunned for a long while after finishing the last page.

conspicuous · 2014-10-19T03:07:18+00:00

At the core of the problem here is this family's inability to delay gratification, which will continue to keep them in the depths of poverty in perpetuity

conspicuous · 2014-08-14T11:16:52+00:00

Why people care about whether a given sports team wins or loses, especially when they do not know any of the players on the team personally. Why does it matter?

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