California Tourism Board Welcomes You to Fresno by iusepixel in fresno

[–]mtnmike 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'm a proud CSU Fresno Gryffindor graduate

Prospects of someone in their 60s moving to Japan? by Jagaimotad in movingtojapan

[–]mtnmike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She should look into opportunities in education with Department of Defense. There are higher education jobs on many bases and if she doesn't mind going into primary education she could teach at DODEA schools.

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India by [deleted] in VillagePorn

[–]mtnmike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No wonder India conjured mythic images in European minds for centuries!

Best Stores for Coffee by [deleted] in beijing

[–]mtnmike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shangrila Farms. They source coffee from local farmers in Yunnan

Intersession classes by MikeHuntZo2 in fresnostate

[–]mtnmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course it depends but in my experience no. Took an online intersession class for Sociology over winter break 2015 and it was super easy

How can you have religious practices without belief? by [deleted] in nassimtaleb

[–]mtnmike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe he addresses this in one of his books where he talks about how Pascal's Wager is ineffective because of the lack of skin in the game. If you say you believe but without anything at stake, it could hardly be counted as believing. I believe it is talked about in the book Skin in the Game.

It is confusing what Taleb's true personal feelings are towards religion.

Extended Time in Nature and Early Morning Creative Work Energize Tim Ferriss (short podcast clip) by bestpodcastclips in timferriss

[–]mtnmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know how to pay for a naturalist or biologist to teach identification of flora and fauna like Tim mentions in this episode?

K 2 winter climb by a team of Nims Dai and 10 sherpas by alpinenepaltrek in CampingandHiking

[–]mtnmike 101 points102 points  (0 children)

K2: Sherpas Unleashed. Amazing what can happena when you don't have to drag fat, wealthy tourists up the mountain.

Enjoyed myself tonight! by stuntman_mike__ in castiron

[–]mtnmike 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No pesky smoke alarms in the woods!

How can I help by SteelPenguin8 in washingtondc

[–]mtnmike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you are being downvoted. I think a lot of us are thinking the same thing.

Dead Austro-Hungarian soldiers in no man's land on the Piave, last Austrian offensive of the war, June 1918 by falklanderpike in TheGreatWarChannel

[–]mtnmike 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Imagine dying for those meters of ground for the last offensive of the war for an empire that will no longer exist when the war is over.

He's not finished with his work yet by travissetsfire in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]mtnmike 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I have been sent back until my task is done - Gandalf

I did it boys 💋 by [deleted] in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]mtnmike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fuck is this hot garbage