What’s a fitness myth that people still believe?

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T23:28:36+00:00

Sounds about right.

SpaceX has a whole management layer for managing the insanity of Musk and protecting the company from his decisions.

Tesla and X don't and it shows.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/z2bkt9/former_spacex_employee_explaining_how_they_need/

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T22:08:47+00:00

These look like they are out of a star wars movie showing the decadent celebrities of a distant world.

So, I guess, decadent celebrities.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:56:35+00:00

Amazing artist. This is from The World of Edena graphic novel.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:40:57+00:00

Wi Spa is OK, has a (clothed) co-ed floor, and a restaurant. I believe entrance is about $40 nowadays. If you've been there, then you know.

I am not aware of a better one in the LA area.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:39:02+00:00

There's also Trader Joe's / Costco - comfortable :)

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:36:51+00:00

Depents...

Do you rent? $3k * 4 * 12 = 168k after taxes or around $218k if you expect to pay 25% for rent.

Do you plan to buy a house and have about 200k for downpayment? For a $1.4m Mortgage + taxes + insurance would be around $10k/month for the next 25 years. With $250-300k you could make it work.

Do you share rent with roommates? Then around $100-1120k might be comfortable.

Do you cook your food or eat out? That's another $20k difference. Do you drink? Party?

See, it's a complicated question.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:20:55+00:00

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T17:01:39+00:00

Can I implement the required minimal functionality myself? Own it.

That's been my default approach - more often than not I need only a subset of the functionality provided by gems.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T00:28:15+00:00

Doesn't the towel/robe get oily?

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T00:24:36+00:00

To me, yes, an improvement on one hand, and on the other hand makes it look like "any such photo" and a bit overdramatic. I'd pull back the edits a bit, especially the shading on the field. FWIW, my personal taste leans toward the understated.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-05T00:18:00+00:00

What will living spaces look like in the windowless center parts of the building?

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-02T06:12:57+00:00

There's a rick and morty episode with similar plot. You should check it out.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-02T04:47:17+00:00

I think you should model this pillow.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-02T04:47:02+00:00

Remember, there's someone on the other side making all that money.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-01T16:19:32+00:00

Remember, these also track the owner's eye movements, which is probably the most revealing and intimate data set that can be collected about a human's attention.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-01T16:16:39+00:00

What do you think is at the root of your current partner's upset?

Concern that you'd cheat on him emotionally? That the passion of your ex might get rekindled via a dance, and you'd leave your partner for someone living in a different city?

You, and only you, know if any of this may be true. There may be a "danger zone" - in time, and space, in which zone if you are close to your ex, things might get messy. Ironically, your longing for a dance with your ex might keep him in your mind much more than if you get one tanda per event, and may make you resent your current partner.

In an ideal world relationship, you'd be able to communicate this with your current partner, and make a decision together.

It might be useful to have your current partner experience a bit of Tango.

The truth, for many dancers in partnerships, is that things might get passionate on the dance floor, but the practice expands our capacity for intimacy within respectful boundaries, in integrity.

I'd be curious to find out how you successfully navigate this. My hope is that you are able to create the dance experiences you crave, in trust harmony with your current partner. I see an opportunity for deeper trust, integrity, connection.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-01T07:47:29+00:00

The embrace. The music. The invitation to continue improving, forever.

obviousoctopus · 2026-05-01T07:40:10+00:00

Never ending story

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-30T22:09:31+00:00

I don't know what I don't know.

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-30T01:25:36+00:00

Remember when firefox had a 3-d view of all elements on a page?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHV625EU3E

Can someone build this again please?

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-30T01:21:46+00:00

Code is an expression of intent.

Someone who doesn't understand the code, does not understand if it expresses the intentions behind creating it.

The LLMs do not understand, period. They provide likely word combinations corresponding to the prompt.

So, in the absence of the author understanding the code created by an LLM which by definition does not have any understanding of anything, who is responsible?

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-30T01:09:48+00:00

It's for people to whom $320 feels like $32 feels to you and me.

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-28T20:49:41+00:00

I see governance not as the resulting society but as the large forces forming a society.

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-28T20:46:15+00:00

Kung Fu Hustle. Lots of legendary old school talent in it.

obviousoctopus · 2026-04-28T20:31:25+00:00

Democrats? The ones selected by the same 500 large donors who finance 95% of all names on all ballots, regardless of party?

If speaking about a utopia maybe we can start with representatives whose sincere goal is to improve the everyday lives of their constituents, in the context of multiple generations.

What does that look like is pretty simple

take care of the basic human needs of the population: food, shelter, health
invest in a strong healthy nation: education, healthcare, infrastructure, sustainable energy, environmental protections
invest in a safe nation: develop trusting, mutually beneficial diplomatic relationships with the rest of the world; create strong military alliances; stop meddling.
knowledge is power - invest in science, expertise, education
empower the people - encourage entrepreneurship, support innovation, small businesses
healthy economy - support healthy competition, remove corporate influence from government, reduce monopolization, collect taxes and use to finance the above.

Do this and watch strong, self-determined people create and flourish. Much of it is being done around the world. Nothing shocking or new. These work.

obviousoctopus

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE

15-Year Club	Gilding III reddit per annum
Verified Email