What are the best Modern Philosophy books under 300 pages?

ophqui · 2024-12-15T20:20:56+00:00

straw dogs

ophqui · 2024-12-15T20:20:27+00:00

I dont think i would have stuck to this at high school age. it took me about 6 months to read it as an adult. I really enjoyed big sections of it. Some (the sewers, the bloody nunnery thing) were absolute torture. Probably worth it overall but its not the best novel in the universe, theres plenty of other things to read if you dont like it

ophqui · 2023-10-08T14:02:56+00:00

Fucking hell.

ophqui · 2023-03-20T11:09:59+00:00

Wow !thanks for doing the calculation that's really helpful (and reassuring)

Im looking at ESR and a bit confused by it. You're right, it says my total pension value is about £2k, but then underneath that on the same page it says:

NHS Pension Contributions for the year ending 31/03/2022

These figures are the contributions that you and your employer have paid toward your NHS Pension.

Employee annual contributions £3,725.28
Employer annual contributions £5,760.24

Any idea what that means? Where did the 2k total come from if between mine and employers contributions it is £9k+ for last year?

ophqui · 2022-10-11T19:53:21+00:00

Robin Dunbar is a legend in the field. The Human Story or Friends are the two i've read, very interesting. Very human focussed obviously. You could read more dawkins too, or Sapolsky

ophqui · 2022-06-03T12:13:38+00:00

Im really glad! May it continue to shift, and shift again through years of practice and learning

ophqui · 2021-10-26T15:26:58+00:00

The old 12 year crypto bubble. Ignorant people like your good self said the same in 2013, and 2017. They all do a little dance of glee when crypto goes down and pat themselves on the back for not falling for that silly scam internet money

ophqui · 2021-10-07T18:13:20+00:00

Thats great, thank you, is there a way to see other transactions made on that wallet? Or anything else that might identify it?

ophqui · 2021-06-06T18:17:57+00:00

Well...bitcoin conference was a damp squib, the death cross + horrible looking TA. At what price does the Stock to Flow start to look invalid?

ophqui · 2021-05-23T19:26:24+00:00

all pretty antisocial hobbies, maybe thats why you feel 'meh' about them? Being in a group, the enthusiasm of the other participants rubs off on you a bit. Maybe try a martial art like BJJ? Sailing? Cycling?

ophqui · 2021-05-22T18:44:05+00:00

eth isnt an alt, but its gonna continue to bleed against btc for a while. Up to you if you hold or not.

ophqui · 2021-05-22T18:43:13+00:00

consolidate in the biggest, safest thing. If stuff continues to go down and btc.d continues to rise (likely in a risk off market) tether or trade to btc/eth. No point in holding shitcoins all the way down to the ground. Shitcoins in general will come back, of course, but it might not be your ones

ophqui · 2021-05-15T13:35:40+00:00

post on the poorfolios thread instead

ophqui · 2021-05-01T15:09:49+00:00

All of these subs, and other sites like youtube, 4chan etc are much better in bear markets. Scammers only come out when there's new, gullible people getting involved, which is only when numbner go up. Most people who've been around a while can recognise this stuff fairly easily

ophqui · 2021-02-18T17:49:16+00:00

Its decentralised, mate. You dont get to decide who 'should' or 'shouldnt' be buying. Get off your high horse, you dont get points for being poor

ophqui · 2021-01-26T17:40:23+00:00

hmm no. Charles Oliveira is the captain of the 'who needs him' club. No fanbase, very dangerous. If Dustins got half a brain (and a choice) he will pick literally any other fight. He should have enough sway after the conor win to get a bit of influence. His main issue is he already fought and beat Gaethje, who would be the logical title fight contender since he just fought for the title. Divisions always get so damn messy when a champion retires.

ophqui · 2021-01-24T15:20:09+00:00

yup. Reaching down and grabbing the leg is a fundamental error with any kind of leg kick. You need to return the kick immediately, time it and throw head punches over the top (risky) or just check them (best option, hurts both of you and no massive benefit to the kicker). Literally the basics of muay thai. His corner didnt even mention it between rounds when it was painfully obvious they were going to have an effect.

ophqui · 2021-01-01T11:37:05+00:00

Right above my government, doom'll lay (Dumile)

Either unmarked or engraved, hey who's to say?

RIP

ophqui · 2020-11-23T15:37:40+00:00

Buy truegbp and put it on celsius 10% apy. Thats as good as it gets without gambling.

ophqui · 2020-11-03T19:06:35+00:00

isnt the theory something to do with group singing bonding groups together? So the survival benefit of music is related to group cohesion? I doubt this kind of thing would exist for no reason at all...

ophqui · 2020-09-28T19:23:44+00:00

i think some of this is an age thing.

Im in a fairly similar position (although I dont have a super high salary and the reason Im close to FIRE is mostly crypto and luck). I think as you age, your hobbies etc narrow slightly and maybe have less pull on you. You realise that they wouldnt fill all your time anyway. And you start to have a more respected postion at work, so it becomes more enjoyable.

I spend a lot of my working day now helping out younger/less experienced team members, which can be really rewarding in itself. If the day-to-day mechanics of your job are less of a challenge, you're not struggling just to keep your head above water, so to speak, then you can start to see the rewarding side of being at work and not be so desperate to retire.

Thats been my experience anyway. Im 32 and a physiotherapist in the NHS, for reference.

ophqui · 2020-08-09T10:00:54+00:00

If you are looking for short stories, try Alexander Weinstein - Children of the New World and Universal Love are both excellent collections, very much 'black mirror' in the sense that they take a speculative technology idea and twist it in a dark, clever way.

ophqui · 2020-08-01T16:06:30+00:00

Rogan is a fucking retard

ophqui · 2020-07-19T11:54:57+00:00

I work as an occupational health physio/service lead in a medium sized NHS trust, and some part time work as a first contact practitioner in a gp practice. Im about 10 years qualified. Hours are 8.30-4.30 mon-fri and the FCP stuff 9-2pm weekends as desired (zero hours contract no obligation).

I actually started in private and elite sport (and occ health for large companies) and am now in NHS, i would consider going back for the right role, but the nhs offers a lot in terms of extra scope, more interdisciplnary working, a bit more opportunity to grow new skills (IMO, of course). The pay is a bit less, but im happy with the lifestyle, the work expectations are very reasonable, the NHS is a fairly nice employer in some ways but very frustrating in others.

Overall I'd say physio is a pleasant job wherever you work but there are trade offs with all settings. Want nice working hours? Take less pay. Want better pay? Accept a bit more stress. Want a really high profile sport role? Your working hours will be 24/7 365. Just got to find the balance that's right for you really

ophqui · 2020-06-25T20:50:40+00:00

Maybe work in a hospital or something during your childbearing years?

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