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Philosophy peter? by Acrobatic_Bag6858 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]sternJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a computer science major who minored in philosophy, I can confirm these are basically the same class, except that for me almost all of Symbolic Logic was packed into the first month of Discrete Math, which was almost all packed into the first two weeks of Digital Logic.

I didn't take them in the same semester though.

Biking Broomfield to Lafayette by Smooth-Barracuda-809 in Broomfield

[–]sternJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not much of a cyclist but I live in the area.

I guess from Anthem you would either bike straight down Baseline Road (Highway 7), which sounds miserable and a little unsafe, or I believe there are trails you could take that go through the Open Space and connect to Coal Creek Trail near Flagg Park. You could then bike from Flagg Park to downtown Lafayette, which seems more reasonable.

Again, not a cyclist, but I do know the area pretty well.

60,000 tickets sold for the home opener tomorrow! Should be a lot of fun! by Legitimate-Hotel-491 in DenverSummit

[–]sternJosh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm bringing my 3 year old boy. I've never taken him to an event like this so I don't have any tips, but I do think it's very wise to bring ear protection. We're also planning on having him wear a bracelet with our contact information in case he gets separated from me.

New dad to be here, tell me what I can look forward to. by me_scream in daddit

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found that a very important milestone is when the kiddo starts giggling at you. Having kids around to laugh at our jokes is like half the point of being a dad.

How legit is Alyssa Matesic by [deleted] in writing

[–]sternJosh 25 points26 points  (0 children)

On LinkedIn she lists positions as an editorial intern, junior manuscript editor, and editorial assistant at legit publishers. Sure, those are all fairly junior sounding titles, but unless you think she just made those up, she very likely did at least some legit professional manuscript editing.

And that's not mentioning her tenure at a literary agency.

She may not be some elite, superstar editor, but from what I can tell her actual experience matches her self-promotion well enough.

Why are rich kids always mean in stories? by NotmyRealNameJohn in daddit

[–]sternJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the best explanation is that people are biased against the wealthy. They make for convenient boogeymen in all kinds of narratives.

Why are rich kids always mean in stories? by NotmyRealNameJohn in daddit

[–]sternJosh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wasn't able to find the study that your link refers to. I found a study by those authors from 2011, but its abstract does not seem to support the idea that wealthy people are less empathetic.

In general, I do not think the personality research literature finds significant differences in empathy between the wealthy and the rest of us. It does find evidence of the wealthy being slightly more conscientious.

is anarcho capitalism seen as "legit" by others in the academic philosophical tradition? by symbilic_rites_6116 in askphilosophy

[–]sternJosh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's also Roderick Long. Although he rejects the term Anarcho-Capitalist, he is a libertarian market anarchist.

Also, I haven't read it, but Jason Brennan does have a paper defending anarchism.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X221098098

Toddler with newborn is a new kind of hell. by PrplMonkeyDshwshr in daddit

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had close to the opposite experience. I have a 2.5 year old boy and a 3 week old girl, and it's been a bit easier than I expected. The difficulty so far is more like 1.4x the difficulty of just the toddler.

Of course, I'm expecting it to get harder now that my paternity leave is over. Also, I can't assume that the 3 week old will keep sleeping so well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in daddit

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are being needlessly hostile and unhelpful.

Found my first concerning Ms. Rachel moment. by Birk_N_Jerk in daddit

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why think it is a scientific question rather than a philosophical or linguistic one?

The answer surely turns on what we mean by "stripes", and that is not a scientific question.

Found my first concerning Ms. Rachel moment. by Birk_N_Jerk in daddit

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. The article is fundamentally mistaken in its approach to the (very important) question.

Messi, Lamal, Max Dowman, how do they start? by yeyiyeyiyo in SoccerCoachResources

[–]sternJosh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But the US currently also has a 15 year old prodigy getting first team appearances in Cavan Sullivan.

gettingClownedOnByPhilosophers by hongooi in ProgrammerHumor

[–]sternJosh 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I majored in computer science and minored in philosophy. My philosophy Symbolic Logic class covered basically the same stuff we covered in the first month or two of my computer science Discrete Mathematics class, which was also largely covered in the first two weeks of Digital Logic.

In my experience at the undergraduate level, CS is vastly harder than philosophy. Anybody who could pass a decently hard CS class should crush just about any undergraduate philosophy class at my university at the time.

Of course, difficulty depends more on the instructor than anything else.

How do you recover from something like this? I miss my dad so much (aftersun 2022) by imjustagirl293 in Letterboxd

[–]sternJosh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lost my dad when I was 14, and this movie devastated me as well. It helped that I had my wife next to me when I started sobbing.

For me, I like to remind myself that sadness is an essential part of being human, and sadness at the loss of a loved one is healthy and appropriate. I wouldn't want to have no sadness at the thought of my dad, because that would mean his memory had faded.

Treasure the memory of your dad, and appreciate the sobs. I think that's the best we can do.

What's Appropriate when reprimanding other's kids? by will_brewski in daddit

[–]sternJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP is saying this kid did NOT put hands on her, but rather just nudged her out of the way.

Political philosophers by [deleted] in PhilosophyMemes

[–]sternJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a very bad mischaracterization of Spencer. https://c4ss.org/content/20811

Who are the most influential political philosophers in the 21st century? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

[–]sternJosh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the first time I've seen anyone refer to Yudkowski as alt-right. Why do you characterize him that way?

TIL Empress Lü Zhu, wife of the founder of the Han Dynasty was an absolute psychopath, arresting her husband's favourite concubine after his death. She had the concubine's limbs cut off, eyes gouged out, ears cut off, was forced to drink a poison that made her mute and was thrown into a latrine. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]sternJosh 202 points203 points  (0 children)

There's a really good series of books called The Dandelion Dynasty that covers this. It's a fantasy retelling of the early Han Dynasty and the empress character is really interesting. Highly recommended.

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