INTERESTING: Goal-Setting Limits

Thursday, February 6, 2014

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/05/oliver-burkeman-antidote-plans-uncertainty/

Stop Making Plans: How Goal-Setting Limits Rather Than Begets Our Happiness and Success
by Maria Popova

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The effectualists include the cook who scours the fridge for leftover ingredients; the chemist who figured out that the insufficiently sticky glue he had developed could be used to create the Post-it note; or the unhappy lawyer who realises that her spare-time photography hobby, for which she already possesses the skills and the equipment, could be turned into a job. One foundation of effectuation is the “bird in hand” principle: “Start with your means. Don’t wait for the perfect opportunity. Start taking action, based on what you have readily available: what you are, what you know and who you know.” A second is the “principle of affordable loss”: Don’t be guided by thoughts of how wonderful the rewards might be if you were spectacularly successful at any given next step. Instead — and there are distinct echoes, here, of the Stoic focus on the worst-case scenario — ask how big the loss would be if you failed. So long as it would be tolerable, that’s all you need to know. Take that next step, and see what happens.

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I find this fascinating. Perhaps one can succeed without a plan?

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INTERESTING: “chastity” versus “continence”

Thursday, January 30, 2014

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When I went through Kothlic Skrule, it was “chastity”; nothing about “continence”.

As I get older and take diuretics, maybe I was misinformed?

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INTERESTING: “Her” (2013)

Monday, January 20, 2014

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/

Her (2013) 126 min

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A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.

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Samantha: “The past is just a story we tell ourselves.”

There were a few good lines in this movie that really make you think.

Too long, too somber, and too depressing.

As a nerd, it’s a bucket of cold water about spending too much time with the one eyed glass monster.

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INTERESTING: Plants ain’t as “dumb as a rock”

Saturday, January 11, 2014



 
 
The Intelligence of Plants – The Volokh Conspiracy 
  
The New Yorker has a remarkably thought-provoking article on what some call the “neurobiology†of plants.  That’s a deliberately edgy way of pointing out just how much communicating and sensing and adapting plants do, all without anything resemblin… 
 
    http://www.volokh.com/2014/01/04/intelligence-plants/

 

 

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INTERESTING: Blown Call; not reviewable?

Saturday, January 4, 2014

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/12/30/nfl-admits-refs-erred-in-chiefs-chargers-game-as-blown-call-potentially-cost-steelers-playoff-spot/

NFL Admits Refs Erred In Chiefs-Chargers Game As Blown Call Potentially Cost Steelers Playoff Spot
December 30, 2013 1:28 PM

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SAN DIEGO (CBS St. Louis/AP) — The NFL acknowledged that referees erred in not penalizing the San Diego Chargers for an illegal formation on a missed 41-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop of the Kansas City Chiefs with four seconds left in regulation on Sunday.

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San Diego lined up with seven men on one side of the snapper, and NFL rules state no more than six players can be on the line of scrimmage on either side of the snapper.

The NFL said in a statement Monday that the penalty should have been called by referee Bill Leavy’s crew, moving the ball 5 yards closer to the end zone and giving Succop another attempt at the game-winning field goal. Succop was 15 of 16 this season from within 40 yards.

“The penalty for illegal formation by the defense is a loss of five yards. This rule is not subject to instant replay review. Had the penalty been assessed, it would have resulted in a fourth-and-7 from the San Diego 18 with 0:04 remaining, enabling the Chiefs to attempt a 36-yard field goal,” the NFL said in a statement to NFL.com.

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My question is: “Why is it NOT reviewable?”

Seems like everything is reviewed!

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INTERESTING: Wolf — an alternative view

Monday, December 30, 2013

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

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Another “boiler room” movie.

A lot of nudity, sex, and drugs.

Did NOT make me feel sympathetic towards anybody!

NOT RECOMMENDED

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http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/12/wolf_of_wall_street_prousalis.php?page=2

His daughter says it’s not accurate and glamorizes him.

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INTERESTING: A corporation is an extension of the Gooferment!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

http://ncc-1776.org/tle2013/tle750-20131222-02.html

Another Message From The Publisher
by L. Neil Smith
lneil@netzero.com
Attribute to L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise

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I’ve heard it argued that A&E is a private company and fully entitled to hire and fire as they wish. But this is not the case. A&E is not private property at all, but a corporation, a mere appendage of the government, and obliged thereby to respect the Constitutional niceties.

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Now there is a take on it that I have not heard.

A corporation is an extension of the Gooferment!

Hence bound by the Constitution.

Interesting to think of the ramifications of that?

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INTERESTING: Aging beaten?

Friday, December 27, 2013

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/12/20/a.new.and.reversible.cause.aging

A new — and reversible — cause of aging

Published: Friday, December 20, 2013 – 08:35 in Biology & Nature

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Researchers have discovered a cause of aging in mammals that may be reversible. The essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable communication inside cells between the nucleus and mitochondria. As communication breaks down, aging accelerates. By administering a molecule naturally produced by the human body, scientists restored the communication network in older mice. Subsequent tissue samples showed key biological hallmarks that were comparable to those of much younger animals.

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Interesting. 

Maybe I can beat the death tax by never dying?

Laff!

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INTERESTING: Clothes Can Be Bad for Your Health

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/wardrobe-clothes-deadly-health-unsafe-dangerous.html

7 Ways Your Clothes Can Be Bad for Your Health
Katie Waldeck
December 3, 2013
6:02 pm

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7. Collars & Neckties.

Over 2/3 of men buy shirts that are too small for their necks, and that can surprisingly have serious repercussions for their health. Too-tight collars and ties have actually been linked to cancer. Tight collars can cut off circulation to the brain, and increase pressure in the eyes, one of the most important risk factors for glaucoma.

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Not many collars or ties in my future.

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INTERESTING: Coke to clean your toilet

Saturday, December 7, 2013

http://www.buzzfeed.com/readcommentbackwards/32-real-life-cheat-codes-that-will-change-your-lif-dmjk

32 Real Life Cheat Codes That Will Change Your Life
Cheat codes aren’t only meant for video games. Here are 32 that can change your real life and make it easier.
posted on September 13, 2013 at 4:39pm EDT
Andrew P.

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Fast toilet cleaning, pour 20oz of coke (or sprite) into your toilet, let sit for 10 minutes, flush. The acid will clean your bowl.

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Yeew, and we drink that stuff?

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