MathCAD was great. Like Matlab but for slow people like me.
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Not after we move it to the blockchain
Had the algorithms book on my Covid collection shelf. Brag: chatted with Rivest a few times. Beat: tough course. Variance: never used a red-black tree even once.
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I have many multi-tools, donāt use them with too much frequency, and yet have this constant urge to buy more. I assume this is a common problem? (Not necessarily with multi-tools, but the general urge to buy a specific thing you donāt need. Presumably because thereās some hole in your life that you think will be filled by buying this tangible item?)
I imagine that people who actually use real tools are horrified by multi-tools, but I think they are very cool. I love the idea of being the guy whoās always prepared to jump in and fix something no matter where I am, but that is obviously not a real-life description of me, multi-tool or no.
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No, I donāt think so. My understanding is that it is a lot of work. You can go back and do them yourself though. But please donāt. Itās great having you around.
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How many hobbies do you have? I feel like I have too many and end up not being very good at any of them.
I like reading novels, playing chess, playing guitar, posting here, exercising, watching TV. But I only have maybe 2 hours per day to pursue any of this, so I end up combining things, like watching TV while doing yoga, listening to audiobooks while walking, listening to chess videos while falling asleep, playing guitar while helping my kid with homework (bad one).
Most of these things are more fun when you are good at them. Iād be better at these things if I cut one or two :(
How many hobbies do you have that you take at lease somewhat seriously?
- 1
- 2-3
- 3-4
- 5+
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Usually one at a time.
An up-and-coming hoarder
I remember enjoying Garden State when I saw it in the theater. Iām going to be significantly disappointed if I try to rewatch it, right?
Obv the dog canāt see color but I bet you could actually train a dog (maybe accidentally?) to have a vague sense that the human putting four thingies in a row means the game is over. Or it just got bored. Thereās solid evidence to show that rats can understand the concept of playing hide-and-seek.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/lab-rats-play-hide-and-seek-fun-it-new-study-shows
Does āPointing out pedantic things like how 3 is in two different categoriesā count as a hobby?
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Omg. Thatās even one of my hobbies.
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My hobbies are more like serial distractions. At this very moment, Iām not finishing books, not learning the guitar, and not cooking.
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Really bizarre string of freeway bb gun attacks happening right near me:
I guess if cooking and exercise count as hobbies, I have more than I thought. My mother, age 79, now claims that she has always had ADD, and as proof, offered that she lost count at 30-something hobbies.
Everyone with ADD has had it for their entire lives.
Sorry about that.