What do you nerd out over?
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New discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics, and quantum physics.
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Aztecs.
Mixtec-Pueblo culture before European contact was vibrant, dynamic, and layered. It was reflected by its surrounding cultures of K'iche' (Mayan), Chichimeca, Iréchikwa (Purepecha), and Otomi. Their books look like comics painted on accordions. I've been to Teotihuacan so I've seen the massive pyramids the peoples of the valley built millennia ago. I've read about how cities were planned and zoned then built with stone and you can still witness the logic behind those decisions today. The comida is good too.
I wish I was smart so I could learn Spanish easier.
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libraries
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New discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics, and quantum physics.
Please nerd out. I want to knowwwwww
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Jet ski accessories and gear.
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Jet ski accessories and gear.
Do you have a recommendation for a fun used PWC for a new rider?
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Arduino, ESP32, smart home automation. I could talk for hours. I've started to get into PCB design this year, and I've had a lot of fun with it!
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Too many totally unrelated things that makes it so I cant ever be an expert in any one of them. I probably have adhd
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Do you have a recommendation for a fun used PWC for a new rider?
It will depend on the type of waterways you’re going to use them in. I recommend getting a hull that is known as a dry ski and a stable one. It used to be that some manufacturers were known to be more stable than others, but that’s not really true anymore.
So factor that in if you’re looking at a Used ski.
On getting a used one versus a new one really your decision points are the same as buying a used car versus a new car.. The features of the new skis Bluetooth, apps and the GPS are really nice if you’re on a big body of water.
I ski a lot in the Chesapeake Bay, so I really love having a GPS. If you’re just skiing on a lake, where there really isn’t that much of a chance of getting lost an older model will be fine.
I like having a depth meter but again I’m skiing in a very big complex body water. If you’re just skiing on a lake, you don’treally have to worry about that.
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Propane and propane accessories.
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Korean cooking, specifically their use of fermented and preserved food and how it relates to their climate of very hot summers and very cold winters and also their history as tributary state to Ming China and later under Japanese occupation.
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Arduino, ESP32, smart home automation. I could talk for hours. I've started to get into PCB design this year, and I've had a lot of fun with it!
Which esp32? There are so much options nowdays!
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Too many totally unrelated things that makes it so I cant ever be an expert in any one of them. I probably have adhd
Generalist Scholars unite! And I definitely have ADHD.
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Oh, goddamn it, this is gonna take a while.
- Code. Like, I actually get real pleasure from seeing elegant and well-structured code. I have no idea why, but I'll almost start salivating at particularly beautiful code.
- Anime. Yeah, I'm a walking stereotype, a software developer who likes anime. But have you seen Frieren? It's so goddamn good.
- Philosophy. No, not bullshit continental philosophy. I'm talking real philosophy. Analytic philosophy. Distilled and legitimately useful logic. Which of course leads me to...
- Science. My YouTube feed is full of fascinating deep-dives into esoteric mathematical and scientific topics. Fuck yeah.
- Tabletop RPGs. Surprisingly, not a huge D&D fan, though it can certainly be fun. These days, I'm much more into story-focused systems, like Fate or Blades in the Dark. Most people I mention that to have never heard of either.
- Science fiction and fantasy. I mean, are you surprised at this point?
- Writing science fiction and fantasy. I mean, are you surprised at this point?
- Politics. Less so nowadays, since our political system is falling apart and we're being overrun by fascism, but I still do enjoy a meaty policy discussion.
That's a good list for starters.
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Typewriters. I love these machines, and the effect they had on our societies, and how they still have a strong influence on our keyboards and typographical likes.
And they are beautiful.
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Typewriters. I love these machines, and the effect they had on our societies, and how they still have a strong influence on our keyboards and typographical likes.
And they are beautiful.
Found Tom Hanks.
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Aztecs.
Mixtec-Pueblo culture before European contact was vibrant, dynamic, and layered. It was reflected by its surrounding cultures of K'iche' (Mayan), Chichimeca, Iréchikwa (Purepecha), and Otomi. Their books look like comics painted on accordions. I've been to Teotihuacan so I've seen the massive pyramids the peoples of the valley built millennia ago. I've read about how cities were planned and zoned then built with stone and you can still witness the logic behind those decisions today. The comida is good too.
I wish I was smart so I could learn Spanish easier.
On the words of Hernan Cortés: "Su casa es mi casa."
Jokes aside, I am positive a Game of Thrones or Vikings-like tv show based on the birth of the Mexicas, then the expansion with finally the fall of the Aztecs would be brutally fantastic.
I always look at the Mexican flag in awe for what it really means and how it became.
Any books that you would recommend but aren't academic?
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Aperiodic tilings! Just a couple of years ago someone discovered a single tile (down from the set of ~20000 that was first used to prove that aperiodic tiling was even possible) that can completely cover an infinite plane without ever falling into a repeating pattern.
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Any books that you would recommend
Oh absolutely I got a mini library of...
aren't academic
Nope.
