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Re: normally i don’t think of myself as belonging to a... - a million dull knives

Chris Sivori — Wed, 07 May 2014 14:51:28 -0000

There are probably commonalities among our cohort. It's pretty clear in smartphone usage patterns and other media consumption trends. As a constituent member of a group, it's just hard to feel as if these cohort patterns are relevant. I'm definitely a Gen-Xer in terms of cynicism, but I think this comes with the prevalence of divorce which seems common among our cohort. I think our parents were the last generation to get married fairly young and yet to also have mixed up ideas of what marriage meant.

Anyway, I feel like a mix of Gen-X and Millenial. But, I use this understanding to also make sure I'm not too lock-step with what my cohort does.

Re: Me Meme

Chris Sivori — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:09:42 -0000

Nice!

Re: Me Meme

Chris Sivori — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:02:28 -0000

Let's see your photo.

Re: Me Meme

Chris Sivori — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:42:11 -0000

I'm smiling with my hair.

Re: The Promise of Television

Chris Sivori — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:32:38 -0000

A lot of stuff goes down in North Fork. He pretty much has to kill bad guys
every episode.

Re: The Obama Speech

Chris Sivori — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:03:38 -0000

You could tell it was a good one because the Republicans instantly started
saying how mean he was.

Re: A Digital Soul

Chris Sivori — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:52:09 -0000

I've read it. Loved it!

Re: Capturing ideas before you lose them

Chris Sivori — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:49:00 -0000

I know you're joking, but they are able to tell when people are thinking certain words now via brain scan and they have that monkey that can control a robotic arm with his brain, so this is probably in the realm of possibility.

Re: The Kindle is a portable book shelf

Chris Sivori — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:10:10 -0000

They actually have Kindle owners listed on the site that will demo theirs
for you. Also, you could buy one and return if it doesn't work for you. I
guess for me it's like letter writing vs. email. I used to have several pen
pals and enjoyed trading actual written correspondence, however email now
suffices for almost everything.

Re: The Kindle is a portable book shelf

Chris Sivori — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:56:08 -0000

One other thing, since the Kindle supports two fonts, you might miss some of the typographic design love that goes into certain books. Also, I do miss thick creamy paper, but for 90% of what I read the Kindle is better. Also, new books are about half off hardcover prices. So, if you read a lot of new stuff it can save you money pretty quickly.

Re: The Kindle is a portable book shelf

Chris Sivori — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:53:16 -0000

If you're down in Texas, I'd be glad to lend it to you for a few days. It's very easy to read. I forget I'm reading a Kindle most of the time. It's just reading. No eye strain. I also like being able to hold and use a book with one hand as you just turn the 'pages' by pressing down your thumb. If you hold with your left hand, you can go back and forth with one hand. This is good for reading on your side.

A couple quibbles. Obviously, it's greyscale, so no color graphics or photos. Most of the time this is no big deal. Also, if I forget to turn off the wireless connection it runs down in a day or two of use. It can be annoying to arrive somewhere and not have enough juice to read, but this happens very seldom.

Sometimes I wish the screen were a tad larger since I read with the font on the middle size so I can hold it at arm's length. I don't like to hold the book close.

Re: Capturing ideas before you lose them

Chris Sivori — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:06:29 -0000

I guess it defeats the purpose of meditation if you're constantly making notes and checking your phone.

Re: Trick yourself into writing more

Chris Sivori — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:55:30 -0000

Now I will have to search your blog for information on the subject of rational choice theory as this is new to me.

RMilk actually integrates with Gcal.

http://blog.rememberthemilk...

Re: Charlie Munger: “all reality has to respect all other reality”

Chris Sivori — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:23:35 -0000

I guess we have to delineate to study, but it's important to step back.

Re: Disqus 2.0 WordPress plugin broken?

Chris Sivori — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:46:19 -0000

I am also experiencing export to Disqus issues. If I enable Disqus, existing comments are not viewable. Same as Mr. Dambricourt.

Re: Disqus 2.0 WordPress plugin broken?

Chris Sivori — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:18:42 -0000

I am getting the same issue.

Re: Preventing collisions at intersections

Chris Sivori — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:17:42 -0000

Testing disqus comments again.

Re: Kindle: Let anyone safely email your Kindle

Chris Sivori — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:08:01 -0000

Testing new Disqus comments.

Re: Shallow versus deep

Chris Sivori — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:10 -0000

Thanks? :)

Re: Søren Kierkegaard’s view on the aesthetic life

Chris Sivori — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:31:50 -0000

That's a fascinating point, Brandon. It does seem rather counter-intuitive that there was no physics before the big bang.

Re: Søren Kierkegaard’s view on the aesthetic life

Chris Sivori — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:57:01 -0000

1. Extreme disbelief in elves is not equivalent to extreme disbelief in God. The presumption of a Creator is not ridiculous or illogical, though it still be a presumption. The idea of a Creator-less universe is also a presumption. Let's all acknowledge this.

2. Nay-saying is not equivalent to unknowing. While a-theist, is without God. The commonly accepted meaning of atheism is "no God". In my thinking, I think mostly of the proselytizing "your belief in God is ridiculous" atheist.

3. Some things are beyond articulation or knowing. I may not build my life around such unknowable concepts, but it would be premature to reject them as this is precisely the type of certitude that requires knowledge.

Re: Free books for the Kindle

Chris Sivori — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:47:41 -0000

The average person has access to more material comforts. By and large, poverty is no longer equivalent with hunger, at least in the first and second world and for most of the third world. That is beyond dispute.

As for the remainder of your comment, my reply is that there are two common ways to see the current state of the world: either as being better than it was 100-200 years ago or worse than it was 100-200 years ago. Most people, faced with those two options would agree that things are better now than they were 100-200 years ago. The reality is that some things are better, some things are worse. All the catastrophes you cite, are clearly exceptions that prove the general rule, ie. that market capitalism, human industry, has improved prospects for most people. Certainly, you do not claim that Thai factory fires are the rule? Certainly you do not advocate for a centrally planned economy? Where there is freedom, there will be capitalism.

Is capitalism short-sighted? To me this question is the same as, is evolution short-sighted? Capitalism is value neutral. Whatever is important to the society will be important under capitalism. Capitalism is just a tool. If individual freedoms are important, they will be important with or without capitalism. I would actually argue that capitalism can facilitate the development of freedom by encouraging self-interest. While Chinese Communism has grafted on capitalistic principles we have just seen the beginning of the rising middle classes who will guarantee the further liberalization of China.

Re: Free books for the Kindle

Chris Sivori — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:23:04 -0000

You certainly can't take it with you. The problem is that everyone has things they'd hate to see not appreciated. But, I guess if we all tried to pass along everything sentimental it would get pretty overwhelming.

Re: Later borns and provocation

Chris Sivori — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:47 -0000

Tammy,

Thanks for the comment. I think for later borns they sometimes feel they have to work so hard for attention, any type of attention, and acting out and provocation often work very well!

-Chris

Re: Søren Kierkegaard’s view on the aesthetic life

Chris Sivori — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:40:20 -0000

Definitely not saying to stop trying to find explanations for observable reality.