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Wondering if the large number of semiconductor fabs has anything to do with this? These fabs like to be in flat areas with stable temps and access to water. Places like Arizona and Texas are the best places for these types of facilities and they use boat loads of electricity.
Haven't look up the numbers but it's possible that this and other industrial facilities consume a large amount.
You say this as if you have complete control over your thoughts and the content of your sub conscious mind, which you don’t...
Half the battle of accomplishing anything in life is priming your subconscious mind with the right line of thinking for the task at hand. If you reframe it that way this is fantastic advice.
Edit: I might also add your subconscious mind could very well be considered a separate entity considering it exists out of the full range of your conscious brains influence.
I think you missed the entire point of the article. The "real" thing is subjective and varies from person to person depending on their experience with the subject.
If someone else had no trouble creating art then this situation simply doesn't apply to them. That person might have a different part of the process that gives them trouble that they SHOULD be practicing.
For Eric, practicing the thing he had trouble with over and over was the best way for him to get over his struggles. Now he can move onto the next thing he needs to work on and continue to make progress.
Sounds like you didn't respond to your bodies natural negative feedback mechanism. You are bashing the method when in this case you were completely responsible for the failure.
He never says in the article to keep doing something even if it is painful. If you went for a run and experienced pain, I think it would be safe to start trying to stretch or figure out why this happens.
This is still compatible with the method he recommends here.
I think for your first point, you're definitely reading into it too much...
As for you second point, what kind of proof do you need? Do you want scientific studies that dive way too deep into specifics and are not applicable to real life? This article is targeted towards learning, which varies heavily from person to person and can be very subjective. Think about it from your perspective and see if the ideas apply to what you do. Simple as that.
For your third point, yeah sure real and fake are pretty subjective. In the end it's obviously up to you to decide or come to a decision about what is and what isn't. Our gut instinct usually fails here thought...
However, to address the point about learning Japanese, I would argue that taking the time to learn before doing so is the "fake" way. How do children learn a language if they can't use a computer or phone to get on Duolingo or go to a community college to take a course? They literally just are exposed to it and pick it up over time.
People may not know his background but he is a prominent figure when it comes to language learning and his strategies are to replicate natural learning methods and ignore the canned courses like Duolingo that don't do you any good...
I'd 100% agree with this. But "your cholesterol sky rocketing a good sign" is not something the evidence currently shows.
"sky-rocketing" is a definite over-exaggeration here.
I would be curious to see what your response is to the link I posted in another comment here.
I am wondering how people that still reference these dated outlooks on cholesterol can explain why there is insufficient evidence of higher cardiovascular disease rates in those with high LDL in the presence of high HDL and low triglycerides, commonly called the "lipid triad"?
https://cholesterolcode.com/a-dialog-on-the-lipid-triad-with...
What the parent comment initially stated would lead me to believe that he falls into this lipid triad group and if I was in his shoes I would tell any doctor that recommended a statin to f* off if I had just started feeling the best I'd ever had in my life.
Also, can you send me some research for your points about statins having an increase in cognitive function? My understanding was that many were arguing the opposite and some meta-reviews I read on the topic suggested that more evidence was needed to make any clear observations.
How do you explain what Dave Feldman refers to as the lipid triad which is common in people that are on a low carbohydrate diet?
In this case, there is not sufficient evidence that those who have elevated HDL, LDL and low triglycerides have higher rates of cardiovascular disease...
https://cholesterolcode.com/a-dialog-on-the-lipid-triad-with...
Why would our bodies need to evolve to follow them when the mechanisms are already built-in?
Our body already contains the necessary pathways, enzymes and processes to switchover to utilizing fat as fuel. We quite literally evolved to do this...
That being said, I think this adaption was more of an energy conservation mode for when food was scarce rather than our ancestors intentionally eating in a ketogenic compatible manner.
You must not know too many people that have taken statins...
Sure, on paper, the LDL number goes down and according to the numbers you have a lower risk of heart attack, but the one common thing I've notice is that everyone complains that they feel terrible. Things like dizziness, nausea, low energy/libido, etc...
Let's not forget that it takes mainstream science time to catch up to new research. There is a lag in existing beliefs while more research is being done and evidence solidified.
That being said, lipidology is extremely complex but in the case of low carbohydrate diets the issue of having high LDL and HDL may not be as bad as mainstream medicine would make it out to be.
For some interesting insights on research being conducted in this field, Thomas Dayspring and Dave Feldman are extremely knowledgable and explain things quite well.
They both have appeared on a number of health/fitness related podcasts but a quality one they both have been on is "The Drive" by Peter Attia:
https://peterattiamd.com/tomdayspring1/
https://peterattiamd.com/davefeldman/
edit: I would also argue that his subjective feelings of good health are a much better indicator than the population-averaged cholesterol numbers...
edit2: to say that this type of research is outside of mainstream medical advice is misleading. Lipodology is a prominent topic and a quick pubmed search for the "lipid" keyword since 2018 shows over 60k results. In medicine there is rarely a such thing as "settled" science. Things are continuously researched with new questions and information is used to update our original hypothesis. To refer to current advice as set in stone is very naive...
The carnivore diet is definitely at the nearly pure anecdote stage right now haha
Let's not forget most diet trends start at that point until someone decides to the take the anecdotes seriously and start researching it more.
I agree with your conclusions about interpreting research and find that weighing the evidence combined with some well defined n=1 trials on yourself can do wonders.
"...stoic, masculine behaviors I felt expected from society..."
I don't know what society you live in, but being stoic and masculine seems quite rare these days and is often frowned upon...
Not trying to be nitpicky but urine sticks are notoriously unreliable:
False-positive when you are first starting because you are not well adapted to utilizing ketones and urinate out most of the BHB.
False-negative when you are well adapted because usable fuel will not be wasted in urine.
It is generally accepted that the only foolproof way to truly know if you are in ketosis is to do a blood BHB measurement.
Other than that, I would only comment that it seems there are certain phenotypes that have much more success with low carb diets and vice versa with high carb diets. I don't think it is as easy as dismissing it because you had a poor experience.
Also, not particularly a fan of many of the observational nonsense coming out of both camps (low carb vs plant based) over the last few years. There was a HN article posted a while back but we really have a legitimacy problem in nutritional science right now. P-value hacking and nonsense correlation is just far too common and then most never read the study to get the true story behind the results.
Finally, this is anecdotal but I have known people whose libidos have dropped on low carb diets and also others who lost libido when they went most vegan (whole food, plant based). This supports the idea:
"Figure out what works for you and ignore the rest."
Crazy concept...
I can very much relate to this. I have tended to always be someone that pays attention to these minor details. To me, it is absolutely insane that people don't remember or internalize how they feel regularly. For example, I can tell you with ease that I had a long string of extreme productivity and focus in March lasting until the middle of April which dipped during May and is now peaking again. I can tell you what I believe to have caused it and what also ruined it. Productivity, Energy, sleep quality and overall mood are things I think about daily.
For me developing this skill was a necessity after I encountered frequent headaches from eating and drinking the "wrong" things. I was basically forced to take my awareness of general overall wellbeing up a notch to really figure out what was causing them. Noticing small signs became important to prevent being sidelined from life with a nasty headache.
I have it down pretty well now and there are certain very small, but distinct, signals and feelings that tell me when headaches are coming so I can work to prevent them.
Anecdotal, but I've talked to lots of acquaintances about this and no one seems to understand what I'm talking about. I've also been meditating for 4+ years perhaps that adds to the heightened awareness.
I don't want to say that people are "unconscious" but is sad that many are missing out on a more nuanced experience of life.
I swapped my phone to grayscale among other things people recommended.
The colors are part of the reward system so turning them off makes your phone pretty bland and over time less rewarding. This is not an immediate fix.
Can I ask an honest question:
For those of your that aren't satisfied with his response, what do you want Facebook to do?
I haven't really been following this particular news story but I've been seeing a lot of anger against Facebook here and even on my LinkedIN feed.
I never understood why people get so worked up about what others eat. Like how does this affect you in any way?
If it works for people so what? Personally, I would never go that far but it seems like most people aren't getting enough protein and could use a bump.
Really? I didn't pick up this sentiment at all.
I think him even hinting at it being bad triggered the rationalization behavior in you that he talked about in the article.
Hence why you just rationalized why you didn't need to listen to certain advice given in the article...
The fact that it fits in the 35T version with room to spare is pretty huge, especially since certain packages of the 35T start as low as $35 for a single chip, no MOQ.
I could see myself dropping one of these on a homemade project if I ever spend the time making a reliable reflow oven...
The real answer to this question that people are missing:
- The website you are looking at most likely uses Shopify as a CMS, they add this automatically to any store created with their software.
So no, people don't add this on purpose. There around 500,000 active Shopify stores according to recent statistics so this is why it is so common to see it.
I love posts like these. For more of this stuff I recommend checking out ZeptoBars.
Lots of die shots and I’m always blown away by the beauty of some chips when designers fully know it is unlikely their art will see the light of day.
Is it just me or can anyone else not find the source for the Driveboard?
I’m an electrical engineer and I love looking at boards like this but it seems like the linked github is just a manual at best.
You’re right, there’s always an exception.
I just don’t see myself stumbling into a successful, fulfilling and rewarding career without atleast making some sort of effort here...
You just summarized the positive/effective aspects of what the “Law of Attraction” group teaches.
Most people think they are crazy for wishing and imagining things to happen but what you described is exactly what underlies all their teachings.
You can’t find something if you’re not looking for it, simple as that.
I really think this can open up another discussion about your thoughts and how you see yourself. This is another powerful tool to enable change.
My company (Fortune 500 Aerospace/Defense) has implemented something like this for years now.
I’ve personally used it to send CAD files to outside manufacturers/suppliers who are under an NDA.
I’ve really grown to like the service and always wished I could use it for personal stuff so I will definitely be trying this out.
You must not actually drive stick then. The only time I can see myself being able to text while driving stick is on the highway and even then I wouldn’t really be comfortable doing so.
When I used to drive auto I could literally have my phone in my right hand with my left hand on the wheel at all times if I wanted to...
What a great article. I would love to see more hardware/electrical articles to balance out all the software ones.
Every time this topic comes up someone posts this Popper argument.
The problem, in my opinion, with this argument is that it is spoken from a position of moral superiority. When deciding whether to surpress an idea by force, who is making that decision? Why is that person or group correct about the matter?
My major issue is that the people using this argument are usually so adamant about an idea they can’t see any flaws in their reasoning and believe they are correct without a doubt.
Can no one think of a time in the past when the “right” move to surpress or perpetuate an idea ended up being something that was regretted in the future?
Can you be sure that the decision you are making now will be looked back on favorably?
On one side of this argument, I can imagine this being a solid strategy to prevent another Nazi Germany style idea from taking over.
However, on the other hand, I see this being used to conveniently sweep ideas under the rug that are not favorable, but may not be as dangerous as they are made out to be (think Fahrenheit 451 or 1984).
So to summarize, I don’t think people should just drop this argument and call it a day. I’d love to see more discussion rather than ad hominem attacks.
/rant
Is it just me or did it sound like the author was complaining the whole time?
"FPGAs aren't evolved like modern processors with standardized programming models, so we must throw out the current model but I have no idea what is better."
Having worked with FPGAs, I can understand his complaints about the toolchain, they absolutely suck and are mostly closed source. This technology is just like microprocessors in its infantry, its evolving.
FPGAs have made crazy progress in the last decade and are getting to the point where it's now affordable for hobbyists and consumers to work with them instead of merely just aerospace & defense contractors with massive hardware budgets.
The problem with Verilog as an ISA is that it is too far removed from the hardware. The abstraction gap between RTL and FPGA hardware is enormous: it traditionally contains at least synthesis, technology mapping, and place & route—each of which is a complex, slow process. As a result, the compile/edit/run cycle for RTL programming on FPGAs takes hours or days and, worse still, it’s unpredictable: the deep stack of toolchain stages can obscure the way that changes in RTL will affect the design’s performance and energy characteristics.
Yes, RTL varies significantly from the actual hardware of the device (LUTs, Memory, Peripherals, etc..) but from a design standpoint, I don't see anything else that would make more sense to work with. FPGAs are significant BECAUSE of the fact that you get build and design at that level. Let's not forget that ISAs are a higher level abstraction of RTL...
I have an older diesel VW. It is extremely common for people to run tunes that disable the check engine light that is produced when you delete the exhaust gas recirculation valve (EGR), urea pump and diesel particulate filter (DPF).
For things like the EGR, blocking it off is simply installing a bracket or two and closing off some vacuum lines. I can imagine people would simply reinstall this and swap the tune to pass and then immediately remove it after.
In the US, for emissions, all you have to do is not run any check engine lights when at the test center which is easy to do in the software tune.
About time. This is the type of crap that gave us "eggs are the equivalent of smoking cigarettes", "red meat causes cancer", "Coconut oil is pure poison" and many more...