timonofathens

Same, I think often about this image

+1 I really loved Stadia

I had a good connection and sometimes I forgot I was streaming a game.

At least the died gracefully, I played for free and also got a chromecast + controller out of the deal

What is north of the north pole?

I really like this analogy for "what is outside of our universe", thank you

ARC tasks are language-independent

If you prefer a physical book, I can recommend: http://www.everymanslibrary.co.uk/classics-author.aspx?lette...

(Not affiliated, I just really like Everyman's Library)

I think we have a pretty good idea that we are not stochastic parrots

what if we are?

and our brain is the "billion parameter model", continuously "trining", that takes input and spits out output

I understand we as a species might be reluctant to admit that we are just matter and our thinking/consciousness is just electricity flowing

btw, I'm not selling anything :)

The old Amarok was amazing. I still use Clementine to this day.

I just don't like the cover art manager, everything else is jut right for me.

Always nice to share: the Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (pdf): http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2008/11/13/GrimPuzzleDoc_small.pdf

Perfect example of the "Branch and Bottleneck".

It even includes similar graphics at the start of each act.

Sandman and American Gods are favorites of mine.

Very sad to see this.

He also wrote one often-quoted "explanation" of Infinite Jest: http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/ijend

Nabokov's Pale Fire.

It pops into my mind every now and then, amazing read from start to end.

Things I can recommend:

- Do a German class: the biggest step up starting from nothing. If nothing else, listening to German 2-3 hours/week will help you

- http://germanforenglishspeakers.com/ for reference: essential grammar concepts

- Reading a book / watching a TV show in German: something you already know, so you won't get discouraged by lack of understanding

- Duolingo: just to have that 5-10 minutes every day. It won't get you to fluency, but it's a low-impact tool