Readit NewsI wish we could stop with the “X is all you need” papers! The first one was unintuitive and so are the rest.
opnac commented on New York Times Election Day Crossword (2009) crosswordunclued.com/2009... · Posted by u/lazycouchpotato
Most of this seems sensible. Governments should be spending to prepare for a changed climate, in case global warming is irreversible (which I think is the likely trajectory). Investing totally in net zero by 2050 is not responsible governing.
In the U.K., that means building flood defences for the winter, water storage for the dry summers (avoiding the inevitable cries of NIMBYs like Layla Moran) and possibly investing in AC for hotter summers.
opnac commented on 'Patriotic millionaires' in the U.K. call for higher taxes on themselves marketplace.org/2022/04/0... · Posted by u/hhs
Anyone can voluntarily pay extra tax beyond what they owe in the U.K., but very few people do (~200 between 2000 and 2017).
For many people, making notes is useful in and of itself. It forces you to bring ideas to the surface, and making a note of a thought helps to link it to other thoughts and other memories. As such, even if the notes are never referenced, the act of taking the note is of value.
But having made these notes, and gained the benefit of actually taking the note, do you ever reference them again? Using digital note-taking systems means that notes can be cross-referenced, searched, and used again in the future. These are additional potential benefits beyond the initial act of bringing it to the surface.
Do you ever refer to the notes again?
I ask this because I take notes, although not as comprehensively, and I'm intending to ramp up my efforts. But I'm converging to a system where I don't just take the notes, but have them migrate into a system where I can find them again, where I can pull them out and synthesise articles, papers, and other forms of output, so I'm interested to know about your context, and how you use your notebooks, beyond the initial creation.
I think there’s tremendous value in just offloading your thoughts from your brain to a notebook!
I rarely refer to previous notes (digital or paper) even as a researcher.
opnac commented on Apple Delays Rollout of Child Safety Features macrumors.com/2021/09/03/... · Posted by u/nycdatasci
We are likely a week and a bit away from new iPhone releases—a good bit of damage control at play here.
Can't think of a universe in which you'd learn about these things before learning "computer programming".