On 4/18/25 11:03 AM, Christopher A Kantarjiev wrote:
A friend of mine has suffered from anosmia for decades, after a blow
to the head. He spent years trying various therapies that largely
consisted of various forms of amphetamines that were meant to increase
his olfactory sensitivity - to minim
This reminds me of how much I enjoyed the book "The Emperor of Scent"
some years back - which was not only a good yarn but dove into competing
theories about how our olfactory system works (quite distinct from
taste). Unclear to me how much of that was really well-founded, and how
the understan
I like it!
On 10/9/24 7:56 AM, Hari Shenoy via Silklist wrote:
In recent times I've responded with - "I suppose you asked me what I do
to earn my paycheck, and I will tell you once you follow me on Spotify"
and following that humbleflex, the conversation goes off the rails.
On Wed, Oct 9, 202
It is, indeed, a very Silicon Valley (perhaps it's infected other areas
as well) to quickly jump to/judge by employment. I often play a game,
rating introductory conversations by how long we manage to avoid that topic.
Over my 40+ year working life, I have worked on several projects that I
lov
On 1/24/24 10:16 PM, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist wrote:
Very interesting thought. The most thought-provoking part is "changing
your mental model" which resonated with me, because the mental model
which causes this to be an issue in the first place is "Am I being taken
advantage of?" (which is
An astonishingly number of years ago (before I met Udhay!), I was part
of a group that met at the same venue for lunch every Thursday. At least
one other silklister was part of this group, from time to time.
The venue was always the same, but the people who attended came and go.
Alcohol was in
I've spent a lot of my year re-reading old favorites and new-to-me
woodworking books. But one thing that crossed my eyes that I really
enjoyed was "The Murderbot Diaries".
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On 1/14/23 8:41 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan via Silklist wrote:
This is not true, in my experience. A simple A/B test should convince you of
the difference between a phone with DAC and without.
I meant, can you set up a test between your 20 year old self with
cheap headphones and your current self w
Decided I could afford to get a massage every two weeks, and did it
consistently.
On 30-Dec-2022, at 4:05 PM, Peter Griffin via Silklist
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… what’s the nicest and/or smartest thing you did for yourself in 2022?
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Sorry for the empty reply!
I've read a bunch this year, there's been a lot of re-reading (in
particular of William Gibson, in preparation for the serialized TV
version of "The Peripheral", which I've enjoyed overall despite its ...
differences).
Two books that I read for the first time this
On 12/13/22 9:10 PM, Alok Prasanna Kumar via Silklist wrote:
Couldn't get to read too much this year but would fully recommend The
Dawn of Everything by Dave Graeber and Dave Wengrow. Gives a completely
different perspective and take on human history (though there are some
good critiques on the
Daily: my laptop is pretty much always plugged in (bad, I know) and I
charge my phone overnight.
Regularly: my Garmin smart watch needs a charge roughly once/week,
depending on use; I try to keep it in the 20-80% charge range (in
theory, it can go two weeks on a full charge).
As needed: Kind
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