Software Engineer in Salt Lake City
😃 Javier
Is there is such thing as national US news site that is not politically biased?
Joseph Gilmore
No. But Associated Press is pretty good. Most other big news sources take their reports and spin it to their bias
4y, 22w
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📀 Rob
What do you guys know about fitness? How does someone get "celebrity" fit?
Joseph Gilmore
Not much, but getting "celebrity" fit sounds like a waste of time. Just get normal healthy fit! Which is very hard but straightforward. It's just exercising regularly (cardio especially) and eating less junky food
4y, 22w
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Joseph Gilmore
@zerobomb I liked your GK Chesterton quote! I often think though that there is too many problems in the world to care about all of them. I try to focus on the more local ones to me, but maybe that's the wrong strategy. I go back and forth on my thoughts with this!
4y, 23w
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Xy
@joey if you're looking for a new touring bike, bikesdirect.com/pr... are pretty solid for the price. i would replace the saddle and pedals, but their prices for a new bike are very good. camping equipment can be quite expensive, but fortunately once you're out on the road, you're really only paying for food and some camping sites here and there.
Joseph Gilmore
Thanks for recommendation. I'll bookmark it. It's going to have to be a next year thing. Currently saving money for skis and a ski pass. I just moved to Utah
4y, 23w
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Joseph Gilmore
Have you done much bike touring yourself? Where have you gone? It's something I really want to get into but currently don't have the money for a new bike or equipment.
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🗿 Simohamed
Yes, in 3 months, I'll be a graduate. I would so happy to sever all ties with formal education.
Joseph Gilmore
It's way better on the other side, or at least it has been for me. The only thing I really miss is my friends because we all moved away from each other
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🌚 Nlggers
If I recall correctly there was some work done a few years ago on the topic of a sort of "spacial association" that takes place in your mind. I believe the researchers who looked at this concluded there were different "mental modalities" depending on the associated activity of a space. Certainly if our home environments have differing associations it could go either way.
Joseph Gilmore
Kind of similar to the studies that are always saying you should only use your bed for sleep and not work/watching TV because it makes falling asleep harder. I've never really had a problem with that one specifically but certainly with other spaces I feel it. There is also the social and communicative aspect of being in an office I somewhat miss
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Joseph Gilmore
I didn't get a graduation ceremony this past semester. Instead I listened to This is Water by David Foster Wallace. fs.blog/2012/04/da...
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🤔 David
This is a fantastic speech and I recommend anyone with available time to listen to it. youtu.be/8CrOL-ydFMI
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👁️ Mbladra
Ah I see. Any advice for someone about to start remote?
Joseph Gilmore
Get a good desk/chair and place to work if you don't already have it. I've been working on the couch and the kitchen table and it's pretty bad for my posture and also makes it harder to concentrate being in the middle of the house. I live with roommates, I don't know about you. Social wise I'd say just engage some small talk when you can here or there before/after meetings. Definitely introduce yourself at the start of meetings if there are people on it you haven't met.
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👁️ Mbladra
I'm going to be in a similar situation.. did you at least get to meet them face to face? Or has it all been over hangouts/zoom?
Joseph Gilmore
I went in the first couple of days and met some people. But other weren't in the office to meet.
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🤔 David
Unless the public becomes interested in text-based content again, I don't believe that communities like this will ever become hugely popular. One could hope that it would be popular among the people that DO like text-only discussions and long-form, though.
Joseph Gilmore
Except you can't really do long form on here
4y, 23w
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👌 Ramsey
"Lofi beats to chill/study to"
Joseph Gilmore
Yep same. Mostly mixes on SoundCloud or albums on Bandcamp. ChillHop Essential albums are especially good. chillhop.bandcamp....
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🤔 David
AHA! I was trying to figure out how to find parent comments from the replies here in search! Perhaps it was obvious to others, but if not then click on the "xx ago" label and it'll take you to it.
Joseph Gilmore
Super useful, I could not figure that out
4y, 23w
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🧔 Justin
It also applies to your own comments, which means you can't circumvent the character limit until someone responds to you. So, you could create a second account, reply with a period, then continue on with your main account. I'm not a fan of that aspect of the site and I think the character limit should be increased by a good margin. Everyone here seems to have something interesting to say and I don't want that to be stifled.
Joseph Gilmore
I don't mind the no replying to yourself if the character limit is increasedZ
4y, 23w
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🧠 Foo
Anyone else starting to feel burned out by working from home? Most of my friends seem to be loving it, but I feel like I'm in the minority and enjoy going into the office a few times a week.
Joseph Gilmore
I just started a new job and starting remotely has been pretty hard for me. I think my ideal would be coming into the office 2-3 days a week. I definitely focus better in the office but that might be because I don't have a good setup at home
4y, 23w
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◼️ Miles
I want to see some statistics on post length. Wonder if mean post length correlates to number of active users.
Joseph Gilmore
I wonder if there is an API like Twitter has?
4y, 23w
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