I met Danny at my local coffee shop. I am a total ass and said "Abed?". He said " Danny. " and shook my hand. Thus confirming my status as Total Ass, and his as a mensch.
Once upon a time windows had absolute pathing. When you saved, it went in the directory you were in out where you told it.
Some time ago windows went to path relative to user. So now when you save to 'desktop' it could be one of several desktop folders. Windows tries to hide this by mapping 'desktop' to your user relative desktop, but it does this at the application level rather than in the base O/S. (Or, it does it on extended file system APIs). Some apps handle it, some apps don't. If you have multiple users on a PC, it's a mess.
The training program was 2x per week. For resistance training, they ran a set of machine based training, increasing resistance over time.
"3 sets of 10 repetitions as the main RT program on the following 6 weight-stack machines: leg curl, leg extension, arm curl, rowing, shoulder press, and chest press."
As an old dude, over been wondering what I can do to made my skin tougher.
I just finished 'Player of Games' - Ian M. Banks. I liked it, it felt immersive.
Just started The Passenger by the late great Cormac McCarthy. I'm about a 3rd through, listening on audio book via Libby (read at 85% speed). It's a little hard not to put it in the context of No Country and the border trilogy - Mr. M does seem to have a type. I'm pleased that many of McCarthy's liberties with words seem to come through on audio, but I imagine I'm missing a lot. All in all I'm enjoying it. Next up my book club is reading All The Pretty Horses, so I'm in for the ride as it were. (Weirdly, there was a longer wait for his other work than The Passenger. I guess people are in the wait and see mode).
A friend recommended Midlife by Kieran Setiya. I have to say - it's quite dense, and I feel like I'm not doing it justice. I'll definitely keep going.
I think Judaism is pretty interesting.
No hell to speak of.
Strong community focus.
Traditions seem not-evil.
Seems to foster a sense of curiosity and knowledge seeking. At least among those I know.
The secret report (https://apps.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA469325) seems pretty dire. But, it doesn't really mention the Gulf stream current or the more precise AMOC. (Gulf appears in the secret report 4 times, only twice in relation to Gulf Stream, none in relation to collapse).
What Rahmstorf is saying is less immediate. Read it here:
Timing of the critical AMOC transition is still highly uncertain, but increasingly the evidence points to the risk being far greater than 10 % during this century – even rather worrying for the next few decades. The conservative IPCC estimate, based on climate models which are too stable and don’t get the full freshwater forcing, is in my view outdated now. I side with the recent Climate Tipping Points report by the OECD, which advised:
Yet, the current scientific evidence unequivocally supports unprecedented, urgent and ambitious climate action to tackle the risks of climate system tipping points."
Education, specifically primary and secondary education for girls, is highly effective at reducing poverty. It deserves be highly prioritized for investment.
Hmm... I don't know how to predict the impact on the U. S. Economy. Less capital in the market seems... Bad. But the sale of China owned assets to (U. S.) owners seems good?
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