I mean, one can always point to negative consequences of change, but if you look at the overall results of industrial advance it's pretty hard to see the net negative for most people. Social advance on a lot of different axes had pretty impressive growth because of the industrial revolution.
That's great. I'll keep that in mind from my front row seat to the climate catastrophe, and as every day, ~19k people die from man-made air pollution. [1]
Because coal-fired air quality in places like London was so great before the industrial revolution really got rolling. Or even wood fires in homes without chimneys in many places around the world.
Unfortunately that is not it. Thanks for the suggestion. I did read that one but the post I saw last night was more broad and covered general news instead of mainly social media.
Great advice. I wasn't aware of showdead. Someone else already found the link I was after but I will keep this technique in mind in case I need it in the future.
Hi there. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. I went through it myself not that long ago. It is awful and very painful. The best you can do is be there for your mother and make sure she knows that you're there no matter what. If you have to take time off work to help her, do it. Consider informing your supervisor of the situation and let them know that you may need time to be with her and help her and you'll do your best to communicate with them regarding your availability when that happens.
Things can be very difficult when you're waiting on and interpreting test results. It can be hard to wait as the anxiety will be massive. Meditation seemed to help me, but only to a degree. Try to find things that help you be OK with not knowing, because there may be a lot of that. Walking also helped me.
I'd recommend picking up A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine as well. He discusses a concept that I was so thankful to know during that time: how to really, truly cherish the people you're with when you're with them. Give your attention to them totally, and understand what they're feeling, what they're wanting, and how you can make them feel loved and make yourself feel like you did the most with the time that you had.
Good luck, I hope things go well for you. Let me know if I can provide any more information.
Laptops are are really not so hard to run your favourite distribution of linux. IBM t-series are always good for that. I've had a reasonable time with mac book pro, asus ux31A, Dell precision 5510.
Only fatal for the elderly seems a bit over-simplistic. The link you provided doesn’t indicate how many cases the younger population has. Also, why is it an overreaction? Elderly people should be protected too.
It's supposed to be an honest raw look at his life. And frankly, it makes a lot of sense that he had poor work life balance. It's to be expected that extraordinary effort is required to build extraordinary things.
They could’ve told it honestly without making it seem like sleep deprivation is noble. Great things can be achieved with proper sleep and not falling asleep at your keyboard just to wake up and keep coding “right where you left off” as they claim.
DOS was shit and so was Windows. Microsoft has always somehow made money in spite of the poor quality of their products. The only exception I can think of is their mouse.
I don’t know, even if Gates wrecked his or his family’s happiness to work all the time, it’s worth it for the millions of people who are beneficiaries of his foundation today. What’s better, that he just became a family man, working a 9-5, and never made his fortune which he’s now giving away?
