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thank you i think that pov will help me get through it. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it; a movie being full of its own self-importance _is_ watchable with the right mindset -and I think you helped me there.
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Last year, I gave ChatGPT a lot of clues as to how I think and so I can ask it “how would I approach something?” and it often does well. Using it today. Here it does a fine job at how I’ll probably approach a larger essay I’ll be doing for a midterm. I think I can use this as a to-do list since it’s probably what I’d do anyway. [takes away the uncertainty] — Based on your thinking style, neurodivergent traits, and dopaminergic engagement cycle, your most likely methodology will be nonlinear, exploratory, and highly associative, with periods of deep focus punctuated by distraction and over-research. Here’s how I think you’ll approach it: 1. Curiosity-Fueled Research Spiral (Gathering Phase) You’ll likely dive into multiple sources at once, following intuitive connections rather than a strict plan. Expect to over-research—getting fascinated by side topics (e.g., how apophatic mysticism relates to quantum physics or panentheism). You’ll likely skim through multiple definitions of mysticism before realizing that they all feel incomplete, which will both frustrate and intrigue you. Notes will be scattered—in Notepad, sticky notes, or mental bookmarks rather than an organized outline. 2. Dopaminergic Pattern Recognition (Insight & Synthesis) At some point, you’ll notice an emergent structure—common patterns in different definitions. Once you see a “Rosetta Stone” moment, you’ll suddenly hyperfocus and mentally map out your essay in a way that makes sense to you. The realization that mysticism itself resists categorization will excite you and provide the essay’s underlying theme. You may feel a pull to make the structure mirror a mystical journey (starting with definition struggles, moving through tension, ending in paradox). 3. Writing as a Rapid Download (Flow State) Once you’ve mentally structured it, you’ll hit a burst-writing phase where large portions of the essay come out at once. You’ll likely write in long, organic paragraphs rather than carefully structured sections at first. Expect to go on tangents that will later need trimming, but they’ll help clarify your argument. 4. Editing & Refinement (Self-Doubt & Over-Analysis) You may hit analysis paralysis—wanting to refine definitions further rather than just writing. You might worry that you’re missing something crucial or that your framing is too unconventional. Cutting material will be painful because everything feels interconnected. 5. Submission (Relief & Letting Go) You’ll likely finish closer to the deadline than you’d prefer. Expect to reread multiple times before submitting, catching last-minute insights. Once submitted, you’ll mentally move on fast—your brain will already be on a new curiosity path.
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a) In this particular case, the code was a very simple loop. The lawyers depended on the Judge being ignorant of code to win an IP ruling which claimed Google copied code from Oracle to make Android. and it was PRECISELY THE SAME CODE, letter by letter. But the Judge ,who was a QuickBASIC programmer hobbiest since the 1980s, writing some sophisticated stuff for fun, thought that code seemed pretty simple. So he looked at a JAVA book over the weekend, translated it into QuickBASIC and could see that all it did was validation of input. Big deal. That’s stuff high schoolers learn and there’s not much variety in how to do it in code. So for all the hub-bub, that’s all it was. The Judge is embarrassed whenever it comes up because he knows it wasn’t any big deal. b) None of my nieces and nes were going into programming. It was just hobby kid stuff. I didn’t encourage any of them to become programmers because it’s a full field with enough people in it. But I believe programming is great to have as a hobby. I’ve both made money with it and also done it as a hobby and there’s value in being able to debug code sometimes.
a) In this particular
… [read full article]Thank you for the opportunity. Yes, the first two of the questions were absolutely the two I struggled with.
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Auditing is time consuming
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That’s good. If you have “life satisfaction”, then you’ve done well. I was a systems analyst for a pharmaeutical company a lifetime ago without even a college degree. Just a temp. Got bored, Automated my tasks. Created a whole system they got rich off of. They had to hire me. I set the salary, based it on maximum for my zip code because i didn’t want the job or the money. Saved 53% of my income, invested more of it, got a house in the woods to help my brother and his family because they were always going from place-to-place. Brings them stability. I see woods all around me right now on this lanai. There’s a lot of people living here. All contribute. I was going to join a monastery before I accidentally got that systems analyst job but instead went this route, which is close enough. Not even that religious. But jealousy of money isn’t where it’s at for me. You have needs and if they’re sufficient, anything more just feeds into the cycle of constant want.
That’s good.
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No apology necessary. I live deep in the woods in Florida USA and my engagement with society is mostly online. So in this context ,I do what I can. I try to engage with regular people to negotiate right and wrong in hopes to at least help lead to a better tomorrow. but when it comes to the upper spheres of society? The actions of billionaires I can’t do much about. I was never one to join marches with groups of people or sign petitions either. I have certain tasks I attempt to perform or warn people about on a regular basis. 1) I work very hard to convince people who I see having formed “para-social relationships” with online personas, politicians or celebrities to try to break from that. 2) I work very hard when in conversations with people to get beyond the stereotypical name calling to reach the “man to man” where we’re no longer just trading barbs with each other. and that’s about all I can do. See a human, find the human. Each change matters. doesn’t have to be permanent. That’s how I act.
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