LifeUpdate

[troyworks]

I realize I don't post very often, and that's not likely to change, but here is an update on what's going on in my world.

Work This phase of my life is still work centric

Comments

[outlawpoet]

I read about "The Four Hour Work-week, and was interested, but haven't picked it up yet. I'm behind on my required reading, but I wanted to know if I should push that book up in priority?

[troyworks]

I highly recommend it. It's not all that long, and pretty lightweight/fun. Shouldn't take more than a day to read.

[troyworks]

oh an the blog is a good taste too.

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/

[outlawpoet]

also, what's your plan on Cogs? It sounds very interesting. Do you plan to develop it on any schedule, or try to put together a team or discussion list?

[troyworks]

see the most recent post, http://www.troyworks.com/blog/... )

[troyworks]

We've discussed it, though it seems more likely that we'd get a separate building, as I don't think the property management will go for it, but who knows!

You communities are an inspiration to us all!

[csn]

I think those limited caloric diets are nuts. Personally, I exercise a ton and have a really fast metabolism. I would guess I eat around 3500 or 4000 calories a day--but I really only eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. Isn't that the purpose of food and hunger? Asceticism requires you to disobey your body's intuition.

[troyworks]

It does involve nuts, usually almonds for me :)

The point is not to lose weight, I don't really have much to lose even when I am eating normally. and It's not nuts if I'm happy and not hungry.

Hunger can easily be fooled. Just add fat+salt+sugar to basically anything.

4K wow! It's unlikely you'll live a long (e.g. past 80). Calories are like miles on the engine of a car, even if idling. But it's largely a lottery of genetics + lifestyle.

[nevinera]

"My hopes that within 5 years, like with the $100 laptop, every kid can have a laptop/ipod/phone, with as mall AI with a sophisticated model of the user serving as a mentor, understanding their moods, learning styles, likely hood to forget material just learned, and a continous roadmap of things to teach them in an optimal and fun fashion."

And every time someone reads 'The Diamond Age', the chance of this grows a little :-)