throwaway7868
Re:The PoWeR technique: a strategic approach to self-discipline
on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:08AM (#36767693)
Aside from some trick (as in the article) of using the breath to momentarily affect the amygdala, I believe the general emerging rule is to pause, in response to a temptation, just long enough to call to mind a preferable/practical alternative. I've seen this characterized as "you only need a moment of willpower".
Re:China gives green light to nuclear reactor that burns thorium
on Monday July 17, 2023 @05:38PM (#36764444)
> The reactor, a two-megawatt liquid-fuelled thorium molten salt reactor (MSR), is located in the Gobi Desert city of Wuwei in Gansu province ... for 10 years
Re:Bell Labs Holmdel Complex
on Sunday July 16, 2023 @10:30PM (#36753416)
> which was more abstract and less directly-commercializable
Related acecdote: Charles Townes described that after the invention of the maser, he had to make a case for Bell Labs to patent it, against some resistance. As he described it, the eventual winning phrase was: "Well, it could be used for telecomunication".
Re:Forth: The programming language that writes itself: The Web Page
on Sunday July 16, 2023 @07:58PM (#36752619)
> a somewhat-polished ANS compatible one I called "Third"
Or should Forth++ == Sixth
Re:Dusk OS: 32-bit Forth OS. Useful during first stage of civilization...
on Sunday July 16, 2023 @06:26PM (#36752043)
After TempleOS and SerenityOS and UnityOS, I am going to name my attempt SchismOS.
I am not looking for users, only people willing to commit.
Re:Astronomers witness energetic switch on of black hole
on Friday July 14, 2023 @04:03PM (#36729190)
Is the "final telescope" massive enough to be its own black hole?
Re:The English Programming Language
on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @12:09AM (#36690368)
It's a SYSOPS manual!