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SandboxGeneral said:
My counterpart, and friend, in the other county is into stoicism and I'd bet that he already knows about this website. I'll find out next time I talk to him. We often exchange book ideas and thoughts on them from time to time.
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yaxomoxay said:
Fantastic, talking about this stuff is always amazing.

I always find myself reading and pondering Book IV, section 3. I think it's also very timely considering the current situation.
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I emailed my friend and counterpart yesterday and sure enough, he knew about the Daily Stoic. He has the books, receives the emails and listens to the podcast on his daily commute to work.

I added the podcast to my player and downloaded all 400 and some episodes last night. I started listening to a few episodes last night and this morning; good stuff!
 
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Bed Bath and Beyond, it would seem that getting a refund is harder than pulling teeth right now. So I'm having to duke this out via PayPal.

I hate having to do this.
 
ivantwilliams said:
Wondering how and why gout pain is so bloody painful.
If a feather touches you on your foot/toe, its like you were punched in the throat or something...
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All those uric acid crystals get jammed in the toe/foot joints. Had that crap years ago and never took being able to walk normal for granted again. The thing I wonder is why did I have it that one time, and after it was gone, it never happened again even though I didn't change anything permanently afterwards?
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Northern Man said:
I feel for you. I had that 21 years ago and it was mostly in one big toe/foot. Could barely put a sock on. They say cranberry juice helps. Drink it, don't soak your feet in it ;)
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Think that can help dissolve the uric crystals. And stay away from the foods on the bad list (organ meats, shellfish...)
 
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compwiz1202 said:
All those uric acid crystals get jammed in the toe/foot joints. Had that crap years ago and never took being able to walk normal for granted again. The thing I wonder is why did I have it that one time, and after it was gone, it never happened again even though I didn't change anything permanently afterwards?
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Think that can help dissolve the uric crystals. And stay away from the foods on the bad list (organ meats, shellfish...)
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I was on a binge luxury weekend (a gift from a client) of two fancy dinners with foie gras, steak, shrimp and lots of red wine. Two days later it hit. My doc says that was very likely the cause, perhaps building on top of a bit of abuse prior to that weekend.
 
Northern Man said:
I was on a binge luxury weekend (a gift from a client) of two fancy dinners with foie gras, steak, shrimp and lots of red wine. Two days later it hit. My doc says that was very likely the cause, perhaps building on top of a bit of abuse prior to that weekend.
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Yes.

One of my friends who suffers intermittently from gout has conceded that an attack is usually preceded by the liberal consumption of good red wine, and good red meat.
 
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Watching Die Hard on a streaming service. It's 16:9, not 21:9/ultra-widescreen - I f***ing hate that, ruins every movie.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
A heartfelt and profound amen to this.
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I truly don't know why. Don't get me wrong, I do use my iPad and Surface quite a bit, and I do recognize the myriad of advantages (a newspaper geek like me saves lots of $$$ and trees by reading e-papers for example), but... it's just not the same and I also notice that the retention of information in my small brain is much less whenever I use digital tools.
 
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yaxomoxay said:
I truly don't know why. Don't get me wrong, I do use my iPad and Surface quite a bit, and I do recognize the myriad of advantages (a newspaper geek like me saves lots of $$$ and trees by reading e-papers for example), but... it's just not the same and I also notice that the retention of information in my small brain is much less whenever I use digital tools.
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Agreed.

Even with something as basic and mundane as a shopping list, or a to-do list, I prefer to use pen and paper; for the meetings I attend (these days, online meetings), I always have a notebook (Leuchtturm1917) and pen (my trusty Mont Blanc) to hand.

And yes, I prefer actual books, periodicals, and newspapers to their virtual cousins (though I do appreciate the convenience of the latter).

Colleagues still labouring in the groves of academe report that their students retain information from a lecture better if they actually write it by hand, rather than tapping it into a computer or iPad, so what you say is not just a matter of age, or not having grown up with technology that the youngsters respond to as "digital natives."
 
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yaxomoxay said:
I truly don't know why. Don't get me wrong, I do use my iPad and Surface quite a bit, and I do recognize the myriad of advantages (a newspaper geek like me saves lots of $$$ and trees by reading e-papers for example), but... it's just not the same and I also notice that the retention of information in my small brain is much less whenever I use digital tools.
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I’ve been reading my newspaper of choice (The Times) for around a year now on my iPad and it’s just not the same. I don’t think I really “read” it but rather skim through it whereas with the physical copy I feel I can consume more in depth. I also find it harder to navigate with the digital edition and can never return to an article as I often did with the “proper” newspaper.

It’s got the point where I’m considering ending my subscription and either browsing other sources such as Twitter and the BBC app and maybe just buying a hard copy paper at the weekends. No, not the same.
 
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AVBeatMan said:
I’ve been reading my newspaper of choice (The Times) for around a year now on my iPad and it’s just not the same. I don’t think I really “read” it but rather skim through it whereas with the physical copy I feel I can consume more in depth. I also find it harder to navigate with the digital edition and can never return to an article as I often did with the “proper” newspaper.
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Same here; I read many newspapers everyday (minimum 4, sometimes 8-10) so there is some convenience in using the iPad, but the act of reading itself is much worse.

It’s got the point where I’m considering ending my subscription and either browsing other sources such as Twitter and the BBC app and maybe just buying a hard copy paper at the weekends. No, not the same.
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I tried that, but it made news consumption much worse due to the sensationalism of online media services (no matter how big or small the company behind them is). I prefer the much curated news of a newspaper, and often the delay in between the event and reading the article on the newspaper is a true blessing.
 
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The uncanny feeling a certain poster's threads instill in me each time I read them. They start off ostensibly asking for help doing something, have an odd and unjustified air of entitlement, and then devolve into complaining about everybody else when that entitlement is questioned.

Their bizarre catastrophizing makes me worried some of MR's servers get routed through the Twilight Zone.
 
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yaxomoxay said:
As much as I try to "go digital", I find myself going back to paper. Even reading the newspaper does not feel the same.
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I agree. I’ve never really been able to consume regular “news” in a digital format. I do consume blogs, and some tech news via an RSS reader, but that’s my limit.

I used to subscribe to my local newspaper’s digital edition where I would download the pdf version of the paper. It was assembled exactly as it is in print, but still not quite the same as holding, feeling and smelling the paper itself.

As odd as it is, those old enough to know the world before “digital” will understand, that there is something more than tangible to consuming an article from the traditional newspaper. The sight, the smell, the feeling and the words themselves all combine to an elaborate experience the analog human can appreciate. Together, that experience and those tangible associations coalesce to help us take in and absorb the news in a fashion that we can not only remember better, but feel good about it too.

I’ve since canceled my digital subscription and opted for a traditional newspaper being delivered from two of my local papers. This is far more satisfying for me, and I find myself reading more of it and skipping less as compared to the pdf version.
 
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Septembersrain said:
Bed Bath and Beyond, it would seem that getting a refund is harder than pulling teeth right now. So I'm having to duke this out via PayPal.

I hate having to do this.
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When it comes to significant purchases, Paypal refunds have always been a bit more complicated for me than debit or credit cards.

I'd also say do not buy any tech from Amazon; if you have to return it opened, you're looking at least 3.5 weeks for a refund.

Hope everyone here is well.
 
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AngerDanger said:
The uncanny feeling a certain poster's threads instill in me each time I read them. They start off ostensibly asking for help doing something, have an odd and unjustified air of entitlement, and then devolve into complaining about everybody else when that entitlement is questioned.

Their bizarre catastrophizing makes me worried some of MR's servers get routed through the Twilight Zone.
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Hypothetically, somewhere, someone - perhaps multiple someones - is/are having a really good laugh at succeeding, once again, at provoking seemingly endless responses to what the sentient would regard as a blatant troll thread.

On the other hand, perhaps it or they is/are serious.

Boredom, perhaps. Or the wrong meds.

Pick one. Or both.

In any case, it appears to be resolved, if only temporarily.
 
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