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Simplicity is hard. Let’s go shopping! [dive into mark]
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As part of my pursuit of happiness, I have been steadily shedding attachments, getting rid of things I don’t use, thinking about ways of keeping the things I do use longer, and just generally being a pain in the ass. This, for instance, is an actual conversation I had with my wife last fall:
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TerraPower: How The Traveling Wave Nuclear Reactor Works
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How close to reality is this technology? According to this presentation by Gilleland, “operation of a traveling wave reactor can be demonstrated in less than ten years, and commercial deployment can begin in less than fifteen years.”
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Hacker News | Simplicity is hard. Let’s go shopping
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I really wish more people would accept that giving me something isn’t the way to celebrate my birthday or any other event.
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I used to wonder why it’s so hard to buy gifts for people. Then I realized the answer is that most people already have way more crap than they need.
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Actually, research shows that unlike buying stuff, experiences like vacations lead to happiness that does not diminish over time.
You’re not just trading $1000 and a week to get stuff done, but also a lifetime of happy memories.
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
