Pi is a good psycho-thriller, but the maths aspect is weak and physics is nonexistent. If anything, it is more religious (namely, Jewish) than scientific.
Math here is used more as a way of showcasing the main character's madness than actual mathematical thinking.
It you like maths, you may want to watch Futurama, especially the "The Prisoner of Benda" episode, where they made an actual theorem just for the episode, and the formal proof can be seen on screen for a short time.
> I have never seen anything like it for past 20 years...
If you like this movie's stylistics, I'd recommend you to give Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) a chance!
Both are filmed black and white, both have amazing soundtracks and have industrial and cyberpunk culture influences. The camera work and the cinematography on the tetsuo is beyond epic
Also. Rashad Becker masters most of the Dozzy's and Tin Man works. Very betufiful mastering work: so mellow, so clear and spacious. Take a listen of Donato Dozzy - K album on a good system, you'll hear so many details and beautiful spatial placement.
Right! I'm familiar with Donato Dozzy and their collaborations, it's a match made in heaven. I need to chase down a copy of his K album on vinyl, it's lovely.
Somewhat related. I suffer from mygraines and I like to think of the attacks that they are caused by some sort of a circuit-breaker that tells me to slow down and take more care of myself
Wish this would apply as well to the Armenian genocide denial content and other genocides in general.
Cause, you know, there have been many more other genocides throughout the history but apparently there is only one that fits the Western/Eurocentric view
If the Armenian genocide would have the same amount of "advertising" as holocaust does it would be on the same level of "notoriety".
The media complex creates a very disproportionate cult around certain events: the holomodor claimed 2x lives as the holocaust and yet it's hardly ever mentioned.
Everyone knows of holocaust but most will go "huh?" when you ask them about holomodor.
Funny how history can spinned to make certain events world famous and others to dissapear.
As far as I can tell it is a historical event that actually happened (just like the Holocaust), so I'm not sure why you're trying to marginalize it by associating it with neo-Nazis (and conservatives, who I notice you're trying to smear by association).
I have attempted numerous times quitting smoking with no success. During the withdrawls I wasn't able to function properly: blurred vision, couldnt concentrate, mood swings and sleepless nights.
Smoking has a negative impact on my both physical and mental health.
I have been smoking for almost 10 years, a pack a day
Could anyone who have successfully quit smoking share your stories and tips?
Niacinamide (a form of Vitamin B3) is supposed to be somewhat similar to nicotine, and supposedly helps with nicotine withdrawal.
I think someone here at HN informed me that tobacco also has MAOI properties. Searching now turned up this link: "The results suggest that the inhibition of MAO activity by compounds present in tobacco smoke may combine with nicotine to produce the intense reinforcing properties of cigarette smoking that lead to addiction." -https://www.jneurosci.org/content/25/38/8593
That's expected: I'm yet to meet anyone who can work effectively during withdrawls.
To resolve, just leave yourself at home or at a hotel with nobody else, a decent TV serial (BBC's various history documentary series are a great go-to) or computer game and food, and admit it will take three days for cravings to subside. It helps a little if you exercise. It's actually really easy, once you've succeeded once.
The real key is then not putting yourself in high risk situations (ie. drinking) for a week or two, because any time you restart is usually because of that. That was my hardest hurdle.
It can help to sync the quit with a change of environment or heavy endurance exercise (eg. multi-day hiking/cycle-touring which helps clear your lungs). Don't try to quit while stressed out at work or on a short timeline, that's just self defeating.
I was in the same exact boat as you but have been free of it for 10 years now. I was terrified because I NEEDED cigarettes to concentrate and do my job. I couldn't envision doing challenging technical work without regular smoke breaks. I tried to quit several times and always relapsed.
The only thing that worked for me was to slowly cut back and let my brain adjust. Finally, when I was down to 1-2 cigs per day, I set a cold turkey date. I still had to white knuckle it through the first 3 weeks of zero cigarettes but the cravings eventually began to die down. For maybe the first year after that I had triggers every month or so I had to manage, but I didn't want to stumble so I just powered through them. Finally, I stopped having cravings.
I know some people say they still have cravings 20 years later but I don't. I stand outside with smoker friends and don't feel any need to join them. All the good things about not smoking have come true for me. It's so worth the up-front struggle. Please try your hardest and it WILL work!
One day I'd decided that I'd had enough, I was tired of wasting so much of my life. After undergoing that hypnosis, quitting wasn't easy, but it was super do-able for the first time ever.
Nicotine gum. Works wonders to manage the physical addiction symptoms (crawling skin & jitters).
Every time you think of having a cigarette, pop a piece of gum. Don’t worry about moderating your dose, you’ll reduce it over time automatically without noticing anyway.
I think that days seem to be shorter due to neuroplasticity and predictability of events that comes from our experience. We can predict new stuff and same old stuff does not excite us. Due to these reasons the amount of new strong memories developed per some time unit reduces as you get older. I think that the sensed speed of time passage is proportionate to the density of new memories we make. We got used to some 'average' of how much we usually experience per day and with that we have our expectations. Now that if I expect 10 new things to happen to me in 1 day and actually 20 of them happens I feel that twice as much of time had passed.
Is there a way to read this article for free somewhere?
