# Friendly **URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/other/friendly/10.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Justin Does Math](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/justin-does-math/271)
**Author:** [@JustinCEO](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/JustinCEO)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/justin-does-math/271 "2021-10-20T17:36:38Z")
I posted about an algebra word problem on my blog --- ## [Anne updates thread](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/anne-updates-thread/214)
**Author:** [@AnneB](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/AnneB)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/anne-updates-thread/214 "2021-10-08T19:37:29Z")
I’ve been working more at my job. I’m considering accepting a full-time position there which would give me more responsibility and higher pay and allow me to learn and do some things that I think will be fun and satisfyi… --- ## [Trying to understand justification better](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/trying-to-understand-justification-better/308)
**Author:** [@deroj](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/deroj)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/trying-to-understand-justification-better/308 "2021-09-17T08:05:03Z")
I’m confused re justification so I’m trying to learn to understand it better. I posted on Twitter at first: Am I correct to assume: ~justification is a bad idea re whether an idea is true or not, but is valid re eg ex… --- ## [Apricus' Indie Game Marketing Updates Thread + Personal Progress Stuff](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/apricus-indie-game-marketing-updates-thread-personal-progress-stuff/316)
**Author:** [@Apricus](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Apricus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/apricus-indie-game-marketing-updates-thread-personal-progress-stuff/316 "2021-09-13T20:06:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from Learning Marketing - Where to Start?: Figured I should make this separate thread since I cluttered the “Learning Marketing” thread with some tangential stuff like the indie game marketing/… --- ## [Learning Marketing - Where to Start?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/learning-marketing-where-to-start/254)
**Author:** [@Apricus](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Apricus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/learning-marketing-where-to-start/254 "2021-09-13T17:27:43Z")
I’m learning marketing for the game dev startup I’m working with. Rule of thumb seems to be to start marketing your game at least a year before it releases. We’re planning to release Spring 2023, so hopefully that gives … --- ## [I used to think being condescending was important for being a good thinker](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-used-to-think-being-condescending-was-important-for-being-a-good-thinker/301)
**Author:** [@Peggy](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Peggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-used-to-think-being-condescending-was-important-for-being-a-good-thinker/301 "2021-09-08T17:51:57Z")
I used to think being condescending was important for being a good thinker. I would never have said that, though. I might have maybe admitted that I wanted to feel superior. Like I knew that condescension isn’t necessar… --- ## [Is there any long-term harm in eating primarily frozen food?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/is-there-any-long-term-harm-in-eating-primarily-frozen-food/291)
**Author:** [@Apricus](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Apricus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/is-there-any-long-term-harm-in-eating-primarily-frozen-food/291 "2021-09-06T13:30:09Z")
I’ve realized that ever since the pandemic, most of my diet is frozen food since that’s been easy to prepare, have delivered, and store long-term without losing track of it and having it spoil (which is a problem I have … --- ## [Response to Justin's comment about Quality vs. Quantity story from Atomic Habits](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/response-to-justins-comment-about-quality-vs-quantity-story-from-atomic-habits/290)
**Author:** [@Apricus](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Apricus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/response-to-justins-comment-about-quality-vs-quantity-story-from-atomic-habits/290 "2021-09-04T03:09:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from (Classical) Liberalism \[CF Article\]: (Posting this in a new topic in friendly because it ended up being long, rambly, and off the cuff. Didn’t want to clutter the original thread and it do… --- ## [Introducing Myself](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/introducing-myself/252)
**Author:** [@Apricus](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Apricus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/introducing-myself/252 "2021-08-08T07:58:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’m Apricus. I joined FI on September 9, 2019 and left around May 2020. I’m rejoining now to give it another shot. I initially found FI from an interest in David Deutsch where I was reading his books, liste… --- ## [Limits of machine learning](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/limits-of-machine-learning/109)
**Author:** [@doubtingthomas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/doubtingthomas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/limits-of-machine-learning/109 "2021-07-28T00:14:14Z")
I have weak understanding here. Chapter 7 of BoI is related to this discussion. What are the limits of machine learning? My understanding is that all machine learning methods currently in use are trying to use induction… --- ## [Thoughts on Reisman's Economics Lectures](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/thoughts-on-reismans-economics-lectures/184)
**Author:** [@JustinCEO](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/JustinCEO)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/thoughts-on-reismans-economics-lectures/184 "2021-07-25T00:07:24Z")
Reisman made some economics lectures available a while back: https://www.capitalismreview.com/2020/08/reismans-university-lectures-on-capitalism-now-downloadable-for-free/ I’m listening to them a bit at a time while mu… --- ## [Justin Does SICP](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/justin-does-sicp/96)
**Author:** [@JustinCEO](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/JustinCEO)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/justin-does-sicp/96 "2021-07-04T18:22:35Z")
I started working on SICP a bit. I’ll be posting about this on my own blog. I’ll post links in this thread when I’ve made a new post along with comments related to this project. --- ## [June learning activity: grammar](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/june-learning-activity-grammar/196)
**Author:** [@alanforr](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/alanforr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/june-learning-activity-grammar/196 "2021-06-28T12:19:46Z")
This post is a grammar analysis of some material from the first chapter of “Flux” by Stephen Baxter. Dura woke with a start. There was something wrong. The photons didn’t smell right. Her hand floated before her face… --- ## [What do I need to learn to understand about inflation (the economic concept)?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-learn-to-understand-about-inflation-the-economic-concept/183)
**Author:** [@doubtingthomas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/doubtingthomas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-learn-to-understand-about-inflation-the-economic-concept/183 "2021-06-03T18:52:45Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos recently about billionaires sellling their stocks. Some are presumably holding cash or investing it in instruments other than market securities or buying stocks of stable compan… --- ## [Can Elliot's Overreaching Advice Be Improved Upon?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/can-elliots-overreaching-advice-be-improved-upon/178)
**Author:** [@doubtingthomas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/doubtingthomas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/can-elliots-overreaching-advice-be-improved-upon/178 "2021-06-03T09:14:28Z")
https://www.elliottemple.com/essays/non-consumption-of-philosophy According to my understanding of this article the philosopher Elliot thinks that the most important advice for a lay person is: stop overreaching. I thin… --- ## [Can every step on a learning journey be mindblowing?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/can-every-step-on-a-learning-journey-be-mindblowing/177)
**Author:** [@doubtingthomas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/doubtingthomas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/can-every-step-on-a-learning-journey-be-mindblowing/177 "2021-06-03T09:11:28Z")
Some ideas that you learn blow your mind. Others just make you feel moderately nice. Is it possible to create a learning journey for someone where everything they learn blows their mind? --- ## [Internetrules topic about books hes reading](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/internetrules-topic-about-books-hes-reading/179)
**Author:** [@internetrules](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/internetrules)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/internetrules-topic-about-books-hes-reading/179 "2021-06-01T00:36:08Z")
i am going to use this topic to write about me reading books. --- ## [Some ideas for things that i could post about](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/some-ideas-for-things-that-i-could-post-about/176)
**Author:** [@internetrules](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/internetrules)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/some-ideas-for-things-that-i-could-post-about/176 "2021-05-31T22:35:26Z")
in this post i am going to write some things which i think i could post about something about capitalism. things could include: a few months ago i read Time Will Run Back by Henry Hazlitt, i had some notes about what … --- ## [Having a hard time figuring out what to post](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/having-a-hard-time-figuring-out-what-to-post/127)
**Author:** [@internetrules](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/internetrules)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/having-a-hard-time-figuring-out-what-to-post/127 "2021-05-31T05:14:14Z")
i have not been posting much. i think i want to post more. usually i dont try or make an effort to post. right now i did make an effort to post but i couldnt really think of what to post about, so that seemed like a th… --- ## [\[Dface and Doubtingthomas\] Discussion Tree Practice](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dface-and-doubtingthomas-discussion-tree-practice/67)
**Author:** [@Dface](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Dface)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dface-and-doubtingthomas-discussion-tree-practice/67 "2021-05-26T07:01:33Z")
Previously posted on Basecamp: DF for Dface and DT for Doubtingthomas DF is grandparent: Hello Im on the second gigahurt video of the playlist. I want to do the activity, but I should start on something easy. That… --- ## [Defeating aging by 2036 with the power of the government?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/defeating-aging-by-2036-with-the-power-of-the-government/106)
**Author:** [@JustinCEO](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/JustinCEO)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/defeating-aging-by-2036-with-the-power-of-the-government/106 "2021-05-25T20:57:25Z")
Aubrey thinks we could defeat aging by 2036 (article title looks to be flat-out-wrong? his Tweet says 2036 not 2035) but wants an Operation Warp Speed type thing to do it --- ## [The Little Schemer, Chapter 8](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-little-schemer-chapter-8/120)
**Author:** [@AnneB](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/AnneB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-little-schemer-chapter-8/120 "2021-05-25T20:03:15Z")
I’ve been working through The Little Schemer, by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen. I’m up to Chapter 8 now. Justin has been through the book and posted about it on his old blog. His post for Chapter 8 is here. … --- ## [Help in learning activity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/help-in-learning-activity/146)
**Author:** [@doubtingthomas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/doubtingthomas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/help-in-learning-activity/146 "2021-05-25T12:02:42Z")
I’ve chosen to do ‘write quick tiny reply’ learning activity. It is the easiest thing for me to do. Here I will ask for solutions to some problems I’m having. First one: Elliot recommended posting these replies especia… --- ## [Techniques For Improving Your Coding Skills](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/techniques-for-improving-your-coding-skills/91)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/techniques-for-improving-your-coding-skills/91 "2021-05-14T20:06:59Z")
Sharing because I know some people here are interested in learning coding. I’m on his newsletter btw Weekly Coding Guides Newsletter | Moncef Belyamani [Previous page](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/other/friendly/10.md)