Colin Clyde

@cavalierscholar (205)

Joined myLot 7 years ago

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The End of CNN?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 5 Jul 17

CNN doesn't like Trump. Trump doesn't like CNN. Trump posts meme video of himself at WrestleMania. In the video, he tackles someone with a CNN logo superimposed over his head. It's a joke. CNN responds by accusing Trump of...

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Listening to Audiobooks

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 27 Feb 17

the local library gives you subscription access to Hoopla, which streams audiobooks (as well as music, movies, etc) if you have a library card. You can order up to 10 titles per month. I find it to be a nice service and I like...

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any jugglers on MyLot?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 13 Feb 17

I enjoy juggling, it's a fun activity, good exercise, excellent for avoiding boredom when I have to wait around somewhere (I have the personality type where I need to be active or accomplishing something constantly or I start to...

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Other websites that I like.

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 12 Feb 17

Well, I'm pretty active on The Website That Is Not To Be Named (something to do with a book full of faces), for what that's worth. I don't really like how that company runs things, but I have a lot of good friends I'm connected...

internet

websites

online

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MyLot's algorithm

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 12 Feb 17

just out of curiosity, any idea how MyLot determines which posts are "Interesting" or "Top Rated" or "Hot"? I'm guessing it has something to do with measuring the amount of response but I wonder how the site differentiates...

mylot

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I earned my first dollar on MyLot

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 12 Feb 17

Finally cleared a dollar. I AM A MONEY MAKING MACHINE. but in all seriousness, I do enjoy blogging and getting feedback, and I figure that the time investment involved in this early stage is all part of building an audience that...

mylot

money

blogging

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My plan to start a media company.

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 5 Feb 17

I've had it on my mind to start a media company for a long time, and recently it seems I've been pulling some threads together that could weave into something quite wonderful. I've been artistically inclined ever since I was a...

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Good habits +my internet routine

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 3 Feb 17

It's really important to me to be disciplined and industrious about my habits. I make it a point to work on certain things every day (or as close to daily as my imperfect self can muster), because they contribute to my own...

habits

routines

productivity

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anti-free speech riots at UC Berkeley.

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 3 Feb 17

How strange it is that in a span of about half a century, Berkeley has gone from being a beacon of pro-free speech student activism to the situation now: journalist and conservative social critic Milo Yiannopolous chased off...

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#DeleteUber? Really?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 31 Jan 17

Look, I get that there's a wide range of opinion out there about Trump's immigration moratorium order, but targeting Uber because they won't go on strike over it? Really now? When did it become Uber's responsibility to integrate...

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Is "friendship counseling" a thing? It should be

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 29 Jan 17

I had an online chat with an old friend that went of the rails something fierce. I think she was trying to take a "tough love", "constructive criticism" approach but frankly I feel insulted by some of the things she said about...

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thoughts on the refugee ban

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 29 Jan 17

The problem with Trump's refugee ban is that it's a blunt instrument. There's no way to know 100% who the terrorist is going to be until they actually go out and committed violent acts, so blocking everyone across the board is...

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how do you maintain a friendship with someone you have a huge disagreement with?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 25 Jan 17

Do you have any experience being friends with someone that you have fundamental disagreements with about social/political issues that you both feel very passionate about? How to you handle that?

friends

conflict

getting along

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Reading "Antifragile" now

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 22 Jan 17

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I'm only through with the first part, but here's the general skinny: Antifragility is the opposite of fragility. When things are fragile, they break easily when subjected to stress or...

antifragile

philosophy

books

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the current political climate in the USA scares me

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 22 Jan 17

I'm worried that political polarization has advanced to the point that the ability to have respectful discussion across the spectrum of opinion. Someone was shoot at conservative writer Milo Yiannopolous' lecture in Seattle. The...

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I recommend you check out Jordan Peterson's youtube channel

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 22 Jan 17

Clinical psychologist and university professor Jordan Peterson became internet famous overnight when he found himself embroiled in a political controversy over his opposition to Canadian legislative bill C-16, which is intended to...

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Massive rain storm in California

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 20 Jan 17

so much water! hard to cross the street in places because there's a temporary river flowing down along the sidewalk curb. People who have lived in town for years are telling me it's the biggest they've ever seen. My cynical...

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why is Trump such a polarizing figure?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 19 Jan 17

I swore I won't get political on myLot... 3 drinks later: Ok, so I'm almost 40 years old, I can remember Reagan being president. I've lived through Republicans, I've lived through Democrats. Whenever anyone wins an election,...

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Jim Henson biography vs. "how to art career" books.

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 19 Jan 17

Just read Brian Jay Jones' biography of Jim Henson. Totally enthralled by this book, I just found the whole thing so fascinating and couldn't put it down. In part I think that's because I've always been a huge admirer of...

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What was the point of the Magificent Seven film?

Colin Clyde @cavalierscholar (205) 14 Jan 17

It moves through the plot all right, but there's not a single thing in it that you haven't already seen in a thousand other Western movies. Also, there's hardly any character development beyond the fact that the 7 come from varied...

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