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My Definitive Ranking of Ghost Energy Drink Flavors
I once wrote a comedy bit about Bang Energy. About how energy drinks got me out of bed in the morning when I was working at my old job in hospital IT. I loved the… Read more
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Some Tips from My Journey To Joining the 1000 Pounds Club
Today, I managed to lift significantly more than I have in the past. I managed to upgrade my squat to 365 pounds, my bench to 275, and my deadlift to 405. Ultimately, that puts me… Read more
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Part 1: What’s Stopping Open-Access Research?
One thing I’ve seen complained about on the internet is the pay-walling of scientific journals. It makes sense why people are frustrated. If the research is largely funded through tax dollars, why is it unavailable… Read more
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5 Reasons Mike Is A Better Closer Than Harvey in Suits
Suits was added to Netflix in June 2023. I started watching, and was instantly hooked. I’ve been arguing with my friends who also watch the show, about why I think it’s clear that Mike is… Read more
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Why Glenn Loury, Scott Alexander & Tyler Cowen Are My Favorite Public Intellectuals
I used to be super plugged into political commentary, but as time has gone on, I’ve tried to move towards a more practical understanding of the issues in front of me on an interpersonal, intellectual,… Read more
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Some Future Heroscape Expansion Ideas
I love playing Heroscape, especially how you can really build interesting themed armies. It’s cool seeing premade strategies, whether it’s robots vs marros vs samurai vs kyrie. In case Renegade pays attention to my 3… Read more
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Valuing Each New Heroscape set
I’ve been counting down the day before the new Heroscape information drops. To the uninitiated, HeroScape is a game that’s been discontinued for 14 years. In 2022, Avalon Hill attempted to reboot the game, contingent… Read more
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A Little Bit About High Impact Exercise
Earlier on, I wrote an article about getting to the gym on a regular basis. While I still think the consistency associated with showing up regularly remains important, I want to focus this post on… Read more
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A brief review of Ray Dalio’s principles
The other week, I read Ray Dalio’s book Principles. There were parts that I think were extremely insightful, but some other aspects that I thought less effective. I recently worked at a company that tried… Read more
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SMART Strategies to Grow Motivation and DUMB ways to lose it
In the weeks following losing my job, I managed to complete a 6 month certification in 3 weeks, planned a move halfway across the country, wrote a blog post almost daily, applied for jobs, and… Read more
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I’m Isadore. I love critical thinking, rationalism, contradiction, vitriol, ad-hominem, philosophy and all those other things that the kids are into nowadays. I hate sloppy thinking, those who love the Oxford Comma, and humorlessness
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