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Certainly many others would have tried to invent something like the web.

HyperCard predated the web browser and had the concept of easy to build pages that linked. Lots of people were working on ways to deliver apps over the Internet.

I think in some alternative timeline we'd still have a lot of interactive content on the Internet somewhat like the web, but probably based on different technology. Maybe more proprietary.

You get to choose how your 401k is invested, though. The only difference is a tax advantage.

The advice is just: save money, let it grow using compound interest, use tax laws to your advantage.

There's no "trust the government" in that advice.

I think it’s more that it’s hard to understand when you’re extroverted and your job depends on talking to people all day.

I’m sure this is true for some businesses, but there are also tons of businesses that have no vested interest in commercial real estate. It doesn’t explain all of it.

Honestly I think a much better explanation is that on average, bosses like being in the office and they don’t understand why everyone isn’t like them. Top leadership tends to be extroverted and they got where they are by lots of networking. They don’t have enough appreciation that for a lot of other types of people and types of jobs, being in the office just makes things harder.

Are you trying to illustrate the point?

It wasn't 200, it was 2000.

And while most did not carry guns, they brought other weapons and armor, and used improvised devices as weapons. And some did bring guns. Source: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/28/politics/armed-insurrection-january-6-guns-fact-check/index.html

Thank God they were poorly organized and that the capitol police resisted...but it's a complete lie to say it was 200 unarmed people.

This is all on video! This isn't a matter of opinion!

I think there are different aspects to it.

Amazon’s delivery service is better than ever. You get products in half the time, with less packaging, and fewer miles traveled to deliver it to you, without any significant increase in delivery fees.

Price is still competitive when you take into account delivery cost and speed. If you don’t care about those, Amazon isn’t the cheapest.

Search and reviews are down the tubes. It’s like Amazon no longer cares if their site is overrun with crap products as long as people are buying them.

Amazon still works great if you only buy name-brand products that are fulfilled by Amazon.

So wouldn’t the fees be proportional to the price? The added taxes on a tiny cheap holiday home would be cheap too.

It explains the answer is 4 before the 5 minute mark.

Part of the reason is because it goes into the story of the SAT being wrong and a student being the one to catch it, which I found interesting.

After that it mathematically proves it several different ways and then shows how it relates to some real problems in astronomy.

Can you elaborate on what happened when you tried to search? I’ve never had trouble.

Ask it to come up with evolutions too. I tried and this was my favorite:

Breezling (basic) • Evolution: Gustoon • Final Evolution: Cyclown

I'm a semi-pro jazz piano player (meaning, I'm good enough to get paying gigs, but I don't do it for a living). I've definitely performed solo piano many times. I know it's not quite the same as guitar but hopefully it's still insightful.

You use the term "sight reading", but I would never perform a piece I'd never seen or heard before solo. If I'm playing solo, I get to pick what I play, so why would I play something I hadn't rehearsed?

Now, that doesn't mean that I might not pull out a piece I'd never performed solo before. There are lots of jazz standards that I've played many times in a trio or quartet, so I've heard and played the song many times before, but I never had to play the melody, chords, and bass line solo. I'm a strong enough player that I'd be comfortable coming up with a solo arrangement on the spot - but it'd depend on the piece, of course.

I'd definitely use a lead sheet for that, but I'm not sure I'd call it "sight reading", because I know the song. The lead sheet is there to remind me of the exact notes, rhythm, and chords, so that I'm not relying 100% on memory. It takes all of the pressure out of trying to remember exactly what chord to use - but to be honest, if it's a piece I'm going to play solo, I've probably played it enough times that I could get it 95% correct just from memory and by ear.

When playing in a group, that's completely different. I'll sight read new pieces all the time. If someone else knows the melody and all I need to do is play the chords, that's super easy. By the time they've finished the melody and played the first solo, I've got the feel for the piece well enough that I can do an improvised solo while sightreading the chord changes.

I have sight-read the melody before, in a group setting - but that's far more terrifying and less forgiving. I'll only do that if it's clearly a very straightforward or easy piece, like a ballad or showtune, with no surprises. If I do that I'll deliberately take liberties and add flourishes so that anybody listening who knows the song doesn't think I'm playing it incorrectly. Trying to play the notes on the page strictly means that if I make a single mistake, everyone will hear it. But if I pretend I've heard the piece a hundred times and have fun with it, then if I play a "wrong" note (but one that fits with the chord), it won't sound like I don't know the piece, it will sound like I'm just doing it a different way.

I hope that helps!

As a jazz beginner, I'd say one of the best things you could be doing right now would be to attend jam sessions. If you can find a good beginner-friendly jam session you should be able to play along with more experienced players and have a chance to occasionally play a solo or melody.

I’m talking about using the ChatGPT API to make a chat bot. Even when the user’s input is just one sentence, it can cause ChatGPT to forget its prompt.