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Jerry.ai Car Insurance Review

Aug

18

2020

You may have seen those advertisements for Jerry.ai, claiming that it can shop around and save you money on car insurance. I decided to test it out myself, and it appears to be true.In less than 30 minutes Jerry.ai lowered my monthly car insurance from ~$50/month to ~$34/month. The coverage is exactly identical to what ...

Backblaze Review and Guide

Aug

2

2020

I use Backblaze as my off-site backup solution and I recommend them. They are the least expensive backup service available and despite their low price tags they do not enforce any arbitrary limitations on how much you can backup. They even backup external hard drives. All that for approximately $6/month per computer. Plain and simple. ...

Dopamine and Flow 4

Jul

31

2020

“Dopamine is what is released any time an animal or human thinks it’s on the right path.” Andrew Huberman, Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine; Joe Rogan Experience #1513 It occurred to me while listening to this interview, that this concept of dopamine release when you believe you’re on the “right ...

Found Firewatch Audio Tour Day 2 Booth 24 1

Jul

13

2020

I found and reported a Firewatch bug today where the cassette tape for Booth 24 is not in the correct spot on the map. The map indicates it is by the stream. It is actually between the stream and cache box 309. Nothing came up on Google about it so hopefully this blog post helps ...

Most Insightful Things I Have Learned

Jul

9

2020

Someone asked me this question. A few things come to mind. 1. You can be absolutely perfect and do everything exactly right and still fail—in a relationship for example. Because other people are a wildcard. Don’t take it personally. 2. People make decisions first and then rationalize them after the fact. Don’t ask people to ...

Solved Blue Screen Crash on 5 Ghz Wi-Fi

Mar

17

2020

Had an issue where a laptop was randomly getting blue screen crash (BSOD) that was displaying the following information. It started when the laptop was put onto a 5 Ghz Wi-Fi network, but it took me quite some time to notice. Symptoms An Asus Q504UAK laptop running Windows 10 on 5 Ghz Wi-Fi randomly blue ...

Anti-Aging

Mar

16

2020

Here is a list of things I have learned about legitimate anti-aging supplements. For the time being most of this article will focus on the ins and outs of Nicotinomide Riboside because it is very confusing and there’s a lot of dangerous misinformation out there. Nicotinomide Riboside (NR) Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) is a legitimate anti-aging ...

Most Valuable Things Everybody Should Know

May

28

2019

One of my favorite lists on the internet was removed from Quora and I am posting it here so it can live on. The following is “What are the most valuable things everyone should know?” by Jordan B. Peterson which inspired his book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. The list was originally ...

Fasting (2017) Documentary Review

Feb

20

2019

I was really excited for the Fasting (2017) documentary. It started out really strong. Unfortunately, it has a issues so severe that I can’t blindly recommend the film without notes. Here’s my quick notes on how to get the most out of the documentary. The first 39 minutes are a triumph. Really incredible. You the ...

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Review

May

22

2018

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers is a truly exhaustive scientific look at stress from every possible angle. Unless you’re an absolute nut in love with the scientific process, it can also exhausting to read. This is a book about stress, and although it has a cute title, it can be daunting to having every possible ...