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Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Learn to write well BEFORE you have something worth saying · 2024-12-30T20:39:08.950Z · LW · GW

Thousands of words every single day. But I'm a terrible writer. I've tried writing using all sorts of different stylistic devices, and even using Dionysian Imitatio, specifically metathesis exercises. Yet I find it virtually impossible when I have something I need to express, like a request, or an idea about aesthetic theory to convert that into something which is well written.

Are you dedicating as much time to reading good writing as you are to practicing it? 

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on My 5-step program for losing weight · 2024-06-30T18:27:56.013Z · LW · GW

Thanks for the post. I didn't know about MacroFactor, and it seems like a great alternative to the all-too-popular MyFitnessPal. Do you (or anyone else) have a good recommendation for a food scale? Measuring individual ingredients, like those for a complex salad, for example, seems like a tedious task.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:59:49.310Z · LW · GW

The two other books in the series (particularly The Dark Forest)

I found the series to be a slog until about halfway through The Dark Forest, when jura Yhb Wv ragrerq pelbfgnfvf naq jbxr hc gjb uhaqerq lrnef yngre. After that, the series ramped up, and I couldn't stop reading.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:56:06.475Z · LW · GW

You're O.K. to read in publication order.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:55:13.658Z · LW · GW

This is really two books.

I'm in the camp that Seveneves is three books: disaster thriller to start, space-based intrigue in the middle, and fantastical science fiction at the end.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Web-surfing tips for strange times · 2024-06-01T22:33:00.443Z · LW · GW

For the people who live in the terminal, newsboat works well.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on my note system · 2024-05-15T15:23:37.882Z · LW · GW

I enjoy using Obsidian for its automatic syncing and intuitive mobile application. I'd happily use the git system outlined in your post if I didn't jot down as many notes (or reference links saved in files) on my phone as I do now.