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u/terrainstinger22 · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

Hope you're having a great day, Grey's Assistant! I've got three book recommendations!

The First is A Walk in the Woods, or any Bill Bryson Book (At Home and One Summer are great as well). Bill Bryson hikes the Appalachian Trail, discussing in humorous detail the process as well as delving into history on America's parks and trails.

https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Woods-Rediscovering-Appalachian-Official-ebook/dp/B000S1LSAM

Next is "The Grasshopper Trap" by Patrick McManus. Another columnist, this time appearing in a lot of fishing and game magazines. I doubt Grey has read these. They're fairly short stories and light reading. McManus tells (or invents) stories from his childhood living in a rural setting, and has a lot of funny stories from hunting and fishing trips from his adulthood. It's a little "blue collar comedy tour", and a little "guy humor" but pretty wholesome and really entertaining. I seriously doubt Grey would have read these, which is why I am suggesting it in the first place.

https://www.amazon.com/Grasshopper-Trap-Patrick-F-McManus-ebook/dp/B00723IO7Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+grasshopper+trap&qid=1565735667&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

Finally, and this one is the most niche of all, is Nature's Flyers: Birds Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight by David E. Alexander. This book straddles the line between a textbook and non-fiction informative reading. It goes into different types of flight, the physics of natural flight, which animals do what kinds, why their bodies allow them to fly the ways they do, migration, how animals may have evolved flight, the impacts on the world... it's just a fascinating book, but it can require focus to read. This appeals to me since I studied Mechanical Engineering and love birds, but there's a chance it may tickle Grey's fancy as well. If he's looking something to test his enhanced focus after Project Cyclops, this is a good one.

Unfortunately this book is not on kindle. Used versions can be acquired from Amazon for around 20 dollars.

https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Flyers-Biomechanics-Alexander-2002-01-31/dp/B01FGNI53E/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=nature%27s+flyers%3A+birds+insects+and+the+biomechanics+of+flight&qid=1565735964&s=digital-text&sr=8-1-fkmr0

u/Nezteb · 3 pointsr/CGPGrey

To better understand meditation, I highly recommend The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman. I have bought this book over 25 times to give to friends/family who are in difficult places in life. Only 1 or 2 have read it fully, but each of them said it's had a significant positive impact on their lives; I consider that a win if I can help even a small number of people.

I used to think meditation was "woowoo" (one of my new favorite terms, thanks Brady), but this book approaches it as more of a mental exercise for dealing with stress, anxiety, and even depression. Like any practice, there are a lot of know-it-alls and gatekeepers. Anecdotally, daily meditation has drastically improved my outlook on life.

Protip: Get the free app, Insight Timer. It has guided meditations that can help you start. I dislike that so many apps charge to teach something so inherently "free".

u/SWFK · 3 pointsr/CGPGrey

You both would hate most of the content in The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, but Grey would enjoy the author's methodology of news intake --

  • Step 1: Never read the news.

  • Step 2: Have smart, trustworthy friends that do read the news.

  • Step 3: Selectively encourage them to tell you about the news, and enjoy their preset personal filter of what's "important" to pass along.
u/blogrator_for_now · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

I read a lot of non-fiction, but only one book recently i took to heart: How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life.

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I never though that from all things i'll fond a philosophy book. It's great! It's written in beautiful, modern language. It's make you think new things. It's connected me to the past as no history book ever could. And, as the title says - Stoicism is superbly relevant to our times.

Highly recommend it.

Long time listener first time caller.

u/sysop073 · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

Certainly true, but it's also pretty hard to agree on which new voting system should be used if we ever switch; they're all better than FPTP, but all have some major problem that makes them sound like a poor choice (even if it's an improvement overall). In the case of IRV (single-winner STV), you get weirdness where one candidate would win, but then a few new people decide to vote for them and now suddenly they lose because of the shift in how other candidates get eliminated.

Gaming the Vote did a good job of making me fear all voting systems. Every time they described a new one I thought "well, that sounds quite good", and then the next page would be "let me tell you how this is secretly terrible". STV is my personal favorite (although I think range voting was the one generally considered to give the best results), but the whole thing is absurdly complicated

u/ssyk3s · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

grey non-fiction book rec:

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

=== info about the book and John Boyd follows ===

https://www.amazon.com/Boyd-Fighter-Pilot-Who-Changed-ebook/dp/B000FA5UEG

John Boyd quote:
"Do You Want to Be Someone or Do Something?"

Innovator of the OODA loop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop

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The OODA loop is the cycle observe–orient–decide–act, developed by military strategist and United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd. Boyd applied the concept to the combat operations process, often at the operational level during military campaigns. It is now also often applied to understand commercial operations and learning processes. The approach explains how agility can overcome raw power in dealing with human opponents. It is especially applicable to cyber security and cyberwarfare

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""" blurb about the book:

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft -- the F-15 and F-16. Still others think of Boyd as the most influential military theorist since Sun Tzu. They know only half the story. Boyd, more than any other person, saved fighter aviation from the predations of the Strategic Air Command. His manual of fighter tactics changed the way every air force in the world flies and fights. He discovered a physical theory that forever altered the way fighter planes were designed.
Later in life, he developed a theory of military strategy that has been adopted throughout the world and even applied to business models for maximizing efficiency. And in one of the most startling and unknown stories of modern military history, the Air Force fighter pilot taught the U.S. Marine Corps how to fight war on the ground. His ideas led to America's swift and decisive victory in the Gulf War and foretold the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. On a personal level, Boyd rarely met a general he couldn't offend. He was loud, abrasive, and profane. A man of daring, ferocious passion and intractable stubbornness, he was that most American of heroes -- a rebel who cared not for his reputation or fortune but for his country. He was a true patriot, a man who made a career of challenging the shortsighted and self-serving Pentagon bureaucracy. America owes Boyd and his disciples -- the six men known as the "Acolytes" -- a great debt. Robert Coram finally brings to light the remarkable story of a man who polarized all who knew him, but who left a legacy that will influence the military -- and all of America -- for decades to come.

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u/tigerstorms · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

Sadly I don’t think we are going to see many hubs/changing banks with more than two usb C ports due to it being so new. You might see them starting to show up around 2020 when more companies adopt USB-C connectors and they become cheaper just like you mentioned.

I personally haven’t found a better solution than having a bunch of USB-A to USB-C connectors and using different heads for the different devices that are going to be plugged in. Its just easier to have all five of them each with a Micro and lightning connector on them. The cheapest solution is to get the USB-A to Micro then use C and lightening heads as there are many places out there that offer wires that already have all three attached but my solution is hopefully better suited for the future where USB-C will become the popular connector.

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU3C2MP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_OeBXAb0FQAB3H

And this https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263537247724

u/Gordon_ramaswamy · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

I think the explanation Grey is looking for is something that a lot of people are grappling with today. One of the best explanations I have found for the same is in the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. I am sure Grey has probably already read this book before though it is beneficial to look at it in the context of social media and our brains today. For example, the book talks about Systems 1 and 2 of thinking. While system 1 primarily involves our instinctive reaction, system 2 tries to invoke our brain to try to think. The social media today, including reddit etc are all examples of systems trying exploit our system 1 just to get a visceral reaction without us really using our critical thinking. The fact that there are so many podcasts out there can mean that sometimes even long podcasts can be analysed by our system 1s. I most definitely have been guilty of the same in the past.

One of the reasons Facebook is being blamed for elections today can also come out to this. Its not like people haven't had access to information in the past. Nonetheless, the fact that news today is much more instant and dependent on getting us to click or grab our attention means we really don't critically analyse it as much as we should, leading to the rise of fake news and headlines. Another helpful albeit short book about the same which I can recommend is The People VS Tech which is much more recent and gives a much better context to the ideas of system 1 and 2. This is probably one of the context that can help people think about what Grey is doing in a better manner.

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Clearly, using more of System 1 can deeply affect the way we think, as that is most definitely more comfortable and doesn't easily challenge our brains.

u/2_old_2B_clever · 2 pointsr/CGPGrey

I'm personally getting a lot of great recommendations who cares if Grey's assistant likes them.

[TLC: High middle ages]
(https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/high-middle-ages.html)
Really interesting professor does a very broad overview of the changes happening in Europe during this time period.

[Unfamiliar Fishes]
(https://www.amazon.com/Unfamiliar-Fishes-Sarah-Vowell/dp/159448564X) Actually most Sarah Vowell books are pretty interesting and entertaining. This one covers the time period of Hawaii from when it was a kingdom to a state, when it's soul is being fought over by missionaries, fruit companies and shipping.


[What I talk about when I talk about Running](
https://www.amazon.com/What-Talk-About-When-Running/dp/0307389839) I'm not a runner, neither is Grey, still a really interesting reflective book.


[Cod: The biography of the fish that changed the world](
https://www.amazon.com/Cod-Biography-Fish-Changed-World/dp/0140275010/ref=sr_1_1?
keywords=cod&qid=1566160678&s=books&sr=1-1)
You need to read this just for the charming cod wars Iceland engages in, also a ton of history and geography.

[Stephen King: On Writing](
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816) Very nuts and bolts book about the physical act of writing and a lot of inside baseball about the state of mind King was in while writing some of his most famous books,

u/not_biased_ · 3 pointsr/CGPGrey

Adding Even More Books:

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758. Fascinating book, very thick and goes in depth on the man who helped found the current United States, I always like a good history book, not sure how Grey would like it.

War Made New :Weapons, Warriors, and the Making of the Modern World by Max Boot

https://www.amazon.com/War-Made-New-Weapons-Warriors/dp/1592403158. Talks about how the shifts in technology helped further the world today. It was interesting in the way Gustavus Adolphus and Helmuth von Moltke created the armies we had in the 20th century. Tech things always fascinate me too.

In Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JN1CIS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0.

The history of quantum physics is a subject which I am not sure how it would translate to audiobook format, though helped me partially understand the quantum. May be a turn off if Grey does not want to deal physics again.

u/cellarduur · 1 pointr/CGPGrey

If anyone else happens to like those short-format thought collection-style books, two other interesting ones that I really like are:

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

I come back to both of these books repeatedly for creative inspiration, I like them so much. I have yet to read Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, but from what Grey said, I feel like the two that I mentioned might be a little bit more in-depth and may require a bit more work to understand in some cases.

u/pikminguy · 32 pointsr/CGPGrey

On the USB C cable length thing. The limit of 0.5 meters applies to individual cables between powered devices so from the laptop to the EGPU is one span of 0.5m and then the signal gets rebroadcast on another span of 0.5m between the EGPU and display. You can actually daisy chain several devices this way and get full thunderbolt 3 the whole way as long as each span is under 0.5m and each device supports the speed. The total length is irrelevant. There are things called active cables that basically put a signal repeater every 0.5 m down the cable to get full speed without having to go optical.

Here is one that is 1 meter long with full 40gbs support for $50 https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Supporting-Compatible/dp/B01H5QF1GO

IDK if Grey will see this because of project cyclops but maybe someone else will find it useful.

u/theferrit32 · 2 pointsr/CGPGrey

Yeah there's a discount if you return the canister.

Or you could probably buy in bulk:

https://www.amazon.com/Tank-Aluminum-Cylinder-CGA320-Valve/dp/B00HQQ3WWE

https://www.amazon.com/External-CGA-320-System-Adapter-stainless/dp/B01GIL5EUU/

I wish Soda Stream them self just sold larger canisters so I don't need to change it out so often. Would be cheaper for them and for me too due to marginal cost scaling.

u/woodD · 8 pointsr/CGPGrey

/u/MindOfMetalAndWheels and /u/JeffDujon, if you two enjoyed Sum the next bookclub should really be Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman.