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Taymoor Farooq

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  • A specific taste profile lets others see where their weirdness fits against yours
    speak so you can be found - by maja - velvet noise
  • whoever gets to set up the scorekeeper system has enormous power. once people accept “fairness” or “precedent” as the metric, they stop questioning whether that’s the right metric.[4]
    reactive agency
  • it’s much easier to know what you’re against than what you’re for
    reactive agency
  • When you justify mistakes with “others did it too,” you’re implicitly accepting that the authority’s judgment system is the correct one - you’re just arguing for equal treatment within it.
    reactive agency
  • But only the man who is himself enlightened, who is not afraid of shadows, and who commands at the same time a well disciplined and numerous army as guarantor of public peace--only he can say what [the sovereign of] a free state cannot dare to say: "Argue as much as you like, and about what you like, but obey!"
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • the disposition of a sovereign ruler who favors freedom in the arts and sciences goes even further: he knows that there is no danger in permitting his subjects to make public use of their reason and to publish their ideas concerning a better constitution, as well as candid criticism of existing basic laws.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • When one does not deliberately attempt to keep men in barbarism, they will gradually work out of that condition by themselves.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Under his reign, honorable pastors, acting as scholars and regardless of the duties of their office, can freely and openly publish their ideas to the world for inspection, although they deviate here and there from accepted doctrine.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Salvation is none of his business; it is his business to prevent one man from forcibly keeping another from determining and promoting his salvation to the best of his ability.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • his reputation as a ruler consists precisely in the way in which he unites the will of the whole people within his own.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • to give up enlightenment altogether, either for oneself or one's descendants, is to violate and to trample upon the sacred rights of man.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • This should continue until public understanding of these matters has gone so far that, by uniting the voices of many (although not necessarily all) scholars, reform proposals could be brought before the sovereign to protect those congregations which had decided according to their best lights upon an altered religious order, without, however, hindering those who want to remain true to the old institutions. But to agree to a perpetual religious constitution which is not publicly questioned by anyone would be, as it were, to annihilate a period of time in the progress of man's improvement.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • That the spiritual guardians of the people should themselves be treated as minors is an absurdity which would result in perpetuating absurdities.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • a private use, for no matter how sizable, this is only a domestic audience.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • On the other hand, the private use of reason may frequently be narrowly restricted without especially hindering the progress of enlightenment.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Thus he will benefit his congregation as much as possible by presenting doctrines to which he may not subscribe with full conviction. He can commit himself to teach them because it is not completely impossible that they may contain hidden truth. In any event, he has found nothing in the doctrines that contradicts the heart of religion. For if he believed that such contradictions existed he would not be able to administer his office with a clear conscience. He would have to resign it.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Nevertheless, this man does not violate the duties of a citizen if, as a scholar, he publicly expresses his objections to the impropriety or possible injustice of such levies. A pastor, too, is bound to preach to his congregation in accord with the doctrines of the church which he serves, for he was ordained on that condition. But as a scholar he has full freedom, indeed the obligation, to communicate to his public all his carefully examined and constructive thoughts concerning errors in that doctrine and his proposals concerning improvement of religious dogma and church institutions.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • shows how pernicious it is to implant prejudices: they will eventually revenge themselves upon their authors or their authors' descendants
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • his duty to think for himself.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • emerged from nonage by cultivating their own minds
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • he has never been permitted to try it.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Then they show them the danger that would threaten them if they should try to walk by themselves. Now this danger is really not very great; after stumbling a few times they would, at last, learn to walk. However, examples of such failures intimidate and generally discourage all further attempts.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • if only I can pay; others will take care of that disagreeable business for me.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • "Have the courage to use your own understanding," is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Nonage is the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage.
    Kant. What is Enlightenment
  • The following are standards for times of observations: All dates and times entered in observations shall be with reference to the 24-hour clock, UTC The time of a METAR observation shall be on the hour The time assigned to a SPECI observation shall be the time at which the element necessitating the SPECI was observed refer to chapter 2.9.1 The time assigned to an Accident Observation shall be the time when advised of the accident For automated systems where SPECI observations are required, a full observation shall be performed each minute The SPECI observation shall be the minutely observation…
    Manual of Surface Weather Observation Standards (MANOBS) 8th Edition, Amendment 2 - Canada.ca
  • 2.5.3 Accident observation
    Manual of Surface Weather Observation Standards (MANOBS) 8th Edition, Amendment 2 - Canada.ca
  • Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
    The Social House Will Not Reopen - by Andrew Miller
  • somewhere we simply went, the way we go down to the lake on Saturday mornings, without discussing it. That’s how a good local works; you don’t notice it. It becomes part of the background, of the texture of your life.
    The Social House Will Not Reopen - by Andrew Miller
  • The sociologist Ray Oldenburg spent most of his career thinking about places like the Social House. In The Great Good Place, published in 1989, he coined the term ‘third place’
    The Social House Will Not Reopen - by Andrew Miller
  • There’s something grounding about witnessing both the start and the end of the light; it makes me feel in tune with this natural cycle1.
    On becoming a day person | Herman's blog
  • Opinion: Research about "morning larks and night owls" tends to be a bit muddy and suggests that people can't make the switch due to genetics. In a research setting I'm sure it's pretty difficult to make the switch in X number of weeks, but the research tends to ignore that people make the switch all the time. It also ignores that historically humans have by-and-large been day-time creatures, since artificial lighting (including fire) is a fairly recent invention in evolutionary time, and we have pretty terrible night vision. All of the great apes being diurnal too suggests that we are too.
    On becoming a day person | Herman's blog
  • All our effort to divine our little concerns from such intricacy is wastefully futile. All of it made a lasting impression of wonder I never overcame. Times and again, I visited the place. Only in memory, of course. Partially due to the fear that it will not be the same, partially due to the notion that I might have already lost the innate sense of wonder I used to have as a boy. But, visiting it in my mind is like living with all my being, like being happy, calm, and content.
    Eternal Sunshine
  • I found this resignation, particularly peaceful.
    Eternal Sunshine
  • Keywords: Predictive coding, predictive routing, global oddballs, local-global oddball paradigm, gamma oscillations, beta oscillations
    Predictive coding: a more cognitive process than we thought? - PMC
  • The notion is quite similar to the software engineering principle of separation of concerns, which suggests that modules should only be “about” one thing, so that they’re more easily reusable. But likewise, if you fragment modules too much, you’ll have a cohesion problem. In this way, Evergreen note titles are like APIs.
    Most people take only transient notes | Evergreen notes | Evergreen note-writing as fundamental unit of knowledge work | Create speculative outlines while you write
  • When you write a new note, add it to one or more outlines you’re maintaining, creating a new one if necessary. Substantially-complete writing projects will naturally emerge.
    Most people take only transient notes | Evergreen notes | Evergreen note-writing as fundamental unit of knowledge work | Create speculative outlines while you write
  • ASEP products do not in any way replace the other valuable weather products produced by NavCanada and flight briefings provided by Flight Service Specialists. They are, however, extremely useful products to incorporate into pre-flight planning activities and provide pilots with an excellent, graphic overview of conditions along a planned route, enabling enhanced decision making. If you have not made use of them in the past, have a look.
    Automated Supplementary Enroute Weather Predictions (ASEP) | LinkedIn
  • There are numerous locations in Canada - Specifically, the Designated Mountainous Regions - where the phrase "no cloud below the highest minimum sector altitude" limits the use of CAVOK. Perhaps this is why you have not seen it as quite a few of our major airports (YVR, YYC, YUL, YHZ, YYT) are located within these areas.
    Why CAVOK is not used in Canada? - PPRuNe Forums
  • In Canada, pre-flight and in-flight information necessary for the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in Canadian airspace can be found in the AIP Canada ICAO. Conversely, educational reference material that may be useful to pilots is normally published in the Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM). International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 15 identifies that AIPs are intended primarily to satisfy requirements for the exchange of aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. AIP Canada (ICAO) is published and disseminated by NA…
    AIP Canada (ICAO) and TC AIM
  • after a flight, to sit down that evening, when the flight was still fresh in their mind, and send me an email, describing the flight exercise, how it was supposed to be done, and what they actually did.
    Do This One Weird Trick To Speed Up Your Flight Training - Scudrunners
  • Seeking more training or mentoring after you're licensed is a good idea. Learn the way other experience pilots fly, learn to emulate their grace.
    The Difference Between Flight School and Your First Job - AvCanada
  • Treat the plane as though it's expensive to repair, and downtime itself is costly. Threat it like you're going to have to pay for the repairs which could be caused by your rough handling. I am frequently annoyed/alarmed by what flying schools do not seem to teach about gentle airplane handling - very rapid power changes, sliding tires, riding brakes, and allowing the nose or tailwheel to slam down moments after touchdown on the mains - be gentle and precise! Whether someone's watching or not - their plane, your pride!
    The Difference Between Flight School and Your First Job - AvCanada
  • Finally being a good employee does not mean doing unsafe things. If you get a request to do something that concerns you push back. Be respectful but firm and be clear about what the issues is and ideally offer an alternative. The buck stops at the PIC and that is you. No job is worth risking your life for.
    The Difference Between Flight School and Your First Job - AvCanada
  • When you get that first job keep your mouth shut and ears and eyes open. Learn what to do from the good guys and what not to do from the bad ones.
    The Difference Between Flight School and Your First Job - AvCanada
  • Companies like the one I taught at were more interested in quantity and were more concerned with making deadlines than finishing passable students... but of course they would never admit to that. It just came out in subtle but regular pressure put on the instructors. We gave them crappy equipment to fly with, too, which they don't deserve considering how much they get charged per hour. I'm not proud of the place I used to work at. I enjoy teaching and had a lot of fun working with many of the students, but the company drove me bonkers with its puppy-mill mentality. They deserve to lose contrac…
    Flight Test Scoring - Changes - AvCanada
  • Make a WB for you and full fuel, than make one for you + pax+ full fuel. Do the same for no fuel. Plot the 4 WB moments on the chart and connect them making a parallelogram. So you can prove that for any combination of fuel and pax weight, you are within WB limits.
    Weight and Balance - AvCanada
  • At a certain point, the attempt to avoid missing a relevant link, or to try to make your content as discoverable as possible through a knowledge graph, would dilute the explicit mental models and diagramming potential possible with a graphical presentation of content. Instead of replicating some mental models, the graph could instead start to represent all possible permutations of a mental model, and stop representing anything of value at all.
    Displaying content as a graph: An exploration | This is important
  • Sites with hierarchies also use breadcrumbs as a way to show you where you are in the overall site map. Content that you interact with purely in graph form would instead need to either construct dynamic breadcrumbs based on the path through the content that you took, or take a different approach entirely, like relying on category tags. Every Noise at Once, with the flexible graph-like exploration format, maintains a breadcrumb that effectively shows the nodes surrounding the one that you’re currently visiting:
    Displaying content as a graph: An exploration | This is important