This makes me feel old. I learned Fortran on the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System back in 1980. While I think of Fortran now and again and think about re-learning, I haven't thought of DTSS in years.
The host segments with Jonah aren't too bad. I don't care for the host segments with Felicia Day & Patton Oswalt; but, I didn't care for Pearl and Bobo, either. I don't care for the changing voices and characteristics of the bots, either.
I think the riffs are more "generalized." In the original, there were riffs that were regional or more obscure (e.g. Hamdingers).
Since becoming disabled and not driving anymore, I use an app on my phone to read ebooks, rather than carry a book. I'm always reading two or three at a time; so, I can decide which to read depending on the time I am waiting (for a ride, for an appointment, etc.).
I thought it was the same thing until I tried it myself, especially in dark rooms. Having the light from my phone hurt my eyes after reading with an ereader. It’s a really huge difference
At this point, it looks like 2025 will be the first I neither bought nor read a physical book. I still read every day; but, they've all been ebooks this year. Since I read on my phone, I don't need to carry a book or ereader. I used to read physical books before going to bed; but, this year, I found myself reading fewer books at the same time. (As opposed to a couple on my phone and a couple of physical books before bed.)
> Has anyone? It's got an August 2026 publication date. Is there even a first draft?
I'd guess the book is an expanded version of the blog. (Which I don't recommend - I do think this is conspiracy theory territory and of negative value.)
>You can't really diagnose by levels, though, unless you knew what that person's previous levels were.
Exactly. Before suggesting it. my doctor had more than a year's worth of data. (I have some blood tests done quarterly; so, he added one for testosterone.) Even then, he sent the results to my urologist.
But also - say over your 55th year your levels were 800, but when you felt your best and most confident at 35, your levels were 1000. What is the correct level for you?
TBD. I was told you start TRT and then check the level in three months. Based on the new level and symptoms, the dosage gets adjusted. That's the difference between doing actually in consultation with a doctor, as opposed to a one-time phone/internet "consult."
> Fans only want to watch the very best players. Without TV money, new leagues can’t match salaries, and cannot attract top talent.
Is there enough "top talent" to fund a new league? Take American football: there are more players in high school, than college, because the game gets faster and better; the same goes from college to the NFL. The game changes, too; so. success in college doe not mean success in the NFL. There have been 88 Heisman Trophy winners; but, only 10 have made the NFL Hall of Fame. (The only two-time Heisman Trpohy winner is not one of those ten.)
Did (DO) the XFL and AAF have "top talent"? These were players who were not good to get drafted by the NFL. Sure, some players have from the XFL to NFL; but, that makes the XFL more like a minor league or developmental league -- a notch lower.
Top talent is also going to these lesser leagues. Mason Cox was a top NCAA basketball player and got recruited to play AFL in Australia. There's quite a pipeline now because that. Same goes for Australia to US football kickers and punters.
Most of these sports are so variable that they qualify as 'unkind' learning environments, per David Epstein's work. Meaning that a large variety of other education is preferable. Patrick Mahomes is a great example. His baseball training has made him a great quarterback.
Point is, if the sport is sufficiently 'unkind' then any player from other sports should be just fine transferring over
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