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Mallard Beakman
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Atlanta. COVID sanity. Bitcoin not crypto. Gay not LGBT. Former biochemist turned patent litigator.

I feel bad for using a space heater in my office but commercial buildings in America go berserk with air conditioning.

Preston Pysh is hot ngl 🥵

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Every year, I spend 1-2 months living in Egypt. This is because my husband is originally from Egypt, his family is much larger than mine, and so while our economic base is in the US, our social base is actually in Egypt. I thus became multinational many years ago.

However, my husband spends 3-4 months each year in Egypt, while I only spend 1-2 months there. So, there are 1-2 months where I’m in the US alone. The reason I choose to do this is to look after the household and business, and because I’m not as productive in Egypt (inconsistent internet, less optimal workstation, way more social pressures, and so forth).

In some ways, we find that spending some time apart strengthens our relationship and lets us focus on our separate things for part of the year. And when we meet after 1-2 months, it’s such a great reunion. We find ourselves wanting to catch up on so much and spend extra time together. But also, even though in some ways I look forward to having time alone and indeed get a lot done during that time, I immediately regret it once I am alone. I find myself constantly looking forward to going to Egypt, as I am now. During these periods, I end up posting more on social media, either constructively or non-constructively, in what tends to be a replacement for diminished in-person contact.

This seems to be amplified by my work situation. When I was an engineer, I worked with colleagues in person each day, but now that I work from home, my colleagues are virtual and I meet them in person only at major events. So, this relatively brief window each year of being in a different place than my husband tends to be oddly monk-like, with me at home alone 24 hours per day, working and living and doing whatever I do. I think one of my future goals will be to increase my deliberate effort at spending time with local friends, especially during this part of the year.

Anyway, I’m doing a series of “real thoughts” uniquely on Nostr, and this is the first one.

Conclusion: Social circles are (obviously) a very important thing, including for workaholics and introverts like myself. Social circles affect us in various ways, and having gone through many cycles, I have become increasingly aware of the changes that take place during these seasonal cycles of being close to others vs far from others.

I love learning a bit more about you. You're such an interesting person. Thanks for keeping it real!

There's nothing more tragic than a twink thinking he's "bulking up" when he's actually just getting fat

"The program consists of an impressive assembly of over 3,000 surveillance cameras, and 95 base stations, along with two central control centers and eight regional centers." https://reclaimthenet.org/cameroon-to-flood-its-largest-city-with-mass-surveillance

Gym, groceries, and then work to stave off the Sunday scaries lol

CDC BRFSS updated their data for 2021. The United States is now more obese than ever.

Lol oops.

IMO, this is the biggest problem with Twitter (and especially Twitter Blue).

You can never have free speech without anonymity. https://t.co/UzVjOP7RnE

Hey @GrapheneOS bros: what browser do you use? I really liked Bromite browser, but they haven't updated it in six months, which makes me nervous. So I'm using the default Vanadium for now.

Lemme know what you use 😇

Me: *turns down thermostat to 72*

Dad: "Are you running up the light bil--"

Me: "Okay no. Not today. There's a reason people your age move to Florida. Our bodies are NOT THE SAME. Just add the AC to my tab if you must."

Pretty sure I'm going to get an invoice.

“Larry, why did you tell Wanda that COVID was an ethnically targeted bioweapon?”

Does it make me evil for pointing out you could get $200 for opening a Chase checking account? https://accounts.chase.com/raf/share/2504891828

The top link is a YouTube video praising Elon Musk.

The bottom link is a YouTube documentary about Nostr, the world's first decentralized social media protocol.

The Florida panhandle is honestly wild