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So while some people's lives converge fast, there will be others whose lives never converge. And for these people, figuring out what to work on is not so much a prelude to working hard as an ongoing part of it, like one of a set of simultaneous equations.
How to Work Hard
paulgraham.com
Erotic desire, Angel argues, does not sit within us, fully formed, waiting to be mined like ore. It takes shape through a process of exploration, and, ideally, collaboration. (They don’t call it “intercourse” for nothing.) But Angel thinks that this kind of happy discovery is compromised for many women. One clear reason is the threat of male violence. A less obvious culprit is the safeguard that contemporary feminism has formulated to defuse that threat: affirmative consent.
We’re Shaped by Our Sexual Desires. Can We Shape Them?
newyorker.com
On Windows, many user-specific configurations are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive (abbreviated as HKCU), stored in %USERPROFILE%\NTUSER.dat.
This includes changes made in both Control Panel and Windows Settings, as well as settings for Microsoft programs like the Office suite.
This hive is synchronised across terminals on roaming user profiles (such as with Active Directory and domains).
Home, Not So Sweet Home
gist.github.com
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