Hi Tog, I have experienced what you're describing. I'm an engineer, and I work at a company of what seems like mostly engineers, though of course we're not all engineers, but we have tons of them. And college educated does not remove human biases nor bigotry, so it is a bit sad when I see it, but some, and this isn't exclusive to educated people, because jocks do it too, but people with ability sometimes look down on others that don't have the same abilities. L.O.L.
I don't know why I came out the way I did, but starting around pre-teen age I started to get lethargic and apathetic. Trust me, there were no internet gadgets back then L.O.L :). Anyway, honestly a lot of what I do is BORING. BORING BORING BORING. Boring. Tedious. Boring. BUT...
And I get to my point. A heavy dose of morning caffeine, followed by a muscle pumping, booty shaking, a throbbing that would make club-goers jealous, wakes me up and sharpens me like a wild animal in heat. lol. Cardio wink wink. I am coming to terms with my body, and how to make it function peak peak peak.
Ok now, for real, my point: the ability to maintain sustained concentration doing something I LOVE (feeling like a wild animal in heat) translates to improved sustained concentration in other areas.
Ok ok, you got me, i don't love tedious boring work, but I find that the more I know my body and my self, the more capable I am of dealing with boring boring boring stuff, and even sometimes, turn it into something not so boring and sometimes somewhat semi-interesting.

It's sad this "news for nerds" site isn't populated with actual nerds, at least it seems that way with so much bigotry and rhetoric in the comments.

Hi, you are right, a healthy mind in a healthy body, I think studies like this one donâ(TM)t aim to show that specific claim is true, but perhaps something more interesting such as one exercise session a week is enough to make a noticeable impact. That claim to me is less obvious than âoea healthy mind in a healthy bodyâ. Disclaimer: I didnâ(TM)t read the article, my point was that I believe you didnâ(TM)t give appropriate nuance to the situation.

I feel sorry for everyone whose clarity of mind falls victim to Apple's privacy rhetoric, or any company's privacy rhetoric. Technology systems are so complex, I doubt a publicly available commercial system could ever be developed without major holes.

do your own fucking homework

Don't look around, peasant. Keep your head and mind on the grindstone. You'll only be disappointed with what's around you.

I don't feel bad at all for these sites. 1: Their ads are irrelevant and crappy-looking. 2: Their ads are infestuous-- tracking me over the web is something I never consented to by simply visiting their site. 3: I have the right to ultimate control over what I choose to load or run on my computer. Maybe if their ads weren't irrelevant, crappy-looking, or privacy-invasive, I might not mind.

This is a very well-thought-out reply. Thanks for contributing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... lol. (I laughed because privacy doesn't exist in the medium where many of our thoughts largely exist, the internet and computers in general). Nearly all of us wouldn't know if the NSA/CIA/etc... came into our computers to check on us-- from the little I know these guys have a huge amount of brain power and almost unlimited authority. And I'm sure there are a few leaps in this thought, but I'm worried that perhaps the public might conflate the FBI's inability to access that particular iPhone, you know which one, to the government in whole unable to access whatever desired information from whatever desired device/iphone/computer/IP address/Etc....

This is just an anecdote. When I was in my teen years, I noticed that when I focused on activities such as working out at the gym several times a week, it tended to leading a certain mental lifestyle which while I don't believe necessarily excludes a heavy reflective mindset, it sure felt that way at the time. While I don't know the true nature of the circumstances, my impoverished opinion is that hormones and adaptation were preparing me, making appropriate changes suitable to my activities or environment. When a soldier is training, a philosopher is not what is formed.

I agree with the main idea of your post, which is that most people don't care about the current threats, made obvious by the fact that there is not enough uproar by the communities, and that businesses and governments seem to continue like it's business as usual. Isn't it clear that in order for there to be change, action must be taken? Many of us who care about the issues you mentioned above (we care to different degrees) indulge in complaining instead of cooperative problem solving. Is it a lack of know-how, motivation, or intelligence?