Jake Danczyk

Not what I thought when I clicked on the thread... this is better though Good idea, have signed up.

Have changed the thread title from USA to Bozeman MT. Thought a lot about my plans for the future over the last week and decided to return to school and finish my engineering degree. Day trading can be a career, but it is no easier (harder actually) than a more traditional profession. When I started I was thinking it would be possible to make millions within a few years. Now I believe it would take a decade or more, and I can do the same with engineering. And I find technology and engineering more interesting and satisfying than trading. So I am staying here in Bozeman. Would still love to find some philosophical roommates. If you are here in the area already, definitely get a hold of me. If you are in a position I was a few years ago: in therapy/wanting to be in therapy, not sure of what you want to do in life, want a safe, reflective space and a high quality roommate, I highly encourage (beseech?) you to get a hold of me. Bozeman is a very nice town, there are lots of jobs available, and a very decent number of therapists. And I have a lease on a nice but cheap house and would love to fill one or more of the rooms with a philosophical mind such as yours.

Tony, are you still in need of a roommate? I am in search of either some philosophers to split a house with or to rent a room from. https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/49727-looking-for-roommates-in-the-usa/

Montanan here! Ready to leave the desert of normal society behind and get some philosophers in my life. I'm in Bozeman, how about yourself? ps. the link is dead but the idea is not... IMO Montana could be the ideal place to create a free society. We get a few thousand IQ120+ self-knowledge masters gathered up... build a new Atlantis under the Big Sky... I think a lot of the 'normal' people of the state are hungry also for the philosophy and leadership we could provide... just a dream for now but one I take seriously

How about Montanans? I'm semi-close to Idaho border, in Bozeman. I've wanted to organize a Mountain states meetup for a while... obviously a lot of ground to cover out here. But if we got enough folks a yearly or semi-annual meetup seems very doable, and doubtless would be a lot of fun and value. P.S. on the off chance, you don't happen to be looking for roommates do you? I need to get some philosophers in my life, am willing to go anywhere but would prefer to stay in rural, northern USA if possible. https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/49727-looking-for-roommates-in-the-usa/

D.D., Enjoyed reading the thread and getting to 'fast forward' through the last year of your life. I relate to a lot of it - the end of your romantic relationship being a catalyst for self-transformation, the fight to develop entrepreneurial skills. Best of luck with the next step(s).

Hello all, I am a 26 year old man living in Bozeman, Montana. I am looking for some fellow philosophers to share a house with, or to rent a room from. I am up for anything, my only needs are an internet connection and being within biking distance of someplace where I can get a part-time weekend job. The house I currently live in is one option. 4 bedrooms, nothing fancy but everything is clean and in working condition, and a big yard (around 1 acre). It is in a nice location in a nice town. Fairly cheap, rent+utilities average of $415/bedroom. I have a good relationship with the landlord, have been here for several years. The current lease is up at the end of July, other roommates are on the way out. I have been an FDR listener since 2012. I devoured as much material as I could for several years, and while I learned and understood a huge amount at an intellectual level, it was not until 2 years ago, when I had the painful experience of a romantic relationship falling apart (a relationship that for a time I was certain would result in marriage), that I really began the deep emotional work of processing my childhood and learning to become my own "inner parent". I am now ready to emerge from my 'chrysalis', and join in the fight for the future of the world. Right now my role in that fight is working to become a highly profitable day trader and acquiring resources for the forces of truth . I've been interested in trading since my teenage years, began studying it more seriously 3 years ago, and have been going at it hard for the last 8 months. I estimate that I am at around 5,000 hours of studying theory and watching live charts. I have reached a point of being able to consistently win trades on demo accounts and with small orders, now I just need to steadily grow my account and confidence so that I will be able to remain rational when trading with more serious $$.

Jeremy, I feel quite fortuitous to return to the board for the first time in many months and see a post from a fellow Montanan. I am in somewhat of a similar place - my first FDR exposure was in 2012 as well, after several cycles of: diving into self-knowledge work, thinking/wishing that I was "healed", and eventually having to accept that I had further work to do - and am really ready to join in the work of "healing" the world. I live in Bozeman at the moment, are you guys anywhere close? Also... any chance you guys have a room to rent or are looking for roommates? One step I definitely want and need to take for my own happiness is to get some philosophers in my life physically. Quite tired of living with muggles... - Jake

Congrats on the investment Indefiance, I've been a bitcoin holder for a while but did not look into Ethereum until recently. Still could have a lot of gains, but it is hard to buy into something after such a steep rise.

Igor, About halfway through at the moment, very much enjoying it. "The presentation was everything, the reality was thoroughly suppressed. The State was becoming increasingly theatrical with a highly decorated stage and increasingly messy backstage."

Wanted to provide some clarity to the concept of escape velocity. The escape velocity is not the minimum velocity which must be reached to leave the Earth. In theory an object could leave Earth with a velocity relative to the center of the Earth of 1m/s(or .1 or .01 or so on....) So long as thrust generated is greater than the force of gravity pulling in the opposite direction, an object will continue to move away from Earth, and the force of Gravity will fall away in proportion to 1/r2, where r=distance from the center of the Earth. The escape velocity is minimum velocity which would give an object sufficient kinetic energy to escape the gravity well of a stellar body (assuming no energy lost to friction, because Earth has an atmosphere this assumption does not for launches from the surface) It is the velocity which gives kinetic energy = to the potential energy of being 'down' in a gravity well K=1/2*m*v2 [K=kinetic energy m=mass, v=velocity] U= (GMm)/r [u=potential energy, G=universal gravitational constant, M=mass of the stellar body, in this case Earth, m=mass of the object) So we set K=U 1/2*m*v2=(GMm)/r we will solve for v m cancels out v2=2*(GMm)/r v=(2GM/r)1/2 we plug in our constants... G=6.67408 ×10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2 M=5.972 ×10^24 kg r=6.371 ×10^6 m and we get roughly 11,200 m/s more here http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vesc.html#c2

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/DeadliftStandards.html http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/SquatStandards.html BMI of 27.4, which is in the overweight category. Also felt that was reasonable to say as it is the OP's own assessment that he is likely a beginner lifter. Also based on my own experience that once I began eating sufficiently and training with a similar program to the one I posted that strength gains came consistently and linearly until I got to about (5 rep on all) 0.9x bodyweight bench, 1.4x bodyweight squat, 1.7x bodyweight deadlift. I do owe you an apology though Ed, my reply was written extremely mechanically, and the truth is I was using the chance to totally focus on numbers/logic of programming to avoid some painful emotions I did not want to face that night. And you should definitely do some reading of the true experts in the field as Algernon and Graham have suggested. In reply to your last post, I also felt that the lack of a Pulling exercise made SS unbalanced, so I added in rows and pull-up like movements. But compound lifts are definitely the best way to gain strength, the strongest guys in my gym (natural and steroid users alike) spend 80%+ of their time doing compound movements. I would recommend variations of the main lifts (for example I prefer Decline and Incline Bench to Flat bench, feels better on my shoulders somehow), Many of the specific details are not that important, the most important thing as a beginner is to know exactly what you did last time so you can consistently increase one aspect of loading each time you do the same workout. That can be increased weight, number of reps or sets, or decreased rest between sets, or a combination of these factors. The consistent but mild increase in difficulty gives your body the stimulus to adapt in small, achievable increments. When you push yourself to the edge of your strength, the next day you will actually be weaker (generally), but within a few days you will have become stronger (assuming you are eating enough). It is kinda like this: Push to 99% capacity, the next day that same loading would be 102% capacity(you couldnt do it), but 2 or 3 days later that same loading will be only 96% capacity, allowing you to push a little further. Was writing more but realized I was starting to repeat Algernon's first post. With diet, you do have decide your goal for the next few months. Focus on muscle and strength gain, or try to cut fat while minimizing muscle loss. If I am right and you are still a beginner it will be possible to lose weight and gain some more strength, but the strength gains will be from a better mind-body connection, not bigger muscles. I still recommend attempting to maintain weight and gaining strength until you stall again, but when you do stall, or if you are unable to gain more strength while maintaining weight, then I would begin cutting if I were you. There are many ways to cut. Atkins-style low to no carb, more balanced diets, eating the same but doing lots of cardio, and more. I would recommend this site, has very informative and well researched articles on large variety of topics, though is oriented more towards physique building than athletic performance. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

Thanks for the info Ed, this is my advice. Some is likely a repeat of stuff you have read elsewhere, apologies in advance. (And I didnt mean to write this much when I started, it just wouldnt stop ) You have gained some strength and are no longer a novice, but are still in the beginner category, and a little overweight, so I you will be able to gain strength through increased neural efficiency while maintaining or even losing weight. A program with linear progression (adding a set amount of weight each time) and a small number of basic compound lifts will be the simplest and fastest way to gain strength. Something like Starting Strength or StrongLifts, but since you are going to lift on Sundays and Mondays, you should do an upper/lower split those days rather than full body. I know you said you have done SS, but I think you could still milk a lot more gains out of it or similar program. Diet Just aim to get your ~1g/lb of bodyweight Protein. I find that eating this amount of protein keeps me rather full and around maintenance without having to also track Carbs and Fat, though you should still avoid sugary snacks (no more than a few servings a week). You could do cyclical diet and minimize Carb consumption Thursday-Saturday to help shed some fat. Workout Sunday: 5 sets of 3 on Deadlift. Optional: 2-3 sets of 6-12 reps on Leg Extension, Calf Raises(Something where you leg is straight, not bent), Weighted Crunches Monday: 3 sets of 5 on Bench Press and Barbell rows. Optional: 2-3 sets of 6-12 reps on Lat pulldowns, Fly's, Curls, Triceps Extensions, 1-2 sets of 6-12 reps Front/Side/Rear Shoulder raises Wednesday: 3 sets of 5 on Squat, Incline Bench Press, Weighted Chin Ups(or Chin-up grip on the lat pulldown) Optional: 2-3 sets of 6-12 reps on Leg Curls Get your body/heart warmed up before lifting with 2-5 minutes of cardio or bodyweight exercises. For the main lifts: Start with a weight 15-20% less than the most you think you could finish the workouts with. Increase weight by 5 pounds each week. You should aim to hit your current limits in 4 weeks. Use the same weight for all working sets. On the last set, if you can do more than 5 reps, keep going until you aren't sure you will be able to finish the next one. Warm your joints up by doing singles up to and slightly over your working weight. Rest ~3 minutes between upper body sets, a little longer for legs. For the Deadlift, DO NOT EVER COMPROMISE FORM to try to get another rep or 2, you will hurt your back. Drop to 3 sets of 3 on Deads when/if you reach the point where you cannot finish all 5 sets, then continue progressing linearly. Squat to at least parallel. Most of us westerners need to also spend time in a low squat position outside the gym to gain the mobility needed to squat to/below parallel. Put 5# plates under your heels if you cannot squat to parallel standing flatfooted You can superset the Pressing and Pulling exercises if you want to reduce the overall time in the gym. Hopefully I haven't missed anything though definitely ask any questions you may have. I think you will be able to follow this program for 12+ weeks and gain 20% or more on your lifts before you begin hitting a wall. This will happen sooner with some exercises then others, continue until you are not making any progress. If you are not able to continue progressing past week 4(your current limits) then either: You are eating too far below maintenance calories and your body has been losing weight too rapidly to maintain/grow strength I am wrong, you are not as much of a beginner as I believe, and you will need to be eating a surplus to gain strength in the future. In this case you may wish to cut first and drop ~20 pounds before returning to a strength-gain phase. My resume: 25yo, been lifting for ~9 years but only been making sustained progress for ~3 years. In that time, gone from bodyweight of 190@ ~16% bodyfat to 225@ ~9% bodyfat. Best lifts in pounds: 300 Weighted Chin Up, 280 Bench Press, 415 Squat, 535 Deadlift

Can you give us your height & weight Ed? Would help in evaluating where you are at.

I did already report this via the "Is this file broken" button on this page, https://board.freedomainradio.com/files/file/135-the-god-of-atheists-audiobook-zip/ but posting this here as well to hopefully make it easier for the problem to be seen.

Hey Ed. I am new here too, I found Stefan on Alex Jones too, and am struggling with addiction myself. I've been listening to the show for a couple years, but it has taken me until the last month or two to begin admitting to myself I have a problem, so congratulations on reaching that stage as well. I wish I had some advice to give, but right now I really do not. Just wanted to say hi and that you are not alone on that long road. We can make it, it will be worth it. One thing that helps me is to try to be relentless in asking myself what I want in the future, if what I am doing now is helping to bring that closer or further from reality.

I remember stumbling across a website this man had made several years ago. There was some physics content, but most of it was ranting against what he had perceive as academic censorship from professors who would not listen to his ideas. His ideas are nonsense. Simple proof you have likely encountered: the GPS system is dependent on the theories of relativity being correct. Relativity has also endured long and rigorous inquiry from a large number of brilliant scientists, who certainly had flaws, but generally a clear and logical grasp of Mathematics and physical reality. Here is a list of some more well known experimental proofs: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/experiments.html This might be more interesting to read though, http://www.leapsecond.com/great2005/, it is a guy who does a relativly simple proof of General Relativity by taking 3 atomic clocks up Mt Rainer for a weekend in his Van(with his kids). General relativity predicts that time runs slower in stronger gravity fields. The strength of Earth's gravity field weakens very gradually as altitude above the surface rises. After climbing a few thousand feet, the atomic clocks run faster than identical clocks in a lab at sea-level. But only by a tiny amount (they gain 22 nanoseconds on the lab clocks after about two full rotations of the earth(2days)). I am a college senior studying Physics. It is a public school and obviously there is a lot of corruption embedded in this system, but the great thing about Math is that it is impossible to corrupt and the great thing about Observation is that it is almost impossible to corrupt. I have seen and calculated the Quantum Mechanics equations which correctly predict the behaviour of PNP transistor junctions, and then I have built, operatated, and measured the behavior of an electrical circuit containing such a transistor. Quantum Mechanics is almost certainly correct. Particles do exist in a fundamentally probalistic nature. A uranium 238 nucleus is unstable. If it could lose an Alpha Particle (2 protons & 2 neutrons, same thing as normal Helium nucleus) its energy would be lower, and nature prefers lower energy states. However, for the alpha particle to escape the nucleus it has to first climb over a small "energy hill", and the there isn't enough kinetic energy in the nucleus for the particle to get over this little hill and ride down the loooong energy drop on the far side. The odds of the alpha particle getting over the hill in any given second are incredibly low, but as it bounces around inside the nucleus, everytime it approaches the barrier it has some non-zero chance of crossing over. It is in a superpostion of states where it is both already over the hill and inside the nucleus. Don't ask what a particle in superpostion looks like, it doesn't look like anything, but mathematics can describe its behaviour. On average, it takes over 4 billion years for the alpha particle to escape. But with U-235, where the hill is much smaller, the particle escape happens much faster and thus your can put a bunch of U-235 together and get a pretty light show. \ Sorry if this is too long, but its just the rigour and logic of QM and relativity should be something this community embraces. Of course, they aren't totally correct, because they cant explain all physical behaviour in the universe, but whatever replaces them will certainly continue along the same paths, extending them. Classical Physics is dead, but its still pretty useful for engineering

Your suspicion is most likely incorrect. The Universe exists, and certainly it is a complex object. Our knowledge of the laws of physics is vastly more powerful and sophisticated than mere animal intuition, yet we likely remain a fair way off from the Universal laws of physics. Theism proposes that not only does this Universe exist, but in addition an entity exists which is either 'outside of the Universe' or 'everywhere in the Universe at once' and in either case has total knowlede of the Universe. Thus, the theist looks at the Univese and says "This universe is mind-boggilingly complex, it must have come from something. It must have had a cause." But the proposed answer is, in fact, no such thing. In fact, the answer of 'God did it' only makes the situation more implausible. If God is at least as complex as the Universe, and if the Universe must have a source, then how does proposing "God did it" answer the Prime Mover argument? What 'moved' God? You must either make an immediate contradiction "Everything has cause and effect, God has no cause", or you must suggest an infinite recursion of Gods creating Gods. Which is absurd. Look around you. The universalization of ethics is true good morality. We here know this, that is why we are voluntarists. If there exists an entity which has total control over the Universe, and this entity chose to create a Universe which spawned the Earth, then this entity is responsible for every act of violence and suffering which has ever occured. Any proposed God figure must necessarily be evil or ambivalent. In either case, not virtuous.

Andy, I've just officially joined the community here as well, and saw this post while checking out the forums. I am also a college student, am also studying Physics with something else (Mechanical Eng. and a couple minors), and also am frustrated with school. About the middle of last semester, I realized that I was truly wasting time and should just be getting out into the 'real world' as fast as possible, not taking the extra year I needed to get some extra pieces of paper. Sadly by the time I realized this it was already too late, as the order of course progression & pre-requisites made it impossible to finish either ahead of my original schedule. At this point, I view college as mostly earning a 'license/certificate of not being a total idiot'. I know future employment depends upon it, so I am just going to do it. However, my transition from statism to voluntarism has made a large amount of the potential employment in my fields very undesirable. So I find myself also extremely interested in entrepreneurship. Reading Atlas Shrugged gave me for the first time a sense of heroism and honor in the acts of production. Thanks for sharing, it is great to join this community and immediately find something I can relate to and learn from.