iamiam's comments

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: America’s First Amphetamine Epidemic 1929–1971 (2008)

I think that's a great practice and not uncommon.

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: America’s First Amphetamine Epidemic 1929–1971 (2008)

You should have started with just 5mg. 30mg is a lot for an initial dosage.

Great that an alternative seems to be working for you though.

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: Confessions of a Book Pirate (2010)

Yes, Safari is a good deal...they also have a nice trial period which requires a simple signup/no payment.

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: Confessions of a Book Pirate (2010)

Thanks Dang for posting the links -- interesting!

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: Confessions of a Book Pirate (2010)

I agree in terms of the economics of it for many readers at least. I buy a lot of books. I would buy a lot more e-books I think if prices were reasonable i.e sub $5, vs. usually being as much a print copy. I also gift many books. I recently downloaded 200+ books via b-ok.org...most of which I certainly wouldn't have bought and probably half of which I won't open for years if ever. Two months later, though, a couple of the books I enjoyed that I've ordered new copies to be sent as gifts as friends.

I would be a good candidate for something like Kindle Unlimited, but most of the books I'm interested in aren't available there. At least half the books I downloaded (many academic as well as poetry and other books) are not available on Kindle Unlimited.

Subscription music aggregators seem to have a pretty decently comprehensive offering in a way that the book, news, and movie aggregators don't.

It would be a little weird, but if there was an app where I could read any book but every 20th page or so was some full page ad...I could live with that (as long as it wasn't a video or something). Not sure if that kind of a model could work in terms of the economics for writers -- but it's of course working for news mostly and for some film sites like Tubi and Pluto.

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: Adderall Tolerance

One other thought. Check the manufacturer of your Adderall. The "potency" can vary significantly between different manufacturers.

iamiam | 6 years ago | on: Adderall Tolerance

Not sure...so just throwing out ideas here. Perhaps try meditation for 20 minutes or so a day and twice daily exercise to help too. Maybe go off the Adderall for a week or two...try to step up the meditation/exercise (maybe coffee too)...then try the Adderall again? Or take it less frequently, like 4 days a week?

iamiam | 8 years ago | on: Chrome Won

I also use Epic -- Epic is a great Chrome alternative...it takes a little getting used to, but it's fast & private.

iamiam | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: Cheaper flights when flying multiple destinations by route optimisation

skiplagged.com is really cool too.

iamiam | 9 years ago | on: Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf]

So many of these old textbooks are much clearer than ones of today. And they're no-nonsense, "What one fool can learn, another can learn."