Intelligence and ignorance are two different paths to the goal of happiness, to be followed at different times.
Author: Munro Stewart
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Make Life Better And More Equal
For a better world, I wonder if we need to make a better and more equal life for the average person who does their best to provide any helpful work, regardless of their intelligence and the job or service they end up doing and providing for all of us.
Make Your Life Simpler
Why life on earth can seem so difficult even when it's so simple could be one of the greatest mysteries of this world.
Get Rid Of Money
I wonder if one of the best changes to make society better and happier would be to find a way to completely get rid of money.
Be Willing To Be Condemned
It is better to be willing to be condemned by others who disagree with or don't appreciate your ideas than to live in fear and not express them at all.
Raptors Path Forward 2024
Here's a plan for the Raptors going forward, focused on getting all players who are the best 3PT shooters, deprioritizing great athletic defenders unless they'll shoot great too, and leave passing for the best passers on the team to setup 3PT shooters.
Strategy
TLDR - Shooting Yes, Defense Less, Passing Bests
- Build the team around everyone being a great shooter except for Barnes and Chomche
- So, focus less on defense, with defense being best possible only IF they can shoot great
- Put ball in hands of natural best passers like Barnes/Quickley, Mitchell/Mogbo for now
- So, focus less on everyone needing to pass in future, less turnovers, and 3PT specialists
- Keep PG/SG/SF/PF/C players who can be 40% 3PT shooters, defense 2nd skill hopefully
- Keep PF/C players who can be 35% 3PT shooters, defense 2nd skill important for C
Plan
TLDR - Lose This Year, Trade Poor Shooters, Get Great Shooters
- Lose for 1 year and get high 2025 draft pick
- Trade veterans and all poor shooters for young players/picks who are best shooters
- Play the young players more so you lose this year
- Make everyone take catch and shoot 3s, even Mitchell/Mogbo/Chomche/etc.
- Focus on getting the best young 3PT shooters
- Get best defense you can while having everyone shoot, and only great passers pass
- 2024 Raptors Draft Trade Idea
Be Careful What You Listen To
Be careful who you listen to and what news you subscribe to. Your life is determined by your thoughts and what you choose to feed your mind.
Use Brevity To Improve Society
Brevity may be a key to improve our society.
Make The Earth Free
Imagine how great the world could be if people did not have to waste time and worry about paying money for things the earth provides, including a small piece of earth itself.
Make Shortcuts To Cycle Taskbar
I think Windows, macOS, and other desktop operating systems should have 2 simple keyboard shortcuts to switch to the previous and next open apps by the order in which they appear on the taskbar or dock.
Nickname Scottie Barnes "Lion"
I think "Lion" or "The Lion" would be a great nickname for Scottie Barnes.
- He attacks at close range but can surprise you from distance
- He is fast and can glide across the court at high speeds
- He has the size and skills to be a King Of The Jungle
- He works together with a coalition and likes to Roarrrr
- He protects the other players and people that are in his team
- The nickname isn't too well-known or used by someone else
Consider Temporary Success Full Success
If any endeavor that doesn't last our whole life is considered a failure, then most of us would never have any successes.
Get Experienced Instead Of Surprised
There are no surprises, only experiences of new occurrences.
MacBook Air Smaller Sizes Guess
I wonder if Apple might release a redesigned MacBook Air in two new 12" and 14" sizes that are even thinner, lighter, and smaller, and which may not have a tandem OLED screen like the iPad Pro.
What
- M4? - Redesigned - 12" and 14" - $1199/$1399?
- M2? - Discounted - 13" and 15" - $799/$999?
- M3? - Discontinued
Why
- Make next MacBook Air thin, light, and small
- Offer cheaper old MacBook Air for education
- Keep MacBook Air somewhat lower priced
- Leave tandem OLED for MacBook Pro first
Learn That Everything Is Learning
Learning is everything and everything is learning.
Need Less Instead Of More
We may want more, but we need less.
Provide The Necessary For Everybody
There is enough for everybody.
Raptors Rebuilding Too Quickley?
I wonder if Raptors may be too good to get high 2025 pick, especially with Poeltl/Brown/Boucher. Mitchell/Agbaji/Vezenkov/Olynyk are older. Mogbo/Shead/Carlson are older prospects who can play now. Dick/Walter are young but can shoot. Barnes/Quickley/Barrett are poised to breakout.
- Jordan 3, Pippen 5, Grant 10, *Harper 8
- Robinson 1, Elliott 3, Duncan 1
- Tatum 3, Brown 3, Smart 6, *Irving 1
- DeRozan 8, Valanciunas 5, Ross 8
- Curry 7, Thompson 11, Barnes 7, *Bogut 1
- Barnes 4, ???, ???, *Barrett 3
Say "I Don't Know" Appropriately
I wonder if one of the problems in the world today is that people seem to have a built-in resistance to saying "I don't know".
Raptors Draft Trade Idea 2024
Notes
- My 2024 draft trade idea
- Shooting & defense with Barnes
- Get younger with Reed/Jabari
- Lose 1 year, get high 2025 pick
Rockets
- Jakob Poeltl
- Bruce Brown
- Chris Boucher
Raptors
- Reed Sheppard (2024 #3)
- Jabari Smith
- Steven Adams
- Jeff Green
- Jae Tate