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Thanks, HN Here are the vocab survey results from all your participation
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Accidental Genius: How To Think
I would say that alternative name of this book could be “How to think”. It is a must read.
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Ten apps is all I need
Nokia’s new N9 phone based on MeeGo looks wonderful and according to Engadget, it’s a delight to use as well. But supposedly it’s dead on arrival because it’s not going to have a massive platform. Excuse my french, but fuck the platform. For all the 200,000 apps in Apple&…
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Fooling myself to work
We can't always be at the mercy of our motivation. I've some tricks how to fool myself into work, every single day. I'm quite productive thanks to these tricks. They will work for you too. So here they are...
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How an Illinois rest stop inspired a web page
Last summer I was driving back to Chicago from Wisconsin. On the Illinois side there are a couple of rest stops over the tollway. It’s a great place to get some gas, grab some caffeine, and stretch your legs a little before the final 50 miles home. The rest stop usually has a booth where y…
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The obsession with next
The tech world is obsessed with what’s next. It has become so used to the constant flow of new products and new companies that newness itself has been placed on a pedestal. But outside of a few breakthroughs here and there, most things that are good are good because they got there slowly. …
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Effective learning: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge
This article will help you overcome one of the greatest difficulties you will face when trying to accelerate learning: formulating knowledge.
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How to train your brain to flip to a new language
When you start learning a new language, common wisdom suggests that you have two possible goals, One is passing an exam,the other is the dreaded word, fluency
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And suddenly, you're hip
This Perl marketing thing you know.. I'm really thinking about it every day. I've always wondered how those mechanism of "being THE it-language" or "the tool the cool kids use these days" or "success" in terms of "spreading everywhere" really works.
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A bad design is a good reminder
Our new office has a dishwasher. It’s sleek, modern, and silent. It blends into the stainless cabinets and countertops just perfectly. It has the same handle style as the drawers and doors to the left and right. It has no buttons or lights or anything on the outside. You don’t even know…
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Why I Switched to Duck Duck Go Permanently
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How to Fly 35,000 Miles, Visit 4 Continents, 9 Countries, and 15 Cities for $418
"I have to tell you sir, this is easily the most ridiculous itinerary I've ever put together," said the American Airlines operator the other night as I finalized plans for a worldwide adventure that would make Marco Polo blush. "Welp, that makes two of us!" I replied. And just like that, I had committed myself
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Some fun mathematical puzzles
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