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This is why I sell beer.
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Feynman's wobbling plate: how to recover from burnout
So I got this new attitude. Now that I am burned out and I'll never accomplish anything, I've got this nice position at the university teaching classes which I rather enjoy, and just like I read the Arabian Nights for pleasure, I'm going to play with physics, whenever I want to, without worrying about any importance…
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The Chair
Technology is not enough.
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Linus Torvalds: Pearls before swine
My life isn't glamorous. I know that comes as a big shock to everybody, since geeks in general are seen as the crème de la crème of society,...
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When you want to quit because it's just not worth it
Are you crying in the shower because you can't handle it anymore? Beyond Impostor Syndrome: Complete melt-down? Well, at least you're in good company.
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You Owe it to Yourself to be Old-School
I love watching House. My favorite episodes are those where he manages to debug an illness not by knowing an obscure desease, but by having the …
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Changes to my life as a result of just four weeks of daily meditation
This post was on the front page of Hacker News. Check out their thread for some interesting comments .
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The secret life of punctuation - ¶ (The Pilcrow)
This is a pilcrow: ¶. They crop up surprisingly frequently, bookending paragraphs on websites with a typographic bent, for instance, and teaming up with the section symbol in legal documents to form picturesque reference marks such as §3, ¶7. The pilcrow even appears in Microsoft Word, where it adorns a button which…
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The Netscape Dorm (1994)
If someone has linked you to this page, they're probably trying to con you. Don't fall for it. In fact, stop reading right now. Don't read this page. Go read this page instead.
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Lisp inventor John McCarthy on human progress and its sustainability
The sustainability pages are essentially done, although I plan to improve them and respond to inadequacies people find. Having done my best to show that material progress is sustainable, I can justifiably turn my attention to the future and present ideas about what progress people will want and what can be achieved…
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Want to be a leader? Wash the Dishes When Nobody Else Will.
When you're starting a business, you have to wear a lot of hats. You don't have an HR department, or an IT department, or a marketing department, or any specialized department, so if a press...
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Ditch Starbucks and work at the library
Explore the United States' intellectual landscape through creative exploration, engaging workshops, and innovative environments, while addressing accessibility and economic challenges to foster inclusive growth.
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Steve Pavlina: 30 days since I quit Facebook
It’s been about 30 days since I quit Facebook , so I wanted to share an update on what that’s been like. Many others also quit the service last month, and many more are on the fence as to whether they should do the same.
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Sleep hacks: How to Become an Early Riser
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom. – Aristotle
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Rands in Repose: The Noise
It started that morning when you actually had time to go to your favorite coffee shop on that Wednesday morning. You, like many of us, had a bunch of time off f