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Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method
Learn how the Zettelkasten works as a system, what a Zettel is made of, and how to grow an organic web of knowledge.
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Looking Back on 35 Years as an Amiga User
Thirty five years ago I became an Amiga user. One of the first, actually. This is a meandering and reminiscent post of sorts, written to mark the Amiga’s 35th birthday and the 35 years I have known and loved the … Continue reading →
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Steps to Improve Your Writing
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway Introduction Looking back, I always struggled with writing. I felt pain every time I try to…
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A Guy Walks into an Apple Store
"Hello, I'd like to buy one of the new iPhones, please!" "Sure thing, here's the new iPhone 12. It's fast, beautiful, and is generally awesome." "Sweet, I'll take it. This box is really small." "Yup, that's because Apple is making the environmental move to reduce
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Unexpected, Useless, and Urgent, or What RSS Gets Right
Thinking about inbox management, RSS feeds, and email overload
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25 Years In Speech Technology and I still don’t talk to my computer
…and I still don’t talk to my computer.
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Boswell’s Life of Johnson
James Boswell and the Nature of Genius
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Anki as Learning Superpower: Computer Science Edition
Discover how Anki can enhance your memory and productivity in computer science and maths. Learn techniques from G-Research's expert insights.
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Big Trouble in a Deep Void
The following is a guest post by Indranil Banik, Moritz Haslbauer, and Pavel Kroupa (bios at end) based on their new paper Modifying gravity to save cosmology Cosmology is currently in a major cris…
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Be prolific
Produce lots of stuff and share it.
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My Life Countdown (2007)
When I was about 29 years old I got a spiritual “assignment” on an Easter morning in the old city of Jerusalem. According to this assignment my job was to live as if I had only 6 months left to … Continue reading →
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Notes on My Colon Cancer
My bout with colon cancer at age 34 in 2020
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James Randi Has Died
We are very sad to say that James Randi passed away yesterday, due to age-related causes. He had an Amazing life. We will miss him. Please respect Deyvi Peña’s privacy during this...
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Talking, Typing, Thinking: Software Is Not a Desk Job
tl;dr Developers over-optimise for the egonomics of typing and not enough for the egronomics of thinking.
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My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes
My journey to create a YouTube of memories from my family’s old home videos.
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I miss Microsoft Encarta (2019)
Microsoft Encarta came out in 1993 and was one of the first CD-ROMs I had. It ...
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Beginner's Guide to Arguing Constructively
How to turn arguments from vicious battles into productive dialogues.
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No More Misunderstandings: Paraphrasing – When, Why, and How
Paraphrasing - When, Why, and How
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A case for using punctuation in Slack
Or, a case for using punctuation in Slack
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The local timeline is the key to enjoying Mastodon
I'm sure you have already heard about Mastodon, typically marketed as a Twitter alternative. I will try to convince you that the word alternative doesn't mean here what you think it means, and why you may be using Mastodon wrong if you find it bori
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How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time
If you are an average 30 yr old engineer, let's say you want to retire reasonably by the time you are 60. A year wasted at a poor job or role is equivalent to you throwing away 3.3% of your career. The older you get, the steeper your loss is.
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How to answer questions in a helpful way (2017)
How to answer questions in a helpful way
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Pianojacq, an easy way to learn to play the piano
I’m pretty sure that the hardest choice in my life to date has been the one between my two loves: music on the hand and computer programming on the other. The programming won out, I figured it would be a much more lucrative field to pursue a career in, besides it was a much better match for my talents. From the age of…