61
New
The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 640 posts.
62
William Cook has died
Dr William Cook, who along with Warren Harris designed and developed AppleScript for Apple back in the early 90s, has sadly passed away at age 57.
63
100 years of whatever this will be
What if all these weird tech trends actually add up to something? Last time, we explored why various bits of trendy technology are, in my o...
64
This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full Transcript and Audio)
David Foster Wallace's remarkable 2005 commencement speech, This is Water, is a timeless trove of wisdom for living a meaningful life. Here is a full transcript along with audio.
65
I returned my Remarkable2
The non-writing UX is bad enough to render product unusuable
66
Importance of muscle mass, strength and cardiorespiratory fitness for longevity
"If you have the aspiration of kicking ass when you're 85, you can't afford to be average when you're 50." —Peter Attia
67
Lessons from a year of AI research
Made in Notion, the connected workspace where AI agents and teams organize docs, projects and knowledge together.
68
Schopenhauer: On Reading and Books
A meditation on reading, exploring what it means to read and whether it's a path to acquire wisdom.
69
Books that changed my career as a software engineer
I'd like to present five books that have changed my mind about software development showing me lots of concepts, techniques and tips. Let's see them and why I they were so valuable to me
70
I wish I'd self-published sooner
It took until this year to write my first eBook and now it generates revenue while I sleep. What's holding you back? Learn from my experience so far.
71
Kropotkin's 'The Conquest of Bread'
A blog containing essays, of varying cogency, about various things that my mind have wandered to.
72
Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful
30 underrated reasons to be thankful, starting with the fact that atomic bombs don’t ignite the atmosphere
73
Buying an ebike
You thought your family was going to be talking about web3 this Thanksgiving. But they’re actually talking about ebikes. Let’s help you prepare. Ebikes are about to change the world. They are already the best selling electric vehicles, and are selling as fast as factories can make them.
74
Processing and P5 got newbies into coding
What the creators of Processing — now 20 years old — did right
75
76
The World's Deadliest Thing
It is deadly, invisible and shapes much of the food we eat. A teaspoon of it could kill millions of people, and it is probably the most expensive material on earth. Yet you probably have some stuck to the bottom of you shoe.
77
The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader
The reMarkable is a premium e-ink notebook. Imagine a Kindle, but you can write on it. It has become my daily notebook. I take all my meeting notes on it, dump my ideas and designs, and carry it with me everywhere. As a bonus, it also has replaced
78
The many gifts of awkward silence
It's the best reply to questions you wish you weren't asked.
79
Writing is networking for introverts
Networking is painful, and I’m suspicious of anyone who claims to enjoy it. Unfortunately for me, networking is effective.
80
There are infinite worlds to explore
There are infinite worlds to explore.
81
Dopamine Fasting: A Maladaptive Fad (2020)
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in the body’s system for reward and pleasure. A recent trend has people avoiding stimulating activities in the belief that doing so allows the body to rese...
82
An introverts guide to increasing energy
As an introvert, learning how to recharge, protect, and increase your energy is vital to taking care of yourself. Learn how!
83
Experts from a world that no longer exists
The biggest risk to an evolving system is that you become bogged down by experts from a world that no…
84
I would like closure, but I'll take honesty
The New York Times is special.
85
Palm oil favors tumor expansion
Ninety per cent of cancer deaths are caused by metastasis, that is to say, the spread of the primary tumour to other organs. Scientists led by ICREA researcher Dr. Salvador Aznar-Benitah at IRB Barcelona have described the mechanism by which a diet rich in palmitic acid makes tumour cells more aggressive, conferring…
86
Things you are allowed to do, academic edition
Since it’s application season again, I thought that I would share some things that you are ‘allowed’ to do in academia but may not be aware of. This post is inspired by Milan Cvitkovic’s post on ‘Things you’re allowed to do’ and Veronika Cheplygina’s posts on advice for Ph.D. students, in particular her post ‘7 things…
87
How I got wealthy without working too hard
Specialize, Don't live in big cities, Go full-remote
88
10 years of whatever this has been
I guess I know something about train wrecks. One night when I was 10 years old, me and my mom were driving home. We came to a train crossin...
89
90
Finding Your Swagger
This is a story about a time I lost my swagger.