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The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 72 posts.

2013
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Farewell to Aaron Swartz

Yesterday Aaron Swartz, a close friend and collaborator of ours, committed suicide. This is a tragic end to a brief and extraordinary life. Aaron did more than almost anyone to make the Internet a thriving ecosystem for open knowledge, and to keep it that way. His contributions were numerous, and...

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Is Wine Bullshit?

How should we understand the robust findings that suggest that the price of wine is not only uncorrelated with how much people enjoy it, but that the different tastes we describe in wine may all be in our heads?

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Ambition can be poison

In the right dose, ambition works wonders. It inspires you to achieve more, to stretch yourself beyond the comfort zone, and provides the motivation to keep going when the going gets tough. Rightfully so, ambition is universally revered. But ambition also has a dark, addictive side that’s …

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Two i's

For a long time I’ve felt like the only thing worth working on is the next most important thing. Why spend time working on something that’s less important if there’s something more important that needs work? I’ve changed my mind on this. I think it’s always good to…

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Book discovery service: No Names. No Jackets

huayded100 ให้บริการหวยออนไลน์ที่ครบวงจร ตั้งแต่หวยรัฐบาลไทย หวยลาวพัฒนา หวยฮานอย ไปจนถึงหวยหุ้นและยี่กี บาทละ 900-950