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Three Observations
Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity. Systems that start to point to AGI* are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to...
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The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 7,743 posts.
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The physical Apple Card is a case of form over function
Apple Card is not just the physical card you get in the mail when you sign up for an Apple Card. There are a lot of upsides to what Apple's doing with Apple Card and Apple Pay. I get it. And I also believe the physical titanium Apple Card is a marvel of engineering. Kudos to the metallurgists and designers who…
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Programming is Art
When I started programming, my whole day revolved around development. I’d wake up, write code, and go to sleep. And that’s how it was day in and day out. My entire social circle consisted of people who also wrote code. I studied frameworks, libraries, and various programming languages.
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I Asked ChatGPT to Explain Some Jokes to Me
Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.
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My life after quitting social media
I don't want to consume the life of others. I want to create a life worth consuming. That's what I've learned after 3 years without social media.
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Meditation as Wakeful Relaxation: Unclenching Smooth Muscle
I'm writing 30 posts in 30 days at Inkhaven. This is number 26.
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My Experience as a Remote Worker
I've spent half of my career working remotely. This post chronicles those experiences, giving a real-world window into what it's like to work fully-remote as a software engineer.
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My Second Phone Is in the Cloud
You know what I want? I want my own private server, to run my own private software, and I want everyone else to have one as well. Let me explain:
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I won't be renewing my Pinboard subscription
A personal blog of diverse opinions.
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"Careless" employees
Recently a friend said to me, "My remote engineer contractors aren't committed enough. They say they'll get a feature finished by the end ...
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The non-linearity of productivity
I happen to be going through a very productive time right now. I’m working on a project that I’m very excited about, and the threads are all coming together to create a very satisfying tapestry.
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Things Unlearned
One of my favorite questions to ask people is: what are some things that you used to strongly believe but have now changed your mind about?
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The Tale of Daniel
It’s April Cools! It’s like April Fools, except instead of cringe comedy you make genuine content that’s different what you usually do. For example, last year I talked about the strangest markets on the internet. This year I went down a different rabbit hole. Daniel has been a top 5 baby name twice since 2000. There…
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Planning is for doing
Welcome from Hacker News!
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I swear the UFO is coming any minute
Links 'n' updates
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Your Words are Wasted
It needs to be said again, perhaps this time more strongly. Your Blog is The ...
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The Clojure Community and Me
This website is for sale! raynes.me is your first and best source for information about raynes. Here you will also find topics relating to issues of general interest. We hope you find what you are looking for!
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Changes to the Blog
I have made a few changes to my blog that I’d like to talk about. The first is the various buttons associated with each post: a Facebook Like button, a Retweet button, and so on. These buttons are ubiquitous on the Internet now. We publishers like them because it makes it easier for our readers to share our content. I…
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Naval Ravikant on Reading, Happiness, Decision Making, Habits [audio]
In his most in-depth interview, Naval Ravikant discusses reading, happiness, decision making, habits, the meaning of life, and Mental Models.
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Cars suck, man
What better way to start off the new year than with a little rant.
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Quitting a New Job
Two years ago, I did something that I’d never done in my career before- I left a job (at Nuro) only a few months after starting it. In this post, I want to explain what happened and what I learned from the experience.