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The window trick of Las Vegas hotels
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The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
How to assess the quality of garments (2014)
What's the number one prerequisite to building a high-quality wardrobe? Exactly: You need to be able to recognize a quality garment when you see one. You need to be able to tell the difference between a durable, well-crafted piece and one that looks pretty on the rack but won't last more than half a
Slow
What problems can human beings only solve over a very long period of time? And how can we build institutions that solve those problems?
Do dentists know what they're doing?
After all, they’re just practicing
I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you
In which I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft… and give it to you.
What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?
In August of 2015, my hands stopped working. This is what happened next.
Apple broke up with me
Do not get too attached to your Apple account; it belongs to Apple, NOT YOU!
The New Firefox and Ridiculous Numbers of Tabs
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My AI Adoption Journey
My experience adopting any meaningful tool is that I've necessarily gone through three phases: (1) a period of inefficiency (2) a period of adequacy, then finally (3) a period of workflow and life-altering discovery.
Career advice for people with bad luck
Most career advice on the internet is from people who had some sort of meteoric success.
Last Flight Out
Good-byes, and the beginning of winter isolation.
Depression Part Two
I remember being endlessly entertained by the adventures of my toys. Some days they died repeated, violent deaths, other days they traveled ...
If you're remote, ramble
A lightweight way to add ambient social cohesion for remote teams.
Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful
30 underrated reasons to be thankful, starting with the fact that atomic bombs don’t ignite the atmosphere
I am rich and have no idea what to do
Life has been a haze this last year. After selling my company, I find myself in the totally un-relatable position of never having to work again. Everything feels like a side quest, but not in an inspiring way. I don’t have the same base desires driving me to make money or gain status. I have infinite freedom, yet I…
Thinking the unthinkable
mental health, mental illness, parenting, writing, online courses
Facts about throwing good parties
Parties are a public service; here's how to throw them.
Japanese writing system basics
Explains how the Japanese writing system works by comparing it to expanding the English alphabet.
I love the work of the ArchWiki maintainers
For this year's "I love Free Software Day" I would like to thank the maintainers of Free Software documentation, and here especially the maintainers of the ArchWiki. Maintainers in general, and maintainers of documentation most of the time get way too little recognition for their contributions to...
Being ambitious and being a dad
When I was going through YC, I didn’t mention my seven month old daughter to anyone. Now a few years later I have two kids, a dog and a very packed schedule. My kids are the best thing in my life. For years, my work was my life. Now my life competes with my work.
Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants
An accessible deep dive into the science (⏱️ 30 min read)
After my dad died, we found the love letters
a few days after dad died, we found the love letters, hidden away among his things. one of them said, i love dota and i love peaches, but i love you more. i ...