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When I was 13, my family went to California. We walked along a beach near Mendocino. I’d never seen black sand before. I wanted to bring some home. So I got a ziplock bag from my mom, scooped some sand into it, and put it in my backpack. When
I have been interested in cognitive science and effective learning methods for years. I’ve read multiple books and articles and put many ideas to test. In this post, I aim to synthesize my notes and provide references to scientific studies.
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My heart was racing. My palms sweating. I was going to be fired.\nPerformance reviews had just ended, and it was time to meet my manager and be told my results. Except I knew what it would say. How else do you rate a programmer who doesn’t code?
How I sold my tiny online store builder One Item Store, and how I think anyone can sell their tiny projects online.
Max Hawkins is nomadic artist and software engineer.
We use software for our everyday needs because we want to get something done. We have goals to achieve and things to do.
Over the past few weeks, I have recorded a series of conversations with people leading the way out of this mess. They range from prominent ...
Patrick Honner tweeted a few days ago: My 7 yo pointed out that our 300 piece puzzle actually contains 18 x 18 = 324 pieces and I just don’t know what to believe anymore. — Patrick Honner (@M…
There is often pressure inside Software development for Software developers to code outside of work hours. Whether you are a Python, Ruby, Java, or any other developer... There is absolutely no need to code outside of work if you don't want too. Coding is considered a passion for some, but others they don't think this…
A budget-friendly router table setup that combines a low-cost router with DIY modifications including 3D-printed parts for lifting and adjustable base plates.
A list of ideas, in no particular order and from different fields, that help explain how the world works…
Vannevar Bush's 1945 essay "As We May Think" prefigured the invention of hypertext and the Internet. He imagined a "memex", a desk equipped with a microfilm apparatus, "in which an individual...
One of the first Japanese commercial features to directly address the fear of nuclear holocaust and the implications of the atom bomb, Record of a Living Being, which is better known as I Live in F…
If you’re lurking on HackerNews, or are interesting in entrepreneurship, you might occasionally bump into something like this Starbucks coffee is $2.45 + taxes. $100/mo is less than a cup of coffee a day. And it’s very tempting — and somehow logical — to consider how much money we might spend without thinking too much…
Superhuman Docs doc by Michael Forrest
I receive a fair amount of email from strangers. My email address is public, which doesn’t seemto be a popular choice these days, but I’ve received enough inspiring correspondence over the yearsto leave it be.When I receive a GPG encrypted email from a stranger, though, I immediately get the fee...
This past Friday was my last day working in Mojave.
I grew up ski racing in Lake Tahoe.
