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Archived MIT Admissions blog post 'how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style,' published May 20, 2021. Preserved for historical context; not maintained as current admissions policy.
Your body requires viruses, but viruses don’t always require a body
Many years ago, my favorite podcast was The Totally Rad Show. It was a fun video podcast where the hosts reviewed movies, games, TV shows, and other general nerd stuff. The hosts were Jeff Cannata (who last year I called the podcasting GOAT), Dan Trachtenberg (who went on to direct
Unfortunately I’m short on time at the moment (trying to launch a project this week) but I have to say, at least, a few words about the hacker and artist _why .
The belief that interests arrive fully formed and must simply be “found” can lead people to limit their pursuit of new fields and give up when they encounter challenges, according to a new Stanford study.
JOMO—the joy of missing out—is a way to live an intentional life. It’s realising that FOMO is distracting you from your life’s purpose.
Better ListView by Component Owl is a .NET WinForms control designed to replace the standard list view control included with C#/VB.net.
In this article, I break down Japanese sentence structure and show you exactly how Japanese sentences work. A solid understanding of this will save you a huge amount of time trying to make sense of Japanese grammar.
It is June 2, 2010 and Mark Zuckerberg is sweating. He's wearing his hoodie—he's always wearing his hoodie—and he's on stage and either the lights or the questions are too hot. His hosts are asking him about the privacy overreaches of Facebook. He's uncomfortable. He's mopping his brow. He apologize
Modify your tools more!
I probably wrote this page around 2000. At least, it must have been some point before Usenet was a complete ruin.
Upon re-reading Mathematical Apocrypha , a collection of tales dealing with great mathematicians as well as their quirks and foibles, I thought about my own interactions with some of The Elders of Mathematics (from here on abbreviated as THEM) and what I would add to such a book. While I have a few interesting and…
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
I frequently see a problem when people (especially techies) try to teach programming to someone (especially non-techies). Many programming tutorials begin with basic programming principles: variables, loops, data types. This is both an obvious way to teach programming and almost certainly a wrong way to teach…
From missing real fireflies to learning basic electronics and building my own blinking "fireflies"
From the highly eclectic blog of Mark Dominus
This post is not meant to be prescriptive. It’s also not intended to be another “Quitting Google to pursue my passion for X” article because, well, I haven’t been able to pass the interview there yet. This is a telling of my story that I hope will inspire those who are thinking about quitting to take the leap.
As an introvert, learning how to recharge, protect, and increase your energy is vital to taking care of yourself. Learn how!
Why we left Medium, and how!
One of the easiest ways to start sharing your work in the form of writing, designs, or photographs is by using the latest trendy platform in that space, especially when everyone else seems to be using it. How many Blogspot sites are you checking these days? They still work, but Google has killed one or two services…
Kei trucks are a special designation of Japanese car that have very small engines (660cc) and dimensions (~10m^3). Tell 'em, Wikipedia . Whoever coined the idea of "creative constraints" should take a gander at Kei trucks; there's definitely an upper bound:
I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 4 years old: ever since, I’ve put them on as soon as I wake up and take them off just before I flop into bed. In all that time, I’ve never broken a pair of glasses, but I still get a new pair every 2 years: sometimes the frame starts to fall apart, but more often the quality of…
