No more yes. It's either hell yeah or no.
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Some perspective on a destroyed career
Someone over on Hacker news posted a link to a comp.lang.lisp post that I wrote three years ago that's generating a lot of discussion. I f...
The false god of coffee
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An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
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You should feel pain when unclear
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.
Goodbye, Apple
I've owned a lot of iPods. My wife has owned a lot of iPods. Not anymore. For the longest time, I could use gtkpod to seamlessly access my ...
Reversing Tooth Decay with Good Diet
In the last post, I discussed the research of Drs. Edward and May Mellanby on the nutritional factors affecting tooth formation. Dr. Mellan...
Why I Stopped Throwing Out Junk Mail
Whenever I start to write something online, for myself or for a client, I have to answer one hard question: who cares ?
Herd Mentality
It’s not just that Apple *is* different among computer makers. It’s that Apple is the only one that even *can* be different, because it’s the only one that has its own OS.
How to Follow Through: The Emerging Science of Self-Control
Followup to: Your Work Habits and the Happiness Treadmill On the one hand, sure, you really should fix that medium-priority production bug...
This must already exist
I encounter this feeling frequently. I have a sudden need (or idea) and I realize that such and such a tool or service must already exist. As a software engineer, I’ve learned to not let that feeling pass. Usually, it’s a chance to learn something (because usually it does exist) and sometimes it’s a chance to to build…