• Doors – Tech in the Trenches 2017-11-27 10:03 PM

    The wonderful Carl also found a door to his cage. So many good writers.

  • Audible’s Treat Yourself Sale: Books 2017-11-27 8:41 PM

    Amazon is having a very good sale1 ($5 each) on Audible books. If you want a good one but don’t know where to start, I enjoyed Smartcuts by ... read more

  • Bitcoin Electricity Cost 2017-11-27 2:35 PM

    “In fact, according to a recent paper from Dutch bank ING, a single bitcoin transaction consumes enough energy to power the average ... read more

  • Unpopular Ideas about Blockchains – Conspiratus 2017-11-27 1:57 PM

    “Much like the idea for this post, our reason for compiling this (admittedly-incomplete) list is taken from Julia Galef. To quote her, ... read more

  • Mr. Money Mustache, UBER Driver | Mr. Money Mustache 2017-11-25 1:13 PM

    “Maybe people really are that uninformed about the cost of driving. As my friend Bill said when we talked about this: “Imagine developing a ... read more

  • Strangeness 2017-11-25 9:51 AM

    “I was angry for a long time. The way young men are. Like blood in a film, I knew that the anger was unreal, but it still made queasy. I ... read more

  • The da Vinci Pause 2017-11-25 9:19 AM

    Cal Newport has a concept of highly focused effort he calls Deep Work. My big takeaway from this book is that the ability to gig in and ... read more

  • Gentle Reminder | Lost Art Press 2017-11-23 8:00 PM

    “In 2015, I closed my public email address to preserve my sanity, though some would question whether I succeeded in my goal. Lately, a lot ... read more

  • Foreshadowing 2017-11-23 3:15 PM

    I was importing some feeds when I came across this link from my old gif Tumblr. Quitting Twitter was on my mind longer than I remembered.

  • ‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin | WIRED 2017-11-22 8:49 AM

    “Carla asked if losing the paper was a big deal. “Not really,” I said. “It’s just a hassle, that’s all. I’ll have to send all the bitcoins ... read more

  • Ants Among Elephants 2017-11-19 2:38 PM

    I like conversations like Tyler Cowen’s with Sujatha Gidla. “Sujatha Gidla was an untouchable in India, but moved to the United States at ... read more

  • Personal Style on Trial 2017-11-17 11:42 AM

    ““She seemed nervous. The outfit was interesting,” the staffer noted. According to the fashion editor — who omitted Jones’ admirable ... read more

  • Seth Fix 2017-11-16 10:43 PM

    “And improving your work is a hundred times easier than getting a guarantee that your work will be fine. So, do bad work. Do it often, do ... read more

  • Speedy 2017-11-15 2:28 PM

    “They’re an exclusive group: According to Marco Arment, creator of the Overcast podcast app, only around 1% of Overcast listeners use ... read more

  • Critical Thinking 2017-11-15 2:02 PM

    “While rhetorical questions depend on the sense that “the answer is so obvious that you’d be embarrassed to answer it,” Dennett recommends ... read more

  • Sincere Flattery 2017-11-14 12:42 PM

    I pretty much quit Twitter a while ago, but Gabe convinced me to drive in that last nail. I do find myself wanting to have a place to put ... read more

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