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Diaries of Note
My oldest Friend is at last going to leave me Born in 1741 in Caernarvonshire, Wales, Hester Thrale belonged to the esteemed Salusbury family....
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a year ago
Born in 1741 in Caernarvonshire, Wales, Hester Thrale belonged to the esteemed Salusbury family. Famous for her friendships with such luminaries as Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and David Garrick, Thrale was a prominent figure of the period, and her writings, particularly the...
The Map is Mostly...
School is Not Enough Learning is a consequence of doing
a month ago
Paul Cudenec
Life philosophy: soul, rhythm, magic and love As humankind shuffles ever closer to the jaws of the global death-machine, all the magic seems to...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
As humankind shuffles ever closer to the jaws of the global death-machine, all the magic seems to have gone out of our lives and our thinking.
The Ruffian
The Enigma of Luigi Mangione And the Madness Of His Apologists
yesterday
Atoms vs Bits
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
a year ago
Diaries of Note
The most sensual thing I’ve ever seen When Pamela Des Barres graduated from high school in 1966, she headed straight for the Sunset Strip...
a year ago
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a year ago
When Pamela Des Barres graduated from high school in 1966, she headed straight for the Sunset Strip where the rock stars she had idolised from afar roamed—a path that led her to become one of the most celebrated groupies of the rock and roll era. She kept a diary throughout and...
Diaries of Note
The newspapers are having a field day Few broadcasters have left as indelible a mark on the hearts and minds of the British public as Sir...
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a year ago
Few broadcasters have left as indelible a mark on the hearts and minds of the British public as Sir Terry Wogan. A consummate professional, Wogan’s wit, warmth, and engaging personality endeared him to audiences throughout his long and successful career in radio and television....
Both Are True
introducing: are both true? (a podcast-ish podcast) 🎵 when a man tries to podcast 🎵
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
sharing my protocol as a moderately covid cautious person There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide spectrum. Some covid cautious people may frown upon my behaviour because I still travel...
Tech and Tea
Some thoughts on interviewing Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how people are seeing work fitting into their lives
Passing Time
Reasons Not to Burn Coal That Have Nothing to Do with Climate Change You don't need to talk about CO2 to have reasons to stop using coal for electricity generation
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
Thomas Merton on Solitude and Simple Living “‘Solitude’ becomes for me less and less of a specialty, and simply ‘life’ itself. I do not seek to...
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7 months ago
“‘Solitude’ becomes for me less and less of a specialty, and simply ‘life’ itself. I do not seek to ‘be a solitary’ or anything else, for ‘being anything’ is a distraction. It is enough to be”
Farza's Newsletter
was playing super smash melee w voldemort he mains yoshi wow Hey everyone! Been a while :). I’ll talk more about this next time, but, we’ve decided to pivot away...
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! Been a while :). I’ll talk more about this next time, but, we’ve decided to pivot away from ZipSchool to BuildSpace. Check it out, sign-up, and talk more next week!!! Got a lot of work to do right now. I’m feeling better than ever. 🚀
Castles in the Sky
I have a new face. Reintroducing myself and Castles in the Sky
4 months ago
Farza's Newsletter
me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our understanding of the product, problem, user. We’re following the data and have numbers we can point to when making a majority of our decisions. We’re focusing on growth.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 6, Dymaxion Man Meet Buckminster Fuller, the visionary crackpot who held Earth’s rudder.
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Do You Wear the Mask or Does the Mask Wear you? Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, and the Art of Creating a Professional Persona
5 months ago
The Ruffian
The Age of Centrist Heroes Is Over I Hope You Like Pizza
5 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
The 30-Day First Draft Challenge Can I Finish a Novel First Draft in a Month?
4 months ago
Mark Manson
Why You Should Have Fewer Opinions https://youtu.be/qJ8aRl1UNgw I'm on an old man rant today. The world's a shitfest, and something...
a year ago
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a year ago
https://youtu.be/qJ8aRl1UNgw I'm on an old man rant today. The world's a shitfest, and something needs to be said: Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one, and most are full of shit. So, here's my argument: people need to have fewer fucking opinions. The problem is that...
Nat Eliason's...
How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover Every step and cover along the way
6 months ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Overcoming Severe Mental Illness Transformed My Life I wasn't prepared for what would happen next
a week ago
Left To Write
The Narrative Fallacy How narratives can distort our perception of reality and what to do against it
a year ago
Diaries of Note
The British people are like children Few people were as close to Adolf Hitler as Joseph Goebbels. As the Reich Minister of Propaganda in...
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Few people were as close to Adolf Hitler as Joseph Goebbels. As the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany, he played a crucial role in shaping the image and message of the Third Reich, manipulating public opinion and orchestrating a vast machinery of lies and deception....
Diaries of Note
How easy it is to say the wrong thing! Hugh Gaitskell found himself at the centre of an unintended media storm in November 1947, shortly...
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a year ago
Hugh Gaitskell found himself at the centre of an unintended media storm in November 1947, shortly after being appointed as Britain’s Minister of Fuel and Power. In a speech addressing the stark realities of post-war austerity and fuel conservation, a comment about personal...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as...
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over a year ago
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as possible. I am always looking for hacks that allow my to get into the zone faster, stay there longer, and increase my creative output. Here’s a new trick that has been working for me...
Raptitude.com
In Favor of Reading Aloud When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and the rest of the book. I tend to dislike boarding-school openings in books, but the real problem was I found myself having to reread too many of Charlotte Brontë’s winding,...
RhysTranter.com
Robert Pirsig on Selfless Climbing While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition...
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6 months ago
While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition of Henri Nouwen’s The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery.
Diaries of Note
Today was truly, absolutely the worst day ever in Sarajevo In April 1992, following Bosnia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, simmering tensions...
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a year ago
In April 1992, following Bosnia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, simmering tensions among the region’s ethnic groups escalated into the devastating Bosnian War. It wasn’t long before the city of Sarajevo found itself under siege. Amidst the chaos, a courageous young...
Raptitude.com
Do Quests, Not Goals South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you...
Diaries of Note
Baseball is not without its charms Born in New Jersey in 1939, Jim Bouton spent six years pitching for the New York Yankees in a career...
a year ago
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Born in New Jersey in 1939, Jim Bouton spent six years pitching for the New York Yankees in a career that spanned the sixties and seventies. However, it is for his diary that Bouton is now widely remembered—an amusing and candid record of the 1969 season that disrupted the...
Daniel Bourke
Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
12 months ago
The Honest Broker
Jim Croce and Me 50 years ago today, the gifted singer-songwriter died in a plane crash
a year ago
The Honest Broker
How We Lost the Ability to Listen In this extract from my book 'Music to Raise the Dead' I look at how texts replaced songs as sources...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
In this extract from my book 'Music to Raise the Dead' I look at how texts replaced songs as sources of wisdom and guidance
Nat Eliason's...
I'm Writing a Book! Book Update 1
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boiling Your Kermit Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
Farza's Newsletter
dropped french fry grease on my piano and the keys are so smooth now but my hands smell like old... Zip We’re just shipping so much stuff every week lol. It’s kinda ridiculous in an awesome way. We’re...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Zip We’re just shipping so much stuff every week lol. It’s kinda ridiculous in an awesome way. We’re doing a good job at just focusing on delivering value to our users and building on what they’re telling us. Everything from the classes we choose to create to the features we...
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 25 Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
a year ago
How to Be a Stoic
The evolution of ancient Stoicism, and why it matters today Modern Stoics are interested in picking up the ancient tradition while at the same time updating it...
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over a year ago
Modern Stoics are interested in picking up the ancient tradition while at the same time updating it and molding it to modern times. For some reason, this is often considered a controversial thing, with flying accusations of cherry picking and dire warnings about the result not...
The Ruffian
My Book of the Year Yes, I'm Calling It Early
3 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Memory Spin The day after Patriot missiles streaked the skies and lit up our TV set with fuzzy trails narrated...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The day after Patriot missiles streaked the skies and lit up our TV set with fuzzy trails narrated by nervous reporters I was screwing in a lightbulb. As I helped my dad install a flagpole in our front yard we talked about the Persian Gulf War.
The Honest Broker
Stupidity: A Reading List You get smarter by studying foolishness—so here's how I'd teach a 12-week course on stupidity
7 months ago
Passing Time
Valuable, but not productive Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
How Did Politics Get So Weird? James Kanagasooriam Explains Everything
a week ago
The Convivial...
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
a year ago
The Convivial...
The One Best Way Is a Trap The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 9
a year ago
Passing Time
Perfidious Pricing How Companies Use Drip Pricing to Overcharge Consumers
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my mom making kueh lapis I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new year every year. Kueh means cake, and lapis means layers, so kueh...
Passing Time
Manufactured Data Scarcity All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
The Map is Mostly...
Sympathies (influences pt. 1) One of my goals in life is to become head waiter of a refined cafe (white apron, silver tray), with...
a year ago
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a year ago
One of my goals in life is to become head waiter of a refined cafe (white apron, silver tray), with tables set in a quiet and shaded garden. The patrons would be middle-aged or elderly women, and despite knowing their names and cultivating an immense fondness
Diaries of Note
Magic must always triumph Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art...
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a year ago
Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art redefining the boundaries between high art and pop culture; his animated figures, marked by bold lines and vivid colours, becoming potent symbols of social commentary on issues like...
Atoms vs Bits
Sometimes, You Should Ignore The Studies (And Just Try The Thing) For certain kinds of topics, average impact doesn't really matter.
a year ago
The Ruffian
The End of History Academic historians are destroying their own discipline
a year ago
Both Are True
lord bless the partners of comedians a video and a story watch the video tho its 1 min long come on
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
The Many Faces of Mexican Heirloom Corn | Introducing the Vignettes Series Vignettes #1
8 months ago
Stoic Simple
How to Apply Stoicism in the Workplace for Increased Productivity In today's fast-paced, high-stress work environment, it's easy to become overwhelmed and succumb to...
a year ago
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a year ago
In today's fast-paced, high-stress work environment, it's easy to become overwhelmed and succumb to emotional outbursts or impulsive decision-making. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism, however, offers a practical and effective approach to managing workplace challenges, improving...
The Ruffian
Movies as Discourse Generators Notes on Recent Films
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Tell Us About the Person Who Inspires You Most It's Open Mic Day at 'The Honest Broker'
5 months ago
The Honest Broker
8 Pieces of Advice for Struggling Young Musicians (or Other Creative People) They keep reaching out to me with the same sad story—and here's what I say
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
Beautiful and Ordinary Saturday
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Love Will Never Do without You In the early hours of 14th August 2013, Kevin Coughlin was stunned to notice light reflecting off a...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the early hours of 14th August 2013, Kevin Coughlin was stunned to notice light reflecting off a mirror in his bathroom, marking the beginning of an extraordinary recovery. Having lost his sight in 1997 due to a rare genetic disorder named Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy,...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Gravity Prayers A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed the power to steer the fate of the foolish teenager. From the top of the bleachers the boy considers a dare as a high school marching band blares behind him. Two hundred feet below...
Castles in the Sky
The Power of Being Weird There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob."...
a year ago
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a year ago
There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob." But there is wisdom in outsiders. They can be characters who challenge societal norms and reshape our understanding of what it means to belong. There are some people for whom...
Tech and Tea
This world was not built for working parents and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
a year ago
Laetitia@Work
Why I'm tired of goals Laetitia@Work #55
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and Free Will: What Do Stoics Believe About Choices? Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years. It was first developed in...
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a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years. It was first developed in ancient Greece and has since spread throughout the world. One of the core principles of Stoicism is the concept of free will. Understanding this concept is vital to understanding the...
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here. If you'd like to share or comment on this post,
The Ruffian
Maybe Your Opinion Is Just a Feeling About a Story On Changing My Mind About the Elgin Marbles. Plus: How To Get Hold of An Advance Copy of 'John &...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
On Changing My Mind About the Elgin Marbles. Plus: How To Get Hold of An Advance Copy of 'John & Paul'. Plus a Juicy Rattle Bag of Goodies.
DYNOMIGHT
Tactical parenting I'm so confused TACTICAL PARENTING Written by Dynomight INT TACTICAL HOME - DAY WE OPEN on...
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2 weeks ago
I'm so confused TACTICAL PARENTING Written by Dynomight INT TACTICAL HOME - DAY WE OPEN on TACTICAL GUY’s house. A small tree is visible in a window. We see TACTICAL GUY staring at TACTICAL BABY on the ground. CUT TO: INT DESK - SAME DAY TACTICAL GUY uses keyboard plugged...
Passing Time
The Consciousness Box Sorry for the inconvenience.
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Nine Observations on the Avant-Garde Has it disappeared? Does anybody care? Should they?
4 months ago
RhysTranter.com
Henri Nouwen on the Practice of the Presence of God In a November entry of The Genesee Diary, Henri Nouwen reflects on the writing and spirituality of...
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6 months ago
In a November entry of The Genesee Diary, Henri Nouwen reflects on the writing and spirituality of Brother Lawrence
Stoic Simple
Stoicism & Military Training: How Stoic Philosophy Makes Better Soldiers Military training is known for its rigorous physical and mental demands. Soldiers must be able to...
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a year ago
Military training is known for its rigorous physical and mental demands. Soldiers must be able to perform under pressure while managing complex emotions in high-stress situations. To better prepare military personnel for the challenges ahead, many are turning to Stoic philosophy...
Nat Eliason's...
My Masterclass on Better Storytelling 2 Years in 2 Hours
5 months ago
Diaries of Note
It was the finest excitement I ever had Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, was born on March 8, 1882, in Atlanta,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, was born on March 8, 1882, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1917, under the directive of Major General Commandant George Barnett, he embarked on a crucial mission to France to observe Allied air operations and training during...
The Map is Mostly...
Reading Well Reading is alluring. It has a nameless quality beyond satisfying desires for information and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Reading is alluring. It has a nameless quality beyond satisfying desires for information and pleasure. Despite more colorful and interactive media, reading text somehow remains more refined, more seductive. There is a visceral feeling to good reading. Partly this is because...
Laetitia@Work
Are older people less innovative? Laetitia@Work #61
a year ago
Both Are True
if have nothing, then how give anything? (help wanted) advice for when your tank is empty
10 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were crushed or drowned as their sleeping quarters filled with water after the collision. At the heart of the tragedy is a single checkbox on a touchscreen. This is the untold story of...
The Convivial...
Re-sourcing the Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
4 months ago
Mind Mine
in defence of pleasure yin, yang
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Is Rock Dead? (and Other Questions from Readers) And I invite you to ask questions of your own
a year ago
Passing Time
Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via...
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over a year ago
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via unilateral action.
Diaries of Note
The French coast was torn up On July 1, 1944, Vincent “Roi” Ottley boarded S.S. Scythia in New York and began his unprecedented...
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On July 1, 1944, Vincent “Roi” Ottley boarded S.S. Scythia in New York and began his unprecedented journey as the first African American war correspondent in World War II. Arriving in a Europe scarred by conflict, Ottley reported for three different publications, providing...
Atoms vs Bits
Baby Money Index - Reader Comments North Korea, PPP and Why TFR is Squared
a week ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Getting Sadder? Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
a year ago
DYNOMIGHT
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you wanted to speed up the development of AI, what would you send back? Many people suggest attention or transformers. But I’m convinced that the answer is “brute-force”—to throw as much...
Both Are True
this is what it sounds like when dads cry Sad Dad, Mad Dad, and the headbangers bawl
4 months ago
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 32 Weight Loss, Civilization, and Good Reading
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Journalism Collapsing? This is a bigger problem that you can fix with a Pitchfork
11 months ago
Tech and Tea
Transformed into a couch On taking this time to slooooooow down
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
my experience on starting exercise from zero I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of physical activity. Only upon hindsight I realised it was probably related to...
Stoic Simple
What Does Stoicism Teach About Money, Wealth & Poverty? Stoicism is a philosophical belief system that has been around since the ancient times. It aims to...
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a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophical belief system that has been around since the ancient times. It aims to promote ethical living and personal fulfillment by closely examining one's values and beliefs. One area where Stoicism offers interesting insights is wealth and poverty. This...
journal – Winnie Lim
endure: book notes and thoughts In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological or physical. This is a response to a combination of recent world events, the imminent...
The Honest Broker
How I Write I tell everything in an in-depth video interview
6 months ago
The Ruffian
The Ad That Radicalised Me Britain's Assisted Dying Debate
3 weeks ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Brainstorming Advice from a Long Lost Isaac Asimov Letter When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about creativity written by Isaac Asimov from 1959 teach us?
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Uncertainty: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/3GTYvkPMEh8 it's a fact: the future is always uncertain, no matter...
a year ago
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a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/3GTYvkPMEh8 it's a fact: the future is always uncertain, no matter how much we try to plan for it or predict it. And that uncertainty can easily upset people, because it's always a possibility that the future won't go as we want it to. For...
RhysTranter.com
Cultivating Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
7 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Qualifying for Boston in 2021 Will Be Harder than Ever Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for analysis. If you are one of the runners who was accepted, congratulations! Qualifying for Boston is not easy, and as we will see shortly, it shows no signs of getting easier.
Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: sayanim Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
a month ago
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a month ago
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
Unfiltered by Tim...
This Is the Single Breathtaking Moment When Your Entire Life Changes Don't miss it
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
did i just do my first pull-up? Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main aspiration for 2024! Today while trying our home pull-up bar I realised I could...
The Ruffian
Can we blame Sam Bankman-Fried's parents for Sam Bankman-Fried? Can we blame anyone for anything?
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Marriage: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/sNV1MKQ53oA What exactly did the ancient Stoics think about marriage?...
a year ago
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a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/sNV1MKQ53oA What exactly did the ancient Stoics think about marriage? It's true, there isn't a huge amount of quotes to find from them specifically about marriage, although there are plenty about love, relationships and caring for people in our...
Daniel Bourke
Operation zero commute I’d like to setup a life where my commute time is basically zero. As much as possible from...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’d like to setup a life where my commute time is basically zero. As much as possible from home. Work from home, gym from home, practice farming from home, community from home. Everything walking or riding distance, the rest delivered. I don’t even live in one
The Honest Broker
A Tale of Three Songwriters: Duke Ellington, Joni Mitchell & Johnny Green Will Friedwald looks at popular composers who found fulfillment beyond commercial hits
a year ago
RhysTranter.com
A new role I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy...
a year ago
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a year ago
I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
The Honest Broker
The Dying Singer Who Cured Himself with Music The strange case of Leo Kofler
3 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Hand-Squeegee Philosophy After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
10 months ago
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10 months ago
After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
Nat Eliason's...
How to Be (Reasonably) Hard on Yourself The mantra
5 months ago
Both Are True
happy father's day (the color) on failures and fathers and color and country
6 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Lemon Lyme Summer The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips of the pines above glow for a moment before the sun slides up and behind the distant clouds. The sun rises near the center of the bay when we arrive in April, but by the solstice...
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What am I to do? It was in the 1970s that African-American artist Jack Whitten began to use unconventional tools like...
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It was in the 1970s that African-American artist Jack Whitten began to use unconventional tools like Afro combs and squeegees to manipulate paint on canvas—an innovation that led to his unique “developer” method, a pioneering technique in abstract painting. This new direction...
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Society is not geared to the expression of compassion In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler...
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In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler registered as a conscientious objector. However, his commitment to nonviolence led him to refuse even the alternative to combat service: enrollment in a Civilian Public Service camp, as...
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It’s a man! Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a...
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Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a secret until decades after his death, at which point his diaries and letters revealed all. For much of his adult life, unbeknownst to family and friends, Munby sought out, interviewed,...
Mark Manson
5 Ways to Get Rid of Anxiety We're living in an era where anxiety seems to be omnipresent, and everyone is struggling with it to...
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We're living in an era where anxiety seems to be omnipresent, and everyone is struggling with it to some degree. It's important to remember that the reasons behind our anxiety may not be as crucial as our reactions to it. In this guide, let's explore five comprehensive ways to...
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The Prompt Box is a Minefield: AI Chatbots and Power of Language The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 2
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Notes Toward a New Romanticism Or why it's 1800 all over again
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Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
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5 Free Resources to Help You Get a Machine Learning Job Learn in public, build your own projects, start the job before you have it, polish your resume and...
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Learn in public, build your own projects, start the job before you have it, polish your resume and practice, practice, practice!
Both Are True
A link to my daily log as a person who is offline here it is
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Stoic Simple
Stoicism Simplified: an Easy Overview of What Stoics Believe by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism...
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by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism (referenced in the diagram above), and I wanted to use this opportunity to go over each of these in a little more detail. Hopefully you’ll get an understanding of what they mean,...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Rediscovering Your Stride I felt the pain before I could see the wart. I thought it was a bruise, one of the many little tiny...
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I felt the pain before I could see the wart. I thought it was a bruise, one of the many little tiny injuries that come and go as part of any runner’s training routine. But the little nemesis on the ball of my foot stuck around. It put up a good fight, injecting pain into my runs,...
Tech and Tea
Hustle culture is over-rated Let's celebrate sustainability over all-nighters and re-define what hard work looks like.
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Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Pain & Illness: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next There are more quotes available for us to read from the Stoics about pain and illness...
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Previous Next There are more quotes available for us to read from the Stoics about pain and illness than nearly any other topic. That's not because Stoicism teaches that we should like discomfort, but rather because the Stoics are concerned with how to NOT let pain and sickness...
Luxagraf:...
The End of the Road For a long time I had the idea that one day I would write a book about this trip and call it The End...
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For a long time I had the idea that one day I would write a book about this trip and call it The End of the Road. It was an incomplete idea, but it seems to me we are, culturally, at the end of a metaphor when it comes to The Road. I had the idea that you could trace a thread...
Laetitia@Work
Should seniority be a criterion for pay? Laetitia@Work #74
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Farza's Newsletter
just saw a pigeon rollerblading on the streets wow didn't know they made rollerblades for pigeons Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group...
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Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group of like 25 people in front of me right now with fake samurai swords doing some sort of sword fighting class it’s pretty lit. They be dueling right now in groups of two. Poggers.
Diaries of Note
In the world, yet not in it Born in Geneva in 1821, Henri-Frédéric Amiel was a poet and philosopher who found little in the way...
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Born in Geneva in 1821, Henri-Frédéric Amiel was a poet and philosopher who found little in the way of recognition during his lifetime, perhaps due to the introspective nature that fuelled the journal for which he posthumously found fame. Always reaching for perfection and...
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to be Less Emotional About Politics & News Media by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are...
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by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are things that are directly under our influence and things that are not directly under our influence (although those who know about modern Stoic William Irvine’s commentary realize that...
Passing Time
Season-Chasing Life is like the snow; it'll come and it will go
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Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Locker Room Talk of Mentors and Minions I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me...
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I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me was an experienced mechanic who has mastered the heavier machinery. He worked with skill, with a quickness that hid the forces he was wielding, making the power required to rip tires...
Diaries of Note
Cowslips capriciously colouring meadows in creamy drifts Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now...
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Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now recognised as one of the most brilliant poets of the Victorian era, celebrated for the masterful use of language, rhythm, and evocative imagery in his poetry. A committed Jesuit priest,...
Both Are True
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
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Passing Time
Pave the 14ers We must democratize access to 14ers.
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Tech and Tea
Space to do whatever How letting go of being productive with my time made space for creativity
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Trust Me, I’m A Lying Social Media Performer The early 2010’s internet used to be so simple. Facebook was used for connecting with friends....
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The early 2010’s internet used to be so simple. Facebook was used for connecting with friends. Instagram for sharing our pictures. Twitter for our thoughts. And LinkedIn to network. Everything was shown in chronological order. Fast forward to today, and the internet has become...
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Fort Klock We left the shores of Lake Ontario on a blustery, cold day. Fortunately the wind was with us. The...
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We left the shores of Lake Ontario on a blustery, cold day. Fortunately the wind was with us. The bus blew down the road into the Mohawk Valley, to a small town on the shores of the Erie Canal where there was a marina that also had a few campsites. The campground was wedged...
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When the World Begs You to Steal a Corvette I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps...
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I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps my oldest fantasy, formed in the days when my life revolved around Matchbox cars, was to be the hero with the fast car, always escaping the police. I was just a good lil' boy, never...
The Convivial...
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Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Strength: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/ELM6pYo76DQ For Stoics of antiquity, the most admirable and important...
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/ELM6pYo76DQ For Stoics of antiquity, the most admirable and important kind of strength was the type that came from an inner fortitude that was nurtured with discipline and devotion to philosophy. The most difficult trials of our lives come not from...
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to Live a Balanced Life Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people...
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Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people throughout history. From ancient Greek philosophers to modern-day wellness coaches, experts have offered diverse approaches to balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual...
Diaries of Note
The Difficulty with Our Time Known to many as the “father of existentialism,” Søren Kierkegaard was a pivotal Danish philosopher,...
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Known to many as the “father of existentialism,” Søren Kierkegaard was a pivotal Danish philosopher, theologian, and cultural critic of the 19th century. His extensive published writings grappled with complex themes including ethics, religion, and the intricate facets of...
Mark Manson
Why Your Favorite Self-Help Book Sucks https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed...
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https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed your life. Hell, maybe that was even my book. And don't get me wrong, self-help books can help, but I think people mistake what they're actually doing. Let me break this down for...
Jason Crawford
Things that can kill you quickly There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories....
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There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories. First aid can’t help you there. There are also things that kill you relatively slowly, like a bacterial infection. If you have even hours to live, you can get to the emergency...
Both Are True
Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
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journal – Winnie Lim
happiness is a difficult thing to bear I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I...
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I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I experience the totality of that particular moment – I catch a...
Left To Write
#3 Writemas: Developing Taste Last week, on a Bloomstory team day out to the Design Museum in London, I said to my friend Myles,...
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Last week, on a Bloomstory team day out to the Design Museum in London, I said to my friend Myles, “Given we’re in a creative field, it’s important we develop taste.” I know it’s subjective, but I’ve often wondered about how universal ‘good’ taste is. However, instead of driving...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Taking Risks: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we...
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we should never fear to do . . . if, that is, the risk is actually something that will help us live a more virtuous life, fulfill our potentials, or help other people. However (and...
Scarlet Ink
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I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
Both Are True
'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
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Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
DYNOMIGHT
Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess A year ago, there was a lot of talk about large language models (LLMs) playing chess. Word was that...
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A year ago, there was a lot of talk about large language models (LLMs) playing chess. Word was that if you trained a big enough model on enough text, then you could send it a partially played game, ask it to predict the next move, and it would play at the level of an advanced...
Mark Manson
How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In...
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What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In this article, I'm going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped...
Diaries of Note
They will pay in full Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off...
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Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the Siege of Leningrad—a brutal and devastating blockade that lasted more than two years and led to the deaths of 1.5 million people. Mukhina...
Diaries of Note
The sound of failure Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in...
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Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in 1948 in Suffolk, England, Eno initially rose to fame as a member of the glam rock band Roxy Music in the early 1970s. Since then, he has carved out a niche as a visionary in the...
Castles in the Sky
Tracking how many of The Atlantic's Great American Novels I've Read An ongoing project
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Diaries of Note
When a shot goes badly, I feel like a useless object Catherine Deneuve’s film career has been prolific and illustrious. Since her big screen debut in...
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Catherine Deneuve’s film career has been prolific and illustrious. Since her big screen debut in 1957 she has starred in close to 130 movies and garnered 14 César Award nominations, of which she has won two, cementing her as one of France’s most acclaimed actresses. Yet, even the...
Diaries of Note
The days are full of anxious expectation Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April...
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Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April 1921, at a revolutionary camp by the Caspian Sea. Her life unfolded alongside the formative years of the Soviet Union—from the passing of Lenin to the ruthless ascent of Stalin. It...
Castles in the Sky
To go and lay down in that sense of it. Castles in the Sky #45
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The Honest Broker
Am I Wrong About the Live Music Resurgence? Am I crazy? Let's find out...
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Farza's Newsletter
pointed my tv remote at my microwave and then i met the Beatles, wild. What’s going well: talking to users. I used to think that talking to users meant, like, talking to...
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over a year ago
What’s going well: talking to users. I used to think that talking to users meant, like, talking to them on the phone. And, well, it does! That’s one way to talk to users. But, when I started Zip I wanted “talking to users” to be literally built into
Both Are True
Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! 45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you...
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45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
Passing Time
Tipping is Spreading and It Sucks Every tip given in the United States is a blow at our experiment in democracy.
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Diaries of Note
I thought I should have vomited For three unhappy years, starting in August of 1835 when she was just nineteen, Charlotte Brontë...
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For three unhappy years, starting in August of 1835 when she was just nineteen, Charlotte Brontë served as a teacher in the Yorkshire town of Mirfield at Roe Head—the same school where she had been a pupil just a few years earlier. With Jane Eyre a decade away, Brontë’s only...
Laetitia@Work
7 Reasons Women Feel More Guilt At Work Laetitia@Work #73
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Diaries of Note
The goose for Xmas disappeared In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote...
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In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote farmhouse named Barnhill—a stark, white-washed building set against the backdrop of Jura’s untamed wilderness. It was there, amidst the stark beauty of nature and in declining...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Job Interview Trap Designers Might Avoid I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My...
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I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My audience was several designers and one developer who sat quietly on the edge of the group eying me skeptically.
Diaries of Note
Grey morning Alexandra Feodorovna, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine...
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Alexandra Feodorovna, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine on June 6, 1872. Twenty-two years later, she wed Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, and adopted her new name. Her reign as Tsarina was turbulent, marked by her controversial...
Laetitia@Work
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The news from remote France grows more ominous every day Siegfried Sassoon was a leading poet of the First World War, known for his vivid depictions of life...
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Siegfried Sassoon was a leading poet of the First World War, known for his vivid depictions of life in the trenches and his criticism of the conflict. In 1918, he had already gained recognition for his poetry, with his first collection, The Old Huntsman and Other Poems, published...
Naveen Arun's Blog
Think Excel Can’t Handle PDEs? Think Again: A Chemical Engineering Case Study Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to...
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Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to macros? In this post, we’ll look at how to solve Laplace’s Equation, , in two dimensions using nothing but Microsoft Excel. Introduction Heat transfer is a critical concept in...
Left To Write
#1 Writemas Prioritising time to think, write and publish
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journal – Winnie Lim
the amazing tools and research we now have for our metabolic health [cw: metabolic health, diet] My paternal grandmother died before I was born, apparently of diabetes...
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[cw: metabolic health, diet] My paternal grandmother died before I was born, apparently of diabetes complications. When I was younger I couldn’t understand what it meant to die of diabetes complications –...
Castles in the Sky
What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
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The Historian and the Culture Warrior Plus: Thoughts on Responses To the Kaba Verdict
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journal – Winnie Lim
biometrics pre, during & post-covid A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health...
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A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health trends from the health app: Obviously this is because I had covid: being...
journal – Winnie Lim
why I refuse to learn drawing properly When some people want to learn to draw, they do it the “right” way. They take a drawing class, watch...
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When some people want to learn to draw, they do it the “right” way. They take a drawing class, watch youtube videos, or buy a book – starting from the basics. I...
Nat Eliason's...
Insecurity Screams, Confidence Whispers “What am I trying to convince myself of?”
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journal – Winnie Lim
more of the same Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and...
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Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and even, my legs were going at a consistent rhythm, and I found myself thinking:...
Diaries of Note
To Nobody, then, will I write my Journal! Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this...
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Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this entry, in which she identifies her audience, was the first she ever wrote. For 72 years she continued, by which time she was a famous novelist—most notably as the author of Evelina, or...
Diaries of Note
Only work can save me Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Berryman was just eleven when his father took his own life, a...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Berryman was just eleven when his father took his own life, a trauma that profoundly affected Berryman and resulted in a lifelong struggle with mental illness and alcoholism. At thirty-two, while teaching at Princeton University and five years...
The Ruffian
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