With the changes to Safari coming up in Mountain Lion I may abandon Chrome as…
Archives for 2012
Theon Greyjoy is George Bush
A great feature of Game of Thrones is that it teaches us about reality while it…
Hyperbolic Humility
Me: “Dude, you’re like the master of hyperbole.” Him: “I’m…
Motivational Speaking in a World Without Free Will
Two of my friends (Carl and David) and I have been having a long email debate…
Concepts vs. Convention
I realized recently that I value most those who are able to step outside convention…
Crescent Tree Shadows from Eclipse
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The Starcraft 2 Debate
I’ve been having a long-running debate with two other hardcore gamer friends…
Be Worthy of a Wikipedia Entry
I had an idea the other day about life achievement: if you currently have no plans…
Gamification of Tasks That Require Self-discipline is a Mistake
Gamification is a trend in technology right now where people are given micro rewards…
The Graph All High School English Teachers Should Mount in Their Classrooms
[ The graph’s x-axis shows the GSS WORDSUM score, which is a vocabulary-based…
10 Interesting Data Points on IQ and Demographics
Gene Expression recently put up a brilliant post showing data on the GSS‘s…
How to Get a Good Cup of Coffee From Starbucks
Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. ~ Edgar Wilson Nye People tend…
The “Existing Causes” Argument Against Free Will
Image from skeptically.org In my ongoing efforts to convince others that free…
Civilized Cities Should Ban Smoking
I feel like I cannot be the only one who is disgusted every time I walk through…
Another Way to be Immortal
I wrote a few years ago about the only way I knew of to become immortal. Basically,…
Getting Real IP Addresses Using CloudFlare, Nginx, and Varnish
March 6, 2012 CloudFlare is a great service that proxies your site’s traffic…
Thoughts on Sam Harris’ Book on Free Will
Sam Harris’s book on free will came out today and I read it during dinner…
Notice: Hacker Dojos Aren’t Factories for “Idea” People
For those not aware, Hacker Dojos are local groups found in high-tech areas that…
The Problem With Daniel Dennett’s Free Will
Before going into my qualms with Daniel Dennett’s capability/evitibility-based…
Applying Fundamentals to Health and Information Security
Image by pshan427 In both health and information security it’s easy to become…
Building the Ideal 100-word Password List
There’s some phenomenal password research here from clarkson.edu that talks…
Genetically There Are Only Three Types of People
Or, at least according to 23andMe. When they show racial breakdowns they only…
Terror Defense Based on Resilience Rather than Avoidance
America is wide open and trusting. This shouldn’t change. The idea of stopping…
On Customer Service
I think a lot about customer service. Or, what I really mean is that I get angry…
Human Memory Schema: is_real ; is_dream ; is_fantasy
A while back I posted about having experiences through books. I was thinking again…
