Neil deGrasse Tyson Harms Science Education by Rejecting Atheism
Neil deGrasse Tyson (our generation’s Carl Sagan) takes what appears to be intellectual high ground by denying that the term...
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Basic Beliefs of the Modern Human
For most of human history people have been wrong about Earth’s place in the universe. Some thought we were the...
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Why I’m Considering a Switch from Chrome to Safari
With the changes to Safari coming up in Mountain Lion I may abandon Chrome as my primary browser. Here are...
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Concepts vs. Convention | Daniel Miessler
I realized recently that I value most those who are able to step outside convention when living their lives. The...
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Theon Greyjoy is George Bush
A great feature of Game of Thrones is that it teaches us about reality while it entertains. One example is...
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Motivational Speaking in a World Without Free Will
Two of my friends (Carl and David) and I have been having a long email debate about free will. They...
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The Starcraft 2 Debate | Daniel Miessler
I’ve been having a long-running debate with two other hardcore gamer friends of mine about a comment that was made...
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10 Interesting Data Points on IQ and Demographics
Gene Expression recently put up a brilliant post showing data on the GSS‘s WORDSUM scores correlated to various demographic data...
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Be Worthy of a Wikipedia Entry
I had an idea the other day about life achievement: if you currently have no plans to be worthy of...
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Gamification of Tasks That Require Self-discipline is a Mistake
Gamification is a trend in technology right now where people are given micro rewards for accomplishing discrete tasks, such as...
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How to Get a Good Cup of Coffee From Starbucks
People tend to love Starbucks despite their coffee tasting like it was brewed for three weeks in the center of...
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The Difference Between a Programmer, Developer, and a Hacker
There is often spirited discussion and debate about the differences between Programmers, Hackers, and Developers. Most descriptions I’ve seen are...
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