On Spending Time With the Opposite Sex
I don’t believe men and women in relationships should spend significant amounts of time with people of the opposite sex. It sounds very 1950s, but…
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The Only Two New Years Resolutions You Need
Work on that instead of new years resolutions. Anyway, enough with the good cheer. If you absolutely must do resolutions, here are the two that…
3 Reasons the Future Will Think Us Primitive
We love to make fun of the ridiculous beliefs people had in the past. They used to think that demons caused disease? It’s germs, silly!…
A Proposed Foundation for Human Government
I have an idea for a potentially universal guideline for maturing as a civilization: Humans should use a combination of reason and compassion to increase…
My Current Thoughts on Israel
My thinking on Israel has changed a lot over the years. I’ve spent a few weeks there while in my early 20’s serving in the…
The Principle of Many Truths
I’ve been thinking recently about a concept I call “The Principle of Many Truths”. It’s a way of explaining why people can present differing points…
Using jk vs. jj for ESC Remapping in Vim by Steve Losh
Some people prefer using jj instead of jk, but I prefer jk for two reasons: jk is typed with two separate keys, so you can…
Being Smart in the 21st Century
I think many are confused about what it means to be smart today. I hear people speaking often about others being “way smarter than them”…
Connecting to Serial Ports from OS X
Get yourself a quality USB-to-serial connector. I bought a TU-S9 myself, and it’s worked flawlessly. Install its driver and reboot. You’ll now have a device…
Obama Cries as He Thanks His Team
With this man as my President I am more proud to be American than I have been in a long time–perhaps ever. I truly cannot…
The Future of AppSec Liability is Obvious
Photo by Bill Hornstein When you’re inside of a mess it’s sometimes difficult to see it for what it is. And this is the case…
The Future of Human Identity and Reproduction
November 12, 2012 I believe western civilization to be in the middle of a profound transition. The change I’m referring to is the move from…