Go Through Your Address Book and Contact Everyone You Care About
I’ll try to avoid cliché, but for this post it’ll be difficult. I have a friend named Brad. I met him in my first job…
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The Answer to Terrorism is Resilience
Here’s what we should be saying to people who attack us, and to those who panic when we are attacked. Risk is often calculated as…
The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Need to be Revolutionary
This video is an entertaining look at the hype and reality leading up to today’s iPhone 5 release. I think they get a lot right,…
A Letter to a GOP Family Member Who is Against Obamacare
Hi $NAME, Basically, the role of the government is to provide for our welfare, to see that we flourish, etc. Note this part of the…
Does Modern Philosophy Fetishize The Classical Thinkers?
It seems to me that every time I come across real philosophers they have an extremely pompous view of non-academic, amateur, or overly modern or…
Flirting With Android Again: Galaxy S III
I am demoing a Samsung Galaxy S III. It’s the new flagship Android device, and I like a lot about it. The screen is stunning…
Planned vs. Random Leisure | Daniel Miessler
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the habits of productive people. When I say productive I mean successful–as in setting out to accomplish something…
Annoying Things in OS X
I have a friend who is getting into OS X for the first time after being a lifetime poweruser in Windows. He has a number…
Buddhism’s Fundamental Contradiction
I apologize for being so late to the game here, but aren’t the Buddhist concepts of Karma and the inevitable unfolding of the universe inconsistent?…
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 “atheism” has any use in…
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 only thing here, others thought…
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 my main thoughts: Safari now…