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 most powerful manifestation of this…
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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 illustrating how so few people…
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 believe in it. I don’t.…
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 a couple years ago about…
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 points, such as educational attainment,…
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 a minor blurb on Wikipedia…
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 completing a programming exercise, or…
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 the sun. Most mask this…
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 flawed in at least one…
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 intelligence proxy (correlated at .71). The y-axis shows percentage of people with…
The “Existing Causes” Argument Against Free Will
Image from skeptically.org In my ongoing efforts to convince others that free will is an illusion, I have found an argument vector that I’ve not…
Notice: Hacker Dojos Aren’t Factories for “Idea” People
For those not aware, Hacker Dojos are local groups found in high-tech areas that get many people together and have them code–or learn to code–together.…