Sam Harris’s Talk in Berkeley Last Night
So I got to see Sam Harris speak last night in Berkeley. It was stellar. A few things stood out: Adam from Mythbusters was there.…
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Table Tennis: The Relationship Between Relaxation, Aggression, and Power
So my #1 issue in Table Tennis right now is getting angry, which results in a tightness that precludes the possibility for power. We see…
The Beverage Approachability Paradox | Daniel Miessler
Anyone who’s tried to learn to enjoy coffee, beer, or wine after not liking their first encounters with them has probably come up against the…
Getting Back Into Table Tennis
After being dormant for many years in my favorite participation sport, I found my new Table Tennis club on the peninsula. It’s called the Peninsula…
Happiness, Struggle, and Options | Daniel Miessler
I think a lot about why people aren’t happy. I’m reading a book now by Bertrand Russell that offers a compelling theory: Modern people are…
Parent to Child Propagation of False Meaning
I have many smart conservative friends who take pride in two things in their lives: Having a mainstream, corporate job, and raising their children well.…
Why America is Falling | Daniel Miessler
Oct 11, 2010 My favorite thing to do is determine why complex things happen. Some examples include why over half of American’s deny evolution, why…
Two People Who Show Me How Lame I Am
You make me want to be a better man. Salman KhanSalman Khan is the creator of the Khan Academy, a free, open education project of…
Existing Bookstores Should Become Front-ends for Amazon
The bookstores are dead. Amazon won. gg. But people still enjoy going in and looking at books. And drinking coffee. And doing book signings, and…
Shallow on Purpose | Daniel Miessler
I am nearly to the point where I can accept someone who decides to be shallow after seeing what it means to be deep and…
Summarized Differences Between iPhone and Android
This is an attempt to show the differences–not without bias, but without hate. Functionality The iPhone focuses on doing a few things in a very…
The Individual Problem | Daniel Miessler
I believe that humans transferring their minds to digital form is inevitable. In fact, I think it’s precisely the way in which we as a…