Get Full Access to Safari Books Online Just by Having a Library Card in California
If you haven’t heard of Safari Books Online it’s basically a massive collection of the most popular technical books (over 12,000) that you can access,…
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The Simple Barrier to the Rich Being Willing to Pay More Taxes
Waste and irrationality. I think many among the rich would be far more willing to pay a larger portion in taxes if they believed it…
Why I Like Nice Things
I often take criticism for my desire to own expensive things, live in nice neighborhoods, eat in quality restaurants, and otherwise surround myself with what…
Beyond SSH Bookmarks | Daniel Miessler
I tripped over an article this week on creating “SSH Bookmarks”, which are basically aliases for hostnames within your ~/.ssh/config file. I think this is…
Blogging: Categories vs. Tags | Daniel Miessler
I recently attended a company blogging conference call where the topic was how to properly categorize and tag posts for company blog posts. Despite a…
Ubuntu: aptitude > apt-* | Daniel Miessler
For those who use Ubuntu or Debian and still use apt-get and apt-cache search, you might want to start thinking about using aptitude instead. Two…
The Other Half of Online Education
We’re all well aware of the growing list of high-quality universities offering free online classes. It’s remarkable by any measure. But we also know the…
Disappointing Liberals | Daniel Miessler
So I had one of my posts make the front page of Reddit on Friday. I ended up taking around 30,000 hits to the site…
Home for One Year | Daniel Miessler
Sometime around this week marks one year that I’ve been back home in the Bay Area. It’s been the best year of my life. My…
Plato’s Ultimate Argument Against God-given Morality
If someone says morality comes from God you must ask a simple question: Is there a reason he made certain things right and certain things…
The Alien Social Scientist Test for Meaning
I have a basic test I put myself through when I think about whether my work and/or my life has meaning at any given moment.…
A Potential Issue With Immersive Fantasy Games
I’ve been a role-player since junior high school, and I have been a reader of non-fiction long before that. I have a group of friends…