Discuss on Hacker News. I went to meet Jason Fried so I could learn how to stop selling software by accident. Since I started programming 10 years ago, I’ve made a fair amount of money online. But those sales were mostly coincidental. By that I mean, I never thought deeply about how and why products…

In the 21st century, the U.S. National Security Agency (and other espionage agencies) face a storm of system-wide problems that I haven’t seen anybody talking about. The problems are sociological, and they threaten to undermine the way the Western security state operates. The big government/civil…

As the temperature in California’s Death Valley climbed toward a hundred and thirty degrees recently, I had a vision of giant sandworms erupting from the desert floor and swallowing up the tourists and news media gathered around the thermometer at the National Park Service ranger station. The worms…

We’re living in a post-Snowden era, which means you should assume that everybody , including the social networks you use every day, are always looking over your digital shoulder. So how do you take back your online communication from the prying eyes of the government? Enter Trsst , a new social…

Like me, this post is a work in progress Building on an ongoing conversation with  Gabriel Shalom  about Social API’s – a means of creating interfaces with organisations and for groups, and due to my ongoing tendency to self reflection I thought it may be a interesting and worthwhile experiment to…

Brian Proffitt As a journalist and part-time lecturer, I'm often interacting with a bunch of different people at roughly the same time—in face-to-face talks or via email, Skype calls, Twitter, instant messages and what have you. The cacophony can be awful, to say nothing of the consequent risks of…

once in a while, this planet gives birth to a child with freakish talent—freakish not only because it is vast, but because it is ready upon arrival, with batteries included and no assembly required. One need only open the box and step back. In this case, the talent belongs to a 6-year-old boy with a…

I recently came across a quote from spoken word poet Phil Kaye’s Repetition . In it, he says: My mother taught me this trick, If you repeat something over and over again, it loses it’s meaning...Our existence, she said, is the same way. You watch the sunset too often, and it just becomes 6pm. You…

amandapalmer : This was a blog written yesterday by a woman named evelyn (@thecheekyginger), she sent it to me on twitter, and I retweeted it. then she sent me a tweet saying “ Thanks for the RT. And … I’m truly sorry for not understanding at first.” when something connects the dots, even in one…

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Los días del imperio británico terminaron y mantener los que en el pasado fueron territorios estratégicos, como Gibraltar, supone una reliquia del pasado. El floreciente éxito de Gibraltar como paraíso fiscal exaspera a un vecino golpeado por la crisis, aunque su futuro parece asegurado. Simon…

Nearly all INTJs will recognize the following characteristics in themselves. They should embrace and nourish these strengths:   The INTJ's mind is naturally geared towards systematically analyzing information from many contextual perspectives, and rejecting or retaining information as they become…

INTJs believe in constant growth in relationships, and strive for independence for themselves and their mates. They are constantly embarking on "fix-up" projects to improve the overall quality of their lives and relationships. They take their commitments seriously, but are open to redefining their…

As an INTJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via your intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things rationally and logically. INTJs live in the world of ideas and strategic planning. They value intelligence, knowledge,…

The INTJ personality type is perhaps the most enigmatic and controversial of all. Idealistic visionaries, unemotional robots, brilliant strategists, socially awkward geeks, fearsome debaters – these are just a few examples of the numerous labels that INTJs seem to be able to get. There is usually…

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Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren’t doing that thing you do 9-5? David Graeber explored the phenomenon of bullshit jobs for our recent summer issue – everyone who’s employed should read carefully… Illustration by John Riordan On…

How is it that your mind is capable of handling new situations you’ve never previously encountered?  How do you solve a problem you’ve never solved before?  Is this just the magic of consciousness, or is there an underlying process — or algorithm — your mind uses behind the scenes to deal with…

Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. So when we saw a post sweeping the Web titled “40 maps they didn’t teach you in school,” one of which happens to be a WorldViews original, I thought we might be able to…

Sure, let’s do it with season 2’s D&D episode: Keep in mind what I’m doing here is deconstructing a finished story, not recalling the process by which the story was broken.  Back in season 2 it was probably about identifying act breaks, i.e. asking “what new world are we entering (step 3) and what’s…

Start with random IDEAS.  Ideas can be anything - Poop is an idea, America, pickles, the number six, a raccoon, anything. Some ideas will reveal related ideas, i.e. you may think, upon thinking about raccoons, that you have more than one thought about raccoons.  Clouds of related ideas that your…

By Alex Rubens on August 15, 2013 at 12:00p S Dedication to creating one of history’s most popular video games caused horrific and graphic visions for its creator. Dreams such as this haunted Dave Theurer for years, both during and after production of Missile Command, a game he worked on at Atari in…

“Jesus,” Molly said, her own plate empty, “gimme that. You know what this costs?” She took his plate. “They gotta raise a whole animal for years and then they kill it. This isn’t vat stuff.” She forked a mouthful up and chewed.” – William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984) On Monday, August 5th, 2013, at a…

Happy is not important, what is important for you to just happy? That is the meaning. Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it. I would love to be happier—as I’m sure most people would—so I thought it would be interesting to find some ways…

Posted by dconroy on Aug 13, 2013 in How To's , Raspberry Pi | 6 comments | 12,887 views First off, I know this post is a little late in the game as it is becoming less profitable for amateurs to mine Bitcoins , and that there are more efficient ways to go about this. But I am writing this anyways…

El primer consejo para que la sangría sea una bebida digna es más o menos el de siempre: usa unos ingredientes dignos. ¿Vino de tetrabrick? NO: tampoco hace falta que le pongas un Pingus, pero es importante que el caldo sea mínimamente decente. ¿Las peras pochas y el melocotón de megaoferta que…

Desde que se comenzaran a construir las primeras líneas de tren en España, a mediados del siglo XIX , el ferrocarril siempre ha representado algo más que un medio de transporte. Para muchos, el soñado proyecto que podría vertebrar esa España eternamente invertebrada. Con la llegada del primer AVE…

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I’m a procrastinator. I’m also easily distracted, both in the short term (incessantly checking my Twitter account ) and also over longer periods. I’ll become consumed with an idea for a new project before the current one is finished. It’s frustrating for me and those around me. You’re probably…

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/08/01/warren-ellis-talks-about-his-new-novella-and-living-in-a-science-fiction-present/

Posted by Fitocracy on Jul 26, 2013 This article was written by Dick Talens, one of the co-founders of Fitocracy.   Why do some people succeed at fitness while others fail miserably? If there were ever a subject I could be called “obsessed” with, this would be it. This subject pains me greatly; it…

I saw a remark recently on Neven Mrgan’s blog that resonated with me. I’ve come to the realization that I may not be a geek at all. Neven Mrgan mrgan.tumblr.com/post/… I had a similar realisation a few years ago. I can now state with confidence that I’m not a geek, but I’m still having trouble…

Una de las falsas verdades que más daño han hecho a la industria tecnológica de este país es esa que afirma que, en Internet, cualquier producto o servicio se vende solo . Una TONTUNA épica. Hablemos de bisnes , pero en serio… Internet no es una realidad paralela donde viven unicornios y pequeños…

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John Romaniello. I want to tell you about a book that will change your life. The book isn’t new. In fact, it was published back in 1949 without much fanfare. And yet, since the time of its publication, it has made an impact that can be seen in the movies we…

Reading will resume shortly You probably already know that brining meats and seafood boosts their flavor and moisture. Two lesser known reasons to brine seafood in particular are the fish will be better looking and easier to grill. Food & Wine Magazine notes the technique of chef Bryan Voltaggio (of…

Kale, fresh from our garden, wrapped around an old iPhone (Alexis Madrigal). On a weekend in the middle of June, a few hundred people gathered together at an event called Camp Grounded in northern California for a celebration of leaving technology behind. Organized by the group Digital Detox, the…

Reading will resume shortly Starting a new remote gig, be it a contract project or a full-time job, can be a little intimidating if you’re used to going into an office day after day. But this style of employment is growing in popularity, with some very notable companies lending it their…