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I don’t like computers
Welp, I kinda gave up waxing personal on this blog a while ago, but what the hell, why not make an exception once in a while.So in the last couple of years I’ve been thinking about work and stuff a...
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Show HN: Alienslike.us – vote on what an alien society might be like
Aliens Like Us Imagine you have been sent to a planet in a far away galaxy. On this planet there is intelligent life. What do you think they look like? What is their society like?Tell us what you think...
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Be careful about what you dislike
written on Saturday, November 5, 2016The last few months I keep making the same observation over and over again in various different contexts: that whenever you are confronted with a very strong...
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Ring, officially a GNU package
Since the month of October, Ring is officially a GNU package, following its integration into the GNU project.Distributed under the GPLv3+ license, Ring is a free software which enables communication in...
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Reservoirs are contributing 1.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Last month, global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached 400 ppm signaling that greenhouse gases are continuing to rise and the momentum of global climate change is well underway. Carbon...
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Cylance Discloses Voting Machine Vulnerability
The following proof of concept video demonstrates the techniques Cylance researchers used to compromise a Sequoia AVC Edge Mk1 voting machine.The video shows how easy it is for a third party to reflash...
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Employees are faster and more creative when solving other people's problems
How we approach problems, and how quickly we fashion a solution, yields some surprising lessons about innovation and creativity in business. By Daniel H. Pink8:15AM BST 22 May 2011 Follow Try to...
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Newborn sleep patterns a survival guide for the science-minded parent
A survival guide for the science-minded parent© 2008 -2016 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reservedAs every parent knows, the world of newborn sleep is exotic and strange. Newborns doze at odd times....
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The Pac-Man Dossier
The Pac-Man Dossier By Jamey Pittman [What design and AI lessons can we learn from Namco's seminal Pac-Man? From history through behavior, Gamasutra presents a comprehensive Jamey Pittman-authored...
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Fighting Loneliness with Public Living Rooms
Meet the group combating social isolation through cups of tea.Crumbs and stripes of jam are left behind on plates, sitting on a polka-dot tablecloth. Clusters of people lounge and chat on sofas and...
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Scientists Can Publish Their Best Work at Any Age
Hoping that your next paper will be the big one? It just might be — the chance that your next article will be your best-cited is as good as ever, no matter where you are in your career.That’s the...
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GiveCampus is hiring full stack engineers and biz dev roles in DC and SF
Our mission is to ensure that schools have the resources they need to deliver the highest-quality education possible, and that education is affordable and accessible to everyone. When they're stuck...
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The Cinematic Traumas of Kenneth Lonergan
Lonergan’s new film challenges the notion that personal growth can be wrested from even the most terrible suffering.Credit Illustration by Jeff ÖstbergKenneth Lonergan, the screenwriter, director, and...
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How a Gift from Schoolchildren Let the Soviets Spy on the U.S. For 7 Years
The Great Seal that held a listening device. (Photo: NSA/Public Domain)In 1946, a group of Russian children from the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organisation (sort of a Soviet scouting group)...
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Acknowledging the complexity of life may be a fruitful path to well-being
A client sits before me, seeking help untangling his relationship problems. As a psychotherapist, I strive to be warm, nonjudgmental and encouraging. I am a bit unsettled, then, when in the midst of...
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JSCity: source code visualization for (and by) JavaScript
(updated version, with 20 new systems)JSCity is an implementation of the Code City metaphor for visualizing source code. We adapted and implemented this metaphor for JavaScript, using the three.js 3D...
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Berlin Is Bringing Back Subway Trains from the 1950s
Say hello (again) to the Dora.For senior Berliners, there may be something strangely familiar about the latest batch of trains destined for the Berlin subway system. They actually first served the city...
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Nvidia adds telemetry to latest drivers
It's been brought to our attention that nVIDIA now has telemetry included with its drivers most likely if you installed GeForce Experience with the drivers. I'm getting conflicting reports whether it's...
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22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
A shouting match has broken out on the early morning streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn between two 9-year-old boys.“This card sucks!” one says.“Well yeah, but it’s not that bad,” says the other.They’re...
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Retrotechtacular: FAX as a Service in 1984
If you tell someone these days to send you something via FAX, you are likely to get a look similar to the one you’d get if you asked them to park your horse. But in 1984, FAX was a mysterious new...
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