December 2008
26 posts
Malcolm Gladwell on meaningful work and curiosity →
malcom gladwell:
Meaningful work is one of the most important things we can impart to children. Meaningful work is work that is autonomous. Work that is complex, that occupies your mind. And work where there is a relationship between effort and reward — for everything you put in, you get something out…
If you are convinced that the work you are doing is meaningful, then curiosity, there’s no...
What can first-order logic do for your... →
via Shtetl-Optimized
Whereas nerds stand to benefit, even more than normal people, from becoming more assertive, outgoing, optimistic, obamalike in temperament, and all those other good things,
Whereas the fundamental problem with nerds is that they’re constantly overthinking everything,
Whereas this means nerds are regularly beaten in life by people who think less than they do,
Whereas it...
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath An Extreme Blog: Go England!... →
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merry christmas to all (and charles) and to all a good night (and sweet dreams)!~
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david:
Sleepy GPOYW. Good night, everyone! <3
good night, sweet dreams, & merry christmas, david!~
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eff...
wondering if i made the right decision.
not, at this point, irrevocable. i still have a ticket back to nyc on the 29th…
i have no home but have no problem with that. subways are comparatively warm this time of year.
ha.
i suppose i thought things would be different here. i mean, they are, buried in snow and whatnot, but i’m beginning to wonder if the pnw culture is what will...
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au revoir, nyc & hello, pacific northwest
move completed. instead, however, of spending wed and thurs in some nyc bliss saying au revoir to favorite haunts, i took alot longer than necessary packing the last two boxes, taking apart my bed, carefully stacking all of my things into the tiniest space (hours and hours of work), sleeping three hours then barely making it to the airport in time (as in almost missed the 2-hour mark).
still,...
happy birthday, david!~ & congrats on ithaca
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au revoir, nyc~ part ii, or a blind 'date'...
it was such a lovely evening.
we were complete strangers, random guests at the back40 & he’s married so it wasn’t really a date, it was just having someone nice and smart to talk to over dinner at a comfortable place.
i sat at the bar, it’s the best place to sit at a place like that, i can’t imagine sitting at a table or going there with more than one friend. ...
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love compassion forgiveness
sometimes i feel like i’m making all of the wrong decisions all of the time.
what is the now and how do i choose in this moment. that’s the important question.
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“We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our...”
– Steve Jobs (via danw ruhi askvero) (via asprettyasasong)
Smart guy, that Steve Jobs.
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& i heart this vision. thanks, dr. j. and no, but almost.
it’s nice to see a major inc. act fearlessly in the face of tumultuous economic uncertainties....
painting is complete, well, touchups in the corners once everything is dry again. second coat complete. that sage sweater green is, for being such a mellow color, incredibly saturated.
a few more things to pack, a bit of cleaning, not much, and i’m outta here. whew. it’s been interesting times.
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jayparkinsonmd:
“Health insurance needs to be thought of as insurance. If we thought of health insurance like we think of home insurance, we’d be going through our home insurance companies to buy new lightbulbs or paint to paint our walls. Health insurance needs to be fundamentally changed so that it stops being pre-payment for health care.”
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so what you’re saying is insured for things...
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au revoir nyc~ (countdown t-minus 8 days)
packed. well most of it. & it’s been the most organized move ever. i love it.
everything’s in boxes this time. no bags. not that it was shambles before but it was never quite perfect or even close. this time… small victories, ‘big’ let-down; small victories win. this move is the best ever.
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i’m going to miss you...
The future of the "free internet"
jayparkinsonmd:
So…the NY Times and all the other old school papers are dying. They took out a loan on their Manhattan property today. Their stocks are at an all time low. The old world publishing world is as dead as the auto industry.
So what if the Times made all of their content free via RSS? Only text. No pictures, no visualizations, no hyperlinks…NO EXPERIENCE.
Driving traffic to your...
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packing is such sweet sorrow
what are these things i’ve collected and placed around me. pieces of other people’s lives, pieces of mine. that line moves across the face of the planet.
i thought about just getting rid of all of it. but what would be the point of collecting again when i get back. a bed, a desk, two chairs (ok a luxury), books shelves and two sets of drawers and the...
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“sometimes you have to lose it all or most of it
to see what’s been...”
– me, after figuring this particular puzzle out
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i'm building my own dm ship
am leaving town. for a little bit. i’m coming back with the future. i promise.