Category: Featured
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Product Review: Xiaomi Mi ANC USB-C Earbuds
I’m really into minimizing the things I carry with me, and getting the most out of them. The Xiaomi Mi ANC Earbuds are a perfect match for both those goals. They are an amazing pair which I will keep in my everyday carry for the foreseeable future. These earbuds are replacing a previous pair I…
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Defining Evil
This is an important word which serves to define the things we ought not to do. I choose to accept Philip Zimbardo’s very studied definition; Evil is intentionally acting or causing others to act in a way that dehumanizes, harms, or kills innocent people. The top two reasons people or groups become evil are the…
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❤️ Tim Ferriss – The Four Hour Work Week
A few years ago, I made an unusual friend. He was a traveling houseless graphic designer who worked very little and made far more money than I did. Everything he owned fit into a small backpack, and he was essentially in permanent vacation mode, while working online whenever he wanted to. He introduced many interesting…
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To call up a demon you must learn its name.
There is an idea I’ve been trying to articulate and synthesize for some time. I don’t think I accomplish it here, but this is a step in the right direction. I think back to my favorite book series The Sprawl Trilogy, and to Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One, and an interview between Garry Kasparov and…
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❤️ Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy – The Ethical Slut
At burning man last year, I attended a wedding. There is some sweet 360 footage in a recent post about burning man. The bride and groom gave unusual vows, promising to respect and never try to change one-another rather than the traditional vow of forsaking all others. And there were other differences from the traditional…
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My Favorite Songs
Any time someone hears that I have been a professional DJ for over fourteen years, the first question they ask is what music I like. And it’s a question I almost never give a good answer to. So I decided to compile my very favorite songs here. Coffee shop soundtrack by All Time Low doesn’t…
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❤️ [Podcast][Must Listen] Tim Ferriss – Exploring Smart Drugs, Fasting, and Fat Loss — Dr. Rhonda Patrick
This episode has an unbelievable amount of information. The Guest is Dr. Rhonda Patrick, who Tim describes as, “an American biochemist and scientist.” She has done extensive research and work in the fields of the cellular biology, genetics, nutrition, and nootropics. She views aging as a disease to be treated, and elaborates in depth on all of…
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The Levels Challenge
Pieter Levels has been a very inspirational figure for me. I have been thinking a lot about his series of blog posts, “Building 12 Startups in 12 Months.” I really enjoyed reading these, and I really liked his definition of what a startup is. In this context, a minimum-viable-product which is publicly available for people to use online.…
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You Should Use Private Internet Access!
Private Internet Access took out a full page ad in the New York Times at enormous cost to let people know about this important issue. Just one more reason I am proud to give them $5/mo for security and privacy online. They are a really really great vpn service which allows all your devices to…
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23andMe – My Genes
I recently signed up to do 23andMe. This is a service that sequences your DNA and provides in-depth analyses of various traits and risk factors as well as a detailed analysis of your family history and origins. They offer two options: a cheaper $100 Ancestry Service which just shows you where you’re from, or the more…