Category: Blog
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The Magician King by Lev Grossman [10/10]
The Magician King by Lev Grossman is exactly what I hoped it would be. This is a fast-paced magical adventure book with fully developed characters working together to solve a complex existential problem. This book has all the big magical battles which the first book did not. If you got into this series looking for…
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Switching Automatically to Backup Power
This is a proposed solution to a complex problem. At my camp, we have several large industrial fridges as part of our kitchen. Our main power source is a large 45kva generator. This is a rental which is maintained daily by the vendor, and yet sometimes it fails. We consider the fridges to be a…
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I love the show, so I decided to read The Magicians… [No Spoilers]
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I say this as a scifi fan and a fantasy fan, but the show is great. The characters are interesting. The plot continues to build and get more exciting. Recently I’ve found myself trying to think back to previous arcs and glean some idea of what is coming next. Reading the books seemed like an…
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Review: Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve
Infernal Devices is book three in the Hungry Cities Chronicles. The first book was set in Europe and the sky. The second book was set on the polar ice cap. This third book is set at sea. It’s an exciting adventure which is still very sociological. We explore themes of power and oppression dynamics with…
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“Venture capital money kills more businesses than it helps.”
This is a really great and wide-ranging interview which makes a strong argument against taking venture funds. They also go really deep into detail about why, as well as discussing many current VC models and suggesting that some may be less predatory and harmful. Check it out!
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Justice Social
a nonprofit replacement for google and facebook which offers a monthly cost-share with free accounts for students and other groups. brand everything about not being evil like facebook and google
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wildcard redirects as a service
wildcard redirects as a service. x.com/y becomes z.com/y If you want a domain but don’t want to code, then forward it and the service handles it.
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Making WordPress Static
WordPress can be a nightmare. Don’t get me wrong, WordPress is great. BUT, there are often zero-day exploits, and a universe of complex security concerns which WILL come up. Combine that with the often ballooning resource requirements of templates, plugins, etc, and you get a recipe for a website that becomes a lot more complicated…
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Fascinating Case Study: Pay-What-You-Want Cafes
Pay-what-you-want cafes are a super fascinating case study at the intersection of many issues related to modern urbanism. Implementing this mission started with food security and grew to touch many other issues from racial sensitivity to consumer behaviors and our deep ethical dissonance around living differently than we believe we should. This story includes themes…
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Homo Deus by Yuval Harari
Yuval’s previous book, Sapiens, covers the history of humanity. This book, Homo Deus, covers the future of humanity. His next book after this covers today. Homo Deus was an interesting look at many of the forces which are shaping the world. Starting at the beginning is the right way to think about the future. Sapiens…