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“…My dad, in particular, counseled me: “Don’t get into computers just to do stuff with computers; it’s a dead end. Do something else and use the computers as a tool.” I’m not entirely sure that was bad advice. The industry does tend to eat its children.” DadHacker » Blog Archive » My first computer
“I, personally, would rather the future of the online technology community be dominated by douche bags who write influential code rather than flamers who drive people away from great technologies towards mediocre ones.” Erik Naggum (1965-2009) RIP : programming
“I imagine that there are as many pitfalls to defining and explaining Wave as Westinghouse and Edison found when trying explaining the concept of the electrical grid to the masses. You plug a light bulb into the socket and the crowd oohs and aahs and assumes that Electricity is all about illumination; it’s a marvelous way of producing light without the open flames or soot of candles and oil lamps. Technically that’s true, but it misses the point.” Google’s Wave of the future is genius, but will it work? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business

Politician as self-tracker - Bob Graham's notebooks

Bob Graham, ex-Governor and ex-Senator from Florida, has been keeping careful handwritten records of his daily life since 1977, when he first ran for governor. He tracks a lot of things: weight, diet, what he wears, his location (down to the room), and of course the names of the people he meets with, his questions and their answers, his promises and theirs.

Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas - Allison Arieff Blog - NYTimes.com

Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas - Allison Arieff Blog - NYTimes.com

why not?

why not?

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Lunascape - Lane Navachi

oglaf.com NSFW, well-drawn sex comedy. hilarious.

oglaf.com NSFW, well-drawn sex comedy. hilarious.

WE THE ROBOTS » Fishes

WE THE ROBOTS » Fishes

“In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning.” F. Scott Fitzgerald

Peter Wessel Zapffe

Zapffe’s theory is that humans are born with an overdeveloped skill (understanding, self-knowledge) which does not fit into nature’s design. The human craving for justification on matters such as life and death cannot be satisfied, hence humanity has a need that nature cannot provide satisfaction for. The tragedy, following this theory, is that humans spend all their time trying not to be human. The human being, therefore, is a paradox.

The Happiest Age

At a certain point people begin to believe that their best year is behind them. This happens at age 27-28 on average.

android.hardware.sensorManager

android.hardware.sensorManager

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” Bertrand Russell (As seen on the newly awesome Trivium)