Hondo: John Wayne on teaching by immersion (and comic timing)
Sometimes the deep end is the best place to learn.
In the realm of the dead (where soonest our best men do go); or, Gravity
Call He who was living is now deadWe who were living are now dyingWith a little patience T.S. Eliot – The Waste Land Whatever your… Read More »In the realm of the dead (where soonest our best men do go); or, Gravity
Hinterland (2): The Beatles Live at the BBC
I’ve been listening through the early Beatles albums, admiring – as ever – the complete mastery of classic rock and roll that they demonstrate over… Read More »Hinterland (2): The Beatles Live at the BBC
Design matters (20): Ford Focus cup holder(s)
With apologies for the hastily taken snap, and the fluff. There are two cup holders, both wide enough for a large mug or bottle and… Read More »Design matters (20): Ford Focus cup holder(s)
Brad DeLong on Proudhon, property and coercion, and the Royal Society’s cornucopia
Back before 1870, there’s no possibility at all that humanity is going to be able to bake the economic pie sufficiently large that everyone can… Read More »Brad DeLong on Proudhon, property and coercion, and the Royal Society’s cornucopia
Luck surface
The attack surface of a software environment is the sum of the different points (or “attack vectors”) where an unauthorized user (the “attacker”) can try… Read More »Luck surface
Brad DeLong on technological growth and economic change 1870-2010
This excerpt is from DeLong’s interview on Conversations with Tyler. It’s a great discussion – highly recommended. COWEN: If we’re trying to think about the… Read More »Brad DeLong on technological growth and economic change 1870-2010
Seth Godin: The Mona Lisa Principle
When your ideas are spreading, when your work is remarkable, when your organization has built a social ratchet that works, one of the side effects… Read More »Seth Godin: The Mona Lisa Principle
Ends and Meanings (2): Alisdair MacIntyre on the modern self
MacIntyre believes that contemporary modern statements are ultimately ’emotivist’: in the absence of a clear telos (purpose / function / end), the statement “You ought… Read More »Ends and Meanings (2): Alisdair MacIntyre on the modern self
John Collison: Things don’t just happen; or, The Museum of Passion Projects
See also:On making stuff: that Steve Jobs quoteDouglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making“Do the things we plan actually… Read More »John Collison: Things don’t just happen; or, The Museum of Passion Projects