Whose Dhansak? Food and Authenticity
While there is a shared understanding [about what constitutes a particular dish], that isn’t absolute compliance. If we had to argue that there is only… Read More »Whose Dhansak? Food and Authenticity
The feel of the thing; or, embodied knowledge
Three things are too wonderful for me;four I do not understand:the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a snake on a rock,the… Read More »The feel of the thing; or, embodied knowledge
(Don’t) Work Your Hours
If you’re running an organisation or project, your job is not to work your hours. Your job is to see that things get done (not… Read More »(Don’t) Work Your Hours
Haruki Murakami on Writing: Talent. Focus. Endurance.
These might be the most important qualities for doing anything. Talent In every interview I’m asked what’s the most important quality a novelist has to… Read More »Haruki Murakami on Writing: Talent. Focus. Endurance.
Heresy; Bambi
Paul Graham on Heresy and Truth In his excellent biography of Newton, Richard Westfall writes about the moment when he was elected a fellow of… Read More »Heresy; Bambi
Sun Tzu and the Non-Profit (1): Foundations
The Art of War is one of those stone-cold classics that not many people have read, despite its widely touted relevance beyond military applications (i.e.… Read More »Sun Tzu and the Non-Profit (1): Foundations
Resources: Python (pandas) for Data Analysis
I’ve been using Python with pandas on and off to automate analysis of reading-test data at the non-profit where I work. If you’re regularly analysing… Read More »Resources: Python (pandas) for Data Analysis
Blood, Bones and Building; or, Love’s Labours
Aux armes, citoyens,To arms, citizens, Formez vos bataillons,Form your battalions, Marchons, marchons !March, march! Qu’un sang impurAbreuve nos sillons !Let an impure bloodWater our furrows!… Read More »Blood, Bones and Building; or, Love’s Labours
Arthur C. Clarke on Immortality and Decadence, Death and Life
… it was the two extremes of human population range that fascinated him most of all. They very young and the very old – both… Read More »Arthur C. Clarke on Immortality and Decadence, Death and Life
Primitive Communism and Armadillo Legs; Jangle, Fuzz and Transcendence
Two recommendations today, one via Marginal Revolution, the other from Hacker News, both worth the time. Manvir Singh on the Myth of Primitive Communism In… Read More »Primitive Communism and Armadillo Legs; Jangle, Fuzz and Transcendence