Over the past 31 years of my life, I've learned a lot through my experiences.
Selling Out and the Death of Hacker Culture
Selling Out and the Death of Hacker Culture We’ve sold each other for profit and lost what makes us happy. Part I. The very first hackathon I attended was back in high school. It consisted of me, a …
36 important life and work lessons a top tech executive learned before turning 30
The days are long but the decades are short.
Read the Docs 2016 Stats
Congrats, you made it through 2016! Read the Docs has been rolling along, and we’ve had another interesting year as well. For a quick summary: Our level of contributions and commits has gone down a good bit this year., Our traffic and user growth has been quite steady, which is particularly impre...
How I Hacked Into One of the Most Popular Dating Websites
A story of poor backend security in midst of scandals and new regulations.
Just You Wait, by Chris Shiflett
On turning 50: a personal story about luck, curiosity, disillusionment, and hope.
Moving Forward from Hot Fable Summer
Suggestions on how to move forward on the craziest 90 days in cyber and AI history.
Disqus hacks the roadmap
A recap of HackDay at Disqus featuring projects such as virtual reality moderation, a mobile publisher app, and more.
Study Hacks - Decoding Patterns of Success - Cal Newport
The Study Hacks blog by author and professor Cal Newport - on deep work, success, productivity, work-life balance.
Startup Mistakes: First-Hand Lessons from 80+ Failed Startups
We've analyzed why +80 startups have failed and identified some of their common mistakes. Here're our findings!
The Airplane Hack I've Done Ever Since an Older Lady Told Me To
This is worth remembering for your next flight!
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Use the 2-7-30 rule to radically improve your memory - Fast Company
150 years of science shows this brain hack can radically improve your memory. Entrepreneurs and anyone else who needs to learn things fast should take note.
You're Going to Live Past 90. Congrats! Here’s How to Pay For It.
Advances in medicine mean that reaching your nineties and beyond is more realistic than ever. Start preparing now to avoid running out of money.
88 Prompts for Long Term Thinking
In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation.
Always Interesting: “52 Things I Learned in 2022”
Something I look forward to at the end of each year is Tom Whitwell’s list of 52 things I learned in 20221 because I know I’m about to read about a bunch of int
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