MrBeast Screwed Up Elon's Pyramid Scheme
garbageday.email/p/mrbeast-screwed-elons-pyramid-schemeRead to the end for a really good cat video
More search, less feed - Austin Kleon
austinkleon.com/2019/04/04/more-search-less-feed/In the process of writing this book, I realized that the experience of research is exactly opposite to the way I usually often encounter information online. When you research a subject, you make a series of important decisions, not least what it is you want to research, and you make a commitment to spend time finding information that doesn’t immediately present itself. You seek out different sources that you understand may be biased for various reasons. The very structure of the libr...
Adam Phillips · Against Self-Criticism
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n05/adam-phillips/against-self-criticismLacan said that there was surely something ironic about Christ’s injunction to love thy neighbour as thyself –...
Wokwi - Online ESP32, STM32, Arduino Simulator
wokwi.com/IoT and Embedded System Simulator: ESP32, STM32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Pico, displays, sensors, motors and WiFi simulation.
Standard Contracts - Common Paper
commonpaper.com/standards/Common Paper standard agreements have been downloaded more than 15,000 times and used to close millions of dollars in deals. They are created and maintained by a committee of expert attorneys and released for free under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License.
Remote work and the importance of writing
economist.com/business/2022/01/15/remote-work-and-the-importance-of-writingThe written word will flourish in the post-pandemic workplace | Business
Stolen formula for capacitors causing computers to burn out
independent.co.uk/news/business/news/stolen-formula-for-capacitors-causing-computers-to-burn-out-106907.htmlA scientist steals a secret formula for an electrical product from his Japanese employer and takes it to China. Then it is stolen again and turns up in Taiwan. But something goes wrong - and thousands, perhaps millions, of computers and electrical goods in the West begin to burn out or explode. via absolument tout
The Un-Brie-Lievable History of Tyromancy
saveur.com/culture/tyromancy-cheese-divination/This fortune-telling practice uses cheese to predict everything from your future spouse to your next career move.
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin – Documentary Film by Arwen Curry
worldsofukl.com/Worlds of UKL is the first feature documentary film about Ursula K. Le Guin, a singular writer who led the mainstream to embrace fantastic literature.
Breaking the Tyranny of Obviousness
mentalhellth.xyz/p/breaking-the-tyranny-of-obviousnessWe are stuck in a hell of frictionlessness.
Tuesday Thread: Recipe & Cookbook Concierge
annehelen.substack.com/p/tuesday-thread-recipe-and-cookbook/commentsThink more about the culture that surrounds you
"We Are All Socialists in Our Private Lives"
erinremblance.substack.com/p/we-are-all-socialists-in-our-privateDavid Graeber gets to the heart of human (and more than human) nature.
A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/a-coder-considers-the-waning-days-of-the-craftCoding has always felt to me like an endlessly deep and rich domain. Now I find myself wanting to write a eulogy for it.
Buy Your Loved Ones a Sequinned Double Cheeseburger: A Food-Themed Holiday Gift Guide
newyorker.com/culture/the-food-scene/a-food-themed-holiday-gift-guideKitchen tools, culinary trinkets, tinned treats, dinner-party fixings, and many more curios for the person of appetites in your life.