And when I say “this site”, I’m really saying “me”.

Existentialism: How to create our own meaning and our own happiness,
since it doesn’t exist intrinsically in our universe

Happiness: How to be…

I often challenge people to describe why their lives have meaning. In most
cases, the answers are deeply unsatisfying, both to me and to the person
answering.

Most people describe going to work at a job that could potential…

I don’t know a single truly creative mind who is a news junkie – not a
writer, not a composer, mathematician, physician, scientist, musician,
designer, architect or painter. On the other hand, I know a bunch of
viciously unc…

Google researchers have combined a number of reputation techniques to create
a system that is 99 percent successful in detecting and blocking malicious
executables downloaded by users of its Chrome browser.

The system, know…

Because insurers are paid a fixed percentage of the claims they administer,
they have no incentive to hold down costs. Worse than that, they have no
incentives to do their jobs with even a modicum of competence. To take one
small…

Thoroughly embrace and enjoy the life you have

Constantly work to build the life you want

Never let #2 interfere with #1

The senior law enforcement official said the Russians feared he could be a
risk, and “they had something on him and were concerned about him, and him
traveling to their region.” Chechen extremists pose a greater threat to
Russia …

Virologists in China have published a paper detailing how they
created more than 100 hybrid viruses from H5N1 and the H1N1 strain that
caused the deadly swine flu pandemic of 2009. The virologists wanted to see
if …

I have a number of friends who actually post insightful ideas and comments
on Facebook, and they do so semi-regularly. It’s an absolute waste of time
and creative energy. If you’re actually writing anything you value, to any
degr…

I think a lot about creativity and how to maximize it, and one of my latest
ideas has been to clearly define time you’re taking in ideas versus time
you’re creating and exploring them.

Consuming news sources like Reddit, Hacke…