C.S. Lewis’ Greatest Fiction: Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight, or lokum, is a popular dessert sweet throughout Europe, especially in Greece, the Balkans, and of course Turkey. But most Americans, if they...
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Wondering whether this just means I read Narnia too late in life
Posted on 2015-12-08T22:12:29+0000
The Best Books I Read in 2015
Bill Gates shares his list of best books he read in 2015: “Eradication” by Nancy Leys Stepan, “Thing Explainer” by Randall Munroe, “Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open” by Julian Allwood and Jonathan Cullen, “Mindset” by Carol Dweck, “Being Nixon” by Evan Thomas, and “The Road to Character” by…
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Posted on 2015-12-08T22:09:50+0000
How Elmo Ruined Sesame Street
I can’t stand Elmo, just can’t deal with this damn Muppet anymore. He’s cute, he’s shrill, and he has made Sesame Street worse.
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Posted on 2015-12-08T21:41:11+0000
Who Y Combinator Companies Want — Triplebyte Blog
Companies disagree significantly about the types of programmers they want to hire. After 6 months doing technical interv…
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"There’s more demand for product-focused programmers than there is for programmers focused on hard technical problems."
A pretty great read on recruiting and hiring, with data
Posted on 2015-12-08T21:22:15+0000
Lessons Learned After Shutting My Startup, Following A Six-Year Struggle – Smashing Magazine
Despite coming up with a unique custom production process and outstanding jeans, we didn’t achieve much success. Several months later, I figured out why.
What these photos of Facebook’s new headquarters say about the future of work
Here's where the open office is going, for better or worse.
Hasnain says:
"They don't even occupy the best office real estate, such as near the soaring windows with stunning views of nearby salt marshes."
I wouldn't call the view stunning ...
Posted on 2015-12-01T09:24:46+0000
Student Debt in America: Lend With a Smile, Collect With a Fist
The story of how a teacher ended up $410,000 in debt reveals the deep contradictions in the federal government’s approach to student loans.
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Posted on 2015-12-01T05:13:51+0000
Coding is boring, unless… — Enki Blog
As a developer, I never managed to stick to the same job for more than two years.
The Universe of Discourse : The envelope paradox
The envelope paradox This is on my mind because someone asked about it in IRC yesterday and I was surprised at how coherently I was able to explain it on the spur of the moment. There are several versions of this paradox. My favorite version goes like this: you're going to play a game with an advers…
Hasnain says:
This is what W.V.O. Quine calls a "veridical paradox": it's something that seems impossible, but is nevertheless true.
Posted on 2015-11-30T13:16:15+0000
The Beggar CEO and Sucker Culture - DaedTech
Enough is enough. We've gone from labor being an equitable contract to the beggar CEO asking for more and more labor for nothing. Time to stop it.
Hasnain says:
"We wear our unpaid, uncompensated overtime as a badge of honor. We sleep less, brag about our caffeine intake, and are available for calls and emails 18 hours per day. We measure our importance by how many half hour slots during the day are double or triple booked, and we perversely consider it honorable to do this for free."
Posted on 2015-11-30T13:07:48+0000