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“[C]uriosity illuminates the correct path to anything in life. If you’re not curious, that’s when your brain is starting to die.” — Pharrell, in conversation with neuroscientist Dr. V.S. Ramachanran. (via tumblinerb)
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THE DECLINE Of Western Civilization Part III
MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE Product/Market Fit, Double-Down AFTER. - Master of 500 Hats
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The Illusion of Transparency « You Are Not So Smart -
The Misconception: When your emotions run high, people can look at you and tell what you are thinking and feeling.
The Truth: Your subjective experience is not observable, and you overestimate how much you telegraph your inner thoughts and emotions.
Should software that powers implantable medical devices be open source? -
Software is an integral component of a range of devices that perform critical, lifesaving functions and basic daily tasks. As patients grow more reliant on computerized devices, the dependability of software is a life-or-death issue.
There is a general principle involved: that software with the ability to harm as well as help us in the physical world needs to be open to scrutiny to minimise safety issues. Medical devices may be the most extreme manifestation of this, but with the move of embedded software into planes, cars and other large and not-so-large devices with potentially lethal side-effects, the need to inspect software there too becomes increasingly urgent.
As the worlds of digital and analogue become intertwined, so the fundamental idea behind free software – that people have a right to see what this stuff is doing – becomes not a theoretical matter of ethics, but a practical, quotidian necessity if we are to avoid the situation where bad code leads to the ultimate Blue Screen of Death - ours.
via www.acceleratingfuture.com
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“I think the only lessons you ever actually learn in life are the ones you pay for. I call this ‘tuition’, and it rarely comes with a diploma, and it almost always costs a lot more than ‘just money’.” —
Michael Laine’s comment on AVC
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My “Fuck Tommorrow” motto through the eyes of Pablo.
Escobar the desperado.
Word to Cus D’Amato.
“We all only live once. So we are obligated to make good use of the time that we have and to do something that is meaningful and satisfying. This is something that I find meaningful and satisfying. That is my temperament. I enjoy creating systems on a grand scale, and I enjoy helping people who are vulnerable. And I enjoy crushing bastards.” —
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
(via spytap)Oy.
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Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Map, which visualized the world in a way which highlights the interconnectedness of all land on it.
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