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the year of living with banksy
When I first moved to Los Angeles in July of 2013, I found a room for rent in a house on Craigslist. I soon learned the landlord, and the…
Demi Adejuyigbe
Aug 18
How to be Rational about Rationality
[One of the more technical (and optional) chapters, at the end of Skin of the Game]
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Aug 21
Trending Developer Skills, Based on my Analysis of “Ask HN: Who’s Hiring?”
For people learning to code and for experienced software developers alike, change is constant. There is always something new to learn. This…
Ryan Williams
Aug 14
How a self-taught teenager built an operating system that runs in your browser
Arizona teenager Aaron Adams built and maintains this awe-inspiring solo project. Developed entirely in the cloud using c9.io’s online…
Peter Gleeson
Aug 20
In case you missed it
If you’re a startup, you should not use React (reflecting on the BSD + patents license)
That is, if you ever hope to be acquired by a larger company
Raúl Kripalani
Aug 19
A Beginner’s Guide to AI/ML 🤖👶
The ultimate guide to machine learning. Simple, plain-English explanations accompanied by math, code, and real-world examples.
Vishal Maini
Aug 19
Week 40: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so…
August 19, 2017
Amy Siskind
Aug 20
The truth has got its boots on: what the evidence says about Mr. Damore’s Google memo
I’m saying, sir, that a lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
Erin Giglio
Aug 18
I built a chatbot in 2 hours and this is what I learned
Is the next paradigm shift here already?
Shival Gupta
Aug 19
Are you a good person, or just insecure?
What makes someone a good person?
Lidija Hilje
Aug 16
Why School Sucks (hint: it’s not because it’s “boring”)
Read the title. Now notice that I said school, NOT education. Yes, there is a difference.
Isabella Bruyere
Jul 13
My Life Lessons in Rust Belt Racism
I was 17 years old and a junior at West Scranton High School when my boyfriend, Chris, took me to a summer music festival in Nay Aug Park.
Kim Kingsley
Aug 19
The Purpose of Life Isn’t to Be Happy
The term “happy” was..
Zat Rana
Aug 10
Mastodon is big in Japan. The reason why is… uncomfortable
Ethan Zuckerman
Aug 18
Here’s what Chinese takeout menus can teach us about immigration
By Dolly Li
AJ+
Aug 17
The truth about identifying as asexual in the Midwest
We’re just beginning to understand asexuality, but it isn’t anything new.
Arielle
Aug 15
How to create a Neural Network in JavaScript in only 30 lines of code
In this article I’ll show you how to create and train a neural network using Synaptic.js, which allows you to do deep learning in Node.js…
Per Harald Borgen
Aug 17
White Supremacy Is Bad for the Jews. Let’s Be Bad for White Supremacy.
“…but is it good for the Jews?”
Jen Margulies
Aug 13
What do I look for in a pitch?
Founders will often ask me, “Do you want to go through our deck?” It’s not about the slide deck. We have made the decision to invest in…
Sarah Guo
Aug 15
The Success and Failure of Design Inc.
Friends,
Marc Hemeon
Aug 17
AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR FELLOW JEWS
To our fellow Jews, in the United States, in Israel, and around the world:
Michael Chabon
Aug 17
RUN, don’t walk away from that $5/hour dev shop
How to find the best team to build your app or digital product.
Mark McDonald
Aug 15
Small Functions considered Harmful
In this post, I aim to:
Cindy Sridharan
Aug 11
The State of Cryptocurrency: Mid-2017 Edition
I went to the 2017 Blockstack Summit to try and get a feel for the current state of the cryptocurrency technology and market.
Taylor Pearson
Aug 16
What Happened in Charlottesville was Terrorism
Charlottesville didn’t surprise me. But when I heard the news I scoured video and pictures for faces I might know on both the white…
Nicole Vallestero Keenan
Aug 14
Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design
by Nick Babich
Nick Babich
Aug 11
