An autodidact who enjoys building “web stuff”, reading large books, and hot-fixing his own software. Inquisitively pokes at a mechanical typewriter in attempt to prove the Infinite Monkey Theorem.
Ghost is one of the fastest-growing publishing platforms. However, for those looking to dip their toes in the water, one aspect can be off-putting: the shiny Ghost(Pro) hosting (referral link) starts at
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Brad, a top footballer, sits in the bleachers watching the game. He cannot believe his eyes. He has come to watch his friend Edgar play, and Edgar is the worst football player he
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In the grand scheme of things, I am one lucky cove. So are you. The fact that you are reading this article means you have internet, an expensive and mind-bogglingly complex piece of
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Running used to be excruciating. I would get halfway down the lane by my house… and then have to stop, wheezing and gasping, with burning lungs and aching legs. Now, I enjoy it,
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Here’s a small piece of advice, which I would like to have learned earlier: save the date. Put the date in filenames, but don’t stop there! Put it on everything: journal
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When I upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 LTS, I finally took the plunge and switched from the i3 window manager on X11 to Sway, an almost drop-in Wayland replacement. Here's
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Yesterday morning I saw, for the first time, a math problem trending on Twitter: $$8 ÷ 2(2+2) = \color{#990000} \textbf{?}$$ As the co-founder of algebrarules.com, I have received several emails about
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I don’t like revising. By the time I’ve finished writing a story or essay, I’ve seen each sentence so often my eyes cross and glaze over when I try to
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Intelligence* — as far as I can tell — is a variable, not a constant. It fluctuates, the same way a healthy person’s heart-rate varies over time. Graph it, and it looks like this:
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Elon Musk is planning to colonize Mars. If he succeeds, it could be one of the most important changes in human history. And, based on the surprising success of his previous ventures — including
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