Month: April 2018
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Digest for April 2018
Summary
This month I produced almost no original content, but I shared a number of interesting content from elsewhere around the web, including an explanation of the power of compound interest (and why saving for a pension early is often more-important than saving lots), a curious poem, and a short film about what would happen … -
Compound interest and retirement
Compound interest and retirement (datagenetics.com)
Datagenetics
Spectacular example of why when saving (e.g. for a pension) it's often more important to save early than it is to save lots. So get saving! Even with an understanding of compound interest, these numbers can surprise you.
The only time better than today would have been yesterday, and … -
day-tight compartment
Abstruse Goose | day-tight compartment (abstrusegoose.com)
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Moscow Math Olympiad Puzzle
Moscow Math Olympiad Puzzle (datagenetics.com) How can you and a friend publicly communicate about cards you are holding without a third person knowing?
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Pyramid Scheme by Hera Lindsay Bird | Poetry Magazine
Pyramid Scheme by Hera Lindsay Bird (Poetry Foundation) For RWT the other day i was thinking about the term pyramid scheme, and why they called it pyramid scheme and not triangle scheme
and i asked you what you thought
you thought it added a certain gravitas, and linked the idea of economic prosperity
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Optipess Guest Comic
Optipess - Optipess Guest Comic (optipess.com)
Optipess
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Coding without a keystroke: The hands-free creation of a full video game
Coding without a keystroke: The hands-free creation of a full video game (Ars Technica) Coder wants to grow the speech-to-text coding community, uses his fun game to advocate.
Dig Dog is a pretty fun little video game. Call it "Spelunky for kids"—and don't think of that as a backhanded compliment, either. Dig Dog, which launched … -
Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales (Vimeo) A short film written & directed by Us - http://www.cautionary-tales.co.uk MAKING OF - https://vimeo.com/252215890 "A bizarre incident as a young boy…
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The Tyranny of Convenience
The Tyranny of Convenience (nytimes.com)
Convenience is the most underestimated and least understood force in the world today. As a driver of human decisions, it may not offer the illicit thrill of Freud’s unconscious sexual desires or the mathematical elegance of the economist’s incentives. Convenience is boring. But boring is not the … -
Are You Ready to Have Friends with Kids?
Are You Ready to Have Friends with Kids? (The New Yorker) Once you have friends with kids, your life is no longer about you. It’s about your friends’ kids. Having friends with kids is a huge responsibility. It’s not for everyone. Maybe you like swearing, and having a child in the room would cut into …
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Where does my council tax go?
Where does my council tax go - a Freedom of Information request to South Somerset District Council (WhatDoTheyKnow) I have recently recieved my council tax bill and would like to know excatly where my money goes. On the minimal breakdown that is stated on the letter, it states i pay three different council departments i …
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Does anyone have the right to sex?
Amia Srinivasan · Does anyone have the right to sex? (London Review of Books) When we see consent as the sole constraint on OK sex, we are pushed towards a naturalisation of sexual preference in which the rape fantasy becomes a primordial rather than a political fact.
On 23 May 2014, Elliot Rodger, a … -
"Elon Musk"
YouTube (youtube.com)
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Child Abuse Ad Uses Lenticular Printing to Help Children While Remaining Invisible to Adults
Child Abuse Ad Uses Lenticular Printing to Help Children While Remaining Invisible to Adults (Laughing Squid) The ANAR Foundation and Grey Group Spain have created a unique advertising campaign that only kids can see. The ad campaign uses lenticular printing to show individuals below a certain height — children, in this case — a certain …
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No, Panera Bread Doesn't Take Security Seriously
No, Panera Bread Doesn’t Take Security Seriously – PB – Medium by an author (Medium) tl;dr: In August 2017, I reported a vulnerability to Panera Bread that allowed the full name, home address, email address, food/dietary… tl;dr: In August 2017, I reported a vulnerability to Panera Bread that allowed the full name, home address, email …