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Dialectical text editor for co-evolving ideas with a partner https://dialectica.app About: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ORaXKVYI7aIcn_r3OxJJd4_o...

I can't be sure because I've never tried heroin, but it might be possible to feel that good without drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism

This is what we do, but we warn rather than just swallow it. I find it the best of both.

I'm walking to work with a large coffee in hand. It is cold, and I am happy. Because I am in the sun room. I bring a task onto my mental desk. Considerations, insights, possibiliti…

I feel ike #5 is why many people like GraphQL, and #1 - #4 is why many hate it. It becomes much easier to understand what data exists and build tools on top of it's schema. But the…

A fascinating discussion on "How we reopen". Learn more here https://ethics.harvard.edu/covid-roadmap (Made my morning to see both these names pop up in the same notification when …

Had the disorienting experience of listening to this very episode while absently browsing hacker news and reading this comment

I don't think the posted conception of the culture war as a "holding pattern of conflict" is incompatible with the idea that it's also a legitimate outpouring of the voice of the d…

The 80,000 hours podcast probably had the largest intellectual impact on me of any media in 2019, not only in terms of actual content but pointers to other thinkers / ideas. My fav…

I lead a team that's put a large amount of resources into a greenfield project that's considered urgent for the business. 6 months in and we're having endless trouble with technolo…

I agree, there's a difference between having an opinion and using a companies platform to express that opinion.

I also noticed this when I visited China. Drivers and pedestrians seemed much more aware, presumably out of necessity. Interestingly the road toll in China looks to be X10 worse th…

Credit Sense Australia | Backend Web Engineer | ONSITE Brisbane, Australia If you've ever worked with distributed systems and JavaScript (ideally but not necessarily at the same ti…

Forgive my ignorance, but if it's easy to build homes (as has been for a number of years) due to low-interest rates and steady employment wouldn't that lead in an increased supply …

I ran a mobile payments app for years that buckled under the weight of machiavellian people constantly trying to find ways to cheat the system. The problem isn't just the existence…

My manager's put this framework (https://www.totaljs.com/) on my plate and there's a chance it may end up being pushed for a major project. I can't find any good write ups of peopl…