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This matches with an account by Bellingcat reporter Christo Grozev, who was interviewed by the Financial Times [1]: "How does it feel, I ask, to be here in absentia? Grozev laughs.…

This observation made me re-interpret the motivation behind Zuckerberg's attempt to start the "metaverse." If Meta's core business of advertising on social media becomes irrelevant…

It is an imprecise definition, but to take away more general advice, perhaps this is: 1) Be the best person you can be (and seek to find for yourself what that means, by noticing t…

I recommend a separate clip-on book light (or clip-on LED light) that is bright, lightweight, and USB-rechargable. If the LED is attached to the pen, the weight (of both the batter…

I've had similar experiences where I didn't need any paper to plan out and write shorter articles. However, screenwriter Thomas Schnauz provided a great example of how handwriting …

For a video visualization of how this works, Brian Goulet (who runs a popular fountain pen YouTube channel) published a tutorial on cartridge cleaning and refills: https://youtu.be…

Gel pens can arguably be as enjoyable to use as fountain pens, with easier refills and less to no need for maintenance. Gel pens also work on all types of paper, with no concerns a…

This reminds me of how Harvard's CS50 course by Professor David Malan, which is an introduction to programming and computer science. In one of the first lectures, Prof. Malan shows…

This is an interesting quote, though Keller's response appears to be framed in the context of business and/or self-help books: more explicitly, books Keller read "for interest," ra…

To add an example of a brilliant person who operated in a different way via heavy note-taking, philosopher Mortimer J. Adler advocated for note-taking for books that are important …

It looks like there may be a typo with the estimated year of deployment in Ontario: the estimate is likely for 2028, not 2018. The article was published on July 11, 2022, but opens…

The submitted article also discusses how a limiting factor is time rather than availability of simulators. The author wrote: "The paper I published in 2019 summarized my findings, …

I'm curious to learn more about the main advantages of the da Vinci machines in certain contexts, over 'straight-stick' surgery. The article's author, who is a roboticist rather th…

His full reasoning wasn't reported on by Quanta, but an article in 2017 noted that faculty from the University of Michigan invited him to transfer after hearing his talk on his pro…