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The other factor is non-profit open source social networks. A lot of people like me are determined to popularize open/p2p, distributed or decentralized social networks. Technically…

Well, Paul has a similar "quirk". He uses two PCs. Everyone's seen this by now: http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html Also Linus disliked using Google's net connection for his…

One acting concept I found fundamental important to learn was how status transactions work: http://greenlightwiki.com/improv/Status

The detailed version on how to do "impossible bottles" (with ships): http://www.answers.com/topic/ship-in-a-bottle-2 Some of them a pretty crazy: http://www.moillusions.com/2006/04…

I don't believe this. Yes, short on average. But I doubt the nasty, brutish part. H-G burnt out. Farmer faded away. Overall I think there are pro/cons between types different socie…

I was surprised at how fast the article came up, even with Sivers being HN gold. But I submitted it because I wanted to see how HN would expand on the topic of leading and followin…

I like Sivers' version because it was more thorough. But it's good to hear the same idea expressed by a new person in a new way. You need new iterations and personalities you trust…

Note sure if they should. Coke Vs. Pepsi logos: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/coca-col... Even in the revised edition Coca-Cola didn't change their logo much …

The overall field is called allometry. Kleiber's Law is another reason behind our size and shapes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleiber%27s_law "for the vast majority of animals, a…

Here's a well-cited overview of the role n-3s (EPA & DHA) in brain development, among other things: http://www.lef.org/LEFCMS/aspx/PrintVersionMagic.aspx?CmsID=... Overwhelming evi…

"they often make heavy use of technical terminology because it's the most concise and accurate way to convey their thoughts." If you get your point across by using terms no one und…

Yes correcting someone (especially publicly) is status lowering: http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:kgxNXpw1kdgJ:greenlightw... Geeks can't see when they're lowering the status of…

I do speaking. Here a quick tip: Use prompting questions. In your notes ask yourself questions that prompt you to make your points, instead of listing out those points directly. Tr…

Slightly off topic but the Git model is generally interesting. I'd like to see it used for writing, publishing and sharing ideas (like it can code). To me it seems like it could be…