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A lot of people who use these machines specifically enjoy the harm they do to others.

It's kind of incredible the article doesn't mention it, but the typical city bus makes sounds at a decibel level that is harmful to the human body (anything above 85 dB is harmful)…

Apologies for being harsh, but this kind of thing is the phrenology of our time. I know it's utterly conventional to think this way about language in some circles that present them…

"it also holds onto a significant amount of kung fu tradition" There is a huge political controversy in the kung fu world that this article doesn't address, which is the Chinese go…

I had the great privilege of interviewing Jerry late last year. He generously talked to me for nearly two hours about his life and career. Here's a link to the interview for anyone…

One interesting feature of articles like this that I don't really get is that they often leave out a huge huge quality of life benefit that electric vehicles bring: reduced urban m…

I'm a Leanpub cofounder and just wanted to mention here that self-publishing a book while you're writing it is not necessarily incompatible with eventually going with a conventiona…

What a great piece. The point about how the big publishers have more control over printed books gets to the heart of the matter.

Imagine if you were blocked from reading an ebook because you crossed a border. Regional/national licensing of content is a rent-seeking anachronism. It's really sad to see Netflix…

I totally agree. Actually it would probably be better if small companies, especially small startups, would think about this activity as "Attention" rather than "PR" or "Marketing".…

"I'm not sure how you would have a beta version of a fiction book. That would be like selling jumbled ideas." I know what you mean, though I'd like to point out that there is a ser…