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I think you should focus on letting yourself grow. Perhaps you will learn something that makes you decide to pursue a field you didn't know anything about when you started college.…

Saw a Wall Street Journal article (behind paywall) on this topic which was a short version of this upcoming book: _Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose_ h…

Okay, one last project to share. If you are more a start from zero sort of person, see this wonderful set of videos on designing a 3d printable manual knitting machine. Realistical…

If out are willing to move the carriage back and forth manually, and transfer yarn manually (for increases and decreases, etc.), the route to go is buy an electronic Brother machin…

As for build a primitive one at home, (assuming one == machine controlled knitting machine) see the journey of Gerard Rubio from OpenKnit to Kniterate https://www.labonthecheap.com…

"This work is in part a collaboration with folks currently and previously at CMU, including Jenny Lin, Tom Price, Jim McCann, and Hannah Fechtner."

Facebook got a Interim award. The former employee was not present at the emergency arbitration hearing. https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arbitration-... Seems like s…

In the case of APPL it is fun to think about what the money I spent on a computer that year like a Power Mac G4 could have been worth today if I had invested in the stock instead. …

Personally I find it really fun. Helps keep chasing money in perspective. Could have, should have, would have. Company I was working for didn't go public until the end of March tha…

but a great bet as the bubble was bursting was not mining equipment for the prospectors, but instead energy drinks for the coders. Specifically $1000 invested in Monster Beverage C…

I agree that it can be fun. I also devised a retirement plan as a graduate student, figuring out what sum of money I would need to live the rest of my life living the graduate stud…

I do hope you write the entire entire essay. Guess my question is did you have any plans what to do with that freedom? Or did the vision just stop with freedom? Must be I was less …

I understand your intent, but "Nobody" is as just as much of a myth. I self funded my PhD. I prefered it that way.

Seems like he has more than the average number of legs as well. The fact that he has a wiki page, and that many folks with born without or who have lost legs (~500,000/year America…

Since we are being pedantic, your statement may be true but it is unsupported by the data you presented. To make it simple, let's talk about the imaginary basketball league with fo…

The officers were specifically NOT charged for the raid because of their ignorance and incompetence https://kansasreflector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Speci... See pages 99 onw…

My understanding is that there were no changes for the actual raid, but "with felony interference in the judicial process" due to actions taken after the raid. "In Monday’s report,…

Not Tommy Tutone's, so less a direct connection to the article, but I love the tech career of James Williamson of the Stooges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Williamson_(music…

bookmark the nuwa pen project, and check back in 6 month or so when/if experience reports are in. ( https://nuwapen.com/en-us ) If you are willing to use special paper, there is ex…

My guess it is partially addressed in the Non-Latin names section of the "Help Wanted" section. ...because I want to celebrate the fact that computer science is a fantastic worldwi…

You ought to be able to find a pen without a scratching feeling. The nib, the ink, and the paper can all contribute to a scratchy feeling. If you have been trying with an old pen, …

Mentioning for completeness, they do also have printable ncode pdf files of various flavors for download on their site. Others have had success with them, I have not. Livescribe ha…

you are correct. (Note from grade school report card: Mark missed 39 of the 81 spelling words this month). But it does point to another issue with handwritten notes. Sloppy spellin…

Discussion prompted me to find NeoSmartpen accessory, seems like it could help with the sharing. https://shop.neosmartpen.com/collections/accessories/product... an impulse purchase…

Here is a first draft. I'll expand if I have more time and energy. Rule #1. Every thing gets a date (And more an aspiration than reality a time.) I am truely an oddball and have my…