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Does that include photons? Photons that have travelled the furthest are, by the above definition, at the boundary of the universe - an ever expanding boundary - which they will nev…

I've had a near identical experience over the last 30 years. Every point in the article rang true and I sympathise with every one of them. Regarding the second point: One of the ha…

Yep - agreed. The "Pardon the interruption" and "We value your privacy" is pure nonsense. "We value your privacy" must be the biggest piece of misinformation on the web. Tip: Turn …

Firstly, what's the opposite of asshole. Is there a name for that? Secondly, this: >Really, you can’t afford to keep assholes around - it’s better to have a hole in your team than …

For browsing the web I use Chrome with JavaScript disabled. It means I never have to deal with auto-play videos. If there is something I find in Chrome that I want to watch, I drop…

Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg. As a programmer of 30 years I have taken more quotes and found more common ground with this book than any other. Here's a small extract that ca…

agreed. that's the equivalent of doing work for free when it should be a business transaction. so, tech-related new years resolution number one: learn to say no in as diplomatic a …

no alcohol before breakfast and try to remember to change my underpants at least once a week. no seriously, I like kramer1416 idea of figuring out how to get into flow state on a r…

You should use an ad blocker because it gives you control over your browsing experience. You need that control because advertisers have made the web an unpleasant place. The thing …

Are you objecting to advertising in principle? I don't have anything against advertising as a means of improving sales. We just need to stop talking about 'advertising' and start f…