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Former chemist here. I worked in a lab where our main goal was to attach a special fluorophore (= fluorescent molecular probe) to a protein so we could observe how it changes confo…

Walking onto a set without permission is inconsiderate and disruptive because the crew is working very, very hard to make something happen and his presence isn't helpful. He effect…

Definitely don't do this. Film sets are very controlled / precise environments and an innocuous piece of equipment can be INCREDIBLY expensive ($200k+). The chance of messing somet…

If you're thinking about doing like this guy did, please don't. Film crews are incredibly overworked, underpaid and work in absolutely terrible conditions. Film production is an in…

>>> What’s interesting, though, is that even experienced meditators can see the value of a quick meditation in the middle of their day, like during their lunch break or right befor…

Cool app! Thanks for sharing. I think this is great for an introduction to meditation and to help build a habit. One difficulty I have with apps like this is that they're not neces…

Custom fields in tasks will be out in early 2016!

I'm a similar way in that I don't like to say something unless I'm pretty sure of it. When the loud, boisterous, assertive types try to push something on me I'll either question th…

I was just in Manila a couple of weeks ago and found the Internet to be infuriating. I could simply not find a place with decent Internet. Even the mobile Internet was terrible. I …

Internet is going to be spotty all over Asia unless you're in South Korea. The only reliable trick I've found is to find a local coworking space that caters to the tech startup sce…

When it comes down to it the wearable fitness tracker market has essentially no barrier to entry. Can someone else make a similar device? Yes. Is there any reason someone has to us…

I've lately spent a lot of time trudging through 10-K's and financial data, so this is really cool! I've almost made this exact service myself on a number of occasions but stopped …

The author's numbers represent a lower bound on the amount of lithium required -- in reality, the amount of lithium required to produce all of those cars is much greater than just …

Looks pretty slick! Nice job!

I'm still learning. I learned elementary programming from my father who taught me some Visual Basic when I was 12, which I played with off and on throughout my teenage years, inclu…

I read three books in 2014 that I've been recommending to everyone I know: 1. The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker A treatise on how humans' awareness of their own mortality is the…

My assessment of this is that you have motivation in the sense of interest but that you're afraid. Not entirely sure of what, but mostly it sounds like social consequences of being…

What is the root of human behavior? What are all people striving for? And how does the ensemble of individuals striving for the same thing(s) produce the systems we live in today? …

The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. It's about how death shapes life and human society. Completely changed how I view life and the world around me. Also launched me on a path tha…

As scandalous as this letter is, the politics, intrigue, and retaliation follow to a T the description of corporate mangers' logic and ethics as written in Moral Mazes by Robert Ja…

Exercise works well for me. I do Muay Thai (AKA Thai kickboxing) which is a high-energy, high-impact, quick, always-on-your-toes sort of sport. When I spar, I find myself in a stat…