Book Recommendation: “The Martian” by Andy Weir
A beautiful novel about a more or less present day astronaut left behind on Mars and his attempts to survive.
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Month: August 2015
Two Quick Video Recommendations: Cultural Libertarian and Trigger Warnings
Lauren Southern did an interesting video building on Bokhari's “Rise of the Cultural Libertarians“, and there's a nice sketch about Trigger Warnings.
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The Freedom to Create
A few comments on the current outrage culture and a recommendation of two great articles, one on cultural appropriation and the other on cultural libertarianism.
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Oxford Union Society’s “Freedom of Speech and Right to Offend” Debate
An interesting debate about free speech. Although it's depressing to see otherwise educated people to debate against free speech and the right to offend.
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Organizing Creativity — A few tips to realize creative projects (presentation/video)
A presentation that gives a short overview of creativity, organization, and the steps you can do to organize your creativity. Plus some reflections on recording a presentation at home.
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Small Remote for iOS Keynote Presentations
When you do a presentation with an iPhone, you either have to advance slides on the iPhone screen or use a remote. I've tried out AirTurn DIGIT II. The results were ... mixed.
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Fountain Pen Engraving
Yeah, I got my fountain pen back from the engraver. Hello, personalized fountain pen.
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Apple iOS Keynote Presentation Freezes
I did a presentation using my iPhone and Apple's Keynote. Went well for the most part, but at times, Keynote started to hang. Here's a quick and dirty fix.
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Subway Productivity (mobile digital workstation)
An interesting hack that was posted on reddit's digitalnomad and a few comments about enhancements.
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Essay Recommendation: “The Coddling of the American Mind” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
A great essay by the president and CEO of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and a social psychologist who wrote an impressive book about moral psychology. If you are concerned about the state of (at the moment, mostly US) universities, it provides a very enlightening and well-founded view on it.
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