February 2012
24 posts
Freediving 2011 World Championships Report →
This article about competitive freediving is strangely captivating.
Mindful Eating as Food for Thought →
Pretty antithetical to the way I eat, but I’ve been intrigued by similar ideas ever since I read Mindless Eating.
The brain’s the boss when it comes to oxygen... →
VO2 max can apparently be manipulated by the brain. Not entirely surprising, I guess.
WatchA 5k with zombie obstacles!
David Wilson Vision Series →
Neat scouting report of David Wilson, for my fellow VT alums.
“I don’t know if a), I’m outdated and I’m not aware of the...”
– On Sketchy Andy.
Bill Belichick, Vince Wilfork, and the New England... →
A fantastic look at defensive line schemes in football.
What it's like when an NFL linebacker nearly... →
So I started moving around my legs and arms to let my family know I wasn’t paralyzed.
Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice in America →
The New French Hacker-Artist Underground →
"Think Profit." →
I had no idea Amazon made so little profit…
One Town's War on Gay Teens →
Meet Bill Gates, the Man Who Changed Open Source... →
Some divisions might “get” open source, but I don’t think it’s really understood company-wide.
The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World →
The Shortz Factor: Introducing a new measure of... →
A Scientific Look at the Dangers of High Heels →
We Really Need to Fix the Pro Bowl →
A similar article from the NYT.
January 2012
80 posts
My solutions to Round 1 of the Facebook Hacker Cup →
Unfortunately, I didn’t memoize Squished Status, so wasn’t able to submit it on time. Sigh. The problems were fun though - an enjoyable use of a couple of hours during the weekend.
I am rather disappointed at how few of my friends gave this a shot, though!
Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases →
No More Résumés, Say Some Firms →
If I were hiring, I’d much rather see someone’s code on GitHub than a resume.
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad →
I imagine pretty much all consumer electronics have this problem, but this is something that I think Apple is well positioned to change.
Patagonia Road Tests New Sustainability Legal... →
Huh, I didn’t know this:
Under current law, shareholders can sue corporate boards for not maximizing profits, a risk that hamstrings companies interested in pursuing costly environmental or social initiatives.
Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic →
Brian Lam on being happier by reducing technology and noise in his life.
5 Ways That Android Is Trying To Break The Mobile... →
“The menu button was a source of frustration for users,” Duarte says. “You never knew if there was going to be any functionality hiding behind that button or not.” While doing baseline user research, the Android team discovered that many users felt dumb using the system because they couldn’t figure out how to access all its features. “We went through and eliminated...
My solutions to the Facebook Hacker Cup... →
This is what my code looks like when I’m writing some short scripts to solve problems. Specifically, those of the Facebook Hacker Cup Qualification Round. If I were being more rigorous, these would probably be a) object-oriented and b) have basic tests.
Re-implementing FizzBuzz using Ruby procs →
A neat exploration of lambda calculus using nothing in Ruby except procs.
Coughlin Goes by the Book, and Wins →
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work →
“We sell iPhones in over a hundred countries,” a current Apple executive said. “We don’t have an obligation to solve America’s problems. Our only obligation is making the best product possible.”
Teach for America: The Hidden Curriculum of... →
Steve Ballmer Reboots →
Neat shots of climbers in urban settings →
Carbo-loading: Is it key the day before a... →
Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello →
Particularly interesting in light of this recent study that showed no correlation between cost and preference of instruments. Still, not all of the value is in the performance of a Strad.
The software engineering behind Apollo 11 →
Designing the Windows Store user experience →
WatchJon Stewart on SOPA