Sturgeon’s law(s)
1) “90% of everything is crud.”* 2) “Nothing is absolutely so.” Theodore Sturgeon Law number one is most useful for rebutting (or ignoring) attacks on… Read More »Sturgeon’s law(s)
August 2021
Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making
This is part of a great talk from infoQ. JSON (Javascript Object Notation) is a format for sending data between computers, including those running different… Read More »Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making
Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (1)
In 2001 I was at a company I’d started called State Software… we produced some brilliant demonstrations and were beginning to make some progress in… Read More »Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (1)
Links from Patrick Collison on air pollution and cognition and (so) GDP
Here’s the opener – more on his site. Air pollution is a very big deal. Its adverse effects on numerous health outcomes and general mortality… Read More »Links from Patrick Collison on air pollution and cognition and (so) GDP
“What can I do to make things better?” (1)
This is a great question, and a big question, a question for which help is available but which ultimately, you need to answer for yourself… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (1)
Would you like a cup of tea?
(Or coffee? Or beer? Or fries with that?) … is a good test case for thinking about your personal decision making. It has all the… Read More »Would you like a cup of tea?
Black boxes
It can be helpful to think of your project or organisation as a black box – not a flight data recorder, but as something that… Read More »Black boxes
Steve Levitt on writing, letting work sit for a while and humility
I was working on the paper with a professor at Yale… and I sent him a draft of the paper. He sends me back his… Read More »Steve Levitt on writing, letting work sit for a while and humility
Lost Worlds
Listening to Suo Gân evokes a nostalgia for 1930s Shanghai* almost as strong as the nostalgia I feel for the 1980s Hong Kong of my… Read More »Lost Worlds
Mad Ned: the two and done rule
The whole memo is well worth reading, but this bit stood out: I’ve saved my favorite piece of advice to the end. The “Two-And-Done” Rule… Read More »Mad Ned: the two and done rule
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