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I got a haircut yesterday, and it would seem to be just a normal everyday experience, except while I was sitting there staring at myself in the mirror it occurred to me that this was one of the few moments in my daily life where I am not being bombarded with visual or audio stimulation.…
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We have all heard the phrase “corporations are people,” either stated in earnest as a reading of the law (corporations are people in that they are independent entities, pay taxes, have rights to due process, and of course, the right to free speech) or stated ironically as ammunition for our friends on the Left. But…
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The president starts spying on American citizens. Then he starts indefinitely detaining them. Then he starts exiling them. Then he starts executing them. All without due process. All without a speedy trial or a trial by jury, some without any evidence whatsoever. And all while people in the same party as the president defend his…
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I was with my friend, on line at a local submarine sandwich shop, watching the man behind the counter make sandwiches. He was a samurai. His moves were methodical and precise. Mustard on the bun. Salami slices. Onions and peppers evenly spaced and flattened. Toaster oven. Next sandwich. He was a one-man assembly line. We…
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This is a layperson guide* for what the guy you meet on the plane to Vegas means when he tells you “I have a startup.” I’m building a Chrome plugin that lists all the parks in Salt Lake City on top of all Mormon-operated blogs using a proprietary Google search algorithm I work full time as a…
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I saw Les Misérables tonight, and aside from it being an absolutely fantastic rendering of one of my favorite musicals, it got me to thinking about the role that revolution–particularly violent revolution–plays in our romantic and historical imagination. The main theme of Les Miz, for the uninitiated, is redemption, but the story also focuses on…
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This is exactly what it sounds like. After about 5 hours of work, I think I’ve made what has to be the best Thomas Friedman op-ed generator that exists on the market today. I can’t give enough credit to Michael Ward whose post inspired the project (and whose work I use liberally in the generator,…
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This one was fun. While working on Feedhound, we suddenly started getting this error: Refused to connect to ‘https://feedhound.co/’ because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: “connect-src https://*.facebook.com http://*.facebook.com https://*.fbcdn.net http://*.fbcdn.net *.facebook.net *.spotilocal.com:* https://*.akamaihd.net ws://*.facebook.com:* http://*.akamaihd.net”. We were wondering what this message was. It turns out, apparently, that Facebook just started implementing the…
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This is an non-exhaustive list of technologies or technology ideas that make me really excited about the future. 3D printing (of organs, food, and digitally purchased goods) Google Glass–but in contact lens form Nuclear fission Nanobots (or Nanites) Genetic programming/cell programming Floating cities (and the regulation-free bubble they provide) Artificial brains Quantum computing All-touch or…
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