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Ideas for a sabbatical
Below is a slightly edited note I sent to my friend Matt Mullenweg, who’s taking a sabbatical and asked friends for advice on how to spend this valuable time. My suggestions are skill-focused, a framing I find useful. I’m interested in how you’d use the time. Feel free to drop me a note. — Sabbatical …
On aging and having kids
Do please consider how old you let yourself get if you want to see your kids have certain life events before you shuffle off this mortal coil. The trend of couples in developed urban areas waiting until their 30s and 40s to have children has implications for family dynamics and generational relationships. If a man …
A Splendid Torch
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that …
Design revision example
Excellent and fun example of product design iterations meeting new product requirements.
The Feynman Technique
The Feynman Technique is the best way to learn anything quickly. Devised by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, it uses the power of teaching for better learning. There are four steps to the Feynman Learning Technique: Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a student in the sixth grade. Identify gaps in …
68 bits of unsolicited advice from a 68 year old co-founder of Wired
My favorite part is that Kevin teaches most readers a new word, with the last word on his list –– “Pronoia” is a neologism coined to describe a state of mind that is the opposite of paranoia.. Here are 3 of of my favs from his list: 1- Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points. …
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#ToMarsAndBack
In 2021 pieces of Mars will land safely on earth as part of Mars 2020. The Mars 2020 rover collects samples and leaves them in canisters on the surface. The lander deploys a fetch rover to collect the samples and deposit them in an ascent vehicle, which blasts into Mars orbit. There, a return orbiter …
Video- The Nine Gravity Assists That Bring Our Satellite to Orbit Around Mercury
The BepiColombo mission launched in October 2018 will enter orbit around Mercury on December 5, 2025. Here’s an incredible animation of its 9 gravity assists past Earth (once), Venus (twice) and Mercury (six times).
Video– Visualizing how much fuel a Saturn 5 used per second in terms of elephants
The Saturn V rocket got to the moon burning 20 tones of fuel per second. An African elephant weighs roughly 5 tons. So roughly 4 elephants worth of fuel per second. Amazing video illustration: