@sankam What’s you last name?
“Laudenslager”
“Spell that pls?”
“L-A-U” “D-E-N”
“OK Mr. Lundin ...”
“Hang on; not done ... S-L-A”
“F-L-A?”
“No, S-L-A”
“Ok got it, so”
“Hang on, still not done ... G-E-R”
“Hm”
“Right? So how many letters did you get?”
“11?”
“Let’s begin again.”
The problems on the ISEB pre-test (taken by 11 year olds in the UK) are significantly harder than that those that have to be solved by most adults in their work.
Americans have never been as liberal, tolerant, nonviolent and worldly-minded as they are today, and an ever-larger majority is growing measurably more so year by year.
This is in stark contrast to their institutions. We're witnessing a chronic mismatch
https://t.co/ANe9XJFba5
Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics are timeless: their main strength is in demonstrating how to reason about physics. You may not know all the lectures are completely online:
Volume 1: https://t.co/yDpyRViG61
Volume 2: https://t.co/oEctaDhy2X
Volume 3: https://t.co/eXS03nu9fE
I've seen many talk about cognitive biases.
But only one who puts in effort to include examples. Visuals make it so much better to understand.
I've bookmarked it! Definitely a read for any builder
#buildinpublic#indiehackers
You can sleep in this long weekend & read this ;)
Today’s incredulous outrage from my daughter:
“You know those Ouija boards they sell, that say 8 years and up? So wait, you have to be 21 to drink but you can be nine and summon a demon?”
Again & again I’ll say this truth: you want better police work & investigations? Of course, we all do……So, dramatically increase the funding for public defenders’ offices nationwide. Push for it in your city. It’s not just the right thing to do. It’s the best thing to do.