Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
"Conjure the nouns, alert the secret self, taste the darkness." - Ray Bradbury
How not to be fooled by viral charts
noahpinion.blog
Everyone I know who's independent-minded is deeply curious, and everyone I know who's conventional-minded isn't. Except, curiously, children. All small children are curious. Perhaps the reason is that even the conventional-minded have to be curious in the beginning, in order to learn what the conventions are. Whereas the independent-minded are the ... See more
paulgraham.com • How to Think for Yourself
Manifesto: Rules for standards-makers
scripting.com
The Relativity of Wrong
Isaac Asimov discusses the concept of "right" and "wrong" in scientific theories, using the example of the belief in a flat earth and how our understanding of the Earth's shape has evolved over time.
sas.upenn.edu