realized earlier today how much of an impression this Steve Jobs quote from his Stanford Commencement Speech in 2005 made on me https://t.co/8cQZ75SefF

You've seen this before: Mont-Saint-Michel — the Wonder of the Western World. But did you know it has a twin, 200 miles away, also named after St. Michael? That's where things get really strange... (thread) 🧵 https://t.co/4gFMgHojJy

@nickcammarata That’s just bad translation. Here is what the text actually says: “道可道，非常道” Literally: <way> <can> <way> <non-> <enduring> <way>

I continue to believe one of the biggest issues in our built environments is failing to use enough passive heating and cooling mechanisms. Failing to use enough passive components generally! Stuff in motion is stuff that breaks and costs energy to run.

Douglas Hofstadter's book "I Am a Strange Loop" can offer profound insights that expand your consciousness, boost productivity, increase earnings, and enhance your enjoyment of life, a thread: https://t.co/7L26AviscZ

A weird thing happened to me when I started playing with the idea that I had somehow chosen my life before I was born, that is, I chose my parents and my name and my body and all the traumatizing experiences I’ve had, etc. It was like a figure-ground reversal where suddenly the valence of life became irrelevant. Whether an experience felt good or ... See more