The Secret Life of Passwords →
But precisely what made passwords so flawed is also what Bonneau said he found uplifting. "People take a nonnatural requirement imposed on them, like memorizing a password," he said, "and make it a meaningful human experience."
A wonderful look at the intimacy and rich back stories passwords often have in our lives.
The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis →
An interesting survey of some possible biological and societal causes for the "mid-life crisis," including statistics that indicate that a drop in satisfaction and happiness in middle-age is independent of situation.
Keeping Secrets →
The history of Hellman's (and Stanford's) fight to publish his cryptographic research against the objections of the NSA.
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
— Pablo Picasso
How Building a Black Hole for Interstellar Led to an Amazing Scientific Discovery →
The renderer used to model black holes in Interstellar was written from scratch using actual astronomical mathematics including relativity and gravitational lensing. Phenomenal.
Punch a Hole in the Sky - An Oral History of the Epic Space Film The Right Stuff →
When we were at Edwards Air Force Base, we really had the run of the place. We'd be right along the runways. Some pilots would get ticked off because we were too close. ... One pilot landed and was like, "Who the hell are you?! What's going on?! Who's in charge?!" Finally Chuck Yeager turns around, and the guy's face suddenly fell. He said, "Oh, General, I'm really sorry, I didn't realize that you were with these guys." You could do anything you wanted at Edwards as long as Yeager was around.
Selling Like Hot Cakes? →
Many, many things are purportedly selling "like hot cakes" these days. [...] What's not selling like hot cakes? Hot cakes.
Sad. I love pancakes.
7 Principles of Rich Web Applications →
A good write-up of some of the fundamental principles behind modern web application development.
'Dating' vs. 'Married': How Text Messages Change Over Time →
The data set is just a single couple and pretty much lines up with what you'd expect, but I'd love to see this expanded to see if there's more diversity in ages or geographic locations.