A cool look at math, music, and a conclusion that I will forever be required to point out about tuning pianos.
You can't wish away Design Process. It has been in existence since the dawn of civilization. And the latest clever development tools, no matter how clever, cannot replace the best practices and real-life collaboration that built cathedrals, railroads, and feature-length films.
I've noticed this more as I've transitioned to a more agile development world at Skype. Constantly shipping and constantly shipping MVPs means we're less frequently shipping code we're proud of.
Some of our greatest cultural and technological achievements took place between 1945 and 1971, but have seemingly stalled since despite growing wealth and technological capability.
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.
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.
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
The renderer used to model black holes in Interstellar was written from scratch using actual astronomical mathematics including relativity and gravitational lensing. Phenomenal.
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.
Many, many things are purportedly selling "like hot cakes" these days. [...] What's not selling like hot cakes? Hot cakes.
Sad. I love pancakes.