This weekend I hacked together a 3d printed pennyboard! The 4 pieces were printed on a MakerGear M2, with no supports. Each piece took about ~6 hours to print, so total print time for the project was around 22 hours. After fitting the pieces together,…
Main Riffs: – Humans are chemical code. – Encephalization Quotient: the ratio between actual brain mass and predicted brain mass for an animal of a given size, which is hypothesized to be a rough estimate of the intelligence or cognition of the animal. – 1…
I was watching a documentary on military drones and it sparked an interesting line of thinking I’m going to explore further in this essay. The basic thought started when they were showing off a fleet of beautifully complex drones and what they’re used for. The…
1. Be simple. 2. Perfection is a lot of little things done well. 3. ‘Why’ is the most important question. 4. Realize that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. 5. Each day is a new day. You…
Learning is one of my favorite things to do. There’s nothing that matches the high you get from connecting the dots – when everything ‘clicks’ and suddenly, what was once utter confusion, becomes a tool for your mind. You’ve slain the dragon. This process of epiphany…
Empirically, Bitcoin seems to be growing exactly how it should for long-term sustainability – the problem is, even with tons of adoption…we’re seeing a tumbling price. Why? Here’s one possible explanation: It’s a growth phase where one side of the system outpaces the other – typically referred to as ‘growing pains’….
So, this line of thinking started when I found a cool little magicians prop on Amazon. It’s basically a walking stick that ‘appear’s out of thin air. The trick is it’s one big spring and when you let go (or throw it in the air) it instantly ‘snaps’…
Here’s a quick essay I did a while ago but didn’t publish. It starts to get really technical and slightly hard to follow near the end – you’ve been warned! My thoughts on how to execute this type of system have changed, but I still think there’s a lot…
Over the last few years I’ve definitely grown a lot. In my search to understand myself better and ultimately optimize, I’ve built several tools / apps to facilitate this process. The next app in this optimization series is called Timeline. The idea started as a website called captainslog.voyage –…
So, you built a startup. Sexy logo, website looking sharp, app is in the store, and you even closed a small seed round from friends and family investors. Your initial vision is now a reality, and it’s time to see what the world thinks. This seems…
