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Text editors I have loved

November 21, 2016

what my vote for Hillary was about

November 17, 2016

The Hunt For Red October (Enthusiasms 1)

August 23, 2016

Reading list for the book

August 5, 2016

Could > Should

July 30, 2016

Simple & convenient cross-posting to Medium

July 29, 2016

Inspirational studio logos

July 27, 2016

3 Sci-fi books to take on a desert island

September 24, 2013

“P versus NP” in a nutshell (and why it’s fascinating)

October 4, 2012

Oh great, another paean to how “hard” science is.

February 15, 2012

A thing to practice: quiet, low-concept filmmaking

January 31, 2012

The ideas behind programming language design

January 6, 2012

What I learned in 2010 about making a living: everything is generative.

January 7, 2011

How I wrote about “P vs NP” and lived to tell about it

August 19, 2010

3 ways that curiosity helps me be a more productive freelancer

July 29, 2010

Confessions of a recovering lifehacker

June 15, 2010

Star Wars: still amazing, always will be.

April 29, 2010

Books about very specific things that double as manuals for living a good life

March 19, 2010

Your twitter username is your de facto byline now, so get a good one.

February 26, 2010

In praise of the dumbphone

December 18, 2009

Why your mom’s home computer should be more souped-up than your own

December 11, 2009

“Don’t try to be original. Just try to be good.”

April 26, 2008

How to convey information in online video

April 10, 2008

Using video games to understand bizarre physics

March 21, 2008

Why the poles are awesome & I must visit someday

March 15, 2008

how to identify a knowledge worker

February 15, 2008

The OS as filmmaking environment

January 24, 2008