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marsay | 10 years ago | on: Beautiful People Are the Hardest to Draw: Interview with a Courtroom Artist

Is this drawing thing in court rooms specific to US? And why is drawing allowed and not taking pictures?

marsay | 10 years ago | on: The Benefits of a Quiet Ego

Seems like a rebranding of old ideas. We should be expecting new book soon I guess.

All this has been talked about by various western authors and scholars before(Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, Carl G. Jung etc.) and as far as I understand them, they all agree on one thing: western people are good at being individuals, having an ego, and it would be mistake to start removing this part of ourselves and think about it as something bad. Of course we should be integrating mindfullness and controlling our narcissistic behaviour, but without antagonizing our ego.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: How a German Soda Became Hackers' Fuel of Choice

What's with the url? http://www-refresh.vice-motherboard-test.appspot.com

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Doing: command line tool for keeping track of what you’re doing and have done

I will stick with emacs org-mode.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Show HN: Learn Ruby by Example with Challenges

The design of the site looks strange to my eyes. Colors and fonts doesn't make sense. I'm no expert on design so I can't explain why.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Books to Read in a Lifetime

Dissapointed that it contains only fiction.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are the most inspirational blog posts you've ever read?

Miyamoto Musashi 21 rules to live your life: http://www.1000manifestos.com/miyamoto-musahi-21-rules-to-li...

Obstacle is the way: http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/stoicismtoday/2013/11/26/the-obsta...

marsay | 12 years ago | on: World's First Massive Online Degree Program Starts Today

Why would anyone pay for a degree, let alone online degree, is still a mystery for me. You don't need a degree if you are really interested in computer science.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: I never finish anyth

This article gave me idea for a new project. Yes, it's all clear in my head and I have to start working on it right now and abandon all other projects.

A site where you take responsibility for finishing your project. If you don't, you will pay heavy price. Lets say we will spam your inbox with a thousands of letters that remind you of your promises.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram

Does it mean our dimension is projected to a higher dimension also? Wonder how this world would look like.

marsay | 12 years ago | on: Was My Life Worth Living? (1934)

I seems to me that hackers are by nature anarchists and even a simple idea of authoritative power(goverment) is repulsive to them. I don't see point arguing for or against goverment, it's just the attitude that matters in my opinion.