I came across the following question on Quora: (I want, I want, I want) How do I get where I want to be? Edit I’m a 24 year old british software engineer. I love my job, and enjoy working for my current company I work for but I’m constantly thinking I want to make something [...]

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius

Here’s a project I was working on last year, but for various reasons never got around to properly finishing it. I recently decided to get the code I have so far online, even if it’s not perfect. Play it here Tip: play on Explore mode, it’s more fun (though trickier). The game concept is quite [...]

For some reason, there’s a correlation between being into travelling and being into working out. (Maybe it’s all the Tim Ferris fanboys like me out there ). But it’s tough maintaining fitness habits on the road. Well, if you’re into cardio, you can go running anywhere, but any kind of  strength training is tough. Gyms [...]

I came across this post on the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/05/a-conservatives-approach-to-combating-climate-change/257827/. There’s nothing special about this particular post (I’m not strongly for or against the arguments made in it) – I just found the writing overly long-winded, so I was tempted to try and edit it, and see how much I could trim it down by without altering [...]

Think about the things that are important to you. Perhaps you care about creativity, family relationships, your career, or having a sense of humour. Pick two or three of these values and write a few sentences about why they are important to you. You have fifteen minutes. It could change your life. This simple writing exercise may [...]

From Quora: How solid is the Iron Law of Oligarchy? From Wikipedia: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michelsin his 1911 book, Political Parties. It claims that rule by an elite, or “oligarchy“, is inevitable as an “iron law” within any organization as part of the “tactical and technical necessities” [...]

I couldn’t resist answering this Quora thread: http://www.quora.com/Social-Psychology/What-is-the-most-powerful-us-vs-them-distinction-in-your-life/answer/Isaac-Lewis What is the most powerful “us vs. them” distinction in your life? Zombies vs Mutants. Zombies go about the world, enjoying their lives, and are (almost) complete human beings, except for the fact that they have no brains. OK, they do have brains – some are even very intelligent – and [...]

Don’t let the title put you off, this is a surprisingly good overview of the different money-making options on the internet: 10 BEST WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE. For most of the items on the list, I know someone who makes money that way – there are no crazy “get rich quick” scams. Unsurprisingly, that means [...]

OK, three reasons for this post’s title. Welcome to the Jungle First, I’ve seen the number of subscribers to this blog double over the last few weeks. It’s up to around 80 now. Still nothing impressive, but it’s at least getting interesting. So I first want to welcome all you new readers to your regularly [...]