Phil Mohun

@philmohun

Tsundokist. This feed is part soapbox, part informative.

Los Angeles, CA
Vrijeme pridruživanja: studeni 2016.

Medijski sadržaj

  1. 4. velj

    When a wave crashes on the shore, we do not give individual droplets credit for their ferocity. We recognize that they are carried along by forces greater than themselves, and if one droplet is to touch the land first, then it is because this is the way that things are.

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  2. 4. velj

    Newton’s discovery was mired in controversy thanks to the work of a competing mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz and Newton are now considered to have arrived at the theory of independently.

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  3. 4. velj

    At the same time of Darwin’s research, a competing scientist named Alfred Russel Wallace was independently compiling research for a similar manuscript. Wallace and Darwin published theories of simultaneously, although Darwin’s name is the one we remember.

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  4. 4. velj

    is a combination of inventions that have been in development for decades: cryptography, consensus algorithms, and linked lists all existed as well-researched components. Satoshi was a gifted engineer, but his ability to combine existing principles was the true invention.

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  5. 3. velj
    Odgovor korisnicima

    On Ben's site he posted a Q&A that was hosted after the session. Some moderate language so don't blare it in the office:

  6. 31. sij
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    Been looking forward to this for months. My favorite slide:

  7. 28. sij

    Momentum is one of the most underrated factors in getting things done. One of the problems with work today is that we never let ourselves get into a hot streak. Corporations are not designed for teams to gain momentum; they're designed to prevent momentum from going to zero.

  8. 24. sij
    Odgovor korisniku/ci
  9. 23. sij

    I organized some of my books by color and ... I don't hate it? Oh my God what is happening to me

  10. 19. sij

    Tik Tok includes a small banner to try and disincentivize dangerous behavior, but it's not sufficient. What could they implement instead that would actually work? Removal from recommendation algorithm? Temporary posting ban based on severity?

  11. 16. sij
    Odgovor korisnicima i sljedećem broju korisnika:

    Here is the source (Issacson; Franklin)

  12. 16. sij
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    An interesting historical footnote: John Adams was a hater. So much so that Jefferson and Franklin actively avoided his presence. I wonder if there was something specific about the times that let Adams succeed, despite his character flaws. From the Isaacson bio of Franklin:

  13. 16. sij
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    I am particularly interested in the manipulation of plant biomass to improve carbon sequestration. See: These two pictures tell a great story:

  14. 16. sij
    Odgovor korisnicima

    I was browsing the Role Models app on Glide and came across this wonderful (and hilarious) interaction between you and your dad. Some things never change.

  15. 16. sij
    Odgovor korisnicima
  16. 15. sij

    Immediate reactions: The entire government can resign? This is the political equivalent of “It’s not you, it’s me”

  17. 22. pro 2019.

    Finally got around to reading Isaacson's biography of Ben Franklin. This quote stood out to me in light of PG's Bus Ticket Theory. Franklin discovered electricity, but he also tried to create an entirely new version of English that never caught on.

  18. 18. pro 2019.

    Most living things are on land 🌳 More living things exist underground than in the ocean 🐛 There are more animals in the ocean than on land 🐠 🤔

  19. 18. pro 2019.

    Right now, it is far too difficult for average investors to buy cryptocurrencies, but this will change. Already we are seeing that millennials invest more of their net worth into bitcoin than traditional assets like Berkshire Hathaway or Walt Disney Co.

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  20. 18. pro 2019.

    However, let's look at the big picture. The chart above is actually a screen grab of bitcoin between 2013-2014. Zooming out puts things in context.

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