Sunday, October 28, 2007

Berkeley Hills Ride

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Joining Matt Blain and I at the start was David Reiss and Greg Merritt. Matt went to use the restroom, and we got started because I wanted t...
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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Is it too late to join this hot startup?

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I occasionally get questions like: "Is it too late to make a lot of money by joining company X?" This is very silly, because if yo...
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Review: Acacia Book One: The War Against the Mein

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I was first turned onto Acacia through John Scalzi's blog . In it, he mentioned he had an interview with David Anthony Durham in whic...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

Interview with Paul Krugman

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This is a great interview with Paul Krugman. I think he is one of the best thinkers/political columnists of our generation. He has been righ...
Monday, October 22, 2007

James Lovelock thinks global warming is irreversible

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Lovelock's pessimism mirrors my own. Again and again, we see humans take the easy, convenient solution over the tougher ones. It's e...
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Sailing on the Bay (again)

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An absolutely gorgeous day on the bay yesterday. Stunning visibility. Not too much wind at first, but it picked up at the end. What a lovely...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Fall Ride

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Pardo, Brian Wickman, Zoran and I met at 9:15 at my place, and rode up McClellan, Stevens Canyon, and then Redwood Gulch. Fall was in full s...
Friday, October 19, 2007

How to be lucky

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This is a great article, and I think it really demystifies the connection between luck, success, and ability. I'll provide a few anecdot...
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Review: Take a Nap! Change your life.

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Sleep is critically important, and Americans are frequently sleep deprived. I know this not just from the scientific studies that are freque...
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Tax Planning and other financial matters

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I do occasionally help people out with financial planning. A surprising number of folks at work seem to already have one (I can't imagin...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

You cannot outsource financial work

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One of my favorite financial bloggers, PFBlog writes about spending 10 hours a year on his taxes despite his employer, Microsoft, paying fo...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

US Productivity Slowing

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People like Paul Graham are big fans of inequality . Reading his essays, one feels like if we could only return to the levels of inequality ...
Sunday, October 14, 2007

Review: Order of the Stick Print Comics

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D&D players have always been insecure. My favorite example is that over in the Enworld Forums , every so often there'll be a thread ...
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1:57:26 for 13.1 miles

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Wow. Its been one year since I started on this journey of "lets see how many events I can do in a year" spree, and this is pretty...
Monday, October 08, 2007

Feeling wealthy

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I've never felt wealthy. Not when I paid cash for my first car back in 1999 (near the height of the internet bubble). The benefit of tha...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Review: The Other Boleyn Girl

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This is a story of sibling rivalry and ambition, told through the lens of Mary Boleyn, the sister of the historical Anne Boleyn , the second...
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Friday, October 05, 2007

Building a custom bike, Part III

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This is the final revision. What happened was that my fork builder, Black Sheep Bikes gave Carl different dimensions than the actual fork ...
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Monday, October 01, 2007

Review: The Birth of Plenty

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This is William Bernstein's book analyzing the development of economies in nations and regions, the pre-requisites, and the implication...
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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Fall Riding

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Today, I had a hankering for a decently long ride. I went up Page Mill Road in the morning from Moody Road, and the weather was very nice. N...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Review: The Looming Tower (Al-Qaeda and The Road to 9/11)

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This book won the Pulitzer prize award last year, and covers the origins and creation of Al-Qaeda, the fumbling of the ball by America's...
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