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Why do remote companies do meetups?
People need relationships and trust to work effectively. This face-to-face time pays dividends for the entire year. Plus, it’s a ton of fun.
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Alexander von Humboldt: the first Solarpunk
Humbolt was captivated by lush nature but loved humanity and the new technological developments. He believed that if we understand Nature and the laws governing her, we can create a sustainable future. He was the first Solarpunk and here are his ideas
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Farmers always Worked From Home
Farmers effectively work from home, and in the past majority of the population was farming. What can they teach us about Work-Life Balance?
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Investing Basics
Lessons from Dad: Investing Basics holds investement strategies that I would recommend to my children.
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402 Payment Required and why micropayments are doomed
Micropayments systems are doomed. Here is why.
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The optimal human performance formula: the basics
There are simple, effective and proven tricks to reach your optimal performance. And yet, you are not going to do them.
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The lazy way to being outstanding: go after hard things.
Doing the hard things is both the best thing for the company, for you and counterintuitively – your lifestyle.
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So you want to work at Automattic.
I joined Automattic as JavaScript wrangler in October 2015. My hiring process lasted for about 3 months and was worth every second of it. Here is a detailed account.
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Your own Roam Research Quicknote REST API with Firebase
Build your own quick capture service for Roam Research with this plugin
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2021: A year of rolling with it
This is my review of 2021. I have become a father, bought an RV, and spent 6 months off work – the longest period away from my job since I was 15. My one learning is to just roll with it.
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No hacks in getting featured on Hacker News
Four of my essays ended up on the first page of Hacker News. Here are all my lessons from getting featured.
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The Climate Care Industry
An entire industry is sprouting around mitigating the effects of climate change, capturing CO2, and creating sustainable technology. We need a term that will help establish these efforts as their own domain to help them succeed. I propose we start referring to this industry as Climate Care, similar to Healthcare.
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Crypto is not an alternative to Capitalism
Blockchain technology promised to reinvent everything from the first principles and it arrived at a conclusion that capitalism is the most efficient way to allocate resources
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Alexander von Humboldt: the first Solarpunk
Humbolt was captivated by lush nature but loved humanity and the new technological developments. He believed that if we understand Nature and the laws governing her, we can create a sustainable future. He was the first Solarpunk and here are his ideas
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Registering german SIM from Lidl as a foreigner (in 2021)
Lidl Connect is a prepaid SIM from Lidl Germany. It works in the entire EU, but you need a few tricks to activate it. Here are my secrets.
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Modne Problemy (Paul Graham)
Nawet w nowych, pełnych możliwości dziedzinach wszyscy pracują nad tymi samymi kilkoma rzeczami. Czemu tak jest? Przeczytaj w tłumaczeniu eseju “Fashionable Problems” autorstwa @paulg
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Book: The Scientist in The Crib
“The Scientist in the Crib” explores how children explore the world using scientific methods or – the scientific method is built on the framework that children use to explore the world.
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Oldschool Internet & The Blockchain
Oldschool Internet and Open Standards are under assault from big corporations. Blockchain can help.
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Learn to delegate by hiring a Virtual Assistant
I hired a Virtual Assistant to train my delegation muscle. It was a huge success.
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Organic Governmental Disruption
Blockchain technology can be a powerful tool for governance. However, I think it’s more helpful as part of the current system, and not an alternative.