
Working as learning
I find it very interesting that engineers commonly define their job searches by what they know and wish to learn next: // To elaborate on what Matt said, I’m primarily a JavaScript/AngularJS engineer but have done a fair amount of

Working as learning
I find it very interesting that engineers commonly define their job searches by what they know and wish to learn next: // To elaborate on what Matt said, I’m primarily a JavaScript/AngularJS engineer but have done a fair amount of

Online Education, looking over @usv’s forecasts 2.5 years later @christinacaci
I saved this Gdoc a couple years ago out of casual interest in @christinacaci‘s research for USV on ed tech. It had a ton of good links and captured the zeitgeist – free online courses abound – but what about credentials?

Online Education, looking over @usv’s forecasts 2.5 years later @christinacaci
I saved this Gdoc a couple years ago out of casual interest in @christinacaci‘s research for USV on ed tech. It had a ton of good links and captured the zeitgeist – free online courses abound – but what about credentials?

5/30: Seneca, letter #5. On how Philosophers should behave.
Continuing my series on this Seneca work. He’s a pretty cool guy. This letter is about how you should act, if you are a philosopher (meaning a high-minded person trying to attain more in life through thought; these days I think

5/30: Seneca, letter #5. On how Philosophers should behave.
Continuing my series on this Seneca work. He’s a pretty cool guy. This letter is about how you should act, if you are a philosopher (meaning a high-minded person trying to attain more in life through thought; these days I think

6/30: Seneca on Sharing Knowledge
Continuation of my series. Here the topic is Seneca inviting his student friend for a visit. The main point this time is how to learn; i.e., practice matters: // You must go to the scene of action, first, because men

6/30: Seneca on Sharing Knowledge
Continuation of my series. Here the topic is Seneca inviting his student friend for a visit. The main point this time is how to learn; i.e., practice matters: // You must go to the scene of action, first, because men

3/30: Seneca’s third letter. On Friendship.
Seneca’s third letter. On Friendship. These few bits are all you need on this: // Although you should live in such a way that you trust your own self with nothing which you could not entrust even to your enemy,

3/30: Seneca’s third letter. On Friendship.
Seneca’s third letter. On Friendship. These few bits are all you need on this: // Although you should live in such a way that you trust your own self with nothing which you could not entrust even to your enemy,

4/30: Seneca’s Letter 4 “On the terrors of death”
This one is pure stoicism. Maybe not your thing. But it has merit. Don’t get hung up on stuff. Or: “No good thing renders its possessor happy, unless his mind is reconciled to the possibility of loss; nothing, however, is

4/30: Seneca’s Letter 4 “On the terrors of death”
This one is pure stoicism. Maybe not your thing. But it has merit. Don’t get hung up on stuff. Or: “No good thing renders its possessor happy, unless his mind is reconciled to the possibility of loss; nothing, however, is

China’s Transformational New Leader
New leader in Beijing. Things nobody is saying now, a year or two after Hu: – Chinese bubble – coastal regions vs inland poverty – revolution – growth unsustainable – handover to new leadership risky It’s all history. The new

China’s Transformational New Leader
New leader in Beijing. Things nobody is saying now, a year or two after Hu: – Chinese bubble – coastal regions vs inland poverty – revolution – growth unsustainable – handover to new leadership risky It’s all history. The new

2/30: “On discursiveness in reading”
(Continuing a series today. 30 posts reviewing Seneca’s Letters) On discursiveness in reading, shorter Seneca’s letters, #2 “Accordingly, since you cannot read all the books which you may possess, it is enough to possess only as many books as you

2/30: “On discursiveness in reading”
(Continuing a series today. 30 posts reviewing Seneca’s Letters) On discursiveness in reading, shorter Seneca’s letters, #2 “Accordingly, since you cannot read all the books which you may possess, it is enough to possess only as many books as you

1/30: Seneca “On saving time”
(starting a new series today. 30 posts reviewing Seneca’s Letters) On Saving Time, shorter Seneca’s letters, #1 Seneca says to his younger friend: Your life is passing right this minute. Stop for a second, take note of what you are

1/30: Seneca “On saving time”
(starting a new series today. 30 posts reviewing Seneca’s Letters) On Saving Time, shorter Seneca’s letters, #1 Seneca says to his younger friend: Your life is passing right this minute. Stop for a second, take note of what you are
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