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Sep 6
How to Learn Anything Faster: Build Before You Feel Ready
The learning loop that has worked best for me: get the basics, build something real, retrieve what you know, get feedback, and repeat.
Aug 31
A personal privacy checklist: decide in advance
A practical privacy baseline for people whose work, money, and personal life all run through the same devices.
May 12
Why aren't we 3D printing more boats?
Boats are expensive because boatbuilding is slow, manual, and tooling-heavy. Large-format 3D printing may help first with molds and prototypes.
Mar 5
How Stripe Turned 7 Lines of Code Into a $107 Billion Company
How two brothers from rural Ireland simplified online payments and built Stripe into a $107 billion financial infrastructure giant.