May 2013
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So How did Early Man Discover Bread?
All my life I’ve had a curiousity, a question, or just one of those “how” questions that kids always ask, that no-one has been able to answer. (Well either not being able to answer, or I never asked anyone).
How the hell did the first person bake bread? How the f**k did they accidentally discover wheat + grinding + baking = bread?
And now I might have found my answer…....
April 2013
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March 2013
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“What benefit is there in reviewing past sufferings, and in being unhappy, just...”
– Letter 78: On the healing power of the mind, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
January 2013
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“For what purpose, then, do I make a man my friend? In order to have someone for...”
– Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
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“Do [Americans] really want manners? Civility? Empire courtesy? No. They want...”
– Bret Easton Ellis in the Daily Beast
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December 2012
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“The need has to be a strong one. You can retroactively describe any made-up idea...”
– How to Get Startup Ideas - Paul Graham
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“Pay particular attention to things that chafe you. The advantage of taking the...”
– How to Get Startup Ideas - Paul Graham
November 2012
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“Let me tell you a little tale about a man I very much respect who was not above...”
– Gary Halbert in a letter to his son.
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“Tesla had reached the inner sanctum of the corporate world. He now had on his...”
– Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikolas Tesla - Marc Seifer
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“Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death...”
– William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”, Act 2 Scene 2
October 2012
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“I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I...”
– Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman - Ralph Leighton & Richard Feynman
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“Then I had another thought: Physics disgusts me a little bit now, but I used to...”
– Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman - Ralph Leighton & Richard Feynman
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“For example, I’ve always been fascinated by comb-overs, especially the extreme...”
– http://www.paulgraham.com/essay.html
September 2012
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May 2012
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April 2012
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February 2012
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November 2011
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Evernote clearly is gonna teach me something
It was the best of times, It was the worst of times. Evernote just announced a “distraction free reading experience” (I paraphrase), this will clear the clutter from the article your reading, so that you can read it free of ads and navigation. Also included is a functionality to save the webpage for reading later Yeah, they’re pissing on instapaper’s parade. Will I stop...
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Be more paternal with your business ideas
Was watching some of the “Now I Know” videos at sprinkle labs after coming across them via techcrunch, and was struck with something.
Alot of us have been through this; when we explain our idea to someone the first response is criticism. Now this criticism alot of the time is useful, as it forces you to think in how your idea addresses their question, or how you can refine your idea...
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Welcome
Welcome to my tumblelog. Probably going to also use it as my longform blog sometimes, as I can be incredibly lazy. You will find a collection of concept art and images which inspire me, presume these are not my own. You will find a collection of unintelligible rants, presume these are my own. You may also find some very badly written stories. These are going to be most likely written by me. I...
