Pain always exists in any life. A goal of every human being throughout history has been to live life with as little pain as possible. But everyone has failed. Even those influential leaders in our society—kings and queens, religious leaders and healers, respected scholars and celebrities—experienced just as much pain as the rest of us. […]
Roasted Beets with Fresh Mint and Chèvre
I read a guest post by Darya Pino Rose on Tim Ferriss’ blog about convincing your loved ones to lose weight. As an example, Darya wrote about both her and her father never liking beets but growing to love them after trying beets prepared in a particular way. The particular way was listed as a […]
Starcraft: Become World Class
Just like in real life, world-class Starcraft players have certain habits that are instrumental to their success. I played a few ladder games with world class players, and of course, got destroyed. This article is a combined trilogy of three articles I wrote about what I learned from losing. Back in the late 90’s when […]
Toys as User Interfaces for Children
This article was a paper I wrote for a college course on human-computer interaction sometime around 1999. When looking at toys as user interfaces for children, several new problems that are not present in computer applications emerge. The main difference is that everything that appears on a computer is behind the barrier of a screen, […]
Find the Best, Tournament-Style
Choices can be tough. Sometimes you have a dozen wonderful choices in front of you, but you have to choose only one. To solve this problem, you can look to sports. In sports, you have many teams. When you look at the professional world of sports, every team is world-class. How do you pick […]
Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs
Makes 6 servings Ingredients 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs seasoned salt pan searing flour avocado oil 1 lime 16 oz jar of roasted salsa verde bunch of radishes, thinly sliced bunch of cilantro, chopped Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Dust chicken with pan-searing flour and seasoned salt to taste. Heat oil in a large […]