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  • @erik_mcclure Most People Have Shitty Computers #Technology #Computers #Essays

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    Sep 2, 2013
  • @olivier_lacan Tiny Features #Programming #Software #Essays

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    Aug 22, 2013
  • @life_beyond_fife The Future of Education #Education #Future #Essays

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    Jul 27, 2013
  • @olivier_lacan Expert Bias #Programming #Software #Essays

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    Jul 12, 2013
  • @pete_keen Cancer #Health #Personal #Essays

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    Jun 6, 2013
  • @erik_mcclure Contact #Tech #Essays #Personal

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    May 16, 2013
  • @mahdi_yusuf Hacking Rdio #SoftwareEngineering #Tech #Essays

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    May 12, 2013
  • @life_beyond_fife Curiosity Killed The Productivity #Productivity #SoftwareEngineering #Essays

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    May 8, 2013
  • @steve_losh Git Koans #Git #Programming #Essays

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    Apr 8, 2013
  • @steve_losh List Out of Lambda #Programming #Lisp #Essays

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    Mar 30, 2013
  • @erik_mcclure The Dark Side of Web Development #WebDev #Programming #Essays

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    Feb 24, 2013
  • @erik_mcclure The Productivity Fallacy #Productivity #Essays #Work

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    Jan 18, 2013
  • @gilles_chehade Welcome to you, 2013 #NewYear #Personal #Essays

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    Jan 8, 2013
  • @steve_losh A Modern Space Cadet #Programming #Essays #Lisp

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    Oct 3, 2012
  • @steve_losh The Homely Mutt #Essays #Programming #Lisp

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    Oct 1, 2012
  • @olivier_lacan Gender Gravity #Essays #Programming #Personal

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    Aug 7, 2012
  • @life_beyond_fife Barrier To Entry #SoftwareEngineering #Tech #Essays

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    Jun 17, 2012
  • @steve_losh Volatile Software #Programming #Software #Essays

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    Apr 23, 2012
  • @kris_jenkins_blog It's Complicated #SoftwareDevelopment #Essays #Programming

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    Mar 20, 2012
  • @olivier_lacan Raise Your Hand #Programming #OpenSource #Essays

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    Feb 24, 2012
  • @olivier_lacan The People That Do Things #Programming #OpenSource #Essays

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    Feb 18, 2012
  • @erik_mcclure 'Programmer' is an Overgeneralization #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Essays

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    Feb 5, 2012
  • @anna_powell_smith Introducing... What Size Am I #DataViz #Fashion #Essays

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    Jan 19, 2012
  • @fabian_writes Desperate Men #Essays #Life #Projects

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    Dec 14, 2011
  • @tom_preston_werner Open Source (Almost) Everything #OpenSource #Software #Essays

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    Nov 22, 2011
  • @everett_bogue Inbox Writing #Writing #Productivity #Essays

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    Nov 15, 2011
  • @everett_bogue Clearing the Decks #AI #OpenWeb #Essays

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    Nov 14, 2011
  • @everett_bogue Two Types of Offerings #Essays #Autonomy #Media

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    Oct 29, 2011
  • @olivier_lacan Anchors #Programming #OpenSource #Essays

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    Oct 6, 2011
  • @fabian_writes In the Shoes of Jesus' Disciples #Religion #History #Essays

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    Sep 22, 2011
  • @erik_mcclure The Ninth Circle of Bugs #SoftwareEngineering #Bugs #Essays

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    May 15, 2011
  • @olivier_lacan Gag #Programming #OpenSource #Essays

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    May 12, 2011
  • @tom_preston_werner Rejected Bio from The Setup #Personal #Essays #Writing

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    May 3, 2011
  • @olivier_lacan Path to America #Personal #Essays #Life

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    Feb 11, 2011
  • @erik_mcclure The IM Failure #Tech #Essays #Society

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    Nov 18, 2010
  • @erik_mcclure Album For Sale! [Renascent] #Essays #SoftwareEngineering #Technology

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    Sep 13, 2010
  • @erik_mcclure Most Bizarre Error Ever #SoftwareEngineering #Technology #Essays

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    May 8, 2010
  • @steve_losh A Faster Feed Apart #Programming #Lisp #Essays

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    Apr 30, 2010
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