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. Writing experts judged the edited papers as 0.6 standard deviations (SD) better written overall (1.22 points on an 11–point scale). They further judged the language–edited papers as allowing the reader to find the key message more easily (0.58 SD), having fewer mistakes (0.67 SD), being easier to read (0.53 SD), and being more concise (0.50 SD)

Read almosts back to back with Writing Matters, which highlighted the importance of editing.

Had read many of the ideas before, but the hourglass diagram was a fantastic visualisation of it. Recommends The Precipice.

Biggest risks to continued survival: nuclear war, pandemic, and evil AI.

Known for his work in “in-flight surgery with a coat-hanger and silverware”

Incredible project

Me either. Logging out of twitter has helped reduce the effect.

Removing limits on radio station ownership. Meant the same songs played across the whole of the US, and reduced the chance of local scenesters getting airplay.

Twitter thread on the design of the iPhone 7 lens.

in the past 5 years or so, advancements in phone cameras have come mostly in better sensors, far better image processing, and adding more cameras

And the post itself

Some minigames and exercises to practice touchtyping

Still very much agree with this. Keep thinking to try out some kind of database but text is pretty great

We don’t have a script for ending friendships. No rituals or cliches or formalities. And they usually instead just fade over time

Article is crazy. 96 books! Text file is still working ok for me

My suggestions:

• Animation Survival Guide
• Drawing in pen instead of pencil (commit to lines!)
• Character Art School on Udemy has been good

Thread features some good discussion on the “I’ve been doing it for decades and still learning” as encouraging or not.

Recommendations:

• Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
• https://drawabox.com/
• Youtube. There is a higher level of skill in art then at any point in history and you have access to it.

I particularly liked seeing a bunch of familiar cartoon/2d animation techniques in some of the clips.

Some discussion on HN about the iterative story writing process.

Watch your egress. Firewalls work both ways. Carefully monitor outbound traffic.

Writing to allow yourself to forget shit. Much of what is on this page.