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Making connections
If two people seem like they should know each other and don't, maybe you should fix that.
Nov 3
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David R. MacIver
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Reduce the need for active stabilisation
If you can do anything, it's much harder to focus on doing one thing in particular. When you can, make it so that focus happens by default.
Nov 1
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David R. MacIver
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October 2025
How to find things (an intro to binary search)
I think binary search is worth understanding, and I think you probably don't understand it, or don't understand it in the most helpful way. Here, let me…
Oct 21
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David R. MacIver
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How pen caps work
So, I recently learned how pen caps work.
Oct 16
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David R. MacIver
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COVID is doing the rounds again
Lots of people are getting COVID right now, here are some things I think you should know and do.
Oct 9
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David R. MacIver
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September 2025
Yes you can hum while holding your nose
An essay about curiosity, experimentation, and humming.
Sep 19
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David R. MacIver
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How to say what you're good at
I'm good at explaining how to articulate things.
Sep 12
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David R. MacIver
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Have you tried not having the problem?
“Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this.” "Well, don't do that then."
Sep 7
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David R. MacIver
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May 2025
How I clean my kitchen at the end of the day
This is a guide on how to clean my kitchen.
May 16
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David R. MacIver
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Behaving as if you were trying to succeed
People have a weird habit of acting without caring if their actions work. They should stop doing that.
May 6
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David R. MacIver
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November 2024
Setting up my new blogging engine
I have a typewriter! Hear me typewrite. It goes click clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickBING. KACHUNK! SHUNK click click click click click…
Nov 29, 2024
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David R. MacIver
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Meditations on taste
Allow me, if I may, to introduce you to a novel meditative practice.
Nov 22, 2024
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David R. MacIver
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