Category Archives: life
Navigating Past Nihilism
The nytimes has an interesting op/ed by Sean Kelly, chair of the department of philosophy at Harvard University, Navigating Past Nihilism. “Melville hoped for a life that steers happily between two dangers: nihilism and fanaticism.” At his site ( http://allthingsshiningbook.wordpress.com ), he has a couple of interesting posts in particular the post on Preachers who don’t believe. [...]
ProtoDojo’s Nintendo Controller Secure USB Drive
My pal Joven, over at ProtoDojo has been at it again, this time creating a secure Nintendo USB drive. Now THAT is a USB drive. He writes about his motivation, “When cleaning out the garage a few weeks ago, I found my original Nintendo Entertainment System. Rather than sell it on ebay, I decided to [...]
The Power of Kindness and Emotional Intelligence
Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at Berkeley, has a nifty essay on Power and it’s not Machiavellian. Read the essay here