Others May Know More
god
A child knows nothing about itself. Its body is a mystery, its ideas, its dreams, its feelings. The child relies on caregivers to teach her everything.
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It’s Good to Wonder About Mysteries
existence
I was talking with a group of friends trying to come up with possible answers to unanswerable questions like:
What happens when we die?
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React Hook for Avoiding Flash of Empty UI While Data Transitions
react
I’m working on a React app that has frequent data transitions. Each time a user submits a query, the state is reset as we wait for a response from the server.
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Confronting a Man at the Playground
parenting
While at a playground this weekend a man talked to my 3-year-old son in a way that upset me and I had to do something about it.
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Persisting the Human Experience
existence
Experiences compress into memories.
Memories compress into feelings.
Feelings compress into instincts.
Instincts compress into the unconscious.
The unconscious compresses into the collective human unconscious.
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Joshua Tree Trip
travel
We took a trip down to Joshua Tree this weekend for a cousin’s wedding. For the first time, I could appreciate the gifts of a desert climate.
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Jet Fuel
poem
We build an engine for it.
It propels us to new heights.
It explodes.
It destroys everything around it.
It takes us to heavenly places.
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5 Tricks for Taking Great Photos
photography
I’ve owned a full frame camera for over 5 years. I’ve acquired 3 lenses and snapped many thousands of photos. And yet, last week I discovered these five tricks and was shocked by my ignorance of them.
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It’s a Gift for Me to Be Angry
relationships
When I’m angry I stop needing everyone to like me. I don’t care if they approve of what I do. My face doesn’t hurt from smiling all the time.
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13 Decisions to Make Before Publishing JavaScript to NPM
javascript npm
This post is half rant, half guide. Each of these 13 questions reveals tradeoffs that take time and mental energy to research.
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