#Books

On Boarding Schools in KenyaI will never take my children to boarding school. At Lugulu Boarding Primary School, I was molested. A knife placed in my bed was removed by
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Chidte kyu ho??Thread Tumhara hi nuksan hai yaar, achanak se koi kuchh bhi bole to gussa ho jana, chid jana, gusse me kuchh bhi bol dena, ye insaan ko sobha
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In honor of @SenJohnMcCain, today I'm going to write about the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and its ties to the MOB. wait wut?yep.John McCain was a champion FOR boxers.http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-mccain-boxing-201
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several years ago I wrote an essay on Justice in the New Testament for a volume edited by @drantbradley and Greg Forster that contrasted Rawls' theory of justice with conception
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Shall I give it a try? Day 1: unpredictable, independent, to the point, emotionally unstable, royal, loving, caring. Day 2: ice cream, peace, beaches, money, me time, delicious food. Day
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"smart is the new sexy" hmm haechan showing how genius he is ; a kinda thread haechan learning bahasa and applying every word into sentences as soon as he
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We are happy to share our latest @arxiv preprint on atypical animacy, in particular the scenario in which typically inanimate objects (--> machines) are represented as living entities in nineteenth-century
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I read all 40,000 words from Jeff Bezos' Amazon shareholder letters.Here are 9 lessons worth your time: How to Make Decisions: Is it a one-way or two-way door? One-way =
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A little ramble on MFAs and TV/Screenwriting. Indulge me. I've heard some podcasters I admire and other TV writers say that MFA courses in TV/screenwriting are a waste of time.
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Stuff I have previously read: 'Gateways to Abomination' by @MattMBartlett 1/8I've actually vaguely accidentally bought this book 3 times, and could not be happier. Kindle edition, physical copy (dirt
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In 2002 I was working in Amazon’s retail division. We were organized by department - books, CDs, electronics, etc - and a separate dept for products sold by 3rd parties.
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10 inspirational quotes from 10 different books + 10 positive messages for #AMOKRA20.The thread will be updated daily.Even if it's not much, I really hope it might make you smile
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.@TheWireScience, including @thewire_in's erstwhile science section, has had the good fortune to publish some excellent long-form pieces in the last five years. I was casting about for something pleasant to
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One of the most interesting books I've read in the last few years is Robert Coram's biography, "Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art Of War".There's section in there
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4000 years ago, a small group of Vedic Indians left the Indus valley & built a mighty empire in the middle east. They spoke Sanskrit & worshiped Indra-Mitra-Varuna. They had
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Now that I've finished spring cleaning, hello to all the new followers! We're so glad you're enjoying all the #MagnusPod shenanigans. A couple of points it might be helpful for
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