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Rise of the Machines

Rise of The Machines, Part 1

March 20, 2015April 9, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

Kevin Slavin notes that computer algorithms are already interacting with each other in ways that are hard, if not impossible, for humans to understand, and are making decisions based on this interactions that affect our lives. Check out his entire Ted Talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world?language=en The brain is like the Internet?

Professional Development · Selling Yourself

How Much to Charge as a Freelancer?

March 17, 2015May 21, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

At least twice what you make as a full-time employee: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2015/03/double-and-half-freelancer-math.html

Finance

Forget Actively Managed Funds

March 16, 2015May 21, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

Eye-opening article from NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/your-money/how-many-mutual-funds-routinely-rout-the-market-zero.html?_r=1

Finance · Professional Development

Don’t Go Where the Crowds are Going

March 14, 2015May 21, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

It’s already too late: http://blog.samaltman.com/black-swan-seed-rounds

Personal Development · Spirituality

Practice

March 13, 2015May 21, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

Telling stories/describing pictures. Ideas are a series of pictures in your mind, and they more clear they are to you, and the more clearly you are able to describe them to others, the more likely they are to become reality.

Personal Development · Spirituality

Equate

March 10, 2015May 21, 2015 MikeWilliamsonLeave a comment

Society has come a long way since the time when the majority of people would work on the pyramids as slaves, but we are still slaves to 40-hour workweeks, long commutes, cubical farms, 30 year mortgages, unrealistic relationship expectations, lack of job mobility, risk of healthcare costs, etc. I hope someday society looks back at… Continue reading Equate

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