Of course we are not alone! Just look up at the night sky – there are thousands of stars you can see with a naked eye. There are billions that you can see with some telescopes and space travel. How many of these have planetary systems – we don’t even know well enough yet (we’ve found 133 with more than one planet, but our tools still suck). Among all of that, what are the chances that Earth is the only one that has arguably intelligent life? I am no mathematician (or statistician), but I won’t be betting any money on us being alone.
Author: Leonid Mamchenkov
React – JavaScript library for building user interfaces
The pace of modern world
xkcd has a brilliant collection of quotes from the days long gone. All of those complain about how the world has become too fast and how we don’t care about the important things anymore. The best part about these collection however is that all of these quotes are from the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century. Once you drop ignore a few minor technical references like telegraph, it’s almost exactly like the complaints we hear today. The world is too fast and we don’t care anymore…
Kenichi Ebina Performs an Epic Matrix- Style Martial Arts Dance
WOW! Unbelievable skill!
Are coders worth it?
‘What about somebody in a coal mine — wouldn’t you say he works as hard as you? Why should you get paid so much more than that guy?’