Why

When you request for something, people are more likely to help if they think you have a reason for the ask. The validity of the reason, while important, turns out to be not as important as one would think.

The copy machine study corroborates this.

Which diet is good for the world?

A fun thought. These findings are from a single study, don't take them seriously. I read sometime back that in Australia, non-vegetarian diet is better since most of the meat consumed there is game meat. So, the best diet likely depends on location.

Source: https://www.elementascience.org/articles/116

Charles Babage

Another age must be the judge

Krawinkler

One of the best courses I had taken at Stanford was the Structural Systems for Building Design taught by Prof. Helmut Krawinkler.

I didn't know him before I came to Stanford, but it didn't take me very long to realize how many students chose to study Structural Engineering at Stanford as opposed to other schools because of him.

I felt his passion for the subject without him conveying it. I don't know how.. may be my imagination, but I felt it. It was in every sentence he uttered.

World sucks?

Just remember... if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.

- Trevor Myers

Futurity

Futurity is an oasis in the desert of information.

Liberation

That's the first word came to my mind when I saw this image. It looked to me as if the ship was coming out of water, freeing itself.