Unable to find css “[element_id]” (Capybara::ElementNotFound)
If you are seeing this capybara error: Unable to find css "[element_id]" (Capybara::ElementNotFound) Make sure that you actually call visit before trying to find an element! I was trying to use a...
View ArticleHey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my email, so spam me maybe
We’ve all been burned providing our email address to websites. Maybe you did it out of the best intentions: wanting an e-book; or a set of tips sent by email; or simply just to get past a content gate....
View ArticleChoosing a Name for Your Computer
An oldie but a goodie from 1990 on choosing names for servers: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178. Most of the document is about what *not* to do and why, but here’s really the core of what is...
View ArticleThe Struggle Against Entropy
I often think about whatever job I’m doing as a “struggle against entropy”. Entropy, as Muse explains it: All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the...
View ArticleShamir’s Secret Socialism
Sometimes, a single idea can completely rebase your perception of what is possible. For me, Shamir’s Secret Sharing is one of those ideas. Imagine there’s a special kind of safe. Inside the safe, a...
View ArticleCrypto-Currency as Community
This post is in reference to Andreas Antonopoulos: The Future Of Crypto-Currency. There’s a lot of information there. Even though it’s almost 30 minutes long, it’s totally worth checking out. Andreas...
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Do you like the internets?! Cuz I luuuuuuuuuuuv me sum internets!! But this 3:33 minute video says that the internets of tomorrow may not be as awesome as the internets of today because of a thing...
View ArticleCypherpunks – Julian Assange
When I first heard of the term cypherpunk, I immediately felt a strong sense of belonging. A cypherpunk is “any activist advocating widespread use of strong cryptography as a route to social and...
View ArticleThe Extropist Manifesto
A global movement that updates and expands upon “The Extropian Principles” written by Max More in 1998. Extropism is an optimistic, futuristic philosophy that can be summed up in the following five...
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The Oddly Fallible Google
Lest ye think that Google Search has reached its apex of understanding human nuances, ponder the following scenario: A Google search for “vegan lasagna zucchini” yields results that are, in fact, not...
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