by novus | Feb 15, 2015 | Rationality
I recently listened to a podcast (link at bottom) that was a discussion between renowned life-hacker Tim Ferris and innovator Peter Diamandis. During the talk they cover a range of fascinating topics, but one point that got me thinking was an analogy Peter made...
by novus | Dec 18, 2014 | Liv Boeree, Uncategorized
The Fermi Paradox is one of my favourite things to think about when I’ve got nothing better to do. It’s the fascinating idea that despite the colossal number of planets within our 13.8 billion year old universe, we have not seen, heard or experienced any...
by novus | Nov 18, 2014 | Liv Boeree, Uncategorized
So last week humankind did something really cool. For the first time in history, we managed to successfully land a spaceship on a comet. Launched in 2004, a spaceship named Rosetta flew for ten years, covering over 4 billion miles via a stunningly complicated path...
by novus | Sep 23, 2014 | Liv Boeree, Uncategorized
I’d long heard about Burning Man due to a teenage fascination with subculture. It wasn’t until years later that I actually KNEW people, close friends, who attended. Two of those friends are Antonio Esfandiari and Sorel Mizzi, who I thank unreservedly for...
by novus | Aug 7, 2014 | tips
Many players have dreams of competing in a major high stakes tournament, but very few have the bankroll available to do so. This was a problem that faced the majority of famous players at some stage in their career, but fortunately there are ways around it. The best...