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I understand javascript and general programming concepts, but I always get hung up on the very first steps of starting a project. What do I do after File New?

Magic mushrooms may 'reset' the brains of depressed patients

A walk using the first 1 million decimal digits of Pi

TIL that Vincent Van Gogh didn't start to paint until the age of 28 and only started drawing at the age of 26. In the 9 years, until his death at 37, he painted over 800 paintings.

A $2,569,563 grant from the John Templeton Foundation will fund a project titled “The Geography of Philosophy: An Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Exploration of Universality and Diversity in Fundamental Philosophical Concepts.”

Facebook’s war on free will

Napkins soaking up and separating the ink colors of a broken cartridge.

TIL Coca-Cola has been used effectively as a first line treatment for phytobezoars, a trapped mass in the stomach composed of indigestible plant material which can lead to serious symptoms. 93.1% cases were resolved.

Magic mushrooms 'reboot' brain in depressed people – Imperial College London researchers used psilocybin to treat a small number of patients with depression. Images of patients’ brains revealed changes in brain activity that were associated with marked and lasting reductions in depressive symptoms.

Red Wing Iron Rangers. Five hard years and still kicking it.

All of these off brand adidas logos.

Wrote this post about what I've given up to save more money for travel. You really don't realize how much these things add up..

git push --force and how to deal with it

free online medicinal chemistry courses launches today

Lighten Up, Pencil, A4

Stove to replace Optimus Crux Solo burner

io9 founder explains how to write a novel set 125 years+ in the future

TIL breast milk contains sugars which aren't digestible by human infants, but which serve as food for desirable gut bacteria

Losers'club. Digital art. A5

Conspiracy Theorists Have a Fundamental Cognitive Problem, Say Scientists

TIL Approximately half of the atoms in our bodies originated in the Milky Way, while the other half are from other galaxies.

An Anarchist Is Teaching Patients to Make Their Own Medications

Lucid dreaming is a learnable skill, according to new research. Researchers have found that a specific combination of techniques will increase people’s chances of having lucid dreams, in which the dreamer is aware they’re dreaming while it’s still happening and can control the experience.

TIL the average color of all light in the universe is a shade of beige called Cosmic Latte

The Delfast e-bike can travel 236 miles on a single charge

The Zen of Motorcycle Riding (Drawing)

TIL 350 million years ago, when the newly evolved trees were just 1 foot in height, the landscape was dominated by giant 20 foot tall mushrooms

[Method] This is the best method I've found to stop complaining about unimportant things

How to exterminate bed bugs / get rid of bed bug bites?

I'm not pushing political ideologies, but here's a great interview about the history and significance of typesetter unions.