Author Archives: paulschreiber
Life hack: buy two belts
Belt shopping is a pain. It’s often difficult to find something you like — in my case, as plain and free of ornamentation as possible — and that’s reasonably priced. The value of the time spent looking is often more … Continue reading
Kathleen Wynne on women and opportunity
This morning, Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s premier-designate spoke at a news conference. Her remarks on women jumped out at me: I don’t know if any of you remember, or have seen my maiden speech, where I talked about coming to the … Continue reading
Where to eat (and what to do) in New York
Similar to my Where to eat in San Francisco list, here’s a set of recommendations for food an activities in New York, particularly in Brooklyn. Restaurants (general) Aquagrill (seafood) The Soul Spot Inoteca (Italian) Shake Shack (Brooklyn location has no … Continue reading
For $6300/month, they could afford a proofreader
Why are real estate ads—even those for high-end properties—always so badly written?
Answer the question
The Process Myth: If you want to piss me off, if you want me to hugely discount your value, do this: when I ask you a clarifying question that affects how I will spend my time, my most valuable asset, … Continue reading
M-KOPA, mobile tech startup in Nairobi, Kenya is hiring a hardware engineer
Introduction M-KOPA is a mobile technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 2010 we have helped Kenyans acquire solar power products by offering innovative payment plans and a distribution model tailored to the needs of our customers. M-KOPA Solar provides … Continue reading
Need a tech job in NYC or Chicago?
Passing along for some friends: The Noun Project is a highly collaborative place where the world’s visual language is shared and created. We are working with our users, publications and a giant community to simplify and organize visual communication. There’s … Continue reading
Because that’s the way it’s always been done
An interesting result from Social Psychology*. * Stephenson, G. R. (1967). Cultural acquisition of a specific learned response among rhesus monkeys. In: Starek, D., Schneider, R., and Kuhn, H. J. (eds.), Progress in Primatology, Stuttgart: Fischer, pp. 279-288.
Why stock market analysts are a waste of time
BMO Raises Apple Inc. (AAPL) Price Target From $680 to $750. Apple (AAPL) is trading at $698 today.
Quickly securing your ssh config
sudo sh -c ‘sed -i “s/PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin no/g” /etc/ssh/sshd_config && sed -i “s/#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/g” /etc/ssh/sshd_config && service ssh restart’