Monthly Archives: October 2013

You really do need to sleep right

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Lascap

Two years ago, I wrote extensively why getting sufficient sleep is crucial to a good life and how to go about getting establishing sufficient levels of quality and quantity. Since then,  the situation has – if anything – gotten even … Continue reading →

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The paradox of progress

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Lascap

I often wonder how people managed to get by a thousand years ago, without effective anesthetics or antibiotics or even a fundamental understanding of the underlying causes of illness and disease. However, I realize that people a thousand years from … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Science, Social commentary, Strategy | 1 Comment

On the importance of consistent mapping

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Lascap

The problem I’m about to write about has been persisting for quite a while and I thought Google would have fixed it by now. Alas, no such luck, thus far. In a nutshell, we have been aware of the extreme … Continue reading →

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