I recently received my DNA testings results from 23andMe, a Silicon Valley company whose mission is to be “the world’s trusted source of personal genetic information.” At $399, the 23andMe Full Edition isn’t cheap, but I’m very pleased with the service. My report was overwhelmingly positive with few red flags to look out for. [...]
Posts under ‘Psychology’
Clutter is bad
Every few years, usually around the time I move, I go through my possessions and sell, donate, or throw out things I don’t need. Over the years, I’ve gotten better and better at not collecting/buying things I don’t need. It’s not easy but I try to ask myself if I really need something [...]
The obligatory spam rant
We’ve recently been dealing with some issues with spam filters erroneously catching activation emails from Hungry Critic. While I was dealing with the issues, I initially got irritated with the spammers. Then I thought about it, and it’s really the fault of the users.
Spammers obviously continue this behavior since it works. [...]