So was W.M.W. Fowler.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts I went to the woods (sea) because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

– Henry David Thoreau

There is nothing less sexy than being a boring, picky eater who makes sure they get enough rest, but make no mistake: That is what will make you a warrior.

Aaron Bleyaert, “The 2 Pounds Rule” & The Magic Trick of Weight Loss (via Medium Daily Digest) – Check also the original post How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps and the Follow-on mini-site, which includes links pages.

“Never miss an opportunity to shut up.”

Want to keep your grown kids in your life? Learn to be the impartial neighbor. – The Washington Post

From the guy who once defined history of war as:

 » People – Fighting – Less People « 

Via Kottke

With tree-seeking device included.

“Never miss an opportunity to shut up.”

Washington Post: Want to keep your grown kids in your life? Learn to be the impartial neighbor

Evan Puschak (check his How Donald Trump Answers A Question, Eastern Promises: A Study of Bodies, Children of Men: Don’t Ignore The Background) dissects the vblogger CaseyNeistat.

I would have summarized this, but Jason Kottke says it far better than me. And after all, this is where I picked it up.

via Reddit

Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars, by Russell « Syonyk » Graves.
Tesla is inventing everywhere. And letting owners tinker with their cars as you do with your VW Type 1 is a no go.
You get what you pay for. You can’t have both warranty and servicing (with the implied promise that your car will always be as good as advertized) and the ability to DIY for cheap. Because a Tesla (and more and more products which interact with a central system) is not a stand-alone device but a terminal.
Of course you can still tinker with your Tesla (there is possibly some legal technicalities here). However, you won’t have any warranty, and the parts that rely on the central system wont work. Which, incidentally, mean that the whole car wont work.
Even thought the purpose of government is the protection of property, and if you can’t fix it you don’t own it. If you don’t like it, don’t buy a Tesla. Or wait a hundred years.