How a Web Server Works: A Beginner’s Guide
When you visit a website, such as a news site, an online store, or a woodworking forum, you are communicating with another computer somewhere on the internet. That computer, along with the software running on it, makes the website available to you. Let’s look at the basic pieces and how they work together. 1. What … Read more
Adjusting text size in a web browser
There are several ways to adjust text size in a web browser. The method you choose depends on whether you want to enlarge text on one website, make text larger on every website, or enlarge the entire page. 1. Quickly enlarge or reduce a webpage This is the easiest method and works in most browsers, … Read more
Light vs. dark themes
The preference for a light or dark computer theme is influenced by several factors, including display technology, ambient lighting, visual comfort, the type of work being performed, and individual eyesight. Neither theme is universally superior; each has advantages under different conditions. 1. Ambient room lighting Light theme — bright environments A light background often works … Read more
The meaning of life
After years of searching for meaning, studying philosophy, and trying to become the best version of yourself, you eventually discover the secret to inner peace: accept that you are a failure in life. Stop comparing yourself to others. They have better jobs, nicer homes, more money, happier marriages, and children who somehow became doctors instead … Read more
Beyond the billionaire meme: What does economic fairness really mean?
The weakness in this meme is that it takes a complicated question about wealth, fairness, and economic responsibility and reduces it to a simple moral judgment: billionaires have more than they need, therefore resisting a wealth tax is evidence of greed. That is emotionally effective, but it skips several important questions. How was the wealth … Read more
Nothing Matters
For a century and a half, philosophers have asked what follows if the universe holds no built-in purpose: no author, no plot, no scoreboard. Some concluded that we should despair. Some concluded that we should rebuild. A few concluded, to the annoyance of nearly everyone, that the situation is rather funny and quite freeing.
Suppose 80% of homicides were committed by people with red hair
If we take a hypothetical where 80% of homicides are committed by a clearly identifiable subgroup, and membership in that subgroup is known before the homicide occurs, the key question is whether the characteristic is merely correlated with homicide or whether it identifies people who are individually at high risk of committing one.
