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Do not stay in a job you dislike

I can’t help but conclude that quitting my “real” job a couple years ago was one of the nicest things I ever did for myself.

What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know?

Karl Pillemer of Cornell University interviewed nearly 1500 people age 70 to 100+ for his book “30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” He asked them what life lessons they’d pass on.

What piece of advice were they more adamant about than any other? More adamant about than lessons regarding marriage, children and happiness?

Do not stay in a job you dislike.

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Minecraft installer for Ubuntu

I’m adding this mostly as a reminder for myself.

Installing Minecraft on Ubuntu Just Got Easy

Looking for an easy way to install and launch Minecraft on Ubuntu? ‘Minecraft Installer’ by Cody Garver makes installing, setting up and using the famous sandbox game a total cinch.

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Black Flag’s new bass player

Erick Lyle chronicles his adventure hitchhiking to Texas in order to play bass in Ginn’s new Black Flag lineup, being offered the job and ultimately turning it down. Hat tip to Ross for the recommendation.

Can I Get in the Van? | VICE United States

It dawned on me: Black Flag did not have a bass player. I could be that bass player! I decided right then and there to find out where Ginn was living, hitchhike across the country, and persuade him to let me try out—just as I had attempted to do at 16. I knew all the old songs, and I figured that thumbing it instead of flying or taking a bus would prove to Ginn that I had dedication.

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Unreal Engine 3 ported to javascript

They used emscripten, which compiles LLVM to Javascript. Demos and info at unrealengine.com.

Mozilla unveils browser-based Unreal Engine 3 using JavaScript | Joystiq

Firefox producer Mozilla teamed up with Epic Games to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web, without the need for plugins such as Flash. Mozilla and Epic took only four days to port Epic’s engine to the web by using JavaScript code. The results, as demonstrated by this video unveiled at GDC, certainly look impressive.

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SLC Punk sequel

Update: Bad news. This movie was terrible. I couldn’t finish watching it.

Good news.

Sequel to ‘SLC Punk’ to begin shooting this summer

The sequel to the 1998 indie film, SLC Punk will be shooting this summer. The new film will look back at the lives of the original film’s main characters given the 18 years which have passed since the events of the film. It’s currently titled Punk’s Dead but no word on who will be returning for the film.