Things of interest to Bill Heyman

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  1. This is a cool example of how you can use AI to help your writing—without relying on it for any actu

    This is a cool example of how you can use AI to help your writing—without relying on it for any actual writing. From @jasminewsun https://t.co/wOZdULWpwG https://t.co/CE8tbzXDGM

    Mar 18, 2026
  2. 🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers be

    🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers before closing. Bookmark this. Build accordingly. Here's what ACTUALLY mattered in the deal (not what y

    Mar 8, 2026
  3. If you suck at multi-tasking (I do) and run a business, you should learn about the Theory of Constra

    If you suck at multi-tasking (I do) and run a business, you should learn about the Theory of Constraints. *There's a whole book on it but just watch a 10-minute Youtube video on it instead.

    Mar 5, 2026
  4. @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest f...

    @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest for the trees. What we see popping up in states like Cali, Colorado, NY and in fact all over the worl

    Mar 4, 2026
  5. Tag someone who should try this flow 🔥 https://t.co/eay8t8mktK

    Tag someone who should try this flow 🔥 https://t.co/eay8t8mktK

    Mar 4, 2026
  6. The reason why knowledge graphs are so powerful is that you can use them to determine *exactly* what...

    The reason why knowledge graphs are so powerful is that you can use them to determine *exactly* what a student is ready to learn. So much student potential is lost by having them waste time practicing

    Mar 3, 2026
  7. Idea Every company wants you to log in to their website to see your bill. Energy. Phone. Insurance...

    Idea Every company wants you to log in to their website to see your bill. Energy. Phone. Insurance. Council tax. Water. Subscriptions. Sixteen passwords just to find out who’s taken your money. Turn i

    Mar 3, 2026
  8. Bernard Sumner - Bizarre Love Triangle https://t.co/b0MrJBBTPN

    Bernard Sumner - Bizarre Love Triangle https://t.co/b0MrJBBTPN

    Mar 3, 2026
  9. Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We li...

    Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We live in a world of always-on listening devices. Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and

    Mar 3, 2026
  10. If I had to start 40 pounds overweight with no muscle and my goal was to have abs and be jacked by t...

    If I had to start 40 pounds overweight with no muscle and my goal was to have abs and be jacked by the end of 2026, here's everything I'd do: 1. Take creatine.

    Mar 3, 2026
  11. Hearing high tones changes as we age. How old are your ears? https://t.co/09Iqjo6xDV

    Hearing high tones changes as we age. How old are your ears? https://t.co/09Iqjo6xDV

    Mar 3, 2026
  12. Every project I've worked on, whether it's a 2 week fix or a 1 year integration effort, has that mom...

    Every project I've worked on, whether it's a 2 week fix or a 1 year integration effort, has that moment where I can see it on a napkin. Not as the first step. Usually after hard work. Then all of a su

    Mar 3, 2026
  13. I told my therapist, "I have everything I thought I wanted, but I still don't feel happy." She did...

    I told my therapist, "I have everything I thought I wanted, but I still don't feel happy." She didn't give me comfort. Hearing her, my whole body went still. Here's what she just replied:

    Mar 3, 2026
  14. Your eyes don't see the world. They collect electromagnetic radiation between 380 and 700 nanometers...

    Your eyes don't see the world. They collect electromagnetic radiation between 380 and 700 nanometers and send electrical signals to a brain that constructs a story from that data. Donald Hoffman's con

    Mar 3, 2026
  15. Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distanc...

    Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distance from the starting point We can use this law in our interactive element's by increasing their hit are

    Mar 2, 2026
  16. `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percent...

    `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percentages, scores, live data etc ). you can enable this tnum OpenType feature using the CSS property `fon

    Mar 2, 2026
  17. Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXR...

    Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXRil

    Mar 2, 2026
  18. How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what ...

    How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what the student already knows 2. Overlay that on a knowledge graph to construct their personal knowledge

    Mar 2, 2026
  19. For anyone wondering how a third-grader can complete six years' worth of math in a single year. Thi...

    For anyone wondering how a third-grader can complete six years' worth of math in a single year. This knowledge graph spans 3,000 math topics, from 4th grade to the university level, providing the perf

    Mar 1, 2026
  20. 10 uncomfortable truths you need to know: 1. No one cares Get over your own BS. Stop getting in yo...

    10 uncomfortable truths you need to know: 1. No one cares Get over your own BS. Stop getting in your own way. The best way to grow is to take action daily. You are your own biggest bottleneck. 2. You

    Mar 1, 2026
  21. @BrianRoemmele Creepy

    @BrianRoemmele Creepy

    Mar 1, 2026
  22. A friend was shocked to learn that while the Twin Prime Conjecture remains elusive, we actually have...

    A friend was shocked to learn that while the Twin Prime Conjecture remains elusive, we actually have exact formulas for the nth prime. I thought I’d share one of my favorites here. It’s a beautiful pa

    Feb 28, 2026
  23. https://t.co/Wm0xtgAxTk

    https://t.co/Wm0xtgAxTk

    Feb 28, 2026
  24. If you want to turn chaos into calm in math, the Laplace transform is here to help. The Laplace tr...

    If you want to turn chaos into calm in math, the Laplace transform is here to help. The Laplace transform is a powerful tool that changes a function from the time domain to the s-domain. Think of it a

    Feb 27, 2026
  25. 8 tests that predict how long you'll live (90% of people fail #8): https://t.co/8frodTYgsH

    8 tests that predict how long you'll live (90% of people fail #8): https://t.co/8frodTYgsH

    Feb 27, 2026
  26. ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 9...

    ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 90s to securely play snake online I made a massively multiplayer backend for it with support for thou

    Feb 26, 2026
  27. This guy absolutely nails it. 3 minutes of truth bombs. https://t.co/bMM0f9ixlc

    This guy absolutely nails it. 3 minutes of truth bombs. https://t.co/bMM0f9ixlc

    Feb 25, 2026
  28. Neil Postman, writing and speaking before his passing in 2003, identified what he regarded as modern...

    Neil Postman, writing and speaking before his passing in 2003, identified what he regarded as modernity's greatest crime: the systematic destruction of childhood. He observed that society had begun ra

    Feb 25, 2026
  29. How to start a speech so everyone listens (FBI method)‼️ https://t.co/8UFspx4saM

    How to start a speech so everyone listens (FBI method)‼️ https://t.co/8UFspx4saM

    Feb 25, 2026
  30. The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: The glitch in your brain that makes the world feel smaller. In 1994,...

    The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: The glitch in your brain that makes the world feel smaller. In 1994, a man in St. Paul, Minnesota, read a niche article about the Baader-Meinhof Group, a radical 1970s G

    Feb 24, 2026
  31. Cash for Clunkers perfectly exemplifies the broken window fallacy in action. The government spent $3...

    Cash for Clunkers perfectly exemplifies the broken window fallacy in action. The government spent $3 billion to destroy 690,000 perfectly functional vehicles, claiming this would "stimulate" the econo

    Feb 24, 2026
  32. Here’s the thing most people don’t realize: future you is watching. Not literally. But in your mind...

    Here’s the thing most people don’t realize: future you is watching. Not literally. But in your mind, they exist and they’re observing. And every time you choose the easy path, the comfortable path, th

    Feb 24, 2026
  33. So beautiful! This film was even nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film back i...

    So beautiful! This film was even nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film back in 1961. ❤❤❤ A true classic that still captures hearts decades later. ✨ https://t.co/rDICu2yZyM

    Feb 24, 2026
  34. 3×3×3のルービックキューブはもう古い、時代は3×3×3×3の四次元キューブ https://t.co/aEyMOTSQwR

    3×3×3のルービックキューブはもう古い、時代は3×3×3×3の四次元キューブ https://t.co/aEyMOTSQwR

    Feb 24, 2026
  35. Have a signature drink. Have a signature scent. Have signature places. Be remembered for certain thi...

    Have a signature drink. Have a signature scent. Have signature places. Be remembered for certain things. Leave a lasting impact on people - be the reason they have lifelong memories and epic stories t

    Feb 24, 2026
  36. Locations that inspired iconic paintings https://t.co/ofxgopXWnu

    Locations that inspired iconic paintings https://t.co/ofxgopXWnu

    Feb 23, 2026
  37. She made millions following this one rule... Watch this https://t.co/2Lx8u9gHm5

    She made millions following this one rule... Watch this https://t.co/2Lx8u9gHm5

    Feb 23, 2026
  38. Pick any problem in your life. Now imagine you have an evil twin with a moustache. This evil twin is...

    Pick any problem in your life. Now imagine you have an evil twin with a moustache. This evil twin is making it their sole focus to solve this problem before you do. What are they doing differently to

    Feb 23, 2026
  39. Jared C. Tilton (@tiltoncreative) captured both of these iconic photos, but the backstory of how he ...

    Jared C. Tilton (@tiltoncreative) captured both of these iconic photos, but the backstory of how he did it might be even cooler than the photos themselves. Rather than having a photographer up in the

    Feb 23, 2026
  40. Ten books you must read before you die: Sir Gawain & the Green Knight The Thousand and One Nigh...

    Ten books you must read before you die: Sir Gawain & the Green Knight The Thousand and One Nights Le Morte d’Arthur The Faerie Queene The Dream of the Red Chamber The Pickwick Papers The Count of Mont

    Feb 23, 2026
  41. If you ever wonder the purpose of life My grandmother died 9 years ago My son never met her and ha...

    If you ever wonder the purpose of life My grandmother died 9 years ago My son never met her and has no memories of her His children are unlikely to even know her name or care about who she was Such is

    Feb 23, 2026
  42. This is what an EXCEPTIONAL mindset thinks like and sounds like. So impressive from a 22 years old....

    This is what an EXCEPTIONAL mindset thinks like and sounds like. So impressive from a 22 years old. Not only you CAN control what you think, and how you think it and why, but you SHOULD. See your mind

    Feb 23, 2026
  43. No lies detected. https://t.co/nKBU0vF9yg

    No lies detected. https://t.co/nKBU0vF9yg

    Feb 23, 2026
  44. @ZachHalverson @TeamUSA How I pictured the Golden Age: Kids: active, healthy and inspired. Normal ...

    @ZachHalverson @TeamUSA How I pictured the Golden Age: Kids: active, healthy and inspired. Normal people: united over real symbolic victories while they set aside virtue-signaling marxist political cr

    Feb 23, 2026
  45. What if the Silicon Valley HBO intro covered 2020–2026? https://t.co/R4LYzEjJoY

    What if the Silicon Valley HBO intro covered 2020–2026? https://t.co/R4LYzEjJoY

    Feb 23, 2026
  46. this is what i was talking about https://t.co/1eNVlesoyN

    this is what i was talking about https://t.co/1eNVlesoyN

    Feb 23, 2026
  47. This is the most American photo I’ve seen in a long time. https://t.co/iuy0VIW3Ug

    This is the most American photo I’ve seen in a long time. https://t.co/iuy0VIW3Ug

    Feb 22, 2026
  48. Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Feb 22, 2026
  49. Someone should make this, but only good news. A real-time dashboard of the best things happening a...

    Someone should make this, but only good news. A real-time dashboard of the best things happening anywhere in the world, today. (i.e., the opposite of my normal social media scroll)

    Feb 22, 2026
  50. Someone should make this, but only good news. A real-time dashboard of the best things happening a

    Someone should make this, but only good news. A real-time dashboard of the best things happening anywhere in the world, today. (i.e., the opposite of my normal social media scroll)

    Feb 22, 2026

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