logicalextremes

"Among the most intriguing happiness theories I've come across is this one, put forth in a recent issue of BMJ. It asserts that the citizens of Denmark are happier than their European counterparts, even though they rank high in the kind of things that are typically affiliated with a low happiness rank, like bad weather, bad food, and high alcohol consumption. So what's their secret? Low expectations."

"...we believe we're unique. We don't believe other people's experiences can tell us all that much about our own. I think this is an illusion of uniqueness. I think people are by and large -- when it comes to happiness at least -- generally the same. The kinds of things that make one person happy are by and large what make other people happy."

"Grokking TCP/IP and other network protocols is hard. Richard Stevens' classic text, TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1: The Protocols is probably the clearest, and easiest to understand reference you'll find on the topic. Concisely breaking down the protocols at the bit level, this is the place to go if you really want to get your hands dirty in the TCP/IP stack."