RobiNZ Personal Blog

Cycle commuting vs driving

I like driving but was thinking in car tonight. When commuting by car/bus/train life begins when you get home. By bike as soon as you leave work.— Robin Capper (@robincapper) December 27, 2017 Read more →

Brian Greene only explains The Universe @bgreene @bourdain

Browsing Amazon Prime Video and it seems Physicist Brian Greene needs to lift his game. He’s only explaining The Universe! To be fair Anthony Bourdain explains includes “the best scrambled eggs” and “the perfect steak” which are harder than explaining the Universe. Read more →

Don’t give aid, give money, directly

Why giving money, directly, is better than giving aid, from GiveDirectly. They are also one of GiveWells top nine charities for 2017. Here’s the basic story: GiveDirectly is the first nonprofit that lets donors like you and me send money directly to the poorest people on the planet, with no strings attached. Crazy as it may seem, we weren’t able to find this back in 2011 when we were looking for a way to give away our own money, and that’s why we created GiveDirectly. And yes, a lot of people thought we were crazy at first - one of... Read more →