Month: April 2020
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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I’m not sure the source, or where I heard it, but one of the maxim’s I’m working to live my life by goes something like this: > If you can’t intelligently argue both sides of an issue, you don’t understand your position. With that in mind I grabbed a copy of The God Delusion by…
Apple Arcade for Young Kids
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So now that you’ve got kids at home how is Apple Arcade? Is Apple Arcade worthwhile for younger kids? What games can they play? Today we check out those things with my kids.
Role Specific Repositories for Focus
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[From Cal Newport](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/04/14/beyond-the-inbox-rules-for-reducing-email/): > Rule #2: Immediately move obligations out of your inbox and into role-specific repositories. > I currently inhabit four professional roles: writer, teacher, researcher, and director of graduate studies for my department. For each of these roles, I set up a Trello board that includes a column for: things I’m working on…
Does Unread 2 Fix My Issues With Unread 1?
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Recently [Unread 2](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/unread-2/id1363637349) came out, and it had a bunch of the features I wanted after my [initial review of Unread](https://youtu.be/8_3BP7N0xjI). It also launched with a bit of controversy, as many apps do currently. It’s no longer something you can simply purchase, it’s a $20/year subscription. I get why developers do this, they want some…
The Depressing Aftertaste of an Hour on YouTube
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[From Riccardo Mori talking about how he’d live if this quarantine happened in 1990](http://morrick.me/archives/8849). > At least in my case, sometimes today there’s a certain depressing aftertaste after, say, spending a couple of hours deep down some rabbit hole in YouTube. The entertainment I may have felt during those two hours, or whatever I may…
Jason Snell on the Brydge Pro+
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[Reading this, glad I didn’t pre-order the Brydge Pro+ keyboard](https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/04/review-brydge-pro-ipad-keyboard-with-trackpad/). Doesn’t seem like their trackpad is any better than the [$99 keyboard with a trackpad I reviewed](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/04/06/99-ipad-keyboard-with-trackpad) not that long ago, but of course it’s way more expensive.
Privacy Recommendations From Tom
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If you’re interested in decreasing the footprint of data Google has on you then [Tom has a bunch of privacy recommendations](https://tommcfarlin.com/google-chrome-privacy/)
Don’t Take Lame Photos of Your Running Shoes
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[Taking good photos of your shoes with your iPhone and Apple Watch](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2020/04/09/how-to-take-a-decent-photo-of-your-own-shoes-with-an-iphone-%EF%A3%BFwatch/). Yeah instead of that nice shot I got this [lame top down shot](https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zkdmRHlp2/?igshid=10bl1sbkavm00) of my new Altra shoes.
Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Home – Book Review
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> Rather than each spouse seeking their own gratification, he and she should focus more on how to meet their mate’s needs and desires. With that Ron Price sets the tone for Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Home. The book is structured around his PLAY NICE acronym – **P**lay Together – **L**ook for the…
Amazon Fails and Supporting Local Stores – Friday Notes 098
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[As I read Justin Jackson’s recent post about bringing back Main Street first](https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon), I could hear and feel the pain he’s feeling. I was even the catalyst for a (https://youtu.be/CYWR0_wYQ1w), as I linked to Amazon for a book first. The funny thing is, I don’t even mainly purchase books through Amazon anymore. I almost always…
