Category: Links of Interest
Die Hard – Daughter movie night 2
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My oldest daughter (14) has a night free and we’ve been using it to hang out. We’ve been far morestrict about the movies we’ve allowed her to watch but at 14 I we’ve loosened the reigns almostentirely. Last we she picked Uncharted which is a fun action romp. This week I got to watch Die
A Reminder How my Interests Change
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I’m reorganizing my Obsidian notes a bit, specifically the notes that correspond with ideas to write/YouTube about and came across one from Barking Up the Wrong Tree about networking. The author is talking about “non-sleazy” network building and specifically highlights rekindling old relationships instead of trying to manufacture a relationship out of nothing with cold
Lou on Leisure
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Lou reflects on his first retirement and how it wasn’t what he expected. I think many of us have a fantasy of what we’d do if we didn’t have to work because money wasn’t an issue anymore. While I’m sure I’d take some time totally off to reset myself I think I’d work in the
You Don’t have to POSSE with your Blog
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POSSE says to publish your thoughts on a property you control like your blog and then syndicate elsewhere. It’s what I do here, but I’m on social media so it’s not an extra thing I need to worry about doing or an extra place I need to interact when I publish my content to Mastodon
The Office it too damn busy
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I am tempted to use time away from the office to catch up on things that I should have done at the office if I weren’t so damn busy. – David While David is reflecting on his sabbatical, I think this roles into most jobs. I recently worked most of a weekend because stuff needed
Some Rules for Good Software Development
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Rules help set constraints on our work and while I don’t advocate rigid adherence to rules, they’re there to make you think and help you decide if you’re making the right decision. Here are 10 good ones to get you started. I like number 7 as it helps reduce needless complexity. It’s easy to wish-cast
Chris – Blogs are for Humans
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I agree with Chris the more of the writer is in the blog the more I’m interested. Yes I want to hear about your golf weekend with kids, or your struggle with technology or your garden. Yes I do want to read your longer writing that more philosophical. I want to read interesting things from
Glasp for reading later
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After talking about Pocket alternatives a few other options have been recommended. Including NextCloud bookmarks (which Marcel talked about in the link above) and then Glasp. Out of the gate I don’t see an extension for Firefox so I’m out on that point alone but there is something more sinister lurking…AI. Specifically the AI Clone
Tragically Hip Discography
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This one was hard to decide, hard enough I listen to only Tragically Hip albums for 2 weeks. The Tragically Hip seem like some Canadian institution. I remember when Gord Downie died a few years ago I was disappointed that I had never got to see them in concert. After all that time I’m no
Pocket Alternatives from Marcel
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While Marcel has been using Pocket for a long time recent instability had him check out other options. His list includes: To that list I’d add Linkwarden and even Obsidian Web Clipper. I’ll be recording a video on my experiences with Wallabag, Linkwarden and Obsidian Web Clipper in the next few days. They all have