Category: Links of Interest
Substack Does The Bare Minimum it Figures It Can Get Away with to Stop its Nazi Problem
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Since I first talked about the issue with Nazis on Substack there have been many words spent on the Substack Nazi issue, and while it seems that much has been done, Substack itself has done as little as possible. As of Jan 9th 2024 they’ve committed to removing 5 Nazi publications. None of them were…
Organizing my Thoughts Leaves Substack
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Kelly talks about the stress of leaving Substack because it affects her income. As mentioned, I have rehomed my Organizing My Thoughts. While the move was necessary, I am pretty stressed out about it. As a disabled writer and organizer, the income I get from my paid subscribers makes a difference in my life. It also…
Molly White – Citation Needed Leaves Substack
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Molly White’s email newsletter left Substack because Nazi’s aren’t cool. I particularly liked this quote from an embedded Tweet. When you argue that fascists should be defeated through debate what you’re actually suggesting is that vulnerable minorities should have to endlessly argue for their right to exist and that at no point should the debate…
Rich Dad – Poor Dad – 1 Billion Debt Dad
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Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is now testing out a new take on money as he’s now $1Billion in debt Dad. Now he says this debt is “good” because it’s in stuff like precious metals which he thinks are more stable in value than the US dollars he spent to get there.…
Platformer Responds about Nazi’s and Substack
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From yesterday’s edition of Platformer: Thanks to everyone who wrote to us over the break regarding Substack’s response to criticism that it is hosting and monetizing dozens of extremist publications, including some that are openly advocating for genocide against Jewish people. In the wake of Jonathan M. Katz’s November article on the subject in The…
An Update on Polish Trains – Anticompetitive Behaviour Under Investigation
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A few weeks back I shared a story of trains being bricked because the manufacturer didn’t like who was working on them. Then some programmers found that the trains were shut off in software if they spent time at an unauthorized repair shop. Well now the train manufacturer will need to explain their practices to…
My Top 5 Posts from 2023
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According to my site statistics the top 5 posts as voted by readers are. The first striking thing to me is that none of those posts were published in 2023. Number 4 was published in 2021 and all other posts were published in 2023. Looking at my YouTube stats we see a bit of variation…
USC shows that $750 a month given to homeless greatly improves their lives
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I recent controlled study of 100 homeless people given 750/month for a year shows that they don’t spend on drugs as many basic income naysayer suggest, they get housing and clothing and food. I’ve covered this topic a number of times, with the most comprehensive look being Basic Income for Canadians which looked at hundreds…
Unread for macOS Testflight Beta
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Unread has a TestFlight beta for macOS. Unread has been my RSS reader of choice for iPadOS and iOS for years and now they’re coming out with a macOS version that you can try. I’ve been using it for a few hours and while there are some features I miss, I don’t see a way…
800 Days of Notebooks
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Peter McKinnon on 800 days of note. I use a notebook at my desk all the time and have at time carried a Field Notes book in my pocket. Despite everything that digital tools are good at, a notebook is the right tool for the job sometimes as well.