• It Takes Time to Git Gud (Members)

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    There are no shortcuts to “git gud” so stop looking for them. To read this post become a member..

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  • On Writing and Getting Readers – 3 Threads

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    This is a reader supported site. To get access to my book notes and extra content become a member Write to Figure Things Out While I’d love to be a full-time writer I don’t sweat the details too much. For me writing is about figuring out what I think. The long piece I wrote last…

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  • Joan Misses the Internet and So Do I

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    I Miss the Internet by Joan Westenberg was at the top of my inbox today and it’s a quirky zine dedicated to the internet that Joan misses. I was online first in around 1995 and at some point around there I remember digging into Geocities and having a site. Then I spent almost 10 years…

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  • The Global North’s Erroneous Infatuation with it’s Superiority

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    The Global North has many erroneous views, but one that’s been sticking with me lately is it’s superiority view of business models. We have the false view that we are the leaders in all fields all the time and that anything not invented in the Global North, often limited entirely to the US, is not…

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  • Nothing beats experience

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    Matt tells an excellent story about fixing his furnace that relates very much to learning anything. While Matt was able to fix some of the issues with his furnace, some were beyond his time spent on YouTube researching. After the HVAC came for the final problem, he fixed it by hitting it with a wrench.…

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  • On The Unchecked Growth of Data Centers

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    How does the impact of unchecked growth in data centers affect us? Are these “very smart people” pushing more processing power thinking about the environmental impact at all? If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • 3D Printed Macintosh Studio

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    These are the types of projects I imagine I’d do, but then I have other things that monopolise my time. Very cool iPad Mini and MacStudio project.

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  • Nostalgia is a Cancer on Society

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    While nostalgia can feel harmless, it does cause harm to our companies, ourselves, and the media we consume. Excessive focus on a “better” past means we can’t step into the future. This site is reader supported so become a member if you like this content. Things were better once We all succumb to the uncanny…

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  • Omnivore – open source read later

    Omnivore – open source read later

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    There are many services and applications around to save content to read later. Academics often lean towards something like Zotero, but most people don’t need the heavy citation management that is present in an application like Zotero. For most of us an application like Omnivore is just what we need, a place to save articles…

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  • My Analog Journal – YouTube office jams

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    This channel came up in my feed today and after a few videos it’s been an excellent office companion. First up was Japanese Funk. Next was Rhythms of the Continent: Then some more Japanese City Pop:

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