Silicon Valley “Disruption” Isn’t That Transformative
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Out of a longer piece on “disruption” in Silicon Valley. Because, let’s face it, Silicon Valley technology in nearly all cases isn’t so transformative that it would simply replace the existing systems on its merits. Uber isn’t better than a good mass-transit system; Facebook isn’t better than actual friendship; YouTube videos aren’t better than quality…
There Are No Notifications in a Notebook
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I also love paper and in addition to Om’s other reasons, this is a big one. Paper and pen allow you to focus, as there are no notifications in a notebook. When taking notes in a notebook, you are unlikely to be distracted with the latest tweet from your friend or the President. I even…
Mount Frosty via the PCT in Manning Park
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September 21 2019 I have my big goal race of the year. Yes, it’s a low key race. No, I won’t be in contention for a top 10 spot even. I’m hoping to not be the last person in. Every year my biggest concern is making the cut-off for the first 27km, which is 5…
I Live on the “Soft” End of Town
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I like that I can answer yes to [every single one of these questions](https://www.fastcompany.com/90394171/do-you-live-in-a-soft-city-heres-why-you-probably-want-to): > Imagine yourself sitting in your home. What’s right outside your front door, and what’s within a 10-minute walk of it? Can you make it to a grocery store or a café on foot, or do you have to drive? Is…
Freelance Friday 068 – August 30
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We had a short week around here because we took the kid’s backpacking to the Northern Terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail. I just thought the campsite was cool when I ran through it a few weeks back, but the campsite wasn’t the coolest part. The best part was seeing all the PCT hikers that…
Like a Fat Man Loosening His Belt to Prevent Obesity
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[I enjoyed the whole article on parking and housing but this line made me laugh out loud](https://noparkinghere.com/). > Lewis Mumford famously said “Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity.” I did want a house with a yard, but the more I live close to downtown…
Joe Buhlig Has Me Tempted to Look at OmniFocus Again
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Okay so [Joe has me tempted to look at OmniFocus](https://joebuhlig.com/inspiration-for-a-new-omnifocus-setup-and-workflow/) again, [despite](https://curtismchale.ca/2018/12/03/why-i-use-a-bullet-journal-instead-of-productivity-software/) my [love](https://curtismchale.ca/2018/05/21/how-i-modified-the-bullet-journal-system-to-run-my-online-business/) of notebooks and a modified [Bullet Journal](https://curtismchale.ca/2018/05/07/getting-started-with-bullet-journalling-for-web-developers/) system. Here’s the thing though, my system works for what my life is now so I’m not going to change it. That said, if I was to take a job somewhere or have some…
Looking at Unschooling With Kerry McDonald
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> Too often, in everyday language, we equate education with _schooling_. We ask someone “How much education have you had?” and we expect them to tell us about the number of years they spent in school or their highest diploma. IX I was never all that into high school, which I don’t think is odd.…
Why I Moved From WordPress to Statamic
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I’ve recently moved my site off WordPress after 10 years, to [Statamic](https://statamic.com/). A few of you have asked why, so here is that post. To start, WordPress hasn’t been interesting to me in a while. Not that I hated it, but I had no desire to touch anything that was WordPress related outside of time…
Women Don’t Feel They Deserve Long Stretches of Alone Time Like Men Do
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[From Brigid Schulte in The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/woman-greatest-enemy-lack-of-time-themselves): > it’s not that women haven’t had the talent to make their mark in the world of ideas and art. They’ve never had the time. And > Feminist researchers have also found that many women don’t feel that they _deserve_ long stretches of time to themselves, the way men…
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