Curtis McHale
  • What to Read
  • Membership
    • My account
    • Your Courses
  • Courses
  • Coaching
  • About
    • My Gear
    • Ethics
  • When the Media “Demands” Our Attention

    I recently got mentioned in a Mastodon discussion about creativity. Here is the exact wording from Q. It’s hard to be productive as a creative person in the modern age because we are inundated with media that demands our attention and responses. I’d be interested to hear from other folks who do creative work. How…

    March 11, 2023
  • Some Fun Framework Laptop Information

    I just ordered my first non-Apple laptop in 10-years, a Framework laptop. I’ll be running Fedora on it and for the first time in a while I’m excited about the new tech coming into my house. Here are some fun reads/videos that show why I’m excited about the new laptop. I Could make my own…

    March 8, 2023
  • Easy iFrames in Obsidian

    Easy iFrames in Obsidian

    I recently started gaming again and built a second Obsidian vault to keep track of the resources I want for various games. At this point it’s mostly a repository for Hollow Knight. This means I have lots of videos to embed and my previous method with a Templater file to start from was slower than…

    March 8, 2023
  • PKM Weekly March 5 2023 – Issue 059

    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts, or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could…

    March 5, 2023
  • Student Loan Forgiveness is Bad for Rich People

    Today we talk about why rich people want to stop student loan forgiveness. They say it’s not fair since they won’t get any debt forgiven, but really they want to make sure people that aren’t rich enough don’t compete with them for jobs. To read this whole post become a member. Members get my courses…

    March 4, 2023
  • In Person Schooling is Literally Killing Kids

    While there was much rhetoric around COVID-19 school closures harming the well-being of children, with some sources saying these COVID-19 closures increased suicide, a new study calls that finding into question. This study used a number of methods to track the history of teen suicide and compare it to different back-to-school times during COVID. They…

    March 3, 2023
  • One Simple Trick to Make Connections with Your Notes

    One Simple Trick to Make Connections with Your Notes

    I’ve helped a number of people with their note system, and almost every one of them has had the same problem. This single problem can be fixed with one trick, not an easy trick, but it’s the single biggest thing standing between you and producing something from your notes. Make Time to Work Your Notes…

    March 1, 2023
  • PKM Weekly Feb 26 2023 – Issue 058

    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts, or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could…

    February 26, 2023
  • You’re Not Family – Business Doesn’t Care About You

    Let’s talk about the “family” rhetoric companies use to exploit workers. If you want to read these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..

    February 25, 2023
  • SteamOS vs iPadOS

    SteamOS vs iPadOS

    I recently realized that my kids are older now and I have time for gaming again, so I purchased a Steam Deck for my birthday. If you’re not familiar with it, a Steam Deck is a handheld gaming computer that runs Linux under the hood. It’s dockable to external monitors, and even lets you run…

    February 22, 2023
←Previous Page
1 2 3 4 … 314
Next Page→

Curtis McHale

Find me on Mastodon