• Introverts on Work, Text and Books – 3 Threads

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    This is supported my members. All members get access to my book notes and course supporters get my courses as well. Introvert Friendly Work Jeffery Way, founder of Laracasts, has an excellent article about a working life that’s friendly to introverts and parents. Two hours with your children at the end of the day before…

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  • The iPod Returns and Essays Rock – 3 Threads

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    This is brought to you by members. To keep the content coming you should join. Using an iPod Video for 30 days This video was an excellent look filters and music. I have Filterworld on my shelf already and this made me even more interested in the book but what really spoke to me about…

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  • Friend AI 1.8 million for a domain

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    Yesterday I wrote about the Friend AI pendant and how far people will go to not interact with people. Then 404 Media reported that the company spent $1.8 million out of it’s $2.5 million raised on the domain name friend.com. That seems absurd, though evidently the founder feels that a good domain is “worth it”.…

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  • Friend AI – So you don’t have to interact with people

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    When I watched this today all I can think about is how far people will go to not interact with other people or how hard they’ll work to not go see a therapist. I’m watching Big Bang Theory right now and this is exactly what I could see Sheldon loving, no human emotions to worry…

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  • Writing reading and life optimisation – 3 Threads

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    This newsletter is supported by members who get access to my book notes. Keep the content coming by becoming a member. Writing to Learn This book has been on my list for a while, but it’s now in the next pile after watching this review of Writing to Learn. I use writing daily to understand…

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  • Fedora 40 on Framework 13″ Laptop

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    I’m usually quite a bit behind on updating to the latest operating system because most of the bugs get worked out if I wait a few months. Thus I’m happy to say that I upgraded to Fedora 40 this week on my Framework laptop and have had no real issues. The only thing that was…

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  • YouTube sucks, Slow Internet is fine, I like notebooks – 3 Threads July 13 2024

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    Some thoughts while on vacation. This whole site is brought to you by members. Join to get some extra newsletter content but more importantly access to my courses and book notes. YouTube is mostly a time suck In an effort to deal with my unfortunate issue with Google 2FA I installed YouTube on my phone…

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  • I Just Blocked AI

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    I’ve been meaning to get around to this for a while but based on Robb Knight’s many blog posts on how bad AI companies are treating the web I finally added a block to all AI bots to my site at the server level. What galls me most about this is that AI companies keep…

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  • Duped by Google 2FA

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    If you’ve got a Google account you’ll be familiar with their custom 2 factor security model. When you sign into your device you are asked to verify the sign in on another device. Yes the support rolling code 2FA as well, but they make it hard to get to behind a few other clicks which…

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  • Life Under Billionaires Systems and Blogging – 3 Threads

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    This only comes out because of members. Members get my book notes and some levels get access to my courses. I’d appreciate your support. You Have to Check Your Systems A task management system only works if you check it, which is absolutely a problem I suffer from in both digital and physical forms of…

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