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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
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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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Techno-bros Want Us to Trust This Idea
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I first grabbed Read Write Own from my local library because the subtitle sounded interesting. I’m ready for a new era on the internet, the current one of companies controlling everything and extracting the maximum they can from people sucks and I’m tired of it. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware of who Chris Dixon was so…
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Quiet Working Morning
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I’ve been streaming working quietly lately as it helps me stay focused and I’m told it helps others who struggle working from home to feel like they’re in an office when they can hear my keyboard sounds or the few times I talk. Play them back, or join me life most Mondays at 0615 Pacific.
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Getting Stuck on Perfection (Members)
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Today we look at the quest for perfection, but that way madness lies. You may just have to do the hard work. If you want to read the whole post, become a member. Members also get my book notes.
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What Makes Good Writing – 3 Threads 006
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Remember, this site is reader supported. To keep the content coming you can become a member or take a course. Members get all my book notes included. What Is Good Writing In many ways good writing has the same feeling as pornography does, you know it when you see it. This often leaves writers wondering,…