Some Vision Pro Excitement Feels Dystopian
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While listening to The Talk Show Episode 3841 John Gruber and Michael Simmons raved about the meditation features of the upcoming Vision Pro being able to gain you some peace in the midst of a busy world. To me the excitement makes me think of the dystopian future we seem to be headed towards sometimes.…
Worker Shortage…pay them more
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This week I read that the school district my children are in has a shortage of 59 teachers. Then a day later you read that another rural district in the same province didn’t have an issue with finding teachers once they started paying them more. Almost every time I see a “shortage” in workers it…
PKM Weekly Sept 3 2023 – Issue 086
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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 also purchase a course if that fits your needs better. You can get this in your inbox by signing up. Writing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar…
Member Reads Sept 2 2023
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This week we discuss the need for a Twitter replacement, what employees want with remote work, how the purpose of hazing rituals is about breaking down your sense of bodily autonomy so that you just “go with” the terrible things others will do later, and we finish with a discussion on the “need” of companies…
Don’t Write Code So Fast
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Most times when confronted with a “tricky” or new coding issue the best option is not to just start writing code figuring you have the correct path in mind. Stop and think about it. Do a bit of research. Try a bit of code and then think about how it will work out if you…
PKM Weekly for August 27 2023 – Issue 085
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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 also purchase a course if that fits your needs better. You can get this in your inbox by signing up. How to Take…
Member Reads for August 26 2023
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In this weeks edition of interesting stuff for members we look at what it means to make a political statement. Then we talk about how people get run over by cars, even when everyone is following the law and how street art may help save some pedestrians. Next we take a look at the water…
What is a Political Statement
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The more I think about people calling certain events/statements “political” the more I think that it’s only political when the statement/thing is something you don’t agree with. The very fact that you called something “political” is a political/moral statement. When I see people talking about pushing a “political” agenda because of some rainbow themed clothing,…
Forbidden Love – The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
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I just read about this Canadian documentary that came out in 1992 on the lives of lesbians in Canada and now I want to own it. No I’m not a member of the LGBTQ+ community, which is exactly the reason I should spend more time understanding the community. Unfortunately, the only way to purchase it…
Manufacturing Happy Citizens – Research With Me
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Today we’re going to look at another book, this time about the positive psychology movement and it’s relationship to consumerism and capitalism. Purchase Manufacturing Happy Citizens
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