• 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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,…

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  • 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…

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  • Manufacturing Happy Citizens – Research With Me

    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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  • PKM Weekly August 20 2023 – Issue 084

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    This week we’re going to try something different for PKM Weekly. Over the last few months I’ve seen a big change in the content available for many tools. I’ve been able to find content for Obsidian easily, and logseq sometimes. Most other note tools I’m not finding much about. So, this week, and probably going…

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  • Member Reads for August 19 2023

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    In this weeks member reads we have a look into building your own solar generator. I talk about the catch-22 of waiting until you find the right tools to get started on something, what is self-serving bias, and why you should let kids fail. If you want to read this whole post become a member.…

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  • Goodbye Grammarly

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    So Grammarly is training AI based on my writing, and your writing too if you use Grammarly. While I bet there is a way to optout of this, I’m pretty tired of companies taking my writing without compensation and then allowing me to pay them to use the AI trained on writing I’ve done. So…

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  • Can Joplin Replace DEVONthink

    Can Joplin Replace DEVONthink

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    Today we’re taking a live look at Joplin for note-taking. Ultimately I’m looking for a DEVONthink replacement. I’m now in a mixed operating system environment and DEVONthink doesn’t support anything but macOS. Some highlights from the video. Joplin supports embedded PDFs but you need to create a note, then drop the PDF into the note…

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  • PKM Weekly August 15 2023 – Issue 082

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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. Bigger Ideas Platform…

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