• 3 Threads – Nov 30Cross-platform apps, writing in books and eating frogs3 Threads – Nov 30

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    This is brought to you by members become one or purchase a course to keep the content coming. As I’ve talked about the value of going through your old notes many times, today I used my random note strategy to find some content I hadn’t seen in a while. Cross Platform Apps Allen Pike wrote…

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  • Linkwarden vs Wallabag vs Obsidian Web Clipper

    Linkwarden vs Wallabag vs Obsidian Web Clipper

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    Yes Omnivore is gone so today we’re going to take a look at 3 other options for saving articles to read later. My biggest issue with all of them is how poorly they handle YouTube content. If you’ve got other options I should look at I’d love to hear about them.

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  • Die Hard – Daughter movie night 2

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    My oldest daughter (14) has a night free and we’ve been using it to hang out. We’ve been far morestrict about the movies we’ve allowed her to watch but at 14 I we’ve loosened the reigns almostentirely. Last we she picked Uncharted which is a fun action romp. This week I got to watch Die…

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  • A Reminder How my Interests Change

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    I’m reorganizing my Obsidian notes a bit, specifically the notes that correspond with ideas to write/YouTube about and came across one from Barking Up the Wrong Tree about networking. The author is talking about “non-sleazy” network building and specifically highlights rekindling old relationships instead of trying to manufacture a relationship out of nothing with cold…

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  • Lou on Leisure

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    Lou reflects on his first retirement and how it wasn’t what he expected. I think many of us have a fantasy of what we’d do if we didn’t have to work because money wasn’t an issue anymore. While I’m sure I’d take some time totally off to reset myself I think I’d work in the…

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  • You Don’t have to POSSE with your Blog

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    POSSE says to publish your thoughts on a property you control like your blog and then syndicate elsewhere. It’s what I do here, but I’m on social media so it’s not an extra thing I need to worry about doing or an extra place I need to interact when I publish my content to Mastodon…

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  • The Office it too damn busy

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    I am tempted to use time away from the office to catch up on things that I should have done at the office if I weren’t so damn busy. – David While David is reflecting on his sabbatical, I think this roles into most jobs. I recently worked most of a weekend because stuff needed…

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  • Some Rules for Good Software Development

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    Rules help set constraints on our work and while I don’t advocate rigid adherence to rules, they’re there to make you think and help you decide if you’re making the right decision. Here are 10 good ones to get you started. I like number 7 as it helps reduce needless complexity. It’s easy to wish-cast…

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  • Chris – Blogs are for Humans

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    I agree with Chris the more of the writer is in the blog the more I’m interested. Yes I want to hear about your golf weekend with kids, or your struggle with technology or your garden. Yes I do want to read your longer writing that more philosophical. I want to read interesting things from…

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  • Maximum Time Usage, Your Notes and Blogging – 3 Threads

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    This is brought to you by members, become one to keep the content coming. Full Maximum Capacity Time Usage Dami Lee is talking about slow reading here but I took exception to one comment in the beginning of the video which I linked to. She talks about reading books that had a big impact on…

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