PKM Weekly Oct 29 2023 – Issue 094
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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. More About Reading…
Are People More Racist or More Afraid?
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Are people really more racist now, or are they so afraid that the scraps capitalism has left for them are going to be shared to widely? Do they target those they consider defenseless because they know the rich operate under a different set of rules? Today we dig into some thoughts from How to Destroy…
If Apple is So Awesome – Why Make it So Hard for Competitors
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In How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, Cory Doctorow asks the question, if Apple is so gosh darn awesome with keeping their software safe, and keeping your hardware safe with their repair facilities…why do they make it so hard for competitors? Apple doesn’t do this to “keep you safe” as the often claim, they do this…
UI vs Development vs Business Priorities
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Probably the most frustrating thing about being a developer is when business owners prioritise stuff they can see over anything that needs updating/maintenance but is not visible. Take today. I’ve been asked to work on a bunch of Gravity Forms stuff that bugs users, which is fine. But that continues to put off the object…
Replacing Downie on Linux
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One of the tools I need to replace as I live on Fedora instead of macOS is Downie, which is used to download videos from YouTube, or other sources. My biggest use of Downie is to download videos of my kids figure skating. My wife is a coach and I often spend competitions at home…
Cory Doctorow on Halting the Internet’s Enshitification
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This is an excellent video about what we can do to help stop the enshitification of the internet. It’s going to take time, but it is within reach.
Street Safety is Why My Kids Don’t Walk to School Alone
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Jumping on this article about childhood freedom, my wife and I discussed why my 9 and 7 year old don’t walk the 800m to school alone as we walked back home this morning. The only reason is the 4 lane road the have to cross. Sure the city put in lights and a button now,…
Want a Small Phone – Maybe the Jelly Star is for You
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I’m currently happily using an iPhone 13 Mini and have no desire to upgrade to any of the massive phones Apple currently has on offer. That means i’m on the look out for a small phone that runs Android. Today I heard about the Jelly Star which is a seriously tiny phone running Android 13.…
PKM Weekly Oct 22 2023 – Issue 093
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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. On Reading Tiago…
Memeber Reads Oct 21 2023
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Neil Gaiman writes the introduction to my 60th Anniversary copy of Fahrenheit 451, and proposes that there are three phrases that make it possible to write about the world of the future. What if… If only… If this goes on… Today we investigate the last question, what will our world look like if this goes…
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