Subprime Attention Crisis by Tim Hwang
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If you’ve ever wanted to look at how the online ad industry was shaped, and how it shapes the internet we get today then Subprime Attention Crisis by Tim Hwang is the book you’ve been waiting for. Hwang’s purpose is to investigate the ties between how online advertising is structured and how it connects to…
Turning Down $20k Projects – Friday Notes 132
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I just turned down a $20k project for a local agency. On top of being a decent chunk of change for the year, this would have raised my profile greatly among many different organizations in the city. I would have also had a direct hand in helping provide information and assistance for local businesses to…
Craft Zettelkasten Shortcut
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[The latest update to Craft](https://www.craft.do/whats-new) has brought better Shortcuts support. This means I can move my Obsidian and DEVONthink Shortcut for generating Zettelkasten templates over to Craft. [Download the Craft Zettelkasten Shortcut](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/361c5598148948bf8f4749045ae44d4b)
Hard things must happen for joy to be there
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Cool scenery, but the best part comes around the 23 minute mark as Davis talks about the hard stuff that makes the whole thing rewarding. Too often we want just the reward, without the struggle that makes the reward worthwhile.
Automating Things 3 with Taskpaper Templates
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While Things3 has a solid URL scheme I’ve talked about a few times, it’s a huge pain in the ass to use when you need to adjust templates or deal with automation on iPadOS and iOS. The need to detect which device you’re on sucks and Cultured Code needs to come up with some fix…
I hope the sports my kids do are never like this
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[Interesting and horrid story of sporting parents trying to get their kids into college](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/squash-lacrosse-niche-sports-ivy-league-admissions/616474/). Even at the local figure skating clube, which my wife runs, we see some of this for 8 and 10 year olds. Parents flying them around the country trying to find some edge and kids intentionally degrading the others in the…
Don’t Give Social Media Platforms Duties Weaken Them
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From [Cory Doctrow](https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/17/turner-diaries-fanfic/): > In short, the fact that being removed from Twitter and the app stores and Facebook and Amazon is so devastating is best addressed by weakening those companies by spreading out our digital life onto lots of platforms. > Not by strengthening them by giving them formal duties to either carry or…
The Savvy Ally by Jeannie Gainsburg
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I’ve said it many times but it’s always good to acknowledge the biases that you have acquired during your life if you are aware of them. I grew up in a reasonable strict Christian home that would have said the LGBTQ+ community was a bad one. My parents never were ones to be out marching…
Living with My Colonial Legacy – Friday Notes 131
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There was a point in my life when I would feel angry when I’d read the news and see Canadian First Nations talking about the colonial legacy. When a black person would talk about slavery and imply that I had anything to do with it. I haven’t had slaves. I haven’t knowingly committed racist acts.…
North American Suburban Developments Bankrupt Cities
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One of my long term research projects is to look into city development, specifically how city develompent affects the bonds we form with our neighbours. It feels like generations past knew their neighbours and sat out talking. Today we sit in our houses and never venture out. This channel has lots of great information on…
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