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Mastodon’s userbase milestone;
I am once again asking you to move to Mastodon.
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A strange paradox about a message I read on a tub of Dreamies, and the design of the tub itself.
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Tainted Cain is contrived bullshit;
The Azazel Conundrum: The agony of acknowledging the sheer enormity of one’s wealth, and having to put it to work;
What is the price to pay for ‘NO DESTINY?’
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I tried to read Getting Things Done. It’s a slog, but it does have one thing worth remembering;
Productivity is about being more deliberate about what you do, not about doing more;
Whenever we see a piece of productivity advice, we should ask – “Productivity to what kinds of political ends?”
I’m writing a story. Maybe I’ll publish it one day…
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A quick overview of the recent edition of BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth;
Acronyms: The apex of absurdity in our 21st century communications;
Why don’t we have a little more anthropology in our lives?
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My biggest confession as a professional hacker is that I don’t do a lot of hacking, yet I try to think like a hacker all the time.
I subscribed to a physical magazine in 2024.
BM to DRM: Drop dead.
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I went to a NASB2 tournament over the weekend. It was fun;
Talking about that shirt, again;
Yes, most of the entrants bounced to play in Ultimate, and I am still optimistic about its future.
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English is one of, if not the hardest foreign language to learn. There’s so many little things about it that are as though we’ve made them up as a sick joke.
The solution? According to one guy, do what we’ve always done: crib some notes from other languages.
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