Category: Recommendations
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FediBoost Plugin
Read more…: FediBoost PluginBrandon Kraft built a WordPress plugin that solves a core frustration in the fediverse: Sites have their own identities, but most of us already have separate identities in the fediverse, too. FediBoost automatically boosts posts from your site’s identity from your own identity in the fediverse. Kraft wrote about it here: It does what it…
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Uniqlo Crossbody Bag
Read more…: Uniqlo Crossbody BagWhen I’m out on photo walks, I like to have both a wide lens and a zoom lens with me, but I don’t want to carry my big gear bag. I couple weeks ago I picked up a Crossbody Bag at Uniqlo for $25, intending to use it on park outings and woods walks with…
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In Praise of Mink Oil
Read more…: In Praise of Mink OilI’ve spent hours this winter shoveling snow, making snowballs, packing snowmen, and pulling a sled. My hands have stayed dry thanks to Fiebing’s Golden Mink Oil. I bought these buckskin gloves a few years ago, but when they are brand new they aren’t waterproof. I needed a solution. After just one coat of Fiebing’s Golden…
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Peeking Under the City
Read more…: Peeking Under the CityWhile visiting the Peekskill Field Library this week, Charlie and I stumbled across a gem that reminded me of something I might see on Doc’s Trunk Line blog: Peeking Under the City by Esther Porter and Andrés Lozano. The fun illustrations highlight some of the infrastructure underground that keeps a city running: Water, electricity, sewers,…
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ChatGPT on the 2023 MacArthur Genius Grant fellows’ work
Read more…: ChatGPT on the 2023 MacArthur Genius Grant fellows’ workI saw the new MacArthur Genius Grant fellow list this morning and I only recognized a few names from the list, so I asked ChatGPT what I should be familiar with from the fellows. I mistakenly asked what I should read by them, forgetting that not all of them are authors, but I got good…
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Migrate your Etsy Shop to your own website
Read more…: Migrate your Etsy Shop to your own websiteEtsy recently hit sellers with a 30% fee increase on sales, not including the processing fees, listing fees, platform store fee, and marketing fees (opt-in) they charge. They are taking quite a cut from indie sellers! They do provide a nice service and a built-in community. But indie sellers that have their own social following…
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Inhibiting Email Tracking
Read more…: Inhibiting Email TrackingA lot of email services track you by putting a tiny transparent image in your email and logging when you load it. You can prevent this by turning off autoloading of remote images in your favorite email app’s settings. If your app doesn’t have that setting, consider switching. I’m currently using Airmail across all of…
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A Week with AirPods
Read more…: A Week with AirPodsI’ve had Apple’s AirPods for a week. Here are my impressions so far: Getting them The back order is a real bummer. I bought these the same day I bought the 10.5” iPad Pro, but I had to wait a month and a half to get them. Two days after getting them, Amanda tried them…
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An Exercise for Professional Clarity
Read more…: An Exercise for Professional ClarityIsaac, Praxis’s founder and CEO, had me do an exercise today that helped me clarify what the education part of our product is and how we expect customers to use it. Think about what you do at your job, why you do it, and how you do it. Or even better, what your company’s product…
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3 Ways to Use Your HBO Subscription
Read more…: 3 Ways to Use Your HBO SubscriptionIf you are like me, you just rebooted your HBO subscription in order to watch the new Game of Thrones season. Here are three great shows you can watch Monday through Saturday: The Wire – A classic. If you haven’t watched it, you must. Drugs, politics, and life in Baltimore. Westworld – Amanda and I…
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The NYTimes Magazine’s set of graphic stories (read: comics) they published last week are fantastic. Check them out: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/02/magazine/new-york-stories-introduction.html