This week I took an aggressive initial pass on cleaning out my music library, trying to err on the side of removal. In the past, I’ve been hesitant to remove older tracks that I don’t listen to much for the sake of historical records, to keep old playlists playable. But now that I’ve cycled through […]
The theme of the week is making space. Win of the week: fixed a bunch of images on my consulting website that I’d saved with Affinity, may as well get my money’s worth out of Adobe while I have it — maybe I just used crappy settings but Affinity Photo seems to be really bad […]
I like to read a lot of different writers because there’s so much cOnTeNt out there it’s easy to miss the good stuff; if multiple people are pointing to a piece it’s probably worth reading. And sometimes, writers will recontextualize something I did read: “look again.” Ah, you’re right, I didn’t catch that on the […]
(Ed. note: hello Hacker News folks! Since you may be new to my work, I wanted to provide a bit of context; for more of my thoughts on reading, please see My Reading Philosophy in 17 Guidelines) I prefer a lightweight nonfiction book to a detailed tome. I’m a dilettante of many interests, so my […]
The US has at least two different systems of what gets termed “socioeconomic class” by Siderea Economic class refers to money. It refers to the wealth or poverty of a person, and to the privileges they do or do not have because of their economic might or lack thereof. Social class is what is being […]
Win of the week: wrote every weekday this week! Looking forward to: planning to bake this sourdough apple cobbler this weekend 🍏 Stuff I did: 9.5 hours consulting 4.75 hours writing reviewed someone’s blog post! Two more people have asked me to read theirs 😀 That means I’ve got two more openings — so if you’ve […]
Bookmarked Scientists Reveal a Very Compelling Reason to Use Your Air Fryer by David Nield (Science Alert) Stir frying, deep fat frying, boiling, and pan frying food are all far more likely to pollute your home's indoors than the relative newcomer to the modern kitchen, the benchtop air fryer oven.
How thousands of school lunches are made for Japanese students (video) by Adedayo Afolabi and David Valerio (Business Insider) A completely different perspective on food in schools, considering it both part of the curriculum and an essential role of schools to make sure kids are fed. + How did planners design Soviet cities? (video) by […]
During WWII, the United States government incarcerated over one hundred thousand Americans because they were of Japanese descent, two-thirds of them American citizens. Their bank accounts were locked and they were forced to leave behind their homes, pets, businesses and possessions to live in remote, barren camps guarded by armed soldiers. They...
👉 Do you have a blog? I’m offering to edit 5 people’s draft posts! I’ve had zero takers so far. Win of the week: bought so many things I’ve been needing to! Made up for four and a half years of delayed purchases over Black Friday weekend 😆 Looking forward to: reading a book this weekend Stuff […]
Cool things I saw on my road trip up the California coast. Patterns Exterior details Interior details