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“What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb but the darkness of the womb? What if our America is not dead but a country that is waiting to be born? What if the the story of America is one long labor?” – Valarie Kaur
This made me laugh: The maximum size of a PDF is not limited by the format itself, however, Adobe Acrobat imposes a limit of 15 million in by 15 million in, or 225 trillion in2 (145,161 km2)
Marginalia-Search is a search engine that prioritizes non commercial content. I love this so much! (via)
The news cycle is already getting to my heart. It’s not even been 24h. It’s time to protect my mental health. First step will be to curb the information I consume and how much time I spend on Instagram, Twitter and Threads. I *loooooove* the internet. I have made countless friends and meaningful connections here. […]
“It’s so freeing and beautiful in a way, to have a great failure. There’s nowhere to go but up.” – David Lynch
I truly enjoyed this podcast episode with Icelandic president Halla Tómasdóttir. Halla joins Adam to discuss dealing with impostor syndrome, why leadership is worth the effort and how listening and asking questions can build trust with constituents and make you a stronger leader. The two also dig into the story behind Halla’s “scarf revolution,”...
I love these minimal mini side tables by UNFNSHED. Paint them in whatever color matches your home and voila. Wishlisted!
Reposting this personal story from my Instagram Account as this resonated with so many of my followers. Last month marked the anniversary of our adoption of a truly magical house. Her name is Finne. She was built in the 1830s and from what we know was a loving and communal home to families in Salem […]
Instead of my traditional start-of-the-year-birthday-intentions-post, I bring you this girl. May we all channel her energy and confidence in 2025. (My intentions post for 2024 and 2023)
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” —Buckminster Fuller
Need a bit of a break. Can’t go outside? Try One Minute Park.
I am excited for what the Fediverse promises: A diverse community of interconnected social platforms. More in this blog post about the open social web.
“Always go to the funeral” means that I have to do the right thing when I really, really don’t feel like it. I have to remind myself of it when I could make some small gesture, but I don’t really have to and I definitely don’t want to. I’m talking about those things that represent […]
“Community is what happens when you do what you love together.” – Pete Davis
Switzerland based Software Design Toni keeps a List of People he’d like to meet on his personal website. This is wonderful. Thank you for the inspiration! (via Chris Glass)
I love this chair. By posting it here, I am adding it to my virtual wishlist. That’s all.
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” – James Baldwin
Wow! This is magical: a map of the Reddit. Each dot represents a subreddit. Two dots within the same cluster are close to each other if multiple users frequently leave comments on both subreddits. Created by Andrei Kashcha.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Szauder (@davidszauder) Wow. This. is absolutely magical. Hat tip to David Szauder for dreaming this up. (Yes, it’s generated with AI tools.)
“A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well, is the chief instrument of cultural change.” ― Richard Rorty (via Casper)
“Everything is on fire, but everyone I love is doing beautiful things and trying to make life worth living, and I know I don’t have to believe in everything, but I believe in that.” – Nikita Gill Now we continue living a life of integrity, kindness and community, no matter the circumstances. Find the helpers. […]
Seems like I feel like organizing my digital life. I stumbled upon PARA, a simple, comprehensive system for organizing any type of digital information across any platform. Intrigued.
I enjoyed watching this streamlining process and email system set up.
This Exploded Fruit Bowlby by Paul Cocksedge made me smile.
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks through your local bookstore. Choose the bookstore you’d like to support, and they will get a portion of every purchase you make. (You’re like me and want to get off Audible? You can download your entire library. Here’s a Reddit thread on it too.)
Kelli Anderson is a magician. Alphabet in Motion is an ABC Pop-up Book on how about letters get their shapes. Mad respect for this work of art which took Kelli 5 years to create. Let’s support her.
My dear friend Maria Popova of has a new book out and it’s a thing of beauty. Both content and design wise. Definitely gifting this during this holiday season.
Wow, I love the concept of the No Excuse Hour. It seems basic as a concept, yes I have tried getting the big and important stuff done first in the mornings. For some reason, naming it the NO EXCUSE HOUR hits differently. 1/ The “No Excuse Hour” is the first hour of my day. No […]