In the physical world, we buy insurance to guard against adverse situations and contingencies.
In the digital world, we make backups or copies.
In the physical world, we buy insurance to guard against adverse situations and contingencies.
In the digital world, we make backups or copies.
Imagine every thought and action as sound that raises the loudness measured on a ‘sound meter’, then practice less activity to let the volume level drop as low and long as possible.
“I have no opinions, just concerns.”
The largest social network where I actually look forward to participate is the blogosphere.
[1. Distribute a self-hostable package; 2. Releases are free to distribute and use, source not available; 3. Offer free community support channels via a forum or chat; 4. Provide source and extended community access for a monthly fee; 5. Automatically make the source available on a rolling basis delayed by one year.]
[Confidence is like a shrug: “Okay, no problem.”]
[Share a list of ways you can help as a consultant, then offer a sliding scale of hourly rates.]
At this point I basically upgrade iOS when there are new Progressive Web App features.
If you have a website, what are your earliest meaningful links that still work? I have almost no broken links since 2012.
The difference between a blog and journal is the title field.
Instead of queuing ideas onto an infinitely expanding todo list, blogging (or microblogging) about it can be a useful way to find synergy. If someone else had maximum information to pick up where you left off, maybe you’d be free to do other things?
respect for construction over destruction
We’re not saying what we’re saying, we’re saying what we’re not saying.
Reading is more about picking out ideas than passing over each word.
Does broadcasting happen because others make copies of the post? Does something exist online forever because someone made a copy?
I see you, with errors in your ways, and I choose compassion.
[It’s a strange time to do ’living’ things.]
Twitter’s game mechanics select for a low-effort posting strategy, the dunking game. The rules are: find a way to misunderstand the tweet so that it is wrong. If you can’t, quote it out of context so that it is wrong. Tired.
when should one pay attention to critics? or the choir? or both equally?
Think outside the project.