Who died and left the US $7 billion?
Fascinating financial story about the largest single tax payment ever -> Who died and left the US $7 billion?
What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain
Fascinating findings from Stanford’s longevity lab -> What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain
Coming home – Creating On Your Own Website
A persuasive & well-written post on doing creative work on your own website -> Coming Home
Private Equity Ruins Tech Companies
Short & sweet context post on WordPress drama -> Private Equity Ruins Tech Companies
Governments are bigger than ever. They are also more useless [Because Almost All The Money Goes To Old Age Care and Not Investment]
There’s yet another fake fight brewing in the United States (and across the rich world) about government spending and borrowing….
Testing Out WordPress -> Mastodon Integration
I posted a picture on Mastodon a few months ago – and now I’m replying to it from WordPress!
Threads’ Deeper Fediverse Integration
Threads made it possible to reply to posts via ActivityPub enabled social networks – including WordPress!
Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study
This study, based on a large representative sample followed up for 18 years, provides robust evidence of lower risk of…
What’s with the hostility towards personal publishing?
CJ Chilvers wrote a good reminder about personal publishing on the Open Web in a world of AI writers.
Some blogging myths
Julia Evans has an excellent post on blogging myths.
What To Read In Addition To Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt has created a lot of chatter and concern among parents and policymakers. With the United…
5 Types of Birds at the Birdfeeder
I’ve had a birdfeeder (I bought this one) for 5 years now. I’ve now seen the same patterns and species…
Functional Truck
An actually functional truck, as seen in the neighborhood. For context, Americans are buying ridiculously massive trucks that don’t even…
Rise of Dopamine Culture
Rise of Dopamine Culture was one of the better blog posts I’ve read this month. I’m sure it’s a bit…
Forest Service Staffing
I do a lot of hiking, backpacking, and recreation in Georgia’s Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. It’s beautiful and amazing. But it’s…
4 Things I Didn’t Know About Backyard Birds Until I Got A Feeder
Red-bellied woodpeckers are the backyard big guy. Cardinals are the consistent friends I take for granted. But Bluebirds are the…
Georgia’s 12 Seasons
I’m definitely enjoying the daffodils, peach blossoms, and camellias during Fool’s Spring
SEO in 2024
A satire of where Google is pushing website owners with their “E-EAT” guidance.
‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything
It’s rare for a single word or theory to explain what is going on, especially about something as complex as…
How to Buy Happiness
Eric Barker is one of my absolute favorite authors. I loved reading Barking Up The Wrong Tree and Plays Well…
The [Disney] Magic of The Public Domain
I love the attention that the concept of the public domain is receiving this year after the first version of…
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If You Want To Be Able To Do [X] at 80, You Need To Be Able to Do [Y] Now.
I discovered this chart from the book Outlive via Andrew Chen’s blog, where he writes that –
Rome Emperors Baseball
I love the trend of unique names for Minor League Baseball teams. And I’m really loving the re-naming of the…
Country Music Is Good Again
What happened? Country music is good again – seriously. It’s like it moves in 20 year cycles or something.