3 Reasons Why Open University Courses Are Underrated
Unless you need a piece of paper proving that you know something, skills and knowledge are wide open now.
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Best Campfire Firewoods
One of the most useful pages of Bushcraft by Dave Canterbury was this chart on the burnability (word?) of different…
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Who I’m Voting For in the May 2024 Primary Election in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Here is the problem that I run into every 2 years. I’m sold on the idea that voting in every…
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Don’t Install Sod
Sod is held together with plastic netting. The netting reduces shipping costs and makes for a more consistent, better-looking product…
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3 Reasons Why Public Domain Books Are Underrated
While Amazon and the book publishing industry are pushing the latest, greatest bestseller, there are more books in the public…
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3 Reasons Why Public Domain Music Is Underrated
Public Domain Music exists and should be used more.
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Morgan Housel on Billionaires, Money, Kids & What Money to Give To them
I was listening to a podcast episode with Morgan Housel, who has managed to write two of the best personal…
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Elon Musk’s The Algorithm
There is a lot of digital ink spilled by Elon Musk. I’m less interested in him as a person than…
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3 Reasons Why Community Recreation Centers Are Underrated
Community rec centers are often overlooked – they get drowned out when their own (admittedly) poor hours & communication go…
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10 Initial Notes On Using Mastodon
In December 2023, I signed up for Mastodon. It had been a full year since the crazy, impulse Twitter migration….
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3 Reasons Why Podcasts Are Underrated
Podcasts are trendy but they are still underrated in so many ways.
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How Do I Find New Music Now That I’m Old & Irrelevant?
One of my takeaways from Tom Vanderbilt’s You May Also Like was that for various reasons, everyone’s taste in music…
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3 Reasons Why Wandering Around Is Underrated
Spontaneity is memorable. And there’s not much spontaneity anymore. We have to engineer it. And walking around aimlessly is a…
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How To Make a Decision
I loved this Blinkist summary from How To Decide by Annie Duke.
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3 Reasons Why Commuting by Bike Is Underrated
Getting around on a bike is underrated and totally the future of smart transportation.
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How to Buy Happiness
Eric Barker is one of my absolute favorite authors. I loved reading Barking Up The Wrong Tree and Plays Well…
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LLM AIs Have Turned Into a Classic Moral Panic
A “moral panic” refers to a widespread fear, often irrational, that emerges within a society over a perceived threat to…
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Sales Is Just Providing Options
I’ve had a lot of different jobs over the years, and it’s taken much too long to learn that sales…
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3 Reasons Why Public Art Installations Are Underrated
For a long-time, I never really understood public art or its importance. But it’s seriously underrated and we should have…
