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    Let People Love Stuff

    There is nothing more polarising in the social media circles I travel in than iPhone announcement day. It brings out the worst in people from both sides, particularly the rampant consumerism and fanboy gloating. However, …

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    My Life In My Calendar

    I read a recent post by Matt Birchler talking about his experiment with going back to Apple’s stock calendar. It sparked in me thoughts about my recent switch (well a few months ago) and I thought I would share my …

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    It’s Not For Me

    I love to try new things. To push the limits of where I am settled and see if new technology can help me out. This usually revolves around phones and for a long time I was, a phrase I coined, a phonehobo. I just moved …

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    I Enjoy Being Slow

    I take loads of notes. Like a serious amount, that at some points it seems a bit unhealthy. I enjoy writing everything down for later use, and over the years it has proven invaluable numerous times. I like the process of …

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    Everything Is Portrait Now

    You know that horrible experience when you first buy a car, and then you see loads of the same one coming in the opposite direction all the time. It’s a known human cognitive bias, the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, I know …

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    Users Like Algorithmic Feeds

    Charles Chen discussing he’s outlook that Mastodon is Rewinding the Clock on Social Media: On the consume side, that means that your home feed has no Algorithm (big-A “Algorithm”). This can be disorienting at first when …

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    Week 36/2023

    I have just realised that between last week’s update and this one I only wrote, one blog post. I am certain that some weeks have been even worse, but seeing it so easily makes me want to get my ass into gear and publish …

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    The End Of Your Feed

    Matt Birchler on letting the internet run out: In a world where we all struggle with how much we use our devices (let’s be real, we mean our phones), I think it’s kinda nice to have some places that just give up and tell …

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    Week 35/2023

    I am sure he will forgive me, but I always read thingsThisWeek by Maique and like the idea of small updates of the things I have been up to. So without further fuss, here’s mine. This week was ups and downs as usual. …

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    Notebooks In Summer

    After months of carrying around my notebook constantly. Through thick and thin, whatever the occasion. Do you know what killed it? Summer. My field notes and everyday inspiration cover doesn’t really fit with my baggy …