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I Was Going To Write Today
I really was. Despite not feeling very well, and not due to New Year’s Eve for once, I wanted to publish something today. Not because I had much to say, but because I am on a bit of a roll lately and have found that the …
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Manual Practices To Help With Digital Task Lists
Following my link post talking about bullet journals, I received quite a few replies. Many from those that have, like me, tried and failed to use physical tools, but some from advocates. One worth noting was from sketch …
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🔗 I Really Want To Keep A Bullet Journal But ...
Jon Porter writing in The Verge about his move back to apps rather than a physical journal via Robert Rackley: Having to write each task out manually turned a to-do from something I could just file away in an app and …
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🔗 No Social in media any more
Sarah Frier pointing out that DJ Khaled is not your friend: This year, social media mostly stopped offering a window into the lives of our loved ones. It turns out that the social part of social media, which helped shape …
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My Presence Online
The indieweb has become an important part of my decision-making when it comes to online things. It wouldn’t stop me from using a new service if support was lacking, but it would form a large chunk of the decision-making. …
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No Perfect Christmas
There isn’t usually much to report from my Christmas day. We spend the day, like most of those that celebrate, eating too much and being thankful for everything we have. This year has been a tough year for us all, with …
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My Theme For 2023: Slow Down
I usually pick something that I want to focus on for the coming year. The past couple have gone by in a blur of COVID and other issues so I haven’t put as much attention towards them as I’d like. Last year, I wanted to …
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It’s Like Twitter Only Worse
When users first log into Mastodon after fleeing Twitter, I can almost guarantee that this is one of their first thoughts. The “Social networking that’s not for sale” didn’t aim to be the detox drug for those seeking to …
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Overthinking Social Media
The original title to this post used the word agonising. It was a bit too strong, but perhaps displayed the annoyance and thought that I have put into not repeating the same social media mistakes. In its simplest form, I …
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🔗 Mastodon Isn’t Just A Replacement For Twitter
Nathan Schneider for Norma mag: Scalability explains a lot of what seems wrong with social media. Content moderation at scale needs to be semi-automated, which often means applying universal rules without context or …
