Essay
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The Conscience of Silicon Valley
social media companies are basically giant behavior-modification systems that use algorithms to relentlessly increase “engagement,” largely by evoking bad feelings in the people who use them. the algorithm takes a …
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Sidetracked By Social Media
Julian Summerhayes wrote: But it occurred to me, as I lay awake at just after 4.30 am, how little time I’d spent looking at the alternative. What’s that? Well, I might delete all profiles or stop opening them and/or …
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We Might Be Getting that 120Hz iPhone 12 After All
Matt Birchler wrote: Well, just yesterday I was weighing whether I’d prefer a high refresh screen or 5G in the new iPhones, but if this is legit, it looks like I won’t have to choose. Can you tell how much I’m grinning …
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I’ll Gladly Pay Extra For Apple To Manage My Payments
I take out loads of free trials. What can I say I am a sucker for a freebie and even if I have no intention of paying out any money for an app or service I will sign up and try it for a bit. It’s a great way to be …
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My Reading Flow
eading comes easy to most of us, you pick up a book and read the words on the page. It’s so simple that almost anyone can do it in some way or another, however there are many factors that may dictate what you take away …
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Roaming Around
I have a huge fear of missing out on productivity apps. It doesn’t matter if it is something new or a service I have tried before, if someone posts about how they use things, I have to try the thing to see if it’s …
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Pro All The Things
On my return from holiday I bought something special, something that will allow me to work better, improve my set upand also enable me to work from home, but not always be at my desk. Of course, I bought a MacBook Pro, …
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How To Start Hacking Roam Research
As with everything I get invested in I like to go in deep and see what it can really do. One of the easiest ways to start to mould Roam Research to your will and make it unique for your use case is to add in CSS or JS. …
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My Writing Workflow
The only thing that changes more than my task manager is my writing app. Not because I feature crave or move my blog all over the place, but because I really struggle with the environment. I love one place to store …
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Missing A Good Hug
There are many things that the current COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed. Forcing us all to readdress what is important is often painful, but also can be fulfilling if you look upon it positively. We are distant from each …