Category: Tech
Three sentences in a trench coat pretending to be a coherent thought
At least once a week when I’m reading, or editing, copy related to work I’ll skim over something and realize that what I just read…
3 ways to reduce technical debt in content: Avoid bare URLs, events and analyst content
Infrastructure and code aren’t the only things in your organization that incur technical debt. Content marketing on blogs is a major offender. Here’s just three…
reMarkable 2 and its unremarkable software: Substandard tools hobble excellent hardware
The reMarkable 2 is a nifty piece of engineering. It’s about the size of a thin college (U.S.) notebook, responsive and feels as close to…
Link-o-Rama: The ugly underneath Amazon Prime, time to ditch Chrome, analyzing music and more…
Using Chrome to buy on Amazon Prime? Maybe think twice. Want to automate your playlists? Try Bliss. Post examining what happens behind the scenes when…
“Authenticity” is a trap
The idea of “authenticity” and “selling out” when applied to artists, musicians, and other folks is largely bullshit. Worse, it’s a trap. Let me back…
The reMarkable 2 needs reFinement: Writing, workflow and usability
I’ve been putting the reMarkable 2 through its paces since I got it a few days ago. In this post I’m going to jot down…
Test-driving the reMarkable 2 on Linux: paper-like or paper-weight?
Is the reMarkable 2 a suitable replacement for pen and paper? Does it work well with Linux? I hope to find out! I’ll be writing…
Link-o-Rama: FTP is 50, stick with email, FVWM(3) …
The unintentional theme of today’s Link-o-Rama is, apparently, tech nostalgia and why old tools are the best tools. The File Transfer Protocol is now 50…
Jukebox selections: MASTER BOOT RECORD, The Jayhawks, Paul McCartney meets Khruangbin
Been a bit between posts, so here’s another run at the jukebox for all my readers looking for a few good tunes to pass the…
Make your sentences poorer, get out of the three comma club
There’s a running gag in the show Silicon Valley about a character obsessed with being in the “three comma” club. Being a billionaire, in other…