“if you aren’t living on the edge you are taking up too much space”
💬 Who Knows
Much as I like the quote, as far as I can tell, there is not a single attributable source.
I definitely do not live on the edge - in any shape nor form. But, I do try to ‘live small’ and not take up too much space.
Recently been thinking that despite best efforts, it seems I am still taking up too much.
Or is my thinking muddied by others living too large and encroaching on my little corner?
And finally I get it. All this planning, all this assessing of sequences and balancing of resources, it all does exactly what outlines do. It lets you feel busy while you put off the actual writing.
💬 William Gallagher
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I hadn’t thought of it like that, but the instant it was said to me, I couldn’t disagree. I just didn’t do it.
“I’m afraid I’ll be eating my breakfast one morning and choke and I don’t want to die alone.”
and then there is this ….
… she’s talking about Sam Altman
🔗 You can read the whole piece by Molly here, which includes substantial thinking on the challenges of decentralized identity.
The …
🔗 Is Rock Dead? (and Other Questions from Readers)
An interesting read from Ted Gioia … but later on in the piece he talks about archives, a topic I have been mulling recently.
“I’ve never been indicted and I am not a lawyer, but if you are deleting evidence, it is because you know you are committing a crime and anybody who supports this, anybody who defends this, is complicit in endangering America.”
💬 Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), a 2024 presidential candidate
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We all do what we can.
🔗 Dwayne Johnson donates ‘historic’ amount of money to US actors’ strike foundation.
🔗 AOC joins Hollywood picket line in New York: ‘Solidarity is stronger than greed’
Whilst they do what they can …
It’s incredibly damaging for everybody in terms of the big epics
💬 Mark Borkowski
.. because of course, Mark is a PR Agent and I presume his business is suffering, read more in this piece;
🔗 ‘You need the glamour of a big opening’: US actors’ strike starts to bite on red carpet.
🔗 An open voice mail to @manton from @dave - I have no idea if it all makes sense … BUT … some of you all might? 12 minutes and 54 seconds.
You (‘Manton’) do an unbelievable job in supporting APIs
💬 Dave Winer
💬 Oh that’s interesting
In 1936 …
George Orwell published 1984 in 1949
