Every morning I walk down the stairs and am greeted by this.
And every morning I am reminded of Micro Blog - and specfically @maique
The irony is palpable.
That moment when you might need to buy some pencils and use them - just to justify buying one of these.
There’s a lot of noise around the Wordl rip offs - but @gruber has all you need to (really) know!
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50/50 on that final square. A good reminder as to why I don’t gamble.
It’s on Facebook - so be warned
That said, important.
When you hear people who are so ‘over’ being in lockdown for a couple of months - or are having to wear a mask … this really does put things into perspective.
Farmer Puts VR Headsets on Cows to Simulate Green Pastures
… an interesting exercise - but something is not sitting right with me on this one (even though the yield is so much higher.)
You Don’t Need a Mentor. You Need a Buddy.
Nir Eyal is not a favourite of mine - but I don’t think he’s wrong on this one.
… in case you were wondering if they were concerned about your privacy.
OpenSea, Web3, and Aggregation Theory.
“At the same time, this doesn’t mean that companies are any less dominant; rather, their means of dominance has shifted from the technical to the sociological.”
Which I think is way more worrysome!
The nightmare is over: the Apple Polishing Cloth is back in-stock and ready to ship.
We can all breath again.
📚 🪦 🔗12 Authors Who Died In 2021
Of interest to *🖇️ 🔎The Readers Republic
1971 : 🚀 🧙♂️🎵
David Bowie’s Glam Masterpiece ‘Hunky Dory’ Turns 50
In his book Never A Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded, British music journalist David Hepworth lays out a case for considering 1971 as the most consequential year (from beginning to end) in music.
… which reminded me of 1971 - The Year That 🎵🎼 Music Changed Everything - excellent series.
”Cooking is a minor art. I cannot imagine an hilarious soufflé, or a deeply moving stew.”
Oh No …
Now what?
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FAIL
Seven dangers to human virtue:
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Business without ethics
- Science without humanity
- Religion without sacrifice
- Politics without principles
💬 Mahatma Gandhi
Via (and thanks to) Jo Wong