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A blast from my past circa 2012.
Want a better computer? Perhaps start with bettering your use of the one you already have.
Please learn how to use your computer » Nieman Journalism Lab
In 2026, I’m hoping — begging, really — that we finally retire the idea that digital incompetence is an acceptable personality quirk in professional settings. Learn the shortcuts. Read the error messages. Google it (or, hell, ask the bots) before you ask someone else to Google it for you.
A decent and important rant. Applies to every profession, not just journalism.
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Despite my frequency slowdown as of late, I still made the cut.
My wife writes about Tufts and what it meant to her.
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop — Ridgeline issue 218
Be your own Imoya
Your regular reminder: A phone is a tool. A tool should have rules.
Your circular saw has rules. (Safety glasses advised)
Your mower has them (Hands and feet away from the blade when operating).
Your how/when/where you use your phone should have them too.
Of interest: Building in public / Some working notes on OTHERWISE – rebecca toh’s untitled project
OTHERWISE is a school for the new world. But what do we mean by the new world?
The new world is not something that exists tomorrow or in the future. The new world exists now, and is created rather than lived into.
I’m a yapper and a napper but, right now, I need my nap prioritized over my yap.
— Beatrix, age 17.75
One must appreciate the brilliant simplicity and effectiveness of this billboard I noticed (just past the Missouri state line) on my drive home. No pictures. No fancy illustration. Just words…
Weed. Next exit.
Life is a near death experience.
— Dr. John