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Seems more relevant than ever given half the things we discuss on here...

"Helium production"? I'm assuming they're not running a fusion reactor...

Meanwhile, even The Economist's subeditor does not understand the difference between "who" and "whom".

Arts Degree -> Tech Journalist -> Self-Employed Self-Taught Consultant -> Professional Software Developer

Your life partner should be someone you trust and admire and who feels that way about you. Any other criterion is a recipe for disappointment.

Mechanical pencil and a day planner

The article’s headline says it’s a new technique. The article’s body does not really say this.

Also, "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl

"What You Can Change and What You Can't" by Martin Seligman

"Radio Birdman: Retaliate First", by Murray Engleheart. First full history of the pioneering Australian proto-punk outfit.

BTW, "whom" is an object, "who" is a subject.

The main reason I know for using those switches is when running Chrome headlessly for automated browser tests. I'm sure they have other uses I haven't come across. The fact that th…

Because "economic Marxism" is Marxism, and "cultural Marxism" is not Marxism

https://i94bar.com/ Mostly focused on the sound that was retrospectively called 'proto-punk' when it emerged in the US (MC5, Stooges, Patti Smith, etc) and Australia (especially Ra…

Most of mine are listed here already. Four are worth adding: fusion, for audio, pixelmator, for images, Kitty, the terminal, and Alfred, which is like raycast.

Mostly politics, where I have learned to stop predicting anything that can't be directly seen -- especially the future. For example: 1. Trump wins. I firmly predicted the opposite.…

and/or Zotero

Personally, I find it hard to beat Vim. But if you are looking for a free and flexible GUI alternative, maybe give Joplin a go?

1.2 hours per day? Week? Lifetime?

Was this article written by AI? (The grammatical flaw in the headline is the only thing making me believe it might have been written by a human.)

"The Trusted Advisor" by David Maister. (It's more about what makes you sellable than sales. And it's more than being a great engineer that makes you sellable.)

"Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World" by Emma Marris. Can't recommend it enough. Also: - "The Battle of Midway", by Craig Symonds - "Asperger's Children: The Or…

The film Metropolis is the first thing this brings to mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q030WNZvXrA