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I work at a place that is very strict on their cloud and external web exposure, and data integrity and protection is essential for the business. As a result, the options for PKM and productivity solutions at work are pretty slim. Notion is out, because it's online-first, and there's a built in LLM, which means both data-exfil and data-training are a problem. Obsidian is out, because of the ability…
I just read an article on ExtremeTech that the new Windows Media Player uses 3.5x more RAM than its predecessor, and it now charges users for third party codecs. This is asinine. What are you doing Microsoft?? I am trying to imagine what the managers at the helm are doing here. There's only two possibilities: Either they are completely blind to this issue and are asleep at the wheel, or they are…
I get it - it's hard to see good things happening in the world today. Hard not to be cynical about the world, about people, and about our future as a species. There is a lot to be worried about, and the world is more chaotic and unpredictable than ever. Despite all of this, I choose optimism. I choose to hope that humans can be better, imagine a world where things can be greater than what they are…
I never thought we would be in the situation where Apple of all companies is both making an affordable laptop, and a damn good affordable laptop to boot. I have been using the Neo for a few months now, since day 1. I replaced my 2020 M1 MacBook Air with it, though I was very apprehensive to do so because I absolutely adored that machine. Nevertheless, I have been using this machine every day, and…
I sure do struggle with goal setting. It's probably something to do with my ADD. It seems that any time I set a goal, this defiant, avoidant gremlin pops up that says 'fight that fucken thing, man' and the goal becomes about trying to overcome the gremlins wishes instead of the goal itself. Am I alone in this? I hope not. This has created an avoidant feedback loop where I basically have to…
When you set up a new device (whether it's a phone or a laptop), I highly recommend first turning off every notification, feature, and toggle before continuing with the setup. If you start with all of the features off, you will have a much better understanding of what the features do when you turn them on and, as a bonus, you will by default be setting up a less noisy and distracting profile on…
I am making a concerted effort to eliminate "faith words" from my vocabulary. Words like belief, faith, luck, miracles, god-given, divine, and anointed. I am also trying to eliminate the use of phrases like 'I have faith that', 'I believe x', 'it's a miracle that', 'thank god that' and so on. I want my words, thoughts, and actions to speak to what I know, and what I am learning to be true, rather…
One of the common and valid complaints I hear from folks about the modern dumb phone hardware options is that there are essential apps that you can't live without that aren't available on a dumb phone - Ultimately, this means you either cannot switch to this hardware or you have to make those necessities someone else's problem. There is another way though: You can use Apple Configurator to create…
I have never seen a company so completely snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Microsoft had the entire world in their grasp, and instead of doing a victory lap, they tripped over the finish line and smashed their face into the concrete. This is the company that had a thriving gaming ecosystem (dead), essentially the most ubiquitous and extensible OS on earth (tarnished) with some of the…
I am certain those of you reading this have experienced this. Sometimes, your job can take everything from you. Your free time, your sleep, and even your ability to relax. It's not always like that, of course (if it is, you should consider not doing that job!). However, when it is, it sucks and it's debilitating. I have been in a ~two week tunnel and I think I'm just now starting to see the light.…