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Imitating people for their personal qualities, rather than their possessions or desires, is a better way to live.Their words
Finding personal qualities as something to imitate instead of desires and possessions (cue the segue into Girard's Memetic theory) seems like a better way to live.
25 August
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Mapbox GL's license is not open source and requires the developer to have a Mapbox account and follow their Terms of Service.
14 August
From one piece Technology optimism hour 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Longer device upgrade cycles are beneficial because they reduce e-waste, pollution, and churn.Their words
But either way, it's good that upgrade cycles are longer: it means less e-waste, less pollution, less churn overall.
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Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability.Their words
It's exciting, and shows that you don't have to accept a bad set of tradeoffs to make tech that's both principled and popular.
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Software that's composed of hundreds of little modules from hundreds of authors is a lovely idea that doesn't work with malicious actors.
24 July
From one piece Printing tiny photos for paper journals 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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AirPods' reliability comes from using a proprietary protocol rather than standard Bluetooth.Their words
AirPods work flawlessly because they're cheating with a proprietary Apple-only protocol.
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For Chinese-based consumer electronics like this, the hardware is usually a lot better than the software.
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Bluetooth technology is generally unreliable.Their words
Virtually nothing that uses Bluetooth is reliable, and this is no exception.
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From one piece Recently 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Younger generations are rejecting AI hype while older generations, who stand to benefit from it, remain optimisticTheir words
there's a consistent theme where Gen Z (and millennials, to some extent) are rejecting the AI hype while older generations are optimistic and coincidentally in a position to benefit from it.
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The governed have something the governors need: labor, tax revenue, military service, consumer spending. This dependency is the source of democratic leverage.
29 May
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Lovedrcmnd.app
MacBook Air M2Their words
With 24gb RAM, it's an odd combination – a beefy turbocharger on a Honda Civic. But it's a great computer, one of the best I've ever owned.
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ROG Gladius IITheir words
Mouse: ROG Gladius II. USB-C charging, solid wireless, replaceable parts.
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Keychron K7Their words
Keyboard: Keychron K7. I've tried the weird keyboards but I still type fastest on the Mac layout. This is one of the few keyboards that's almost exactly the Mac layout - the "Command" key is in the right place.
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Sony WH1000XM4Their words
Headphones: Sony WH1000XM4. The noise-cancelling is fantastic. These just work
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Elgato Wave 3Their words
Microphone: Elgato Wave 3. This, with the boom, is convenient and reliable. Big upgrade from the Blue Yeti I used previously.
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LG UltraFineTheir words
Monitor: The 24" LG UltraFine. Monitors are almost universally bad, but this one is fine, just expensive.
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Moondrop QuarksTheir words
Finally, I tried these extremely cheap ones, and they were best of all. $13. They're perfect. Solidly built, lightweight, great sound quality, what more can you ask for.
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NeovimTheir words
Editor: neovim with LazyVim. I can't quit it.
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HeliumTheir words
Browser: Helium. Chrome's good performance and devtools, none of the Google junk.
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GhosttyTheir words
Terminal: Ghostty. It's missing a scroll bar and search, but otherwise super fast and nice.
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FastmailTheir words
Email: Fastmail (referral link). I love it. The UI, the company's style, the calendar interface, the integration with 1Password.
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NetlifyTheir words
Hosting: Netlify. This site uses Netlify, and it's pretty good.
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FeedbinTheir words
Reading: Feedbin for RSS, Instapaper for reading it later, Calibre for managing eBooks and Kindle syncing.
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InstapaperTheir words
Reading: Feedbin for RSS, Instapaper for reading it later, Calibre for managing eBooks and Kindle syncing.
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CalibreTheir words
Reading: Feedbin for RSS, Instapaper for reading it later, Calibre for managing eBooks and Kindle syncing.
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Hawbuck walletTheir words
A Hawbuck wallet. I still use cash, so no aluminum thingy or phone add-on in place of a wallet. It's not made of animals, lightweight, lasts a long time, not that expensive, a perfect wallet.
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Spurcycle carabinerTheir words
Very secure and convenient, and has a bottle opener which is really effective and one of the most unintuitive devices I've ever found: zero people have used it correctly on the first try.
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Garmin Forerunner 945Their words
The watch's battery lasts a long time, it doesn't distract me, I don't have my phone notifications piped into it, I love it.
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Kobo Libra ColorTheir words
e-Readers: Kobo Libra Color and a basic Kindle.
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