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Technological Criticism from the Land Beyond Time (Next slide, please)
Or, why PowerPoint is probably making us stupid — and how its failings reflect the first wave of modern technological criticism.
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Auto-drafting reading flashcards with Readwise Reader and Obsidian
Takeaways from your Readwise readings, auto-drafted into flashcards that sync to Anki through Obsidian.
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A Marriage between Handwritten Notes and Obsidian
We live in a world of typed text. What place does the Penman have?
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Some E-ink Workflows for Mac Users
E-ink devices don’t “just work”. They require a bit of fiddling to set up — but, once set up, can be integrated seamlessly into your workflow, even with your Apple devices.
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Virtuous Tools are Tangled Hierarchies
The question is not "what to automate and what not," nor even "what should we use tools for and what is exclusively human," but rather: Are the tools corrupting, or virtuous? Are they instruments that lessen our contact with reality, or do they strengthen it...
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A Paean To the E-ink Tablet
Computers didn't have to be this way. E-ink gives us a glimpse into an alternate technological universe in which computers are conducive to focus –– and suggests ways to automate our existing technology to serve us better.
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What to do about todos?
by Chester Snuphanuph, PhD "Task Management" – it’s a sterile term, yet may take it as a centerpiece of their life’s work. Is it necessary? Sure, to some degree. But is it commonly overapplied or inflated beyond the bounds of reason? Most certainly. For a time, I