Month: January 2019

🎧 “The Daily”: A Year in the Russia Investigation | New York Times

Listened to "The Daily": A Year in the Russia Investigation from New York Times

We look at the major twists in the investigation over the past year and what to expect in 2019.

🎧 “The Daily”: Why Republicans Want a Criminal Justice Overhaul | New York Times

Listened to "The Daily": Why Republicans Want a Criminal Justice Overhaul from New York Times

Many conservative lawmakers support a bill that would enact the most significant changes to the federal criminal justice system in decades.

🎧 “The Daily”: Waiting for Brexit | New York Times

Listened to "The Daily": Waiting for Brexit from New York Times

It’s been nearly three years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and there’s still no clear way forward.

🎧 “The Daily”: ‘The Most Significant Campaign Contributions’ in U.S. History| New York Times

Listened to "The Daily": ‘The Most Significant Campaign Contributions’ in U.S. History from New York Times

We spoke with Neal Katyal, a lawyer who wrote the special counsel regulations, about the case against Michael Cohen and what it means for President Trump.

👓 My current workflow for dealing with dvds | Henrik Carlsson

Read My current workflow for dealing with dvds by Henrik Carlsson (Henrik Carlsson's Blog)
As previously stated, when it comes to watching movies I don’t like dvds or blurays. However I also don’t like piracy so back in the dvd days I bought a lot of dvds and these days &#821…

👓 More thoughts about Micro.blog as an indie social network | Paul Jacobson

Read More thoughts about Micro.blog as an indie social network by Paul Jacobson (Paul Jacobson)
Brad Enslen is doing some great work over at Micro.blog, spreading the word about this innovative service. He published a post titled “The Case for Moving Your Social Network to Micro.blog&#8…

👓 “Create the kind of communities and ideas you want people to talk about” | Paul Jacobson

Read “Create the kind of communities and ideas you want people to talk about” by Paul Jacobson (Paul Jacobson)
I’ve had an idea in my task list for a week or so now, and I just haven’t made the time to write about it, at least not as I originally intended when I read the post that inspired it. J…
Some ideas worth chewing on here. Paul almost uses the phrase “thought spaces” here and though he doesn’t, he’s certainly dancing around it.

👓 I’ve always known that my family was Irish descended in some way. | Charlie Owen

Read a post by Charlie OwenCharlie Owen (sonniesedge.co.uk)
I've always known that my family was Irish descended in some way. We're too prone to doughiness and large multi-generational households to be anything but that. What with Brexit looking to be an absolute shitshow and me wanting to, you know, STILL BE EUROPEAN, I thought it'd be worth looking into my...

👓 Tools to start a podcast | Indie Digital Media

Read Tools to start a podcast by Richard MacManus (Indie Digital Media)
If you’re thinking of creating a podcast, or want to know how to improve your existing podcast, you’ll need to spend a bit of money and a chunk of time setting yourself up for success. The good news: there’s no shortage of free or inexpensive professional-level tools and services to…
The piece missing from this is the getting over the inertia even if you’ve got all the tools. Sometimes thinking about a microcast of 10 minutes or less can help one get over this mental speed bump.

Reply to Aaron Davis

Replied to a post by Aaron DavisAaron Davis (Read Write Collect)
Great post Aaron. I’ll also say thanks for including me in such an illustrious list. But to the others, I’ll suggest that you’re holding out on us. The meatier list he’s hiding is at: https://readwriterespond.com/wp-links-opml.php

Throw it into a feed reader like Inoreader that will let you import or subscribe to OPML lists and then come back to thank him all over again.

👓 Bullet Journal: One Book to Rule Them All | Jamie Todd Rubin

Read Bullet Journal: One Book to Rule Them All by Jamie Todd Rubin (Jamie Todd Rubin)
I recently began using a Bullet Journal. Longtime readers who recall my going paperless days might find this odd. My going paperless experiment was just that–an experiment to see how far I could go without paper. Eventually, I decided that there were good reasons (for me) to continue to use paper....

📑 Bullet Journal: One Book to Rule Them All | Jamie Todd Rubin

Annotated Bullet Journal: One Book to Rule Them All by Jamie Todd Rubin (Jamie Todd Rubin)
Isaacson pointed out that more than 7,000 pages from Da Vinci’s notebooks survived to today–a stretch of 500 years. He asked how many of our tweets and Facebook posts will survive even 50 years. Paper, it turns out, is a durable medium of information storage.  ❧
Of course one also needs to think about reach and distribution as well. His notebooks have much more reach and distribution now than they ever did in his own lifetime. Where’s the balance? Blogging about it, syndicating to social media, and then printing paper copies in annual increments?