I’ve been trialling the new Reeder app gain, and this time I like it. I think after trying Tapestry, I’m more on board with what it is trying to achieve. Traditional RSS is a hard habit to break though; I’ve been on board since Bloglines days (pre Google Reader).
All these people suddenly showing interest in that boring “Stocks” app on iOS. It’s never had so much exposure.
Bought my DEVONthink 4 upgrade!
ROSS GITTINS: Are you better off now? That’s Dutton’s trick question
since it’s become such a central issue in this election, let’s dissect Dutton’s magic question. For a start, it’s completely self-centred. Focus on what’s happened to you and your family and forget about what’s happened to anyone else.
I enjoy Gittins’ writing on Australian economics and politics. He breaks things down using straight-forward language.
His point here sums up right-wing politics. It’s selfish. Forget about everything else. Just make sure you get yours now at any cost.
My great thanks to host Andrew J. Mason and the folks at The Omni Group for having me as a guest on The Omni Show, episode 155.
I’ve listened to this podcast forever, so to be on it myself with the opportunity to talk about my favourite and most used software of all time—OmniFocus—was so much fun.
All details of the episode are available on the episode page. The show is also available in your podcast player of choice, or watch on YouTube.
My night cat. 😻
Q: What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do?
A: Parenting a kid with autism.
~fin~
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I’ve subscribed to Kagi as my default search engine. Been trialling it for a few months. I like it, and I want to get away from big tech wherever I can. Nice to avoid Google’s crappy results and ads.
It’s fun to click the button that delivers a random post from my own blog. I have a considerable number of posts over many years and it’s fun to see what pops up and what memories each post triggers.
Finished reading: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg 📚A sensible, easy read about what makes big projects work. Focused mainly on capital investments but most of the lessons are applicable to soft projects as well, I think. Shame about the poorly-ageing Elon Musk cases tidy towards the end.
Currently reading: Year One by Nora Roberts 📚
I went to an outdoor concert to see PJ Harvey recently. Here is a photo from the night. 📷
I’ve bought a subscription to Quick Reviews by @mattbirchler. I’m going to use it instead of a vanilla RSS integration with my blog. Support a member of the community and have reviews that are more attractive. Win, win!
Banksia 📷
Currently reading: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg. I’m 20 pages in and loving it. Yes, I’m a nerd. 🤓 📚
The United States of America has made the decision to side with Russia. It is time to accept that the USA can no longer be considered a good faith ally to Australia, Europe, NATO, etc. They’re ceasing support of Ukraine, suspending cyber-intelligence actions against Russia, and investigating how to unwind Russian sanctions. The USA is now part of the Russian regime. This goes well beyond people wearing red MAGA hats. This is globally catastrophic to the stability of a world order I have known for my entire life.
Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup
The officials said the directive would be in effect until Mr. Trump determined that Ukraine had demonstrated a good-faith commitment to peace negotiations with Russia.
Conveniently ignoring that it was Russia who invaded Ukraine and peace could be achieved by negotiating with Russia to withdraw their troops.