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The Digest 30/03/25

My version of tilting at windmills is to gently boycott American tech firms, where I can. Who knows if people outside the US will always be able to access servers and services? All is fair in love and (trade) war.
Nero's Notes 2 min read Free

Uses for a Pocket Notebook

The commonplace notebook. A beautiful name if nothing else. Record anything and everything that prompts you. In many ways, the commonplace notebook is a combination of all of the above.
Workflows 3 min read Free

Data Migration

It's probably an overreaction, but my feelings about data privacy have hardened over the last weeks. The Orange One has given me pause on several fronts.
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The Digest 23/03/25

The power and might of the "tech bros" is a mirage. If we think social media is causing harm, why don't we just stop using it?
Nero's Notes 3 min read Free

Hiking with a notebook

I was focused on getting to our next stop, which was always a place with shelter, chairs and beverages. I wasn't stopping in a downpour, opening my pack to pull out my notebook and writing "Day 3, it's raining."
Downtime 2 min read Free

That Social Media Stuff

A group of parents from the UK are suing TikTok, arguing that their children, who had died, were trying to complete some dangerous challenge popularised on the platform.
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The Digest 16/03/25

Hmmm...it is a fact seldom acknowledged that hangovers get progressively worse, the older one gets. Certainly, neither Mrs I nor I acknowledged it as we partied into the early hours. We did, however, for the days subsequent.
Downtime 3 min read Free

The Coalition of the Willing

have no idea why Starmer/Macron think they can get agreement on their peacekeeping force. I suspect putting your hand on Vladimir's knee will be less effective than it was with big Don.
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