Most productivity advice is BS…The only productivity advice that matters is getting clarity on what matters to you. You just feel differently about the world when you know what you care about.
Sari Azout continues with questions on getting to clarity on this
The next version of Wiki.js sounds like it could be a pretty good Gitbook replacement.
And yes, it’s a Cloudron app of course ;)
Inventing the future with Doruk (mostly him)
I am attending IPFS Connect in Istanbul!
And also testing the Sparkles micropub client posting to MicroDotBlog, which has an RSVP type.
That’s what social media did for people. We could click on a reply button, and in the same place we were reading, address a response specifically to that person, creating a thread. A conversation. There’s basically no way to do that in blogs or using RSS”
Stephen Downes, Different from blogging
Spooky Postcard Show at Tangible Interaction /Ironworks Building. Rachael made some paper cut spooky eyeballs to put in the show.
Mah Milk Bar on Victoria Drive is now open:
Mah Milk Bar is part neighbourhbood grocery store and part cozy coffee shop. We are passionate about supporting local brands, making delicious coffee and creating a warm, welcoming spot for the community to meet!
Tasty coffee & chai!
“All the Little Fires”, a painting by Leanne Romak currently at the Hearth Gallery on Bowen Island.
The description is by her uncle of how moonshine got made in 1940s Manitoba.
Put (sugar) in a barrel with yeast and water. Add some barley, wheat, potatoes. Not in the house because the police come check. Put it in the bush.
I have been looking for a fresh Asian noodle source in Vancouver for a long time.
I bought some Win Full Ramen at Donalds and made it for lunch today: the ramen was excellent.
And Win Full Foods seems awesome: looks like you can pick up from their store in East Van.
From Robin Sloan’s latest I learned about the singer Lorde’s newsletter:
it feels like…a long rambly email from a (very smart, hugely successful) friend. Lorde’s messages do not belong to the internet of Twitter or Instagram
Quoting Lorde:
Everyone’s gotten really good at the same thing.
I’m in St. Louis for a conference and went to a cute local coffee shop, Goshen Coffee.
I’m slowly starting to gather coffee shop stickers on my travel mug.
Also pictured: wall of colourful bean packaging, dogs of Goshen, and seasonal beans.
However, browsers selling users to search engines to keep the web going is a bit like selling weapons in a war zone to bankroll cancer research.
Robin Berjon suggests that we need to fix search on the Internet. And yes it means figuring out how to fund browsers, too.
“I think I’ve reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level, if that’s what you mean.”
— Revelation Space, Alistair Reynolds
#quote #book #reading #scifi 📚
That thing where it’s been a long week, but it’s also been too long since you cooked a proper meal, and that proper meal is delicious pulled pork, but you don’t have a dishwasher, and you have to slog through a mountain of dishes.
I’m in London, Ontario for the week. We’ve explored a couple of “variety stores”, which are corner cafes / brunch / diner places.
Here’s brunch at The Bag Lady Variety. Shared a cinnamon swirl French toast with maple syrup, side of bacon, and fruit bowl. Plus 50s-60s Canadiana. Ceramic poodles!
Was at Raincity Games at International Village Mall.
Bought Teenage Mutant Dirtbags (mutant animals with attitude) & Scum and Villainy (scifi space capers using Forged in the Dark).
Plus photos of Faerie Fire & Witch-Craft by local #Vancouver makers, & Dialect about language.
Pastries at Nemesis Coffee on Hastings in #Vancouver
The cruffins are the most decadent, like blueberry pavlova.
The Subconscious Beta is out now.
The client app going into beta is a single player MVP.
But underneath the Noosphere protocol syncs and links notes and files planetwide, talks IPFS, and is open source.
Blogging, round two, but for tools for thought.
In August 1991, the first website was published. We’re celebrating 32 years of HTML with a hangout in the park!
A fun ongoing event in #Toronto. Join them Saturday, Aug 19th, 2-5pm in Dovercourt Park. Bring your own HTML writing machine!
re:Mix is a kitchen blender which you use with your own glass jars. It’s made in Berlin and “open source”, and the intent is for others to build & sell in their local region.
This is a model I’ve been waiting to appear! Who wants to build in Vancouver / BC?
Spent some time working out of Timbertrain Depot.
On my way out, I got to taste test this espresso tonic with orange juice.
Choice of name was “Orange is the new Black” (overplayed in my opinion) or “Clockwork Orange” (dark, mysterious, my vote). Delicious with a fruity bright Ethiopian bean.
jwz writes up some Mastodon’ts. The big one is to give the original post (OP) control over replies in the thread. So an OP is more like a blog.
I initially thought this was a bad idea, but yeah, if you’re doing a In Reply To, you shouldn’t get to ride along the OP reach.
From Scout Magazine comes word of Mah Milk Bar opening on Victoria Drive in the old South China Seas location.
In Australia [a milk bar is] a go-to spot for daily basics, synonymous with a corner store
This sounds like a great community oriented place!
#Vancouver #EastVan
Hanging outside with Kaz the cat for his evening outdoor time on the deck. Last night in Nanaimo, back home in Vancouver tomorrow.
Picture of the New Brighton Park Pool from yesterday. Not many people and amazing cloud formations over the north shore mountains.
We’re making Mondays our swim night.
#Vancouver #EastVan #swimming
