Notes to Self

Notes to Self

A Goal

Enough readers to pay for a Medium subscription, was the goal. Now the goal is Ghost.

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What makes you ‘come alive’?

This is what makes me ‘come alive’: * Simplicity * Creativity * Restriction * Challenge? * Learning * Focus? * People (sometimes) * Leading? * Understanding * Consistency When the world doesn’t change too much.

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New technology justifications

1. MacBook Air M3 * Faster * BYOD for work * Dual USB-C charger * Fancier charger later 2. iPhone 16 * Smaller * Lighter * Cheaper * Simpler 3. Apple Watch Series 10? * Smaller * Cheaper * Simpler? * Still considering my Ultra 4. iPad Air * Faster * Cheaper 5. iMac * Faster * Desktop * Design * Home use for Becky and I 6.

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Books about working in a Corporate Office

* Corporate Confidential by Cynthia Shapiro [1] [2] * The Rules of Work by Richard Templar [1:1] [3] * Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson [2:1] * How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie [4] * Gift of Vulnerability by Brene Brown [4:1] 1. https://gobookmart.com/

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SewingAI

Analogy for Becky on the state of OpenAI. Imagine if you started a sewing pattern company named SewingAI. You are the CEO. This company uses AI to generate sewing patterns. Very cool! SewingAI is a non-profit, because your mission is to ensure that SewingAI benefits all of humanity, not to

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Prerequisites for moving to Australia

* Take a trip to Australia * Decide on a city * Melbourne? * Main city for Telco and social work? * Find a job * Rent out house in New Zealand * Find a Property Management company * Rent a house in Australia * Move

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Working offline

I don't know anyone who works offline. Whatever device you're reading this on right now, it's always online. When online, there's always a hive of activity going on behind the app you're currently using; messages receiving, docs downloading, chats collecting,

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Revert or change

When something isn’t working, revert to what you know, or make drastic changes. Revert as far back as you can, to a simpler time. Change in big ways; upside down, backwards, in the wrong order, remove steps entirely. I’ve been having trouble getting to work. The aim was:

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A list of things for camping

* Brush and shovel * Reusable bags for washing and miscellaneous * Large plastic box * Books * Citronella candles * Bug spray * Peanuts in shells * Peas in pods * Masking tape * Marker