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  • Blurring out distractions and other stuff I wrote this week

    Blurring out distractions and other stuff I wrote this week

    March 14, 2025
    Stuff I Wrote

    This week, over at Lifehacker, I tried a simple Mac application that blurs all but the currently open window. I find it sincerely useful when I’m trying…

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  • Read local news instead of doomscrolling

    Read local news instead of doomscrolling

    March 12, 2025
    Commentary

    How does one exist online, right now, without being a constant mess of anxiety? It’s what I’ve been working on lately. I’ve told you about…

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  • An app that shouldn’t exist and other stuff I wrote this week

    An app that shouldn’t exist and other stuff I wrote this week

    March 7, 2025
    Stuff I Wrote

    Writing is a big part of how I’m coping with the world right now. It’s working for me. I’d love to hear how you’re all…

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  • Canada: it’s time to boycott American social media

    Canada: it’s time to boycott American social media

    March 5, 2025
    Commentary, Internet

    The dumbest trade war in world history is underway and Canadians are responding to the idiocy by changing their spending habits. American liquors have been…

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  • Make a 2025 MySpace page and other stuff I wrote this week

    Make a 2025 MySpace page and other stuff I wrote this week

    February 28, 2025
    Stuff I Wrote

    Hi! Here are some things published in my name this week (they were published in my name because I wrote them). 

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  • Don’t get your news from social media

    Don’t get your news from social media

    February 26, 2025
    Commentary, Internet

    This is the second article in a series about how to function as a human person online in this clusterfuck of an era. You can…

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  • YouTube’s horrifying AI and other things I wrote this week

    YouTube’s horrifying AI and other things I wrote this week

    February 21, 2025
    Stuff I Wrote

    Hi! For the past few years I’ve been writing mostly about macOS and the iPhone, mostly because those are the devices I use day-to-day. I’ve…

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  • Reject anxiety bait

    Reject anxiety bait

    February 20, 2025
    Commentary, Internet

    The past month has been the longest year of my life. I’m sure I’m not alone on this. It is impossible to ignore the onslaught…

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  • The best language learning apps and other stuff I wrote lately

    The best language learning apps and other stuff I wrote lately

    February 4, 2025
    Stuff I Wrote

    A week ago Wirecutter published my recommendations for the best language learning apps. It took ages to test all the applications and then to write the…

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  • Microsoft made a fake Google homepage because they don’t respect you

    Microsoft made a fake Google homepage because they don’t respect you

    January 30, 2025
    Internet

    You’re a person—I hope this is obvious to you. It’s not obvious to tech companies. No, tech companies see you as a number.I used to…

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