Progress.
I love reading about how other people ...
I love reading about how other people organise their reading and writing, although it seldom impacts my own system (which I hesitate to call a system). Chris Aldrich’s post is no exception, with lots of great ideas about how to find, filter and act on the firehose of stuff that’s out there. I can’t help but wonder whether Chris and I have discussed Zettelkasten methods in the past. zettelkasten.de
Getting there, slowly. But getting there.
@SlackHQ I like the extra functionality of, ...
@SlackHQ I like the extra functionality of, eg, reminding myself about messages and the overall usability of Slack. I wouldn’t want to be tied to a closed silo though. Bridging with IRC allows #indieweb people to own their messages.
The good news is that #indieweb -- ...
The good news is that #indieweb – the main channel for which I want both IRC and Slack – should be OK as it uses the Slack API. Or so I am reliably informed …
So disappointing that @slackhq is giving up ...
So disappointing that @slackhq is giving up on the gateway between Slack and IRC. I wonder why. No reason given. get.slack.help/hc/en-us/…
The 9 rules of design research
Duncan says:(Researchers themselves are sometimes the most reluctant to undertake user research before spending serious amounts of money on ineffective websites.)Strange, isn’t it.(The 9 rules themselves are at Medium and, I hope, somewhere else too. Because you never know.)
Remarkable: "High school students prefer vegetables seasoned ...
Remarkable: “High school students prefer vegetables seasoned with herbs and spices, rather than plain veggies”. I wonder whether this counts as industry-funded research, coming up with a result that suits industry. news.psu.edu/story/508…
Latest podcast episode looks at the way wheat moved through London by water, with Di Murrell, one of the last people to carry out the trade. How it started, why it stopped and everything in between.
And in case you’re wondering, that previous photo? Intrepid members of the Port of London police, testing new lifejackets. On the lookout for contraband bread, I suspect.
People of the interwebs: I know someone ...
People of the interwebs: I know someone famous said something about a crank being a little thing that makes revolutions, but can I find it? Can I heck. If you know better – and I know it was not Abe Lincoln – please let me know.