The Problem with Seeing the Zettelkasten as a Note Storage System
Interesting article, raising clearly the point that because a ZK needs time to accumulate enough ideas and connections to be interesting, a lot of the recent enthusiasm has not yet reached that sort of maturity.
Things private sector jobs get right – James and the Giant Corn
Not that it matters to me any more ...
The Inside Story of the Banning of “Maus.” It’s Dumber Than You Think. – Mother Jones
“I have not seen the book and read the whole book. I read the reviews.” The only item on the meeting’s agenda was what to do about Maus, and this board member had not bothered to glance at it.
Daring Fireball: An Assortment of Links and Observations Regarding the Neil Young –Joe Rogan Spotify Saga
Sums up the arguments pretty well, but then, I do agree completely.
What’s the Point If We Can’t Have Fun?
Physicists are more playful and less hidebound creatures than, say, biologists—partly, no doubt, because they rarely have to contend with religious fundamentalists challenging the laws of physics. They are the poets of the scientific world.
Evolutionary psychologists claim they can explain—as the title of one recent book has it—“why sex is fun.” What they can’t explain is why fun is fun. This could.
$241,633 was lost to fraud this year — that’s about what we expect | GiveDirectly
Does the value recovered outweigh the cost of investigating these cases? From a simple dollar-for-dollar amount, certainly not. However, the existence of a rigorous investigations team helps deter staff and partner fraud.