Author: Curtis McHale

  • A 2 screen laptop – ASUS Zenbook Duo

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    This ASUS laptop is a very cool piece of tech coming out of CES this year. I love the idea of having two screens on the go, and while it’s not as repairable as my Framework, you can replace some of the parts if you’re brave enough according to Linus Tech Tips. Now it does…

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  • Substack Does The Bare Minimum it Figures It Can Get Away with to Stop its Nazi Problem

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    Since I first talked about the issue with Nazis on Substack there have been many words spent on the Substack Nazi issue, and while it seems that much has been done, Substack itself has done as little as possible. As of Jan 9th 2024 they’ve committed to removing 5 Nazi publications. None of them were…

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  • PKM Weekly Issue 104 – Jan 7 2024

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    If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could also purchase a course if that fits your needs better. Members also get all my book notes. You can get this in your…

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  • Organizing my Thoughts Leaves Substack

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    Kelly talks about the stress of leaving Substack because it affects her income. As mentioned, I have rehomed my Organizing My Thoughts. While the move was necessary, I am pretty stressed out about it. As a disabled writer and organizer, the income I get from my paid subscribers makes a difference in my life. It also…

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  • Do we Use Polymath as Perjory Now

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    Are there any polymaths anymore? Can someone know everything today with how fast information expands? Today we talk about how calling someone a polymath is purely about stroking their ego. To read these posts become a member. Members get access to my raw book notes and my courses..

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  • Molly White – Citation Needed Leaves Substack

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    Molly White’s email newsletter left Substack because Nazi’s aren’t cool. I particularly liked this quote from an embedded Tweet. When you argue that fascists should be defeated through debate what you’re actually suggesting is that vulnerable minorities should have to endlessly argue for their right to exist and that at no point should the debate…

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  • Rich Dad – Poor Dad – 1 Billion Debt Dad

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    Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is now testing out a new take on money as he’s now $1Billion in debt Dad. Now he says this debt is “good” because it’s in stuff like precious metals which he thinks are more stable in value than the US dollars he spent to get there.…

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  • Platformer Responds about Nazi’s and Substack

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    From yesterday’s edition of Platformer: Thanks to everyone who wrote to us over the break regarding Substack’s response to criticism that it is hosting and monetizing dozens of extremist publications, including some that are openly advocating for genocide against Jewish people. In the wake of Jonathan M. Katz’s November article on the subject in The…

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  • An Update on Polish Trains – Anticompetitive Behaviour Under Investigation

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    A few weeks back I shared a story of trains being bricked because the manufacturer didn’t like who was working on them. Then some programmers found that the trains were shut off in software if they spent time at an unauthorized repair shop. Well now the train manufacturer will need to explain their practices to…

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  • My Top 5 Posts from 2023

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    According to my site statistics the top 5 posts as voted by readers are. The first striking thing to me is that none of those posts were published in 2023. Number 4 was published in 2021 and all other posts were published in 2023. Looking at my YouTube stats we see a bit of variation…

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