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X will soon support audio/video calls then? So much potential for spam and exploits. But then do they even care anymore? Does anyone?
It's after ages that I cleared my RSS feed list without marking all items as read. I like it.
"Don't buy something because it's the right time to buy it. Buy when you need it."
Another day, another instance when I managed to convince myself of this.
As per my BMI, I need to lose at least 3.5 kg. I knew I need to lose some. Now I know exactly how much. "How" is still an open question.
I have stopped watching any TV shows again - too much to watch, too little time. There’s so much content being produced now that I have reached a saturation point. Plus everything runs for multiple seasons.
With so much left behind, I don’t want to start anything new anymore. I won’t catch-up.
Writing shouldn't ideally be a task if I call it a hobby. It should happen naturally. If one likes talking, they won't plan for it. Or wait for the right surroundings or moment or tools.
I don’t face the “Too Many Newsletters” problem that Om refers to.
Email newsletters were intended to address the problems of “RSS feeds” by consolidating all the information in your inbox. They aimed to streamline reading and information consumption.
I control what I subscribe to. I am not a completionist, so I often mark all as read. I unsubscribe aggressively. Plus, like Om, I keep Newsletters far away from emails and use Feedbin.
This has helped me keep the newsletter issues in check and not become a burden.
What is slowly turning out to be a regular Sunday routine, I am sitting in Starbucks as my daughter happily reads her book. It’s so hard to pull her out of this place – she loves sitting and reading here. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring either my laptop or a book with me today. So, I’m getting bored.
Who is this 100-year hosting plan from WordPress for? And isn’t $38K too high even for businesses? Or am I missing something?
On ratings
I like rating things, though I don’t do it often. I used to follow the standard star rating – rating stuff one of five stars. At times, I even went into the scale of half.
I slowly realized that it is not a good scale for how my mind works. It’s too much work and the trouble of finding an accurate star that captures how I feel was enough to deter me from reviewing at all.
I am changing how I rate things now to a different scale – either I like it or don’t. It’s simpler and no longer a mental hurdle.
How about a third option in between when I neither like nor dislike something? A “meh” maybe? Well, that’s why the second scale is not “dislike”. It says I did not like it.
If it is not a confident yes, it’s a no. A two-scale rating covers that range.