Probably not but let’s remember the whole point of being the government.
There is no way of transforming yourself
“Wanting to overcome the mess and not have it anymore is precisely the mess. […] There is nothing anyone can do to be anyone else than who they are, or to feel any other way than the way they feel at this moment. […] There is no way of transforming yourself. The “you” that you imagine to be capable of transforming yourself does not exist.”
Still the Mind (Alan Watts) (PDF of excerpts)
Distance yourself from social media
That’s Mike Elgan’s advice and it resonates for me. If someone tells me they get their news from Fox and Breitbart that affects my opinion of that person. They don’t give a shit about my opinion, I get that. And if they spend hours a day on Facebook and Twitter (as I did for years), that tells me something about them.
Events this week prove that a social network’s public reputation can sour so suddenly and so thoroughly that, if you’re active on that network, it rubs off on you and damages the reputation of you or your company.
Elgan advises a return to older technologies.
The new imperative is to build your own social networks. Re-embrace older technologies that keep you in control of the access you have to fans, customers, colleagues and the public. […] Favor the content subscription model. Pour your energies and budgets into email newsletters, blogs with RSS feeds and podcasts.
ScreenFlow animation tools
ScreenFlow started as a screen capture tool but morphed into a full-featured video editing app. This morning I’ve been fooling around with the animation tools.
Tapplock
Let me say up front… I didn’t need this padlock. You probably don’t need this padlock. I was curious and I bought one (more on that later). Been playing with it for the last hour or so but I won’t try to explain the features because this guys does a better job than I could.
This thing — in my limited experience — works as advertised. And it seems very well constructed. Stores up to 500 prints; can be opened with your phone via Bluetooth (on-site or remotely); you can give limited (10 min) access to someone remotely; even has Morse Code backup if the battery goes dead. (2 hour charge lasts for one year)
Where might one use this? Barb has a house in Destin, FL with a coded door lock (runs on juice from the house). Installed and supported by a local company for x dollars a month. Works fine, most of the time.
But she has a storage room (with all the beach shit) that’s secured with a padlock and I guess the key is hidden somewhere close by. The Tapplock might be a better solution. First impression: pretty fucking slick.Yes, $99 is pricey. But how many padlocks have you purchased but now have no idea where the key is (see below). Or all those keys in the kitchen drawer that will never slip into a lock again?
Thanks to George Tergin for photos proving the point.