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Etsy and Kickstarter and Patreon, oh my!
The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime. Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard....
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Is energy consumption decreasing?
I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever. ~Mao Zedong My utility company sends me a community blurb sheet every month...
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Clutter as personalization
Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard. ~Paul McCartney I’ve been following Apartment Therapy for a while now. There are some good ideas for updating old spaces...
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Financially simple, remarkably strange
What was I doing here? What was the meaning of this trip? Was I just roaming around in a drug frenzy of some kind? Or had I really come out here to Las Vegas to work on a story? Who are these people,...
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Video killed the article star
When you’re young, you look at television and think, there’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in...
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“Rewards” credit cards are scams
When I was young, people lived from paycheck to paycheck. Today, it seems like they live from credit card payment to credit card payment. ~Robert Kiyosaki I know I’ve said it before (and I say it a lot...
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Life really doesn’t need to be that complicated
In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays. ~Kapil Dev When I began actively...
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Not with a bang, but a whimper: “Millennials” and the new world order
There is nothing permanent except change. ~Heraclitus Unsurprisingly, television ownership and use are falling. I’m not even surprised it’s picked up speed. As ease of streaming increases, and as...
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You don’t win even when you win OR I got called a “classist” for insisting...
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. ~Jim Rohn Bulkiest post title in...
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The Simple Dollar tackles privilege and advantage
Well, well, well. Looks like I haven’t been the only one told that my story is due to “privilege.” “The other day, I received a note from a reader who informed me that the only reason that my story of...
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