184 / The Digital Packrat Manifesto

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Toot of the Week

please stop right-clicking on the national strategic NFT reserve, we don't know how to turn that off — @starchy@infosec.exchange

Digital ownership

• Five years of home-cooked apps (robinsloan.com)

  Robin Sloan takes a look back on the home-cooked app they’ve written and how the concept holds up.

• Why and How I use "Org Mode" for my writing and more (evalapply.org)

  Aditya Athalye gives an introduction to Org Mode and how to get started if you want to try it.

• The Digital Packrat Manifesto (404media.co)

  Janus Rose about DRM, streaming services and nobody owning anything digitally nowadays.

Cutting Room Floor

• Bayleaf Wireless Keyboard Build (graz.io)

  Sebastian Graz shows how their own wireless low-profile keyboard from scratch.

• Troubleshooting: The Skill That Never Goes Obsolete (autodidacts.io)

  This article is about the skill of troubleshooting, and shares some steps to remember. I especially recommend reading the linked examples at the very end!