I realized yesterday that the default sharing options in WordPress enabled tracking by Facebook and Twitter. I don't want advertising or tracking on my site. I found that you can turn these "features" off in the Dashboard. Simply click on Enabled Services and drag and drop into Available Services, and vice versa, for services you … Continue reading Disabling Facebook and Other Social Media Tracking in WordPress
Category: writing
The New Consumer
"Be cautious about investing in sharing economy models that do not directly address the evolving needs of workers. We are in the middle of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digital revolution, which has resulted in a redefinition of work. The transition will likely continue to disrupt industries and investors should take heed."—Paula Campbell Roberts, "The … Continue reading The New Consumer
Jacob Lund Fiskar: 10 Year Update
Jacob Lund Fiskar wrote Early Retirement Extreme. This post is after ten years of retirement. Interesting throughout. "My spending has remained around the $7000 per year mark for almost twenty years now. Since we got married thirteen years ago, my wife's spending has also hovered around the $7000 per year mark. In other words, our … Continue reading Jacob Lund Fiskar: 10 Year Update
Hundred Rabbits
Projects of two "digital nomads" living on a sailboat and sailing around the world. This partnership is host to interactive projects like Oquonie, Grimgrains and travel diaries.The name Hundred Rabbits comes from the name of the sailboat in the Japanese animated show Ergo proxy, while the sailboat's name Pino comes from that of an android … Continue reading Hundred Rabbits
RSS Starter Pack
I've talked about using an RSS reader before and I just came across a list of RSS feeds from Warren Ellis that I thought served as a good example. Below, find a list of my recommended feeds. Suggested use: When I see a list like Warren's I subscribe to everything. Initially, your reader will load … Continue reading RSS Starter Pack
Pod Life
"But here’s the catch: Each single-sex unit is designed to accommodate 18 men or 18 women. Each diminutive bedroom with its private bathroom: four to six adults in small, stacked rectangular spaces called “pods” just wide enough for a mattress and high enough to sit but not stand on top of it......In the course of … Continue reading Pod Life
Family Estrangement
"[Family estrangement can be defined as:] 'the breakdown of a supportive relationship between family members.'......despite the relative prevalence of estrangement, people suffering through it often describe feeling judged, stigmatized and misunderstood. As a result, they tend not to talk about their experiences, a reticence that has led to what some experts have called a 'silent … Continue reading Family Estrangement
Love is a Verb, Not a Noun
Are You Sure?
The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives
"To examine our inboxes is to examine our lives: our desires and dreams, our families and careers, our status, our networks and our social groupings, our projects, our commerce, our politics, our secrets/lies/fetishes. Inboxes are anthropological goldmines, textual archives, psychological case studies, waiting to be plumbed and probed for the expansive cultural, ethical, epistemological, and … Continue reading The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives
Sir Likes-it-Alot
Mister Global
I'm not sure what the implications of these images are for male beauty. But, you should scroll to the very last image, because it, my friends, is something special.
A Prayer for What You Don’t Want
"Negative obsessions are like prayer for what you don’t want."—Jessica Lanyadee, "Ghost of a Podcast" quoted by Catherine Andrews, "Tricks to stop negative thoughts." The Sunday Soother. October 6, 2019.
Reading Harry Potter as a Sacred Text
"What if we take this seriously? What gifts is it going to give us if we love something, and we love it with rigor, and we love it with commitment?" —Reading Harry Potter as a Sacred Text Strikes me as an important question for many things in our lives that we trivialize because they aren't … Continue reading Reading Harry Potter as a Sacred Text
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