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2 days ago

Reflections on the Christian Message

As I’ve confessed on previous occasions, I don’t really think of myself as a Christian, although I was raised by at least one parent who was a reliable Methodist for most of her life. But I’ve been reflecting on the Christian message recently, and since Christmas is approaching, I suppose…

Christianity

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Reflections on the Christian Message
Reflections on the Christian Message
Christianity

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Oct 2

Managing Our Identity Stacks

I’ve spent a good amount of time lately diving into David R. Samson’s intriguing new book, Our Tribal Future: How to Channel our Foundational Human Instincts Into a Force for Good. While I can’t say I agree with all of Samson’s conclusions, I did find the book to be chock…

Identity

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Managing Our Identity Stacks
Managing Our Identity Stacks
Identity

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May 23

Outlining Choices with Notenik

A hierarchical outline can be a darned useful thing, since it lets you organize content into a series of nested lists, allowing you to quickly zoom out to get the big picture, or zoom in to particular branches of the tree for all of the gory details. Outlining is so…

Pkm

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Pkm

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Mar 31

Keeping to the Cackle with AI

No matter where I look these days, it seems everyone is worried about the dangers of the latest artificial intelligence tools. Here’s a typical concern I’ve heard repeatedly: Oh my gosh, look at that — this thing can generate very reasonably sounding essays, just by studying which words tend to…

Artificial Intelligence

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AI is Nothing New
AI is Nothing New
Artificial Intelligence

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Feb 6

Schembechler, Bacon and Leadership

I have a leadership video I’d like to share with you. First, some explanation. Every year at the University of Michigan the students select their favorite professors and present them with a “Golden Apple Award.” The recipients are then invited to deliver their “ideal last lecture.” John U. Bacon was…

Leadership

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Schembechler, Bacon and Leadership
Schembechler, Bacon and Leadership
Leadership

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Jan 17

Notenik at Fifty

Notenik has just hit fifty — fifty ratings in the Mac App Store, that is! — so I thought this might be an opportune time to reflect a bit on how the app has evolved over the last several years. First, I’m happy to report that the average rating is…

Productivity

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Notenik at Fifty
Notenik at Fifty
Productivity

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Dec 17, 2022

Thank God for Elon Musk!

Elon has been shaking things up lately. Especially for Twitter users. Many people had gotten used to thinking of Twitter as a sort of public space, a digital town square where every reasonable person could find their own soapbox, and perhaps even a few people to stop and listen to…

Twitter

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Thank God for Elon Musk!
Thank God for Elon Musk!
Twitter

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Dec 12, 2022

Why Inflation Will be Hard to Contain

After staying at a pleasantly ignorable level for years, inflation is once again making headlines. And so the pundits and talking heads are falling over each other trying to explain what’s going on. And, of course, the Russian war in Ukraine, as well as lingering pandemic problems, are making their…

Inflation

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Why Inflation Will be Hard to Contain
Why Inflation Will be Hard to Contain
Inflation

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Nov 13, 2022

The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts

Back on 7 Apr 2021 I wrote a piece titled “The Decline of the Republican Party — First Gradually and then Suddenly.” For those who haven’t been paying attention lately — the suddenly part has now finally arrived. And then, back in May of 2021, I wrote a second piece…

Politics

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The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts
The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts
Politics

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Oct 26, 2022

Using Notenik as a Project Launcher on my Mac

I’ve started using my own Mac app Notenik as a project launcher lately, and I wanted to share how I’ve set this up, in case someone else might benefit from it. (Notenik is available as a free download from the Mac App Store.) I’ll try to break this down into…

Notes

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Using Notenik as a Project Launcher
Using Notenik as a Project Launcher
Notes

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