I recently read with some interest a new post titled “Why I Don’t Believe in PKMs based on Plain Text Files,” authored by my fellow medium writer Paco Cantero. He makes the case for storing your notes — information, personal knowledge, whatever — in a database, rather than in plain…

As the pandemic eases, increasing numbers of companies and employees are running out of health-related reasons why everyone who can work from home needs to do so. And yet employees have gotten used to skipping the daily commute, have proven that they can remain productive in their pajamas, and are…

Based on a recently leaked draft majority opinion, it now seems virtually certain that Roe v. Wade will be overturned by the US Supreme Court sometime this summer. I say this because the arguments contained in the leaked draft really leave no room for ambiguity or doubt or equivocation: they…

Democracy as a form of government doesn’t seem to be getting much respect these days. Instead, autocracy seems to be gaining ground, increasingly demanding to be taken seriously on the stage of world affairs. We frequently hear that democracy and Western values no longer work in the 21st century, that…

I have a few things I’d like to say about the 94th Academy Awards that took place this last Sunday. One thing I’m not going to tell you is whether I condone violence under any circumstances. I live in a society in which violence occurs daily in many forms —…

The War in Ukraine: What’s at Stake We all have to work out the proper balance between short-term and long-term consequences. If I eat this cookie, I will enjoy it now, but regret it when I step on the scales tomorrow. If I have a few more drinks, then I’ll…

Like many of you, I know, I’ve spent more time than I imagined I would watching the new documentary series by Peter Jackson, The Beatles: Get Back. And I know I’m a little late to the party when it comes to offering my thoughts about it. …

You’ve probably heard a bit in the news lately about Spotify, Neil Young, Joe Rogan and Brené Brown. But what are the real issues at stake in this evolving controversy? Censorship? Greed? Free Speech? Big Tech? Let me break it down for you. Free Speech vs. Censorship Even though people keep talking about free…

Many of us are increasingly fearful for our political situation here in the US. It’s already bad, and there seem to be daily signs that it is getting even worse. Back in 2020, when Howard Schultz tried to throw his hat in the ring as an independent candidate for president…