Author: matt
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Ask this question before buying anything
I’ve always been trying to formulate a good question to ask myself before I buy anything. While I usually ask myself “do I really need this?” I don’t always do the right thing, but it does help me be more deliberate about what I purchase. Recently Joshua Becker posted what I feel is a much…
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On Evernote alternatives
A while back I wrote a post on how I use Evernote. A few days ago, Evernote announced a pretty significant price/plan change. To overly simplify the changes, you’re basically encouraged to upgrade to a paid plan, which now costs more as well. I don’t have any objection to paid plans, after all, they need…
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McD was there for me
But I want the strategy to work. All I know is that when I needed McDonald’s, McDonald’s was there for me. When no one else was. via McDonald’s was there for me when no one else was – The Washington Post I really like this piece by James Franco about McDonald’s. Say what you will…
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The earth would probably be better off without humans
This indicates to researchers that chronic exposure to radiation from the explosion has had no impact on overall mammal populations. Whatever fallout may have come from the initial explosion was completely offset by the benefits of life without humans. via In eerie emptiness of Chernobyl’s towns, wildlife flourishing Call me super villan crazy, but I…
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On Evernote’s recent troubles
I’ve used and loved Evernote for a long time. However over the past year, I’ve been making many attempts to migrate away from it. It’s not exactly one specific reason/issue that is causing me to move away, but many little quirks that give you the feeling of death by a thousand cuts. Sadly they’ve also…