I was doing nothing the other day and I had the revelation – I finally figured out how to do…
Author: Pam Selle
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On doing nothing
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Using ffmpeg to cut/trim songs together with crossfade
While doing something completely not-tech for a while, I’ve been teaching partner dancing at a local studio. Every Friday, we…
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Improvisation and the pentatonic scale
Learning saxophone (although I’ve recently lost access to one to practice with) included learning more about improvisation. Beginner improv videos…
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Atomic Habits: Book Review
I picked up the somewhat-talked-about Atomic Habits while on a trip and read it in about two days. The book…
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Why attracting remote workers means being a better city
When I started the Remote in Philly community with Alex Hillman in 2019 (we stopped work on that project when…
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Twitter to Mastodon (and post deletions!)
The big news of this week is that Elon Musk bought Twitter, and as such, there’s a large migration of…
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Labor and Leisure
Two books that came off my holds list at the library in the last few months are making me think…
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Is there a good computer job?
But I don’t know that any computing makes the world better, or even neutral. These days the planet is in…
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You should quit
You came to me asking if you should quit. But you know the only reason you came to ask me…
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Congratulations on your fake promotion!
FROM: MANAGEMENT TO: YOUR INBOX SUBJECT: Congratulations on your fake promotion to Lead! Cherished employee, We’re so excited to offer…