quote [ The more I think about it, the more I realize Apple?s Self-Service Repair program is the perfect way to make it look like the company supports right-to-repair policies without actually encouraging them at all. ]

quote [ While trying to reach a spice jar on the counter, she sometimes says: ?I wish the counter was lower.? She was not allowed to interfere with the carpenter who designed and built it. Architects? Data is not part of her vocabulary; she has no idea who Neufert is. She notices that the new phones are too big, but she has no option but to buy the smallest design available: the older non-smart phones. ]

quote [ Considering the tension between disposability and interchangeable parts, and how right to repair opponents are trying to have it both ways. ]

quote [ From the Caesar Shift of ancient times to a Nazi coding device called the Enigma Machine, the world before us left its mark in keys and codes for us to follow. But did you know that one of the most famous and yet unsolved codes was not carved into some precious plaque or locked in some high tech machinery, but engraved in a paradisiacal mansion in England? ]

quote [ Imagine a personal heating system that works indoors as well as outdoors, can be taken anywhere, requires little energy, and is independent of any infrastructure. It exists ? and is hundreds of years old. The hot water bottle could save a great deal of energy and money without sacrificing thermal comfort. ]

quote [ All the playing pieces are being moved into place as we approach zero hour. ]

quote [ 1. The simplest way to get fewer emails is to send fewer emails. ]

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quote [ As was highlighted (pun intended) at the recent I Annotate 2021 conference, the note taking space seems to have been coming to a new boil. With the expansion of the ideas of keeping a zettelkasten or a digital garden, these versions of notebooks seem to be a significant part of this new note taking craze. ]