Art without meaning is decoration. The art is in the idea.
— rick rubin on instagram
How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” | Thought Catalog
Some of the greatest men and women in history have kept these books. Marcus Aurelius kept one–which more or less became the Meditations. Petrarch kept one. Montaigne, who invented the essay, …
Source: How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” | Thought Catalog
Liveblogging As The Future Of Journalism
Matt Wells, blogs editor for The Guardian, contended that live blogs, rather than being the “death of journalism”, will actually be the “embodiment of its future”
Source: Liveblogging – Wikipedia
Adding my WordPress.com blog to Mastodon
Donncha posted an excellent guide for adding your WordPress blog to Mastodon!
Here are some additional steps I took for adding this blog, hosted on WordPress.com at the time of writing:
It’s mostly straight forward. Install these two plugins:
I had to purchase a plan that allows installing custom plugins (At the time of writing, e.g. Business Plan).
After you install both plugins, go to your Profile page (Users->Profile)
I couldn’t access the profile page by going to Users->Profile. On WordPress.com, it points to https://wordpress.com/me instead of the wp-admin profile.
Instead, I manually pasted my site’s wp-admin profile url: e.g. https://<yourblogaddress>/wp-admin/profile.php
Company stock you can’t sell is useless
One company wanted to acquire [nomadlist] for $8M [of their] stock and I ask them “can I sell it (the stock)?” And they reply “Not on Nasdaq; maybe on the second market”
“Stock is useless”
His argument is that many Startup founders are not really rich. They are venture-backed and get payed in stock that cannot be exchanged for money.
References:
- levelsio’s interview clip in How to Get Rich as a Startup Founder (and How Not To)
Hello Commonplace!
Going forward, I will be sharing some of my commonplace entries in this blog.
Four RSI Questions Answered
What are the characteristics of RSI?
RSI is characterized by nonspecific upper extremity pain that results from engagement in cumulative hand-intensive tasks.
Am I at risk?
Occupations at greatest risk for RSI are in service and manufacturing industries, including any job with computer and keyboard use.
What about treatment?
Physical activity should be encouraged. Efforts should be made to keep patients at work with accommodations, as indicated. Ergonomic modifications may be considered.
Could technological advancements help avoid RSI?
Advancing technology, including voice recognition software, may enhance the ergonomic environment and help to alleviate symptoms.
Source
Most lap desks are not ergonomic
Most lap desk ergonomics are not fit for long-term use. The problem starts with the fact that, in themselves, most laptops are not ergonomic and require additional equipment for prolonged use.
Most lap desks are, by design, rather small work surfaces. There is little space for an external keyboard and mouse. Adding an external keyboard and mouse is necessary for ensuring proper ergonomic posture using a laptop.
Some of those do not have a laptop elevation mechanism, which means the laptop screen is not at an optimal position.
Standing desks might be worse than sitting
A highly-cited study out last year in the Journal of Epidemiology on 7,000 office workers found that, “Occupations involving predominantly standing were associated with an approximately 2-fold risk of heart disease compared with occupations involving predominantly sitting.”
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it’s probably best if workers rely on occasional walks rather than standing desks.
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