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Making the Case for Markdown
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As technology and computing has evolved over the last 50 years something has remained constant. Like the guiding light of a lighthouse through the fog one format of data files has always remained a beacon of simplicity and stability no matter what the platform, no…
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Using Analogue Tools
For the last four years I’ve been a fountain pen user, some might even say an enthusiast. I’ve been using very old technology to help me navigate my otherwise very modern and digital world. Why? Because it makes me think… and it’s fun. I never grew up with fountain pens. I understand that there are…
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Simple Ain’t Easy
Simple and easy — These are two words that the English language allows people to confuse and that often become the source of misunderstandings of all sorts of sayings, advice, instructions and all manner of other communication. What’s the difference? Easy is a measure of difficulty. If something is easy to do, it doesn’t require…