Charlie Kirk’s The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth challenges the value of traditional college education, arguing it burdens students with debt while promoting progressive ideologies.
Sarah Brightman's 2013 release, soaring vocal lines over lush arrangements. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.MobileSMS, controlling how Messages behaves on macOS.
Monthly update 375 • July 2021 • 2021-07-01 - 2021-07-31
When I first heard the term naval architecture I thought it was the artistic practice of designing beautiful boats. It turns out it’s a proper scientific discipline dedicated to the engineering of ships.
If you see findmybeaconingd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My beacon process does.
If you see corecaptured running on your Mac, here is what this camera and screen capture process does.
Monthly update 374 • June 2021 • 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-30
Martin Mans's 2013 release, a resonant programme for the organ. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
I sold my iPhone and bought a basic Nokia phone for 35 euros. I also sold my smarthome devices, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
If you see searchpartyd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My network process does.
Abigail Shrier's Irreversible Damage examines the rapid increase in teenage girls identifying as transgender. Shrier argues this surge is driven by social contagion, with online platforms like Tumblr and TikTok influencing girls struggling with anxiety or depression to identify as trans.
Swift 5.5 introduces package collections to the Swift Package Manager, enabling curated lists of packages to simplify discovery and adoption for specific tasks.
Monthly update 373 • May 2021 • 2021-05-01 - 2021-05-31
Pentecost brings perspective on the passing years. The coming of the Holy Spirit remains central.
As the world has become more and more digitally driven, it has never been easier to become distracted. Today, we have a whole world of possibilities and answers at our very fingertips. However, these possibilities can lead to distractions, and it can also lead to risks.
Jan Mulder's 2013 release, wordless music for reflection. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Ascension Day brings perspective on the passing years. The return of Christ to heaven remains central.
Jordan B. Peterson's Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life builds on his first book with twelve new rules to help people face chaos and find balance.
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.reminders, controlling how Apple Reminders behaves.
Monthly update 372 • April 2021 • 2021-04-01 - 2021-04-30
The invention of the internal combustion engine in the 19th century has revolutionized transportation over land, water, and air.
Elevation Worship's 2021 live album with Maverick City Music, a soulful, gospel-shaped set of praise and trust.
Swift 5.4 introduces new language features like multiple variadic parameters, extended implicit member syntax, result builders, and support for overloading local functions and property wrappers for local variables.
Jean-Michel Jarre's 2021 instrumental work, an immersive electronic journey through the sound and spirit of the rainforest.