Not all those who wander are lost
There’s no way online classes will be as bad in 2025 as they are today.
I expect Google, Apple, Amazon to be amongst the companies disrupting the current expensive American College system. Taking their money.
But it’s this organization — Outlier — that won a Time magazine BEST inventions of 2020 award.
At least they are trying to improve the experience.
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We love YouTube. My first upload was Mar 28, 2006.
Google bought the startup November 2006 for US$1.65 billion.
I spun off a hiking YouTube channel Jan 17, 2018.
Finally got it looking good October 2020. I’m studying how to post better videos in future. #CovidGoals
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The best YouTube uploads have dedicated thumbnails like this. The rest show a somewhat random frame of the video.
YouTube thumbnail
CAD $12 / month if I continue after the first free month.
I’m tempted. I hate YouTube ads, particularly the ones mid-video.
Subscription includes a short list of YouTube Original shows and movies.
In fact, I tried the service to watch the Gymnastics series Defying Gravity.
Better is YouTube Music.
I downloaded the YouTube Music app for my iPhone, as well. I can play almost anything with or without video. Offline if I download.
It does NOT include YouTube TV. That’s OK as it’s only available in the USA and costs $64.99/mo.
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Back in the 1990s I was completely convinced that Google and the internet would make the world a much better place.
If people had more information, they’d be able to make better decisions.
It turned out to be mixed. Smart people make better decisions.
But many are overwhelmed, disinterested and easily confused.
Brave is open-source. Based on the same platform as Google Chrome. HTTPS Everywhere. A much better experience than Chrome.
In fact, many are switching away from Chrome as Google bungled 5-years ago in a decision to make Chrome work on the Android platform. Far ahead at the time, Chrome has fallen behind other browsers.
I was surprised how easy it was to switch.
I recommend you turn off the default Brave Rewards program and notifications. Those are annoying.
My search engine is DuckDuckGo as it was on Chrome.
Brave … is safe, fast, secure and crypto friendly – which Chrome isn’t so much.
According to developers, Brave is trying to fix the internet.They introduceed a system that block ads and ad trackers by default, eliminating the need of ad block extensions. …
The Brave browser is fast. The browser’s impressive speeds are due to lack of default lack of third party ads. …
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Four American companies have totally changed our lives.
I use all four non-stop. Fantastic innovation.
Needless to say, there are downsides. Google no longer uses the mantra “don’t be evil”. They dropped it in 2018.
Scott Galloway has replaced Leo Laporte as my main tech guru. I just finished his book …
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (2017)
It’s great, but you can get a good summary by reading Galloway’s article in Esquire:
Silicon Valley’s Tax-Avoiding, Job-Killing, Soul-Sucking Machine (2018)
The file size is large. But you can delete the file once finished the trip.
Here’s how to do it.
Typically for each trip I download both the Google map I need as well as Maps.me.
Google is experimenting touchless interactions using RADAR rather than cameras that have been used in the past.
It’s called Soli
miniature radar, touchless gesture
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(via Mike Elgen)
Google tracks my every move.
Not nearly as good as the previous two. I found myself losing interest. The move to California was not nearly as expected.
Too much drama. Not enough tech.
Rotten Tomatoes has it 95%, however.
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Should I continue to the 4th and final season?
… I guess so.
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