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Fuck by Jonathan Rolande

Super-Sweary Fragilisticexpialidocious Or a Self-Help Guide to Not Giving a F**k

January 14, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

<tl;dr> Swearing can be good for your health. And happiness. It’s day 6 of my New Year’s resolution to try writing a post a day for 30 (working) days. To be honest, I’m struggling, so this might be an every-other-day… [read more]

Overcoming obstacles by The US Army

I Just Want to Pay, Don’t Make Me Think. Ugh.

January 11, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

<tl;dr> Online retailers work so hard to get you to buy, then administer a swift kick to the shins when it comes to payment. My New Year’s resolution to wrote each day is being sorely tested, mainly by Making a… [read more]

thank you by milly

The Power of Please and Thank You

January 8, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Miscellany, Social

<tl;dr> Saying please and thank you really works. Actual real-life professors say so. Not only do you get a better response, but it’s good for you, too. I am definitely a novice at this whole parenting thing. Another parenting triumph #dadfail… [read more]

Compuserve CD circa 2000 Front & Bank

Do You Remember the First Time You Saw the Web?

January 7, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Geekery

<tl;dr> Where were you the first time? What did you think? Did you have an inkling of what would happen? I was cleaning out the loft recently and came across this CD promising 200 hours of rfree Internet. It got me… [read more]

278365.numbers by Dang Nguyen

Social Proof of Twitter Buttons Is Out For The Count

January 6, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Marketing, Social

<tl;dr> Twitter buttons stopped showing how many times a page is shared damaging social proof and potentially their own growth. The count is down On 20, November 2015 millions, if not billions, of Twitter buttons stopped displaying the numbers of… [read more]

Books by Glenn Noble on Unsplash

I Write a Book Each Month, You Probably Do Too.

January 5, 2016 · by Sam Michel · in Miscellany

<tl;dr> My New Year’s resolution is to try and write a blog post, or something not entirely work-related every day for 30 days. Some simple, and slightly questionable maths1, leads me to the conclusion that all those emails, documents, reports, proposals, instant… [read more]

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