Josh on Narro Podcast
1) Worldwinds
A counter-intuitive feature of wind power is that it is usable regardless of the direction the wind is blowing, so long as it is sufficiently steady and you have the right technology. A windmill th… ....Show More
2) Email Test of the email routing
Transferring your domain to Cloudflare tells your registry that a different registrar can now set those authoritative records for you. The relationshi... ... ...
3) The Art of Gig Books
My 2-volume collection of essays about independent consulting and life in the gig economy, The Art of Gig, is finally out. It is available in paperback and Kindle ebook form on Amazon. Art of Gig, … ....Show More
4) Storytelling — End-Times Tales
It is perhaps a bit of a conceit, but I don’t like posting anything on this blog that doesn’t feel timeless. This does not mean ahistorical. In fact, timeless to me means acutely histor… ... https://w...Show More
5) Blockchain solutionism – Guest lecture at the University of Texas at Austin by Molly White
"Blockchain solutionism". A guest lecture by Molly White at the University of Texas at Austin on September 21, 2022. This lecture was for a course in the School of Design and Creative Technologies cal...Show More
6) Indigenous Peoples Day Walk
Walking the I&M Canal on a warm fall holiday. ... https://www.joshbeckman.org/indigenous-peoples-day-walk/ ...
7) Ark Head
This week is probably the closest we've ever gotten in my lifetime to the brink of nuclear-powered World War 3, yet people seem strangely indifferent ... ... https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2022/09/29/ark-...Show More
8) Tangle Logic
The word tangle is generally used pejoratively in the English language, as in Walter Scott's line, Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we pract... ... https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2022/09/22/tang...Show More
9) What I've Learned from Users
September 2022I recently told applicants to Y Combinator that the best advice I could give for getting in, per word, was Explain what you've learned f... ... http://paulgraham.com/users.html ... 123co...Show More
10) September 2022 Blog Update
I haven't been in a creative blogging mood for a month, thanks to oven-like conditions in Los Angeles these past few weeks, and of course the general ... ... https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2022/09/08/sept...Show More