Basement Files 78

Basement Files 78

Reading

DOC • Story of a button
Navigating change and finding your click.

We don't have enough of this semi-mystical madness in design.

In Search of Organic Software
So over the last couple weeks, I’ve been talking to VCs and founders who have and haven’t taken VC to learn whether it makes sense for Kinopio. I don’t think it does.

I love this idea of Organic Software and think we are entering a golden era for it

How to think in writing
Part 1: The thought behind the thought

If I spent as much time actually writing instead of reading about how good writing is...well.

The Art of Finishing | ByteDrum
My endless battle with the “Project Hydra”: why I can’t seem to finish projects, and the strategies I’m exploring to finally complete what I start. A personal journey through productivity’s thorniest challenge.

Again, maybe finish some projects Russ eh?

Founder Mode

Expect this idea to do a lot of damage to small companies.


Watching

This is a) - a really nice analysis of recent internet history and b) a really passionate defence of preserving human creativity. Inspiring.


Every webpage deserves to be a place

I have to admit to being a little taken aback by how cool this idea was, I was reading something and other people were hovering around reading it too. A sense of a shared place. Magical.

Every webpage deserves to be a place
Posted on Thursday 5 Sep 2024. 1,133 words, 5 links. By Matt Webb.

Overlap

Sometimes I just want a break and instead of subjecting myself to whatever the algorithmic shit-pump du jour is. I have been using this. It's short clips from podcasts and doesn't make me feel the regret of just binge eating a family bag of Doritos.

Overlap — AI Podcast App
A new podcast app that uses AI to curate the best podcast moments, just for you.

Industry

Great show, even better soundtrack


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