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Are we witnessing the end of static published guidebooks?

Why spend $25 on a book that is outdated by the time it hits store shelves?

I’m dubious about the idea of this sort of format replacing books that don’t benefit from continual updates. I’m also curious if the one-off payment is what is best-aligned with what the market wants. Not a direct analog but Masterclass switched from one-off purchases to subscriptions. No inside knowledge to know what prompted it but I’m curious how that has changed their business.

Interesting timing, I just tweeted a Biosphere 2 brochure I found in a used book yesterday.

https://twitter.com/julianweisser/status/1111686000248410112...

POW for status is so difficult it’s practically nonexistent. Utility hasn’t been increased to compensate for inability to earn social capital.

https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service

I'm a big fan of what you're trying to do here - have been using the app for a while now. Feel free to contact me - my email is on my profile. I put on dinners in SF that might be helpful too.

I read over 40 nonfiction books this year. Here are some favorites.

Life-changing: Why We Sleep

Page-turner: How to Change Your Mind

Most useful: The Consolations of Philosophy

On startups: Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age

Random but amazing: Shadow Divers (true story about deep sea diving - think Into Thin Air)

would love that. gorgeous design.

It is fantastic. I pay for Zapier and sometimes I end up on these pages when searching simply because I was unaware of a new integration. The pages do a fantastic job of showing people a solution they are searching for.

Interesting. My email is in my profile.

Here are my notes from the full talk: https://julian.substack.com/p/george-p-shultz-at-the-long-no...

Looks great. I suggest charging more!

You need to look at yourself and identify if you have the skills and experience to balance immediates needs (early customer revenue, product development) alongside big deals that need seeds to be planted and watered over a longer period of time. If you can handle both, god bless. If not, best to focus on building a base of smaller customers.

Self-awareness is critical here.

My two cents: make it easier for people to see know what it is.

I'm not entirely sure from a brief scan - is it team wiki software? Is it sorta like trello cards but for archival/searchable org information?

As someone who is actually looking at team wiki software for a couple startups and nonprofits I'm helping I can tell you that my threshhold for signing up for a trial (even no CC required) is pretty high so don't let that discourage you.

I also recommend this Wired tribute to JPB written by his friend Steven Levy: https://www.wired.com/story/mourning-john-perry-barlow-the-b...

Lots of thoughts here but I'm at a loss. He seemed in good spirits right until the end — we should all hope for that.

JPB was a true artist and technologist. His art was inspired by the past and his policy by the future.

This is fantastic. For those unfamiliar, The Book of Life is an excellent online publication created with the assistance of Alain de Botton who wrote one of my favorite books, “The Course of Love”

This is fascinating. It's almost a forcing function to prevent overwork and burnout.

Imagine if the lights were on and it was 72 degrees, 60% humidity, 24/7 — the plants wouldn't thrive.

> Is that really true?

No I made it up to help prove my point. :)

Yes, people young and old use these paths for nature walks, running, biking, commuting, taking the dog out for a stroll around the neighborhood, and more. We even have people do roller skiing (which I hadn't heard of before I moved here).

Your town might not have self-selected for people who like the outdoors. It seems even the students at CU have chosen to attend the university because of the prevalence of multi-use paths (there are loads of them cutting through the campus and college housing areas) and proximity to nature trails (many can be reached by bike or bus).

I don't disagree. Boulder does well by the people who can afford to live here but seemingly (I'm still new) does little to offer affordable options.

You go around Boulder and it doesn't feel like a city — this is part of the charm and also part of the problem.

I live in Boulder and attribute much of the quality of life here to walkable (and bikeable) streets. We have hundreds of miles of multi-use paths that are used extensively for getting around and for recreation. Our main road downtown has a pedestrian mall for a number of blocks that keeps traffic away and lends itself to street performers, community events, and a generally calming atmosphere.

Downtown parking lots are free on the weekends and just $1.25 / hour during the week — this keeps people from circling around looking for the absolute closest spot to where they are trying to go.

You can bike (or technically walk though it's >25 miles) from Boulder to Denver on a dedicated path nearly the entire time.

Generally good advice but especially relevant here: pack a “bug out bag” which has everything you need if you need to leave at a moment’s notice.

Here’s the guide I’ve followed: https://theprepared.com/guides/emergency-preparedness-checkl...

The context sections of this article are super helpful. I've recently become acquainted with this subject matter. Doing a quick audit of my lifestyle I realize how unprepared I actually am. I think this speaks to the safety I've felt growing up.

I've been following this guide: https://theprepared.com/guides/emergency-preparedness-checkl...

I really need to take the time to go through and thoroughly cross-reference these two resources.

Really lovely. I signed up and will use this as soon as there is an ability to import Google/email contacts.

The first 2/3 of this book is exhilarating, revealing and inspiring. If you are interested in Bruce Springsteen, rock and roll music, or maniacal struggle, it's essential reading.

The last 1/3 is a (relatively) smooth ride. Legendary rockstar status was unlocked and, compared to many of his peers, there was much less struggle (or interesting stories) about staying on top.

I suggest the audiobook version of this because Springsteen narrates it himself and his way of speaking (the NJ lingo) adds to the experience considerably.

I believe Tesla is planning to have its own network.

I think you should only call a program an accelerator if they invest at the start in all participants. Otherwise a word like incubator or competition probably makes more sense.

I don't remember there being an intermission (in contrast to Seven Samurai) when I saw a screening so I'm no sure the best point to pause.

Richard Linklater (Slackers, Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, etc) leads the Austin Film Society and screened the full European cut then led a discussion of the film (video of that here: https://youtu.be/irYXKADAKjI)

Attending that screening caused me to discover one of my favorite American films.

My understanding is that people don't like the "mealy" taste of many supermarket tomatoes. The reason they develop this taste is that they are picked prematurely so they can ripen in transit. Tomatoes are meant to ripen on the vine, hence why some are great and others are not.

My friend Robinson recently launched a site called Project 501. It matches non-profit organizations with talented professionals who want to donate their skills.

Site: http://project501.com Medium post: ‪ https://medium.com/@robinsongreig/project-501-a-platform-to-...

> the basic gist is that everything in our societies are abstractions we have to believe in collectively.

Sapiens is a book that offers a more accessible overview of this concept: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens