Norm MacLennan - My Bad Take Space (Page 2)

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The Web That Was

What I Was Doing Instead of My Homework

Remember when the web was about building communities and not about selling ads?

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Synonyms

Synonyms: Google (Mail and Drive)

For the love of god don't self-host email. But here are a couple of providers you could try instead.

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Synonyms

Synonyms: Kindle and Unlimited

Looking to de-Kindle a bit? Here are some ideas.

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The Web That Was

Scenes from a Walled Garden

The Web That Was is a collection of memories of the Internet (yes, nerds, technically not just the web) before it consolidated to 4 or 5 websites. You can learn more about my motivations from this post. These are mostly a personal retelling of memories and not well-researched information about

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Breaking Out Without Checking Out

Cutting out unhealthy social media use without accidentally checking out of society.

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The Web That Was

Looking to the Internet's past to find what will work for us in the future.

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