A weekly newsletter where I share ideas from about nurturing learning and curiosity with technology.
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The buddy system for self-schooling
The internet is a glorious place where you can either burn 4 consecutive hours looking at 9gag and a stream of your friends’ garbage on Facebook, or learn a megaton of things for free. There are many ways to go about doing this, be it by tuning your social media to suck less so you…
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How to use the Like button to make your Facebook Newsfeed suck less
If you’ve noticed that your Facebook Newsfeed is a little crappy these days, you might want to rethink your Liking strategy. If your Newsfeed is God’s gift of knowledge then please share your tips to make this guide more useful. What is the Like button, really? All interactions on Facebook these days are sucked up…
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The jack of all trades’ fear of mediocrity
I’m usually very proud of being a jack of all trades. Like all of them, I take joy in acquiring knowledge from all the world has to offer. I like to dabble, and enjoy the fruits of the Earth without ever deciding that one is sweeter than the other. Here’s a few juggling tricks, a…
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The paradox of using song discovery apps.
Beautifully designed and even simpler to use. (Taken from the Shazam website.) You’ve probably used or heard of Shazam (or any of its competitors) by now. Shazam was one of the first apps that I downloaded on my phone that made me feel like I had magic powers. It’s terrifically simple, highly intelligent and extremely…
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We Once Were (كنا)
The Tale of a People of Past ParticiplesPaul Doyle, 2011. http://www.bradtguides.com/articles-lebanon-peaceful-beautiful-and-cosmopolitan.html A Conversation with Teita Prelude I was conversing with my teita (grandmother) not more than a week ago about the state of our nation. Not the nation of the book I carry which gives me access to different countries. The nation whose food I…
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The Vapidity of Business School
Photo by Kit from Pittsburgh, USA. http://www.flickr.com/people/97632390@N00 Nearing the Big G I’ve been tortured these past few days. I only have 2 months before graduating and like many in the same situation, I’m reflecting on what I’ve done and where my “real life” is headed. “Real life” as though the past 5 years and multiple…
