{"id":3995,"date":"2014-01-02T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2014-01-02T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T20:25:09","slug":"linked-some-stuff-ive-been-reading-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/01\/02\/linked-some-stuff-ive-been-reading-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: Some stuff I&#8217;ve been reading lately&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9166,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/thegreatdiscontent.com\\\/merlin-mann&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20140330023712\\\/http:\\\/\\\/thegreatdiscontent.com\\\/merlin-mann&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 06:11:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-21 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00:24:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>After selling my iPad in October, I\u2019ve been iPad-less for quite some time and this has lead to a backlog of Instapaper articles. I finally bit the bullet and started reading these on my computer which I hate doing. I was never an eBook guy until I got an iPad and my consumption has gone way down in recent months. I\u2019ll eventually get a new iPad but have had funds tied up in a few projects to do that. Either way, here are some things I\u2019ve read lately and enjoyed so much that I felt it was good to share with you all.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegreatdiscontent.com\/merlin-mann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Disconnect: Merlin Mann<\/a>: I immensely enjoyed reading this piece. Like many others, I always had no clue what Merlin did for money. I didn\u2019t know how he supported his family and just thought he was some guy who made wacky videos on the Internet. The interview didn\u2019t reveal as much as I had hoped but some of his thoughts on technology were profound and spot on to things I also consider to be important. It was a great interview so schedule 30 minutes to read it and ideally do it without distractions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/06\/magazine\/and-then-steve-said-let-there-be-an-iphone.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">And Then Steve Said, \u2018Let There Be an iPhone\u2019<\/a>: A long post but really great. Every historical commentary that pieces together stories of Apple\u2019s history as it related to Steve Jobs is something I enjoy. Steve\u2019s process, his vision and genius are sorely missed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/studiotendra.com\/2013\/08\/14\/computers-are-both-too-difficult-and-people-are-computer-illiterate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Computers are too difficult and people are computer illiterate<\/a>: I literally just did a virus cleanup on my sister\u2019s 3 month old Windows 8 Laptop today. 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She can play a YouTube video but if you ask her to uninstall Norton, she has no idea where add\/remove programs is.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-gselevator-guide-to-being-a-man-2013-9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Guide To Being A Man<\/a>: I hate linking to business insider but this is a great read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2013\/08\/how-to-make-perfect-coffee\/278944\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make Perfect Coffee<\/a>: Awesome article as The Atlantic continues to be my favorite publication this year. 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