#colin walker

A few people in this little corner of the blogosphere have linked to this bikobatanari.art recently: Browsing the Eastern Side of the Personal Web (and exploring its differences with the West) It’s quite frankly one of the best things I’ve read all year. Go read it! The author, having browsed Neocities for years, became interested in discovering new, less-visited corners of the personal web.…

Robert Baden-Powell: allegations and the truth

It is an accepted principle in the study of history that you cannot judge people of past through the standards of today. There is much in the past that we would not see as acceptable to us today and, by the same token, much that we do today that would not be acceptable to our forebears and ancestors. The historical failings of Imperialism are well documented and cannot be denied. We carry a…

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💬 Blogs as Thinking Spaces

Nice reflection Colin. I find it interesting the way that focuses and intents associated with blogging develop and evolve over time. Although I do sometimes go back to my Twitter feed to find past conversations, I agree with you that it is a bit of dumping spot. For a long time my habit has been to save links to Diigo and shared on Twitter. Is Diigo my ‘Commonplace Book’?

Bringing my processes in house and then POSSEing has actually made me a lot more mindful

A. of what I share

B. the notes, quotes and tags associated with this

It has also led to a lot more internal linking. I think that this practice is a continuation of what I started with my Wikity and curated newsletter. I think that the challenge is to continually “apply what you learn“. In the end, I wonder if an element of blogging is located in the present. As Clive Thompson suggests: