Brandur Leach’s easy, alternative soft deletion strategy, Lane Wagner’s zen of proverbs, Nicolas Carlo says fake it until you can automate it, Felix A. Crux thinks feeds are the only civilized way to read online &amp; Ben Thompson analyzes AI and the big five tech companies.

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Show Notes:
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<li><a href="https://brandur.org/fragments/deleted-record-insert">Easy, alternative soft deletion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wagslane.dev/posts/zen-of-proverbs/">The Zen of Proverbs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://understandlegacycode.com/blog/fake-it-until-you-automate-it/">Fake it until you automate it</a></li>
<li><a href="https://felixcrux.com/blog/feeds-the-only-civilised-way-to-read-online">Feeds: The Only Civilised Way to Read Online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stratechery.com/2023/ai-and-the-big-five/">AI and the Big Five</a></li>
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