Remembering the first computer I bought: It was a Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop. I loved configuring and ordering that thing online. I loved pulling it out of my backpack. I loved assuming everyone was in awe as I hacked away at the keyboard (they weren’t).I used that laptop all through undergrad and a bit into graduate school. I attempted to keep it going for a bit longer with added memory and a new hard drive.It wasn’t meant to be.After cleaning it up, I handed it over to my dad who ended up using it for another five or six years.Why stroll down computer memory lane?I was thinking about my recent move to Substack and how it mirrored my switch from PCs to Macs.My PC era was great. I learned a lot about memory and motherboards and buses and a whole lot of things that are somewhat irrelevant in today’s world. From desktops to laptops to servers to email exchanges, tearing apart and rebuilding those machines was a great thrill.Then it wasn’t.Subscribe and receive articles like this by email!I wanted to focus on productivity and output. I cared less about building a powerful computer and instead focused on ease of use without tinkering.Hello MacBook Pro.Easy. Little hardware configuration. Focus on output was front and center.(While I still do a lot of tinkering, it’s mostly software tinkering these days.)My switch to Substack mirrored the above.I felt I was doing too much tweaking without enough output.If there are no Krispy Kremes in the home, I can’t eat them.While Substack doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of other platforms, those bells and whistles are the Krispy Kremes: If they aren’t available, I can’t spend my time tweaking or configuring or changing them.I can focus on the output.Hello Substack.(And hello The New Communicator.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com

The latest episode of my podcast, The New Communicator, is now live!You can listen here or via your dedicated podcast player.Notes from this episode are below.Episode notesMusichttps://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hopLicense code: PCRBPJ5QLPKYKAVJhttps://uppbeat.io/?as=wiljrReferenceThe Rebooting Show with Brian MorrisseyWhy The Dispatch is leaving Substackhttps://overcast.fm/+5lRM7h_34Get episode notificationshttps://www.thenewcommunicator.comAbout the authorhttps://www.wiljr.org/aboutNotesThat tweet about Ben Smith interviewing Tucker Carlson:My response:The Axios Smart Brevity 7-part course:Thank you for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com

The latest episode of my podcast, The New Communicator, is now live!You can listen here or via your dedicated podcast player.Notes from this episode are below.I mention in the episode: This episode was stitched together across a few different times and places, including outdoors (and in a car).The next episode will include me walking to a coffee shop.I don't necessarily enjoy the difference in audio quality between recording in my studio and being outside. I do like the variance, though.If you enjoy either, let me know.Episode notesMusichttps://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hop License code: PCRBPJ5QLPKYKAVJ ReferencesThe Rebooting Show: Time’s Keith Grossman on why Web3 is here to stay https://overcast.fm/+5lRPs8UWw The article referenced in this episode: What are we measuring https://www.wiljr.org/what-are-we-measuring/ My articles are found here: https://wiljr.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com

The latest episode of my podcast, The New Communicator, is now live!You can listen here or via your dedicated podcast player.Notes from this episode are below.Episode notesMusicSong: Jazz And HopArtist: kidcutLink: https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hopLicense code: PCRBPJ5QLPKYKAVJReferral code: https://uppbeat.io/?as=wiljrSong: I’m so Glad (That Jürgen is a Red)Artist: Marc KennyComposer: John Lennon & Paul McCartneyReferenceThe Futur: Reframing Problems into OpportunitiesConsume *this*. (05/30/22): http://www.wiljr.org/consume-this-05-30-22/ ArticlesMy articles are found here: https://wiljr.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com

The latest episode of my podcast, The New Communicator, is now live!You can listen here or via your dedicated podcast player.Notes from this episode are below.Episode notesMusicSong: Jazz And HopArtist: kidcutLink: https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hopLicense code: PCRBPJ5QLPKYKAVJReferral code: https://uppbeat.io/?as=wiljrReferenceStratechery podcastAn Interview with Eric Seufert About the Post-ATT Landscapehttps://overcast.fm/+vmfSW0GPgArticlesMy articles are found here: https://wiljr.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com

The latest episode of my podcast, The New Communicator, is now live!You can listen here or via your dedicated podcast player.Notes from this episode are below.Episode notesMusicSong: Jazz And HopArtist: kidcutLink: https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hopLicense code: PCRBPJ5QLPKYKAVJReferral code: https://uppbeat.io/?as=wiljrReferenceStratechery podcastAn Interview with Eric Seufert About the Post-ATT Landscapehttps://overcast.fm/+vmfSW0GPgArticlesMy articles are found here: https://wiljr.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenewcommunicator.com