Mike Ravdonikas 

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Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

Read this when you have a moment. Then read what's in there when you have a month or two. They're good.

http://telegra.ph/Recommended-Reading-01-31

Markus's Recommended Reading

Some friends and colleagues asked me about books. Here's what I think everyone should read. I'm not including obvious titles like The Lord of the Rings, so don't be surprised if you don't see something you think is too important to miss. I'll begin with non-fiction, but do scroll down if you're more interested in literature. Non-fiction How to talk so that kids listen, and how to listen so that kids talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. The only actually practical book from my list that can help bring your…

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

Correct! Thank you, Admiral. As for you, people, run while you still can.

...once people asked me to send them a couple of test messages so that they could test something.

So I told them:

What is the tree testing when it falls in forest without a single iOS device around for miles and miles and miles.

And then I added:

Oh, and there was supposed to be a question mark at the end of that last passage.

Were they satisfied? No. They asked for more.

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

By the way the answer to the earlier question about the tree falling down in the forest goes like this:

It's testing the OSX app, which too tends to crash when you're not looking.

Did everyone wait for me to change my private username to something ugly with an underscore to start mentioning me in every group message?

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

Somebody made an XKCD channel. Kinda feels weird that I'll be getting them in real time now and not in the usual way.

(My usual way being opening the site once in about a year or so and falling down into the abyss for a few hours instead of doing something important.)

So, unless you want to keep stumbling upon these pics in your usual way, whatever that may be, here's the link:
https://telegram.me/xkcdchannel

xkcd

The latest xkcd comics. (xkcd.com) Unofficial channel. Comics are automatically posted within a few minutes after publication.

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020
It is always extremely surprising to see interfaces improve on other apps and websites. Somehow you don't expect them to change, especially for the better (but maybe it's just a decade of watching Facebook grow unnecessary extra feet speaking).
https://t.me/Markus/35
Markus said...

It is always extremely surprising to see interfaces improve on other apps and websites. Somehow you don't expect them to change, especially for the better (but maybe it's just a decade of watching Facebook grow unnecessary extra feet speaking). Getting to the point, I happen to like the evolution of Google Play's review system over the last few months, as seen from the admins' side. Reviews that were updated by the users now get a bright UPDATED label. You can see how other users have rated this or that particular review right away. And there are even links to individual reviews that you can share with others on your team. The user in me wants to say something like, 'Oh, you got it finally, really? You didn't have something as simple as permalinks for reviews as far as 2015? Bravo, geniuses!' But as a person who gets to read reviews now and then, I know better. People are improving stuff while most of the others are either making things worse and more cluttered or merely letting their products decay. So it…

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

Another example of improving interfaces is Wikipedia. I'm thoroughly amazed by their visual editor.

Especially the part that automatically processes links into proper references without the usual manual hell of misplaced quotes and brackets.

Marvellous progress that finally makes editing Wikipedia articles a question of knowing things and finding sources, instead of maintaining strict bracket discipline.

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

I remember reading a nice article on scams. It said, among other things, that victims of a scam are statistically more likely to fall for another scam in the future, not less.

There was a beatiful example, a nigerian-style scam that went somewhat like this:
https://t.me/Markus/48

Markus said...

I remember reading a nice article on scams. It said, among other things, that victims of a scam are statistically more likely to fall for another scam in the future, not less. There was a beatiful example, a nigerian-style scam that went somewhat like this: "Hello, I'm Jose Vargas from the Internet Security Department of Caracas Police, Venezuela. We have recently apprehended a group of Internet criminals that took money from people, posing as lawyers of a certain Nigerian prince. We have liberated 2.000.000 USD from that group and Venezuelan law dictates that the money must be returned to the people they tricked. Your name and address were found among the criminals' records, so I'm contacting you in order to return the sum of $2000 USD that was taken from you according to those records. Please send me your bank account number, along with the obligatory foreign tax payment of $50 so that I can authorize the transfer. Cpt. Jose Vargas Internet Security Department Caracas Police" A lot of people fell for…

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

In case you're curious, this is the best book on tech support ever written:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/1848123094

Tech support aside, I honestly think that the world becomes a better place each time a person finishes this book. It's not as much about talking to kids, as it is about talking to the kids in all of us.

Do your children, loved ones and the rest a favor and read it.

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk: Amazon.co.uk: Faber, Adele, Mazlish, Elaine: 9781848123090: Books

Buy How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk Third by Faber, Adele, Mazlish, Elaine (ISBN: 9781848123090) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020

Telegram Stickers Essentials.

Here's what you need to properly communicate using stickers.

1. Fallout stuff. Especially 👍, 🎉 and 😝
https://telegram.me/addstickers/vault_boy

2. For the bearded part of your personality. 😎, 😐 and 💪
https://telegram.me/addstickers/borodist

3. For the furrier part. https://telegram.me/addstickers/Stich (this pack could have easily been smaller, true)

4. And never, ever leave home without senor Pepe. Take the classic ones, not the silly glossy remakes. https://telegram.me/addstickers/rarepepes

You're all set.

Add sticker set Vault boy on Telegram

Mike Ravdonikas Sep 22, 2020