I've used Notational Velocity for years, but couldn't get a working binary on latest MacOS/Chips and the newer variants I found seem to miss the mark on what made Notational Velocity great (imo).

So I'm working on an electron version[1] that has what I remember of the core UX. I wasn't the best user of NV – I'm sure it had features that I didn't use. If there are features that it had that you used, I'd certainly like to be aware of them.

[1]: https://github.com/ralphsaunders/nv-electron

It still feels like these dialogues are really only something lawyers could think is a good solution to companies employing invasive/overbearing uses of customer data.

My gut feel is that most users don't understand what "tracking" really means and simply want to enjoy digital experiences without having to engage with the "what & how" that comes with modern platforms. My partner (and I reckon many other "normal" people) loves the ads on Instagram and enjoys the personalisation on YouTube & Netflix.

The current solution of "be transparent and it's okay" just forces decisions onto consumers that they do not want. The "good" solution outlined in this article (accept/reject) is a big yes or a big no – a green light for everything vs a red light for nothing.

There needs to be further regulation in this space that defines legal vs illegal uses of user data beyond the principals laid out in GDPR. The regulation should aim to define the "what & how", relieving the burden of choice from users and removing this "consent and it's okay" loophole for invasive use of data.

Early Bird Edit: https://earlybirdedit.com/

I hate scrolling through twitter, so I built a service to email me the best tweets in my feed. It's self signup and there's a discount code in the signup process if you'd like to be an Alpha user/avoid the fee.

A handful of friends are using it and for the most part it's doing what I wanted it to do.

Not sure what the future holds given the recently cancelled 3rd party apps debacle.

P.S. I adventured into writing this on the Firebase stack (Firestore and Cloud Functions). Probably wouldn't again – the cold starts are simply too slow and the mitigations they suggest haven't been effective.

It’s shocking Amazon aren’t doing anything about this instance when the issue is raised directly. How can a store be complicit in selling bootlegged items and when confronted with it do nothing?

If it is indeed endemic in some categories at Amazon then surely the leadership at Amazon are aware. Do they just not care?

If I were a publisher I’d be furious at this situation. A regulator really needs to investigate and make Amazon police this more effectively.

hard to care when it makes you money to look away and the stakes are still low (some unhappy customers, not a focus of politicians or law enforcement or mainstream media). this is our “market solution”.

Surprising no one who has been paying attention.

As much as this may really damage the sector I work in, I’d cherish the clarity a stance like this could provide.

There are many businesses trying to be compliant whilst maintaining access to metrics their business depends on.

Compliance is very difficult at this time as the legal advice is shifting in different territories and there is conflicting guidance when you start to dig into it.

Id rather see a selection of activities and tactics entirely banned/regulated rather than this directive which is clearly too open to interpretation.

Appreciate the sentiment. Policy changes will probably always hurt somebody. The expectation is the the economy will realign around new goals.

In this case it's even simpler since a software company would like be able to develop a new product with hopefully more value to society than the vast majority of data collecting companies provide. I'm also not too afraid for tech workers being able to find other jobs, although I'm sorry for any other collateral damage.

Just sharing my experience - you may be dealing with something slightly different.

I burned out in a job, and went straight into a new one that was less demanding.

I didn’t try to do much at all for a while. It was more than a 18 months later when I had the itch to do more again.

My takeaway from this has been - be thankful and enjoy the process - don’t try to force things.

What a meandering read.

gf is a game changer! Great article – hard to soak up so much knowledge at once. Bookmarked.

I agree, it's a bit dense, but like somebody else was saying on this thread, I think picking one or two things from it and trying to include it in your worfklow for a limited period of time (say one week) will work better than trying to learn everything at once.

Then you can try new stuff the next week, and so on. Rinse and repeat :)

The difference really is that the Apple store is a monopoly.

It’s like there’s only one supermarket where you can sell your products, but they can still compete with you as you described.