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• Post #3215836

  @agiletortoise There's still hope, but recent research reveals that the brain doesn't attain adulthood until the age of 32. So only eight years left to go! https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/five-ages-human-brain

• Post #3215835

  Finished reading *Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope* by Sarah Bakewell An informative, enlightening and interesting account of the history of humanistic thought, introducing us to many of the significant figures originally giving voice to such ideas. rating: ★★★★★ related link: https://literatibookstore.com/book/9780735223394 #Books #Humanism

• Post #3215834

  Released Notenik Version 18.3.0 Various and sundry improvements including some new/enhanced provisions for outlining. Also a new starter pack focused on use of the PARA organizational method (making good use of outlining). related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.3.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215833

  Released Notenik Version 18.4.0 Provided a way to use subfolders, but specify some that should not be treated as Notenik collections (in response to a user request). Plus some other minor refinements. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.4.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215832

  Published An Appreciation for The Thin Man In my judgment, this is one of those rare cases where the film is actually better than the book, without sacrificing much of value from the written text. I’ve watched the film repeatedly over the years and my appreciation for it has only grown with each viewing. related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/an-appreciation-for-the-thin-man.html #Film

• Post #3215831

  Published The Value of Autonomy I think we all understand instinctively why some degree of autonomy is important to every human: freedom feels good, and constraints often feel stifling and restrictive. But why is autonomy important *to our species*? Why, in other words, did we humans evolve to value autonomy, and to so regularly exercise it? related link: https://abouthumans.net/the-value-of-autonomy.html #Humanism

• Post #3215829

  Published "Why AI is Different" Eight ways in which AI is different from prior tech advances. My most surprising conclusion: "AI is effectively a societal regression from information agriculture to information foraging." related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/why-ai-is-different.html #Ai #Tech

• Post #3215828

  Released Notenik Version 18.5.0 Fixed an image-related bug in the Web Book Export as Site function; Eliminated unnecessary image icons in menu items; Added option for resolving relative wiki links when using the Share with Options function; Refinement of styling handling in note titles; Refinement of file naming to accommodate some meaningful punctuation characters. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.5.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215827

  Released Notenik Version 18.6.0 Added an optional menu bar extra (for the right side of the menu bar); fixed limited Markdown parsing of the Title field to leave underscores within words undisturbed. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.6.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215826

  This Guardian piece about Amazon's management forcing use of AI is exactly what I was talking about in my most recent piece on "Why AI is Different" https://hbowie.net/writings/why-ai-is-different.html https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/11/amazon-artificial-intelligence #AI

• Post #3215825

  Released Notenik Version 18.5.0 Fixed an image-related bug in the Web Book Export as Site function; Eliminated unnecessary image icons in menu items; Added option for resolving relative wiki links when using the Share with Options function; Refinement of styling handling in note titles; Refinement of file naming to accommodate some meaningful punctuation characters. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.5.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215824

  Published "Why AI is Different" Eight ways in which AI is different from prior tech advances. My most surprising conclusion: "AI is effectively a societal regression from information agriculture to information foraging." related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/why-ai-is-different.html #Ai #Tech

• Post #3215823

  Released Notenik Version 18.6.0 Added an optional menu bar extra (for the right side of the menu bar); fixed limited Markdown parsing of the Title field to leave underscores within words undisturbed. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.6.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215822

  Published "On The Passing of Paul Ehrlich" For some he seemed to be a hero, while others considered him to be a demon. Let's dive below the surface to see if we can unearth a more nuanced view. related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/on-the-passing-of-paul-ehrlich.html #Population

• Post #3215821

  Released Notenik Version 18.7.0 Massaged the title parser a bit more to respect embedded HTML line breaks, but mostly this release gets Notenik a little bit closer to being useful for preparing and delivering a presentation (aka "slide deck"). related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.7.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215819

  Published "On The Passing of Paul Ehrlich" For some he seemed to be a hero, while others considered him to be a demon. Let's dive below the surface to see if we can unearth a more nuanced view. related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/on-the-passing-of-paul-ehrlich.html #Population

• Post #3215818

  Released Notenik Version 18.8.0 Improved Notenik app icon to better support dark, clear and tinted styles; default Tahoe menu item images have been restored; added support for smart quotes in titles; additional slide styling for presentation display mode; added a toggle to actually present a presentation; made a few default CSS styling improvements. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.8.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215817

  Released Notenik Version 18.9.0 Added a new Image Layout field; Fixed a Folder exclusion bug; Documented a new Use Case for Presenting with Notenik; Added a new Nav Slug that can be used to access navigational info within a Merge Template; Fixed optional YAML representation of Wiki Links and Backlinks; Provided a new option to choose a desired text editor from a curated list. related link: https://notenik.app/kb/version-18.9.0.html #Notenik #Pkm

• Post #3215816

  Published "Our Cultural Confusion" Our current confusions about culture are causing several significant problems for modern human society. Let’s take a quick but insightful look at a number of related topics. related link: https://hbowie.net/writings/our-cultural-confusion.html #Culture