RI#122 - Is Bitcoin dead?/How to raise a reader?/Toxic productivity/Read later app and more
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💧 Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Let's check the links!
🌐 Websites
- Read Later is a simple bookmarking solution. Email the link you like to bookmark, to the given email address and get readable version of the link to your inbox.
- Bitcoin Is Dead is the #1 database of notable Bitcoin skeptics. One day this website will be one of two things:
1. Collection of sadly true statements
or
2. The funniest statements of some really blind people
📝 Articles
- In The game you don't need to play, Lawrence Yao makes some nice points on pursuit of status.
📙 Books
How to Raise a Reader
A recent survey by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that reading for pleasure among kids is at an all-time low. The decline is, no surprise here, likely attributed to the increased use of screens. It’s likely that these non-reading children will become non-reading adults. I don’t want my kids to be those kids […]
📱 Apps
- Quiet Reader is a free Mac app that lets you read articles (from your browser) or text highlights (from any app) distraction free. It takes away all the ads, notifications, tabs and messy desktop so you can focus on what you're reading. /Mac ONLY
- Chat with your friends, family, or coworkers anonymously with ghoulchat. Messages are fully encrypted, colored randomly, and erased after 12 hours. /iOS
- Found a learning resource and want to save it to read later? Save to Savvy with one tap in your phone, or with the browser extension. /Android, iOS
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