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Archive for 2022
Primum Non Amplifico
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
Today’s post (content warning: weight loss) was inspired by Jacob Falkovich and David B. Clear. First, an update on my previous... »
Orange Is The New Red
Thursday, August 18th, 2022
Beeminder ♥ The StoryGraph
Thursday, August 4th, 2022
A Funny Story About “Backing Up Your Website”
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
Huge thanks to Geoff Hubbard (aka insti) for a delightful meetup in Copenhagen, including board games and nerding out about Beeminder and other topics. We just got home and Beeminder wants us to publish a blog post.... »
Beeminder Goes To Copenhagen
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
Hej venner! We (Danny and Bee, that is) are on the right (as in “dexter”, not necessarily “correct”) side of the Atlantic Ocean for a bit. Come meet up with us and discuss Beemindery things, like group goals, commitment devices, auctions, and algorithms for participatory democracy? Meet me in Copenhagen? Date/time: Tuesday, July 19, 16:30 Location: Bastard Café Huset... »
Is Beeminder Self-Blackmail?
Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
Troubleshooting My Toothbrush
Thursday, June 9th, 2022
Working in Beeminder support, it’s hard to avoid noticing that folks sometimes feel a bit embarrassed about their goals. Or at least of the fact that they need to beemind learning how to juggle goslings when everyone else is born knowing how. So let me put it right out there: my most socially embarrassing goal is... »
Beeminder But On The Blockchain?
Thursday, May 26th, 2022
Let us start by saving you a lot of time: No. Beeminder does not need to or want to be on the blockchain. Are you still here? We figured we’d write about this now because a new Beeminder competitor called »
Both Sides Now
Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Way back in 2014 we blogged about how people who wanted to mind both sides of the red line (called the Yellow Brick Road in those days) were all wrong to want that. We’re still pretty opiniated and still aren’t adding this as a feature, but... »