Bookmarks: Week of Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2026

Generated on July 5, 2026

GitHub - alfredang/markdownapp: Native SwiftUI Markdown vault editor (macOS/iPadOS/iOS) — Obsidian-compatible, with a VS Code-style desktop workspace, embedded terminals, an extension marketplace, and an LLM-maintained wiki. · GitHub

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Native SwiftUI Markdown vault editor (macOS/iPadOS/iOS) — Obsidian-compatible, with a VS Code-style desktop workspace, embedded terminals, an extension marketplace, and an LLM-maintained wiki. - alfredang/markdownapp

Obsidian is great, but Electron sucks up so. much. ram. etc. a native app would be amazing.

#Markdown #editor #software #macOS

TI 0699 D2L Discovery | University of Calgary Continuing Education

conted.ucalgary.ca

D2L Discovery is an online, asynchronous introduction to D2L Brightspace, the University of Calgary’s learning management system. Designed for sessional and new instructors, this non-graded course helps participants build foundational skills for setting up, managing, and supporting courses.

#Brightspace #resource #person:AlexisHandford #TaylorInstitute #UCalgary

When Developing an AI Strategy, Beware the Urgency Trap

hbr.org

There’s a consistent pattern in failed or underperforming AI initiatives. Business leaders tend to frame AI through the lens of what they see as the most urgent problems—bottlenecks in productivity, rising costs, slow decision-making, or inefficiencies in workflows. This focus on urgent and immediate challenges may be why AI initiatives start fast and generate excitement, but ultimately fail to transform organizations in meaningful or lasting ways. To avoid this “urgency trap,” leaders can take three actions to avoid employing AI as a quick fix and instead use it as a tool for long-term value creation: 1) prioritize clarity of purpose, 2) resist the urgency bias, and 3) focus on advancing the company’s vision.

#via:NatashaKenny #AI #strategy #HBR

Google’s New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand

reclaimthenet.org

The same company that monetizes everything you do online would like to switch on your camera.

#Google #captcha #privacy #reCAPTCHA

I’m Begging You to Leave Your AI Note-taker at Home

joanwestenberg.com

Stop Bringing Your AI to Coffee

But in 2026, there seems to be no way to say “yes, actually, I do fucking mind” without sounding like a paranoid luddite, or like someone with something to hide. So I wind up saying, “No, totally fine.” But my walls go up. And from that second on, even subconsciously, I’m giving a deposition - weighing up each sentence before it leaves my lips, wondering where the transcript ends up once we shake hands and go our separate ways…

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I suspect we’re losing the capacity for play. Serious thinking happens in serious environments, but we need lower-stakes environments too, where we can try out shitty ideas and see how they fit. If every conversation is being synthesized into a “Summary and Action Items” list by a GPT-4o instance, it pressures every conversation to be “productive,” and gone are the meanderings, the non-sequitors, and the comfortable silences that humans use to build rapport.

#person:JAWestenberg #AI #privacy

They See Your Photos

theyseeyourphotos.com

Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees.

#via:GrantPotter #AI #privacy #computervision

Custom-BBS — telnet in

bbs.custom-bbs.com

Custom-BBS: a restored 1980s Amiga bulletin board. Connect from your browser or telnet in directly.

#Amiga #BBS #emulation

How to Hustle Like a Tech Founder - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

mcsweeneys.net

“You can’t hustle alone. Move to a city where founders thrive and get to work. Head to Miami if you want to scam people with crypto, or San Francisco if you …

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Remember, it’s not white-collar crime if you’re wearing a hoodie.

#via:BenWerdmuller #McSweeney’s

BCCampus Enabling Collaborative Initiatives Toolkit

sert.bccampus.ca

This toolkit is for anyone who:

Wants to bring together multiple institutions to create, adapt, or use an educational resource or educational technology and sustain it long term Is unsure about next steps, sustainability, intellectual property, or decision making in the context of multi-institutional initiatives

#BCCampus #via:StephenDownes #collaboration #institutions #edtech