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Sam Knutson
@samknutson.bsky.social
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Enjoys photography, beer, bourbon and cupcakes not necessarily in that order. Has seen a thing or two around UX, Product Management and Mainframes. he/him
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Sam Knutson @samknutson.bsky.social · Oct 20
ART of GETTING ALONG "getting along" depends about ninety-eight percent on his own behavior. -Wilfred Peterson #QOTD
Poster The Art of Getting Along
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Very negative aspect of AppleCare One is that "The current AppleCare One program does not have a Family Sharing option." so be careful before you set out to switch if you have more than one person and each has their own Apple ID as recommended by Apple you cannot consolidate #CX
September 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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“You’re perfect. And you could use a little improvement.” -Dan Harris I so love this quote! from @gretchenrubin.bsky.social interview on substack with Dan. Love is a Cleaner Burning Fuel open.substack.com/pub/secretso...
Love is a Cleaner Burning Fuel
My conversation with Dan Harris about self-improvement, the problem with certainty, and more
open.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Good Morning! #sunrise #pennsylvania #dji #drone
This photo captures a serene sunrise over a rolling, forested landscape. The sun is just above the horizon, casting a warm golden glow that blends into soft pinks, purples, and blues across the sky. Low clouds scatter the light, adding depth and drama to the scene. In the foreground, open green fields and a small rural property with a few buildings are nestled beside dense woodland. The forest stretches toward the horizon, where layers of misty hills fade into the distance. The overall mood is calm and tranquil, with a sense of untouched natural beauty.
August 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Good Morning! #Pennsylvania #dji #drone #sunrise
The sun is just above the horizon, radiating a warm golden light that bathes the sky in shades of orange, pink, and soft yellow, gradually blending into the cool blue tones higher up. Wispy clouds are scattered across the sky, some catching the early light while others remain darker, adding depth and texture. In the foreground and midground, rolling forested hills dominate, their rich green foliage contrasting beautifully with the sky’s colors. Patches of open grassland and a winding road with a few scattered buildings give a hint of rural life nestled within the vast natural setting. The light mist in the distant valleys adds an ethereal touch, enhancing the sense of depth and calm. Overall, the image conveys a peaceful and timeless early-morning atmosphere, highlighting the beauty of nature at daybreak.
August 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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authorkaraj.bsky.social
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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lainenooney.bsky.social
My keynote from last week's @init-hello.org Apple II conference is now online! It only took 2 years but I finally wrote a book talk 😂 (and I think it's pretty ok). Thanks to everyone from INIT for letting me into your cool club, and @textfiles.com for the recording

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XV...
INIT HELLO - Laine Nooney Keynote
YouTube video by INIT HELLO
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August 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
samknutson.bsky.social
Housing unit in abandoned SCI Cresson prison in Cresson, PA #abandonedplaces
looking through broken glass windows from a guard station into a housing unit with cells on two levels
August 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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derekdotspace.bsky.social
With looming storms NASA’s Crew 11 mission threaded the needle as it lifted off from Launch Complex 39A.
The Crew-11 Falcon 9 launch lifts off from Launch Complex 39, brush is visible below the rocket with the top of a palm tree in the top right of the frame. The Fixed Service Structure stands to the right of the rocket with the Crew Access Arm swinging away.
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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kansasfest.bsky.social
The whole of #KansasFest 2025 is now available over on #YouTube! Playlist includes the original streams, plus edited sessions for easier viewing.

Thank you to all our presenters and attendees - this event would not be possible without your continued support!

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
KansasFest 2025 - YouTube
Recordings of sessions presented at Virtual KansasFest 2025
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
samknutson.bsky.social
Listening to author Laine Nooney @lainenooney.bsky.social at INIT HELLO @init-hello.org conference share perspectives on the history of Apple ][ They wrote a book you might want to read. “The Apple II Age How the Computer Became Personal” press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
July 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The kids are alright. "I Cant Tell You Why" by The Eagles cover by The Graystones youtu.be/zCIdMOt9iVk
I Cant Tell You Why by @EaglesBand cover by The Graystones
YouTube video by The Graystones
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July 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I am a self-described "aspiring minimalist" for a couple decades now but digitally this is me. I am also a datahoarder and while parts of it get more organized, much of it is very searchable, and I even occasionally downsize (digital photos that I didn't pick) mostly I just keep it all.
Everything is Temporary, Except My Downloads
Searching for simplicity in my relationship with technology
opensecretsmagazine.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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contactlight.de
Searchlights focused on the #Apollo11 Saturn V rocket on the launchpad the night of July 14, 1969

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forallmankind.de
July 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
samknutson.bsky.social
If you are a Product Manager a great way to invest time today is to read and absorb Gibson Biddle's article #1 The DHM Model Product strategy answers, “How will your product delight customers in hard-to-copy, margin-enhancing ways?” gibsonbiddle.medium.com/2-the-dhm-mo... #productmanagement
#1 The DHM Model
Delighting customers in hard-to-copy, margin-enhancing ways.
gibsonbiddle.medium.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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init-hello.org
A newly formatted floppy for a new conference!!

init-hello.org

#AppleII #apple2
Welcome - INIT HELLO
You have a diskette, and you want to start fresh. So you run “INIT HELLO” on your Apple II and you get a clean slate. A clean slate is coming to the System Source Computer Museum north of Baltimore, M...
init-hello.org
March 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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ositanwanevu.com
Nursing a take that the major Silicon Valley firms can be understood as organized crime syndicates and perform some of the same functions as the old ones used to — money laundering, feeding addictions, skirting regulations, political influence.
February 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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lincolnproject.us
The world’s richest man who no one elected just walked into the US Treasury, stole your Social Security number, and Trump let him. You deserve to know why this is happening - call your member of Congress and Senators (202) 224-3121 and ask why.
February 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
samknutson.bsky.social
Good Morning! 📱#shotoniphone16pro
January 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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contrariannews.org
"As Trump defies our national character, he makes us smaller, weaker, and less respected."

Jen Rubin highlights the religious & secular leaders condemning Trump's recent executive decrees, noting their contradiction to fundamental values of human dignity.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-act...
Trump’s Actions Are Not Just Lawless; They Defy Our Deepest Values
Leaders of all faiths publicly implore a man who hawks Bibles to show some human decency in the name of God
contrarian.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
samknutson.bsky.social
I really like these thoughts from David Feldman dfeldman.medium.com/enough-disru... Disruption is not inherently good. Building great high quality products can change the world meaningfully and sustainably. #product #ux #quality
Enough Disruption: Build Better Products
Nobody wants their lives to be constantly upended—least of all by buggy, confusing products. So what if we built great products instead?
dfeldman.medium.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
January 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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theoatmeal.bsky.social
Something to keep in mind for 2025

Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
samknutson.bsky.social
There are a lot of daily self-help or advice newsletters but I drop quickly most I've sampled. I have found @SahilBloom's daily Curiosity Chronicle humble, fun and genuinely useful! The thoughts on time today were spot on. You might enjoy it too www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter
Recognize time as the most valuable asset In a 2019 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, investor Graham Duncan coined the term time billionaire to refer to someone with over one billion seconds remaining in their life: "We’re so obsessed, as a culture, with money. And we deify dollar billionaires in a way...And I was thinking of time billionaires that when I see twenty-year-olds—the thought I had was they probably have two billion seconds left. But they aren’t relating to themselves as time billionaires." When you’re young, you’re a time billionaire—literally rich with time. At age twenty, you probably have about two billion seconds left (assuming you live to eighty). By fifty, just one billion seconds remain. But are you truly appreciating the value of this asset? In his On the Shortness of Life, Seneca wrote, "We are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it." You may know how important your time is, yet you ignore its passage and engage in low-value activities that pull you away from the things that really matter. My first intention is to change that: Recognize time as the most valuable asset (and act accordingly). Special Note: This is an excerpt derived from the time wealth section of my book, The 5 Types of Wealth. It explores this topic in depth and provides the actionable tools to build time wealth in your life.
January 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Hey Apple ][ peeps Applesauce 2.0 is out a few days ago! I just stumbled on this probably was in the discord but I don't usually follow that. Thanks @DiskBlitz ! Find it here where you would expect applesaucefdc.com/software/
December 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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December 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM