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Creating a Date Column in Notion That Has a Default
I searched around for a while on how to create a Date column in Notion that defaulted to the current date and time but could also be editable. I didn’t find anything useful and eventually came up with my own solution.
This requires three columns:
The first column is the Created column which exists by default on tables. The second column is a Date column named Override Date. This will normally be empty unless you enter a value in the column.
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Efficient is the antonym of Robust
In Just Too Efficient, Tim Bray gathers a good set of links and arguments about efficiency.
As I’ve said before:
"Efficient" is the antonym of "Robust". https://t.co/a05rUC5XKE
— Joe Gregorio (@bitworking) April 23, 2020
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Public Service Announcement: Wealth Induced Tech Bro Sociopathy
Do you, or someone you know, suffer from the following symptoms?
Willful ignorance of history because doing otherwise might impact your bottom line? Mark Zuckerberg
Do you equate self-driving cars with dismembering journalists? Uber
Do you take umbrage at women’s suffrage? Peter Theil
Is your name Marc Andreessen?
Then you might be suffering from Wealth Induced Tech Bro Sociopathy, an old disease currently experiencing an outbreak in Silicon Valley.
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Time Crimp
Defn: Time Crimp, Temporal Crimp, or simply Crimp A term that describes the compression of time during a crisis. During times of crisis events unfold with a speed unthinkable outside a crisis. Vaccines for Covid-19 may be available in a year or two, as opposed to the normal development timeline of decades. Sweeping changes to zoning laws that would normally have been impossible, or at least taken years to get approved are done in a matter of days.
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Murkowski
Murkowski verb
To express "concern" about something you have no intention of doing anything about. Derived from Senator Lisa Murkowski who claimed she was "concerned" about about President Trumps behavior but still decided to vote against impeaching him. Four months later Trump was tear-gassing peaceful protesters. Example usage: "Wow, Zuckerburg totally Murkowski'd on Trump's violent rhetoric." See also: Duplicitious.
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