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// the writing index · vol. 2022 · updated 2022-08-13

All 11 stories I published on Medium in 2022, with search and categories. Type a pattern or pick a category, then follow the white rabbit to the full story. white rabbit

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  1. Why Did I Switch from Apple Music to Deezer?

    Can Artuc left Apple Music for Deezer because it offers a real web player that works on Linux plus FLAC lossless streaming, two things Apple's service would not give him.

    ·misc·75 reads

  2. Why Do I Have Medium Paid Membership?

    Can Artuc explains why he pays for Medium membership: unlimited access past the paywall and a Partner Program that routes part of his fee to the writers he actually reads.

    ·misc·15 reads

  3. Why Did I Switch Back to Fedora 36 After Using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

    A 16-year Ubuntu loyalist, Can Artuc moved back to Fedora 36 after Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, pushed away by Canonical forcing Snap packages, including a Snap Firefox, where he prefers Flatpak.

    ·linux·1.6K reads

  4. Why Did I Return My Allbirds Sneakers?

    Can Artuc returned his Allbirds Wool Runners when the merino sneakers fell short on fit and comfort in daily wear, sustainability appeal notwithstanding.

    ·misc·46 reads

  5. macOS App: Pastebot from Tapbots Review

    A review of Pastebot, the clipboard manager from Tapbots, the studio behind Tweetbot, covering clipboard history, paste queues, and filters for everyday Mac productivity.

    ·apple & mac·377 reads

  6. I Changed My Go-to Linux Distro for the First Time from Year 2006

    After using Ubuntu since 2006, Can Artuc moved his work Thinkpad X1 Carbon to Fedora 35, citing Ubuntu's snap-only Firefox, freezes with external monitors, and short battery life.

    ·linux·2.6K reads

  7. Google Search is not My Default Search Engine After 20 Years

    After 20 years on Google Search, Can Artuc switched his default engine to a privacy-focused alternative like DuckDuckGo, driven by tracking and ad profiling concerns.

    ·misc·151 reads

  8. Why Couldn't I Switch From Evernote to Apple Notes?

    An attempted migration from Evernote to Apple Notes failed on missing tags, weak export options, and lock-in to iCloud, so Evernote stayed as the primary note app.

    ·apple & mac·2.2K reads

  9. There Will Not be a Campus But The Ranch

    An argument that the Silicon Valley mega-campus era is ending, with distributed teams and hybrid work replacing the office as the center of engineering culture.

    ·engineering·13 reads

  10. Why did I switch from Spotify to Apple Music?

    Can Artuc moved from Spotify to Apple Music, trading playlists for lossless and spatial audio, tighter AirPods integration, and a single Apple ecosystem subscription.

    ·misc·2.5K reads

  11. Data Obfuscation will not Anonymize You

    Masking and pseudonymizing data does not make it anonymous. Re-identification from combined datasets remains possible, and GDPR still treats such records as personal data.

    ·security·41 reads

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