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  • Free little libraries

    I have a goal of building out a network of free little movie and book libraries around my area. These will be used magazine/newspaper stands, and will be inspired by the following sites: Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org/ Free Blockbuster: https://www.freeblockbuster.org/ I believe in preserving physical media, and want to do my little part in making… Continue reading

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  • Let’s talk about cryptocurrency

    Let’s talk about cryptocurrency

    Yeah, you read that right. I’m one of the many few leftist cryptocurrency advocates. Trust me though, I’m not a moonboy, an “influencer,” or a maximalist by any means. Certainly not (too) annoying about it. I just love the idea and prospects that helped originally create Bitcoin and it’s predecessors. The earliest serious digital currency… Continue reading

  • How AI is making college graduates dumber

    How AI is making college graduates dumber

    This is where we are in college education now. Students using AI to fully write their class work and not even taking steps to hide it in their submissions. Look at this discussion post from a student. As if the fact that their post looked almost identical to 90% of the other student’s posts, and… Continue reading

  • Made a Valentine’s update!

    Made a Valentine’s update!

    Finally made an update after 6 weeks. School, work, family, and life in general has been my only focus recently. I finally got a few free minutes letting the family sleep in and did some things though.Updated a bunch of /slashpage links, as well as got the homepage, headers, and graphics loaded. Looking almost as… Continue reading

  • How I see the Indieweb

    How I see the Indieweb

    There are 4 levels of the public internet. Skyscrapers, High Rise, Mid rise, and the Low Rise. First is the skyscrapers with all the big data broker, trillion dollar companies. You’ve got Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta, Walmart, and maybe a couple others who own or control the majority of data in the US. Other… Continue reading

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  • About

    About

    What’s this “Duane’s World” all about anyway? Duane’s World is a homage to the days of a more simple internet. Before the web was owned by billionaires, and we owned our own data. Visit the links below to follow along. I spent 25 years working in corporate retail, and when I became a father it… Continue reading

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