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ChatGPT, Research Outputs and Writing for the Web

The reasons are new. The recommendations, not so much.

Feb 9, 2023

Abstract image showing a face looking to the right and some concentric circles all overlaid with a semi-transparent layer of blurry circuit-like patterns.

Feb 9, 2023

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The Rebirth of the Author

You won’t believe what happens when ChatGPT meets French literary theory: the results will shock you!†

Dec 14, 2022

Largely illegible collage of random letters in different typefaces and a few shapes and ink blotches.

Dec 14, 2022

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UI Design as Normal Science

The desktop GUI has shaped the way we think about human-computer interactions for the better part of 40 years. That may be changing.

Nov 2, 2022

A young Steve Jobs wearing a non-customary blazer and bow tie introduces the original Macintosh in 1984.

Nov 2, 2022

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Reading research outputs online is a lousy experience and I’m salty about it

Remarks at the launch event for Screens, Research and Hypertext

Jun 15, 2022

Cover image for Screens, Research and Hypertext. Image contains an abstract, pixelated explosion of blocks, along with the text “Joe Miller: Screens, Research and Hypertext. A publication by designbysoapbox.com”

Jun 15, 2022

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My love-hate relationship with personal knowledge management tools

The theoretical gains from a good PKM system are tremendous. But are they enough to justify adding time-consuming new processes?

May 22, 2022

My love-hate relationship with personal knowledge management tools

May 22, 2022

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Researching with a second brain

Or, why the research community should be writing with tools like Roam Research

May 17, 2022

Screenshots of Roam Research. Three windows are open showing different passages. Thin lines show connections between blocks of content in the different windows.

May 17, 2022

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In search of the perfect writing tool

Good software won’t make you a better writer. But bad software can make you a worse one.

May 10, 2022

Screenshot showing the credit screen for MacWrite II, an early word processing program from Claris, written for the Macintosh.

May 10, 2022

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On writing digital reports

What if “digital-first report” is an oxymoron?

May 4, 2022

Photo showing two copies of an annual report for New America. One copy is closed showing part of a black and white striped cover. The other is opened to a fold-out spread showing in double-page infographic and a table of contents.

May 4, 2022

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The Rhetoric of Content Types

For think tanks, the structure of a piece of content isn’t always the same as its function. It’s time CMSs start treating them differently.

Dec 14, 2020

The Rhetoric of Content Types

Dec 14, 2020

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Miles, Marcel, Marshall and Marginalia

Or, experiments in writing for the web

Apr 1, 2020

Miles, Marcel, Marshall and Marginalia

Apr 1, 2020

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jjosephmiller

Employing hypertext to explore ambiguous idea spaces. Principal, Fountain Digital Consulting. Author SCREENS, RESEARCH AND HYPERTEXT. Recovering philosopher.

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