In this fascinating discussion with Adam Engst, we discuss how he used to think that reading added information to essentially a database in his brain. Recently, though, he has started to think about his brain as a large language model, and that instead, reading is changing the weights of the model to include new information. […]
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NC #1065 Kindle Nothing, Markdown Export from Notes, Adam Engst on Choosing iPhone 17 (not Pro)
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, October 5, 2025, and this is show number 1065. mp3 download Articles The Kindle Nothing is My (New) Kindle of Choice Exploring Markdown Export from Notes Support the […]
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The Kindle Nothing is My (New) Kindle of Choice
I’m a pretty avid reader. I don’t read quickly, but there’s never a gap between one book and the next. I’ve been a fan of reading on Kindle since 2010. While I do absolutely miss going to bookstores and literally judging a book by its cover, I still prefer Kindle. I also miss trading books […]
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Split Screen for Books on iPad Pro for Knightwise
Our old friend Knightwise is back with an interesting problem to be solved. He reads his books electronically in the Kindle app in ePub format, and he likes to highlight as he reads. He uses these highlights in creation of talks he gives to other entrepreneurs. He outlines his talks using a Mind Mapping program […]
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I’m going to call this next subject the “Professor Maryanne Problem”. Do you find that you have lots of time where you can listen to podcasts (driving, exercising, vacuuming) but very little time to simply sit still and read long form articles? Or do you find, like me, that you’ve lost the ability to pay […]
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