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  • That Time I Tried to Save SURGE Soda

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 31, 2025

    That Time I Tried to Save SURGE Soda

    What was it like to go “viral” in the days before social media? A site I built to bring SURGE soda back to the market became a community. It reached more people than I could have imagined. Here’s the story of how it happened.

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  • Anger as a Business Model

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 29, 2025

    Anger as a Business Model

    The media landscape is littered with people who use anger as a money maker. TV, radio, internet – it’s hard to swing a fist without running into someone with a gripe to sell.

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  • The Zen of the Price Is Right

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 23, 2025

    The Zen of the Price Is Right

    Life lessons can be found in the unlikeliest places. A game show, for example.

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  • Saying Goodbye to Twitter/X

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 21, 2025

    Saying Goodbye to Twitter/X

    I finally deactivated my Twitter/X account. I wanted to outlast the current ownership – but I couldn’t.

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  • Blog Questions Challenge

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 21, 2025

    Blog Questions Challenge

    I don’t usually participate in these things. But what the heck? Here are a few facts and figures about my blogging life.

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  • Devolution Now

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 20, 2025

    Devolution Now

    Watch as we go back in time…a rhyme of protest.

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  • Balancing Chronic Disease and a Freelance Lifestyle

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 15, 2025

    Balancing Chronic Disease and a Freelance Lifestyle

    How a medical diagnosis changed me and impacted my work environment.

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  • The Blurred Line Between Open-Source Contribution and Ownership

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 13, 2025

    The Blurred Line Between Open-Source Contribution and Ownership

    Some thoughts about ownership – or the perception of it – in open-source projects. Perhaps it relates to online communities as well.

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  • AI Can’t Solve Everything

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 9, 2025

    AI Can’t Solve Everything

    I find AI models helpful. But it can’t directly solve all of life’s problems. As in: Can it make me rich, young, and handsome?

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  • The Empty Promise of Big Tech

    Eric Karkovack

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    January 8, 2025

    The Empty Promise of Big Tech

    I bought the sales pitch. There was just so much good to be done. Tech visionaries seemed like the right people to create such change. Well, how’s that working out?

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