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  • The Consequence of Being Tethered to Tech

    Eric Karkovack

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    April 7, 2025

    The Consequence of Being Tethered to Tech

    An always-on lifestyle is the expectation these days. But adopting it means losing a bit of ourselves.

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  • Music That Shaped Me: Eels

    Eric Karkovack

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    March 25, 2025

    Music That Shaped Me: Eels

    The first in a series of music that has shaped my life. I heart Eels.

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  • The Limits of Understanding People

    Eric Karkovack

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    March 10, 2025

    The Limits of Understanding People

    Sometimes, understanding others makes you wish you could change them.

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  • Growing Up to Love Technology

    Eric Karkovack

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    March 3, 2025

    Growing Up to Love Technology

    A look back at the technology that shaped me.

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  • Why Social Media and Humility Aren’t Friends

    Eric Karkovack

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    February 24, 2025

    Why Social Media and Humility Aren’t Friends

    How social media makes us all insufferable braggarts.

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  • The Algorithm

    Eric Karkovack

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    February 17, 2025

    The Algorithm

    A poem about the code that rules our lives.

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  • The Simple Joy of Birds

    Eric Karkovack

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    February 10, 2025

    The Simple Joy of Birds

    Why birding is a great tonic for the stresses of daily life.

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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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