New Tech-Splanation - Groups (on social media)

Hey ,You signed up for these emails because you wanted to be notified of my new "Tech-splanations" on Nextdoor.Today, we're talking about how groups on social media sites like Nextdoor work. It seems to me a lot of people think they are far more “off...

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Mar 30, 2024
New Tech-Splanation - Bluetooth

Hey ,You signed up for these emails because you wanted to be notified of my new "Tech-splanations" on Nextdoor.Today, we're talking about Bluetooth (no not the dead tooth your ex-husband has that turned "blue").Read it here: https://nextdoor.com/p/2K...

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Mar 28, 2024
The Downward Spiral turns 30!

Hey Friend,Are you a fan of Nine Inch Nails?In all the hoopla of getting married, I forgot to tell you my record label is running a give away.The Downward Spiral is turning 30 on March 8th, so for the next few days you can enter to win a definitive e...

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Mar 05, 2024
Flash Sale (I'm getting married!)

Hey Friend,I'm getting married today so I just impulsively decided to make a 50% off coupon for your entire cart.Go to HTTPS://ApproachingUtopia.com/music and add whatever you want to your cart.Then click the cart in the top right corner and you shou...

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Mar 03, 2024
What happens when you don't own the products you buy?

Hey Friend,Funimation, a company that makes and sells (mostly Japanese) animation shows and movies, is closing its "digital doors".The kicker:All of the digital shows and movies their users have purchased over the years will be GONE.They are complete...

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Feb 09, 2024
New(ish) album in ye olde musik shoppe

Hey Friend,In 2016 I released what is probably my first cohesive album, Prefecture.Audio I: Beach.It's a dark ambient album...but re-listening to it today I don't know if it's really all that "dark."I guess you can judge that for yourself.It is heavi...

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Feb 09, 2024
Keep the dream alive?

Hey Friend,I got a lot of responses from my last email that were very encouraging.Thank you for that.It means more to me than you could ever know.If you missed it, you can read it here.As I started going around and closing out all of my various vendo...

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Feb 07, 2024
The beginning is the end

Hey Friend,I've decided to close out my record label and all the other side businesses I've tried over the years and just focus on a day job.It's clear that I am not meant for it, and all I have done is "invest" a bunch of money and develop debt.Than...

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Jan 29, 2024
Why I’ve been sending emails every day

Hey friend,Coincidentally I almost forgot to send an email on the day I planned on sending one explaining why I’ve been sending them every day (so far this year). I’ll keep it really short.if you want the details, go here:https://garrettmickley.com/1...

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Jan 06, 2024
Why I can’t get a job in cyber security.

When I was a teenager I had a realization that if I had super powers I’d probably end up a super villain instead of a super hero.I told my dad this and he said something to the effect of “that’s why the universe didn’t give you super powers.”In hacki...

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Jan 02, 2024