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Credits

Music is by Varsity Star: https://varsitystar.bandcamp.com/rele...
and the Varsity Star Facebook is   / varsitystarmusic  

Blendle is a micropayment platform for articles/news mentioned: https://blendle.com
and Inkl is the subscription platform for articles/news mentioned: https://www.inkl.com

Furniture Subscription mentioned: https://www.livefeather.com

Above Avalon on its subscription model: https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/201...

Subscription Hell article that was on screen: https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/06/sub...

Ulysses App: https://ulyssesapp.com
Autodesk: https://www.autodesk.com

Change.org Petition for Adobe: https://www.change.org/p/adobe-system...

Great indie apps mentioned:
Drafts 5 http://getdrafts.com
Sleep++ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep...
Overcast: https://overcast.fm
BestPhotos: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bestp...
Threes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/three...
PCalc: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/three... (bananas included)


Candy Crush Trademark: http://thegatewayonline.com/law/comme...

Trust Me, I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday: https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Lying...

New News Companies:
Blendle: https://blendle.com
Inkl: https://www.inkl.com

Indie, Niche & High-Quality Sites:
Above Avalon: https://www.aboveavalon.com
Kottke: https://kottke.org
MacStories: https://www.macstories.net


Sketch App: https://www.sketchapp.com
Setapp: https://setapp.com
Spotify/Hulu Student Subscription: https://www.spotify.com/is/student/

BoneBox: https://skullsunlimited.cratejoy.com

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https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/sant...

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/06/scr...

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http://theweek.com/articles/697355/wh...

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