Misc
First non stay-cation in a long time. Took a week off to go to Maui. There was some additional bureaucracy in order to get here, but it’s worth it for the safety of all concerned. There have been some arrests recently as travelers have faked vax records to come
Misc
After the hottest summer on record it feels like Fall is arriving. The temperatures have dropped noticably in the Seattle area even though the weather is still sunny and beautiful. I took my first business trip last week in 18 months. I visited Detroit for the first time. I was
Misc
I’m not a sports fan or spend any time following athletes or teams. However, this years Olympics have been cathartic. There are many moments that are special and remind us what’s amazing about the human race at at time when the world is going to hell in a
Horology
Figure 1: Scottish Watches Podcast There is a lot of watch content out there, mostly on YouTube. A podcast doesn’t seem to make much sense since you can’t see the watches but the format works really well. In fact the Scottish Watches Podcast is one of the best
Culture
As someone named Donald I often get asked do I go by Don, or Donald. For the last four years I’ve provided my usual answer, that I am easy. Don, Donald, Brady; all work. With many people I also mentioned that I would be glad when I got my
Entertainment
Was a little under the weather this weekend so decided to re-watch (yes, it’s worth a second go round), Traitors. Figure 1: Traitors Its a British TV show set in the aftermath of World War II and focuses on a young women recruited to spy for the Americans. It’
Politics
The latest survey from PRRI really doesn’t bode well. Fully 28% of R’s believe “American Patriots” (that’s some leading language right there) may have to resort to violence in order to “save our country”. Quick bit of math, 70M Trump cult members * 28% = 19.6M. Assuming 90%
Horology
I picked up a vintage ancestor for my most recent watch purchase. This is the Bulova Accutron 214 Spaceview from around 1970. It keeps time with a vibrating tuning fork, which is unique (afaik) to Accutron watches. This one is powered by a battery as opposed to the modern versions
Linux
Microsoft has really invested in support for Linux over the past several years and two of its products are on my essential list. They are the Edge browser, and Teams. Teams in particular is an essential collaboration tool that it’s common to need in many situations.
Linux
Very impressed in general. There are some minor issues with some apps as I am running Wayland but nothing bad. Very solid desktop linux. Figure 1: neofetch
Music
Damn, Tom Jones, this is so good.
Politics
This article from MIT Technology Review provides not only a bleak prognostication for Gen-Z as a generation, but interesting facts on the figure heads for various economic models and their beliefs. I have not read Keynes, god forbid Milton Friedman, or Marx but I found the article very interesting. Keynes