Tech
In late 2020 I disconnected from all social media with the exception of twitter and reddit. Both of these sites surface interesting and educational content depending on who you follow. Well now Elon’s gone and bought twitter. His pontifications on what will solve twitter’s ills are the ramblings
Linux
Upgraded to Fedora 37 just before the official release. Since switching to Fedora in May of 2021 I’ve been very impressed with this linux distro. I’m running it on a Asus G14 2022 machine which is a great 14“ gaming laptop. Figure 1: Neofetch Output
Tech
For years I have been using two phones, one for work (iOS) and one for personal (Android). I’ve been using the Pixel devices from Google, from Pixel 2 to last years Pixel 6. One observation is that Google’s Android operating system is amazing in many ways, especially its
Tech
Lessons have been learned, according to Marc Andreesen, co-founder of A16Z. This week he described Neumann as a “visionary leader” who had revolutionized commercial real estate“ - the Guardian. Adam Neumann raised $350M from A16Z for a new company that will re-invent apartment living. It aims to address the world’
Politics
It’s very encouraging to see action from Merrick Garland these last few days. First, not Trump, but the Breonna Taylor case where finally Federal charges were brought by the DOJ against the officers. The officers who used false claims to justify the no-knock warrant that led to them killing
Horology
In the realm of high horology few things are as beautiful or as unobtainable to people of modest means as the tourbillon. Invented in 1795 it puts the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage to improve accuracy. High end watches with this complication are often $80K or well
Politics
In the short few months I put my thoughts down in part 4 the Supreme Court has stepped forward as an activist and hard right court with no respect for precedent. It goes far beyond precedent though, with the court inventing things like the “major questions doctrine” and out lying
Misc
Random Musings
Politics
The GOP has been fighting to control the Supreme Court for decades. Mitch McConnell’s shameless power plays to install Kavanaugh and Barrett were just the latest machinations to co-opt the court. When you consider the gutting of voting rights, the recent shadow docket rulings, and process Thomas’s silence
Finance
ARK is a ETF that invests in disruptive technology stocks. It has not done well recently, down ~50% as the market adjusts. Disclaimer I don’t own Tesla and I don’t have any money in ARK’s fund. ARK Investments released an open source valuation model for Tesla. I
Politics
In this post back in September 2021 I predicted that you get to 1M deaths in time for the midterms, and the GOP would make it a political cudgel. I got the math right. According to this site we’re over 1M as of today. Daily deaths are declining but
Misc
I love working out. It’s a habit I have had ever since I left secondary school (that’s high school for you Americans). One thing that I realized is I have lost a lot of flexibility over the years. I really noticed it when trying surfing and e-foiling where