Books
The Value of Everything
Starting of 2023 with a new book. The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato. Figure 1: The Value of Everything
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Tech
Last Tweet
Happy new year!! Last tweet as out of here due to Elon. Don’t want to be a +1 on the MAU’s given what he stands for.
Tech
Bye Bye Twitter
In late 2020 I disconnected from all Facebook (now Meta) owned social media due to the prevalence of disinformation and their apparent tolerance and even promotion of the far right. At that time I stayed on Twitter and Reddit as they are valuable sources of information. Well Elon has gone
Horology
Casio G-Shock GM-B2100GD
Felt the itch to get a new watch and went for a new G-Shock, the new all metal “Casioak” in Rose Gold. They are called the Casioak due to resemblance to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, but are of course much much cheaper. I love the Rose Gold color. It’
Tech
Social Media
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
Fedora 37
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
Google Pixel (6)
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
Flow (of bs)
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
Merrick Garland and The Rule of Law
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
Sugess Tourbillon Master
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
The American Experiment is Not Going Well (Part 5)
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
Random Musings