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
Horology
I finally pulled the trigger and picked up a Grand Seiko. They had two recent releases which I really liked. The “White Birch” and the “Omiwatari”. I thought I would gravitate to the White Birch which is amazing, but the Omiwatari really surprised me. Figure 1: Grand Seiko Omiwatari It
Movies
Don’t Look Up is an excellent black comedy. The story revolves around two astronomers who discover a comet on a collision course with the Earth. A planet killer. The movies commentary on today’s society is so astute and maybe too close to the bone. Well worth watching! Figure
Politics
More an more information is spilling out on TFG’s failed coup attempt on Jan 6th. The latest being a PowerPoint plan for the coup, that was shared with as yet unknown GOP senators. While all of this is going down the media has been covering the level of threats
Travel
I spent the week in New York. While it did feel quieter it was still nice to be back in a very vibrant city. Sad that some businesses did not survive, especially my hotel / second home I stayed in over the past 10 years. It was great to connect in
Life
My time here is almost over. After my dads funeral I returned to Glasgow for a few days. I reconnected with my only real friend from back in those days. It was so good to see him and how successful and happy he is with his family life. I spent
Life
I just arrived today in Glasgow and will be heading to North Uist where I grew up, later in the day. The last time I was in Scotland was 2011 when I came for a vacation with my family. Figure 1: Newton Pier where I used to go fishing with
Politics
Most people recognize that there are two justice systems in America. One that is more lenient or forgiving if you are white, or better rich and white, and the other unfair and punitive if you are black, or worse, black and poor. The only surprising part about the Texas realtor
Linux
Smooth as butter from an upgrade experience. Not that many major changes from a user perspective but many under hood improvements. Neofetch Output neofetch is a command line tool that showcases a system config. Here is my Thinkpad if you’re interested. Figure 1: neofetch