Linux
Sway
Decided to switch to the Sway which is a wayland tiling window manager. Configuration is not for the faint of heart / linux newbie but I am enjoying it. Figure 1: newfetch My config files are here
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Politics
The American Experiment is Not Going Well (Part 2)
No survey to back this up, just a general sense of foreboding. John Eastman, a member of TFG’s (The Former Guy) legal team wrote a memo on how to overturn the election and install TFG, subverting democracy. The biggest political event in the history of the U.S. since
Politics
1M
Somewhere right now some GOP operatives are doing the math. The US is approaching 700K dead from CV19. The mid-terms are in November ’22. If the US averages around 1K dead per day you get to one million dead just in time for the elections. One million dead they can
Movies
Nobody
Sometimes you just want to watch a good action flick with some great humor. Nobody really delivers on both fronts. Figure 1: Nobody
Horology
G Shock MR-G G2000
In anticipation of a vacation I picked up a top of the line G Shock. The MR-G G2000 is one of the MR-G series of watches which represent the highest quality materials and finishing from Casio/G Shock. Figure 1: G Shock MR-G G2000 I wanted something rugged that I
Misc
Maui
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
Fall
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
The Olympics
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
Scottish Watches Podcast
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
Donald. Not so popular.
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
Traitors
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 American Experiment is Not Going Well
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%