Monthly recap (Jun 2021)
Major updates * A trip to Muir Woods Minor updates * Got a covid test (negative!) * Dealing with some ants and cockroaches at home * Patio work at home (tiling) * Got some cards for Father…
From an older time
I came across this plaque while on a trip last week. We were staying at Gualala, and were eating at Upper Crust Pizzeria, which was really good, and so we returned to it. Next to it was the “Gualala…
Tomoe River Paper
A few years ago, when I first came across it, it was hard to find a notebook that I liked that contained Tomoe River paper. It's thinner than any other paper, it's strong, and it doesn't…
The World We Live In
Stumbled across this old-but-excellent glossy book (under a dusty pile somewhere) Apparently, this giant book was assembled out of a special series that ran in Life magazine in the 50s. Lots and lot…
On electronic self-absorption
(Quote from the Thought Catalog collection 2010-2015)…
Rango
Stumbled across “Rango” while scrolling through Netflix and … yes, this was clearly the Great American Movie. Nothing before or after merits that title, for me. The opening: We are gathered here to…
Inequality and the Vietnam War
I dug up this interesting Op-Ed in the NYTimes archive (from 1995, so 26 years old today!) which descibes the “pivot” between the 60s and the 70s (a sort of “good to bad” that is referenced elsewhere…
Of conspiracies and “conspiracism”
Ten-to-fifteen years ago, I would’ve been very surprised to see an op-ed like this published, and I would’ve been even more surprised to find myself nodding along.…
Monthly recap (May 2021)
Major updates * Not a lot, this month just flew by! Minor updates * Some gardening attempts at home * A "terrarium activity" at work; got a hardy plant in the bowl to show for it * W…
On history and progress
From https://www.city-journal.org/lionel-trillings-warning…
Deja Vu
From an article in Wired Magazine, in 1995 - Today's Next Big Something is so wrapped in hype it's tough to see what's really going on. And as the hype solidifies into conventional wisdom…
Generally interesting links - May 2021
(not a lot this month …) * Audio recordings of Feynman's lectures are now available * A bunch of interesting alternative CLI tools * Sleep evolved before brains? * Gotta take sleeping mor…