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…
Generally interesting links - Apr 2021
Science * The tallest natural arch in the world (taller than the Empire State Building), see the pic above. * Mathematica for Data Science Watchables * I like watching all the “Beauty of …” vid…
Watching the Hobbit
I recently finished (over a few months) reading through the illustrated version of The Hobbit with my daughter. This week the whole family watched the 1977 animated version of the Hobbit, and we love…