Sophia: Can I…
Me: This is a standing order: “no”. You may file an appeal in writing if you feel any particular future circumstance warrants it.
I created a Facebook account in 2012 but didn’t really post much until 2014. In 2018 I deleted my account (for secret reasons). It was a relief to let it go, but also a little sad. I quickly lost tabs of friends and extended family. Of course we still talk now and again, but I am much less aware of what’s going on in their day to day lives. Nevertheless I’m glad I left.
In an act of unbridled vanity, I have archived all the old posts here.
Sophia: Can I…
Me: This is a standing order: “no”. You may file an appeal in writing if you feel any particular future circumstance warrants it.
My back yard is walled off and I don’t play Pokémon. What I’m saying is…$20 for right of first refusal to whatever is lurking back there.
One of the greats by one of the greatest.
According to Priceonomics, women are far more likely to take selfies than men but men are far more likely to die doing it. The more you know.
Relevant tonight. One of my favorite XKCDs:
So we did one of those “escape the room” things with some friends last night. To solve it required figuring out about 15 tricky puzzles plus one engineering problem. Unsurprisingly I was hopeless with the puzzles but … well, I am an engineer…
This is super cool. Link
Just sent my first monthly college tuition payment for my kid. One down, 95 to go. We can do this.
Too hot. Need new latitude or altitude stat.
Huh. Fascinating.
Hey internet, be a dear and get my child tickets for Hamilton in Chicago. I’ll pay you back. Thx.
Future self will roll his eyes at this but present self is enjoying this homey heat. Back in Phoenix after 4 long weeks in San Jose.
Dear flight attendants,
You’re all dressed like dorks.
That is all.
I want to make a browser extension that lets you add Wikipedia style [citation needed] tags to text on any web page, and have them show up for everyone else who has the extension.
This would be so cool. [citation needed]
This eulogy of Muhammad Ali by Natasha Mundkur is such a powerful illustration of the importance of diverse heroes. And by extension an important reminder of the danger, to our collective cultural soul, of a Trump presidency.
Least surprising tech news of the decade: MCX CurrentC has failed.
For the uninitiated, this was a brilliant payment system that was much more cumbersome than plastic cards, lacked the inherent privacy features of other mobile phone payment platforms, and offered none of the financial security or convenience of credit cards. But you know, it saved retailers a few cents so it was sure to be a hit.
“Me-ternity” is an obviously stupid idea but also a transparently brilliant way to generate PR for a new novel.
Keep blogging and sharing and liking your outrage everybody because how else is she going to sell more books?
Social Internet, you have been hacked again.
This would definitely be me.
This kid is my personal hero.
Normally I wouldn’t buy a Chevy but I just found out the new Malibu is styled with purpose so I’m going to go get one right away.
Proposed: We should avoid drawing conclusions about the human race based on anonymous comments and tweets. Selection bias, etc… Discuss.
A little election analysis reminder:
Sometimes I feel guilty for using an ad blocker, and then I turn it off and within 30 seconds I’m reminded how insufferably awful the web is without it.
Back on it goes.
Earth: I will turn my whole self so that you may have night and day.
Man: Hey thanks!
…
Man: We made this one special day just for you, Earth!
Earth: …
10 minute (!) scrolling panorama of the plane of the Milky Way composed of stitched together imagery from the ESA’s Herschel space telescope.
It’s like our eyes have opened for the first time to see what has always been right above us. Absolutely amazing.
Dear Ted Cruz:
My daughters and my wife could all kick your butt with one hand tied behind their respective backs.
Sincerely, A guy who’s not worried about his girls.
And this is just with a Trump candidacy. Imagine how much worse it will be if he gets elected.
Me: “Why is the TV on?”
Sophia: “Isabel is in there watching something.”
Me: “Oh! Didn’t she go to school?”
Sophia: “She only has like a month til she graduates, dad.”
Principles of Living by Sophia.