Category Archives: Asides
Timex Datalink
Burning Man So Far
Apple Intelligence
Cowen Life Lessons
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He has blogged consistently on Marginal Revolution since 2003. As he learns he shares, and that’s a lighthouse beacon attracting smart people around the world with similar interests. So the lesson is: blog! -
He keeps himself open to engagement, with his email address being public. He reads and responds to his own emails. -
He treats everyone with with respect. I was a kid no one had heard of when I met him at an economics conference in 2003, but he spoke to me with the same respect and attention he gave to Milton Friedman, who was also there .
Melt Your Butter
Sabbatical Wrap
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Rowed to Alcatraz. -
Got Covid the 4th time. -
Went to Super Bowl. -
Spent time at my alma mata University of Houston. -
Toured the modern cathedrals of datacenters. -
Did a ton of health scans, blood tests, doctor meetings. -
Got my DEXA body fat down to 17.9%. -
Skied Big Sky and Yellowstone Club. -
Went to friend’s 40ths and 50ths. -
Got a major sinus surgery. -
Hosted an epic eclipse party from a plane with 100+ flash talks. -
Studied Qigong and yoga. -
Spent time in Houston, San Francisco, Big Sky, Austin, Orlando, Tokyo, Taipei, Amsterdam, Paris, and Mallorca. -
Cleaned up a ton of personal projects. -
Read a ton. -
Swam in the ocean. -
Played saxophone at 40k feet. -
Equine therapy. -
A lot of progress on renovation projects in Houston and San Francisco. -
Hiked many places, walking in general more than normal. -
Tweaked my back. :/ -
Couple of podcasts and interviews, a few meetings. -
Binged Three Body Problem . -
Did a lot of solo time and introspection.
Karaoke Hacks
Tom Scott on APIs
Paul Davids and Jacob Collier
Hugo on Vision Pro
On the Reddit IPO
Vision Pro + Drone
WordPress, Taylor Swift, Super Bowl, oh my