Sunday, April 30, 2023

Burn - The Cure

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Naval for Kids. Great lessons for children. 

- Who knew? Jethro Tull was an actual historical figure not just the name of a rock group.

- Interesting - Saturn is losing its rings. They only have about 100 million years left before they're gone.

- Funny because its true!

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

How big of a Tolkien fan am I? The Flotsam and Jetsam title I've been using for 17-years actually comes from my favorite chapter in Lord of the Rings. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others.

Steve Jobs Shortly Before He Died

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The fastest way to get rich is to go slow." - Morgan Housel

"Too many theories try too hard to be laws." - Carl von Clausewitz

 "It's good to have people in your life who you don't want to disappoint." - Warren Buffett

"Learn enough from history to respect one another's delusions." - Will and Ariel Durant

The Effects of Inflation

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Scientists observe the creation of matter from light.  

- Some thoughts on China and the fiat monetary system.

- Agreed - President Eisenhower's Farewell Address is one of the most import political speeches in our history.

- Sports betting is the "new Oxycontin." It's true - so many more people are now betting and on more and more exotic bets. And like drug dealers - the first online bet is usually on the house.

Five Superpowers

 Five superpowers in business and in life:

It's not enough to merely posses Restraint, Curiosity,  Creativity, Patience and Courage - you must actively put these qualities to use, on a regular basis, in order for them to truly become your superpowers. If you do, you will someday look back at the transformative moments of your career and realize that these superpowers had been there all along, even before you knew that they were truly at your command.

Credit Card Debt about to Pass $1 Trillion

Between the National Debt and the personal debt this country is carrying - I'm worried about our economic future. (Via) 

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Do not be so open-minded that your brain falls out." - G.K. Chesterton

"When it comes to your family, your faith, your finances, or your health, only you can make the critical decisions. Because in the end, you must live with the results that your decisions create." - Tony Robbins

"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise, we harden." - Goethe

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu 

So True

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Friday, April 28, 2023

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Brutally honest wine labels

- Very cool - the Tablet's Disinfo Dictionary. (HT Execupundit)

- Love this so much! I remember this fight

- FDA approves new treatment for ALS that gives patients hope. Not a cure but a start.

A Truly Wise Man

Mad Men - The Carousel

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Man I loved the language of Deadwood.

- The 10 greatest acquisitions of all-time.

- Interesting look at the potential upcoming writers' strike in Hollywood.

- How can you not like Giannis? He's the MVP for this answer alone!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Your success in life depends on your ability to make good decisions. Your happiness depends on your ability to not care about the outcomes." - Naval Ravikant

"Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"If a person has sustained success in any long-term ambition - whether it was losing weight, growing a business, sustaining an extraordinary relationship - then luck has nothing to do with it. They're doing something different than you are." - Tony Robbins

 "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that's waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come." - Joseph Campbell

My Simple Wish

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Russell Brand on why Fox News had to part ways with Tucker Carlson. Couldn't agree more. 

- Median Household Income in the US by Ethnic Group. Explain to me white privilege again.

- Morgan Housel - Some Things I Think. Some great quotes and nuggets of wisdom.

- Your feel good baseball story of the day.

Satire? Or Part of the Public School Curriculum?

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Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Steven Pressfield on the "Turn in your gun and badge" moment 

- New blood test can detect Alzheimer's risk with 96% accuracy. (HT Newmark's Door)

- Critical Rationalism - perhaps the best theory of knowledge and progress.

- Clever but you may have to be of a certain age to get it (HT Some It's Jut as Well)

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

The slogan for 2023 should be "2023 - if Ayn Rand and George Orwell had a baby." As always if anything made you think or smile - please Subscribe (what are you waiting for?), hit the Like button, or share with others. Gracias!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near." - Margaret Thatcher

"For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are the ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food." - Anne Lamott

"My true religion is kindness." - the Dalai Lama

 "A gen cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." - Seneca

Truth

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Jolene - The White Stripes

 
Song is more than 13-years old but I just learned this great cover existed.

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Ozempic is the new drug of choice of vain men (and how to spot the signs).

- Matt Taibbi - corporate media lies about the Twitter Files too numerous to count (literally)

- Heh Heh

- Richard Feynman was the best

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This gets me - every damn time

- Making Battleship Ice Cream. Very cool history.

- You're blowing smoke up my arse, right? More cool history although ice cream would definitely be my preference over tobacco enemas.

- Althouse on another Kennedy challenging another Democratic sitting President.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise." - Hippocrates

 "When I went to medical school, I didn't learn a single thing about nutrition or exercise or sleep or stress management or emotional health. I learned a lot about pharmacology." - Dr. Peter Attia

"No matter what you think your priorities are, how you spend your time tells the real story." - Shane Parrish

"It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites." - Thomas Sowell

Truth

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Carnival - Natalie Merchant

 
Such a great voice.

Built to Move

The simple act of walking surpasses any fitness gadget or club membership you can buy; its the best movement tool available...

In 2010, the American Cancer Society researchers published a  study based upon epidemiological data from 123,216 men and women. What they found was that sitting for a substantial percentage of one's waking day raised the risk of dying exponentially. According to the study's metrics, women and men who sit more than six hours a day are 37 percent and 18 percent, respectively, more likely to die before people who sit less than three hours per day...

We've paddled through raging whitewater, bombed ski runs, mountain biked down steep terrain, run on rocky trails, lifted bulky weights - but, for us, that's all extracurricular. Nothing takes the place of walking...

We recommend that you take 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day, and 12,000 or more if at all possible.

From Kelly and Julie Starrett's new book Built to Move: The 10 Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Which countries are granted the most new patents? China is kicking the US's ass.

- Dr. David Sinclair and the science of anti-aging.

- Famous historical philosophers brought to life by AI. This is the future of teaching.

- Doug Kezirian with advice on how to bet the NFL draft. I won't watch the draft but I did bet Bryce Young to be the overall number one pick back when the odds were even money.

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Why hasn't Taylor Swift commented on Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News? What is she trying to hide? Or could she be Tucker's bombshell replacement? As always please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others. 

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"One can fight evil but against stupidity one is helpless." - Henry Miller

"Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them all the things you were never taught. Material wears out but knowledge stays." - Bruce Lee

"Take any aspect of the Western inheritance of which our ancestors were proud, and you will find university courses devoted to deconstructing it." - Sir Roger Scuton

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." - Steve Jobs

Happy April 25th - the Perfect Date

Monday, April 24, 2023

Tiger Woods Bouncing Golf Ball Commercial

 

Hard to believe this real, often copied, but never duplicated commercial is almost 17-years old.

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Find it ironic that in my personal experience the people sticking with Bud Light are also those who are on social media the least. As always if anything made you laugh or smile please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others. Thanks! 

I Also Agree

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Minimum wage around the world

-  Heh Heh - the video NASA doesn't want you to see

- Amazing precision

- American Crisis: How we lost faith in our future and how we get it back.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you. 

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

"If you don't know what your top three priorities are, you don't have priorities." - Donald Rumsfeld

"And the rockets red glare... buncha bombs in the air... came proof to the night that we still had a flag." - Enrico Palazzo

"We all fool ourselves from time to time... to keep our thoughts and beliefs consistent with that we have already done or decided." - Robert Caldini 

My Morning Shower

Sunday, April 23, 2023

And Steve Jobs Walked Out with His Bagel (Like a Boss)

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Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The most expensive sports team sales in history.

- The Bud Light marketing implosion will be studied in graduate schools for years. But will anyone learn anything?

- Earth Day has always been a scam. We should ditch it completely and go back to celebrating Arbor Day.

- A simple truth.

Map of New England Stereotypes

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Nobody shuts their laptop after looking at pornography and says, 'What a productive time I just spent connecting with the world.'" - Russell Brand

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." - Thoreau 

"Rich people have money. Wealthy people have time." - Shane Parrish

"Start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible, and suddenly you're doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi

Good Advice

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Tesla wins autopilot lawsuit

 - Central Mass hiking trails

- Top 10 bars in the US. More of a dive or Tiki bar guy myself.

- NFL suspends 5 players - including 4 Lions - for gambling.

The Human Torch was Denied a Bank Loan

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller." - Steve Jobs

"The world is not driven by greed. It's driven by envy." - Charlie Munger

"Think of how stupid the average person is and then realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin

"Show me a man who gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook." - Harry Truman

Rudyard Kipling

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Friday, April 21, 2023

NASA's Photographs of the Year

Very cool - NASA 2022's photographs of the year. (Via)

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- It's as if something has changed. Or we've lost our way.

- NYC will target food choices in its battle against climate change. The city can't handle trash pickup or keep the subways from being disgusting but they have time for this nonsense. More evidence that the climate change folks are unserious.

- Visualizing the $31.4 trillion US national debt. Staggering.

- How to Be an Essentialist. Good life advice.

Farnam Street Knowledge


The Winner's Edge.

Confidence is sexy!

Slippery People - Talking Heads

 

Felt like a little Talking Heads to start today.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"I am not one of those that think that the people are never wrong... but I do say that in all disputes between them and their rulers, the presumption is... in favor of the people." - Edmund Burke

 "Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it." - Soren Kierkegaard

"It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." - G.K. Chesterton

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance: it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

Charlie Munger's Secret to Success

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- You'd think this would be something Taco Bell would offer

- Morgan Housel on a Few Ways the World Works

- The complete beginner's guide to Autonomous Agents. Long but interesting read.

- I support Rand Paul's amendment to protect firefighters.

The Grandma Exploit is Kinda Genius

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Sad But True

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." - Benjamin Franklin

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus

"The greatest productivity hack is the willingness to turn people down." - Mark Manson

"Fear is the mind killer." - Dune

Richard Feynman

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Happy Bicycle Day

If you know, you know. (Image via)

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- About those sanctions - Russia now sells more oil than before the war.

- More on Samsung considering switching to Bing from Google. The news caused Google's stock to drop 4%.

- Buy American (at least when it comes to stocks)

- Speaking of American stocks - Tesla shares drop as Musk announces price cuts ahead of earnings call. Tesla set to report earnings today. They have a hard time keeping up with demand so I expect the numbers to be great.

Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Springtime when a young man's thoughts turn to playoff action for the Bruins and Celtics at the Garden. As always - if anything made you think or smile, please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others. Go Bruins!

Starry Night - Vincent van Dominogh

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin

"I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, usually inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments." - Friedrich Hayek

"There is no limit on better. Talent is distributed unfairly, but there is no limit on how much we can improve what we start with." - Kevin Kelly

"I ask these questions in all innocence, and am ready to be told that it is disgraceful to even to mention them - which usually means that the question has hit uncomfortably close to home." - George MacDonald Fraser

The Day the American Revolution Began

On this day in 1775, the American Revolution began with "the shot heard round the world." Sadly the Battle of Lexington and Concord is barely taught in school anymore and only Massachusetts celebrates the event as a holiday. However, even in Massachusetts Patriots Day is known more as Marathon Monday than the celebration of one of the most consequential days in world history. 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen reports for military service in Finland. Good for him! 

- The four Buddhist mantras for turning fear into love.

- Elon Musk's BBC interview show journalists don't speak truth to power - they coddle it.

- Interesting interview with botanist Stefano Mancuso

Kill Big Bird

Have a new post up on Substack.

The snit NPR and PBS find themselves in over being labeled as "State affiliated" or "Government-funded" on Twitter just brings back the debate of why taxpayers are supporting these outlets that nobody watches or listens to anymore.

Would be funny if an era of small government started with a Twitter protest.

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The significant problems cannot be solved by the same thinking that created them." - Albert Einstein

"You can see the underlying essence only when you strip away the busyness, and then some surprising connections appear." - Anne Lamott

"I don't know who needs to hear this, but buying books and reading books are two separate hobbies." - Tommy Collison

"Probably useful measure of a person's character: The difference between their facial expression while taking a selfie and one second later." - Paul Graham

Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

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Monday, April 17, 2023

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Conservative Twitter alternative Parler gets acquired. Will it remain the same, better, or has its window passed?

Leaked documents show at least 4 more Chinese spy balloons in recent months. The country is in the very best of hands.

- FDA purges NMN from list of supplements under rationale that it is being investigated as a drug. Reminder that supplements are big business and perhaps nothing bigger on horizon than NAD+ and NMN.

- 10 awful words and the people they were named after

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share. 

- The Fall of the FBI. Still say they should move the FBI HQ to Salt Lake City to get the stench of James Comey's political bureaucracy off the department.

Nice simple explainer on what ChatGPT is and how to use it.

- 10-years ago, 2-days after the Boston Marathon bombing, gets me every time.

- Interesting - Samsung is considering replacing Google with Bing on their devices. The browser wars have begun! 

Exhibit A Why I was a Fan of Donald Rumsfeld

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Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Schools are quick to blame everyone and everything but themselves for the failures of American education. To them, every bad teacher is the exception and every bad parent is the rule." - Thomas Sowell

"Misinformation (noun): Anything I don't like. Conspiracy theorist (noun): Anyone who disagrees with me." - Marc Andreessen 

"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed." - William Gibson

"I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes." - Edward Gibbon

What a Wonderful World


                                         I hear babies cry, I watch them grow,

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know,

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

- Bob Thiele and George David Weiss

Sunday, April 16, 2023

It's a Mistake - Men at Work

 

In no way a commentary on the US involvement in Ukraine. Nope - not at all.

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

What a great time to be a Boston sports fan. The Celtics started their playoffs yesterday and the Bruins begin theirs tomorrow plus Monday looks like perfect weather for the Boston Marathon. If anything you read made you smile or think please Subscribe, hit the like button or share with others. Thanks!

True

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Conversation with Jonathan "GPT" Swift

Very cool "conversation" between Tyler Cowen and Jonathan "GPT" Swift.  Looking forward to more of these "conversations" with historical and literary figures.

The success of the podcast had a lot to do with the quality of the voice actor chosen to give life to Swift's GPT dialogue.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"There are few cheerier things than buying a bunch of used books and taking them to a cafe to read." - Paul Graham

"The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity." - Jackie Robinson

"The people with the weakest opinions need the most censorship to keep their worldview intact. Social media protects the weakest opinions until that's the only kind there are." - Scott Adams

"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." - M. Scott Peck

Tower of Song

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- What happened to the actors who were performing the night Lincoln was shot

- Paul Graham - how people grow rich. Interesting economic history I like to revisit from time to time.

- Margaret Mead on what constitutes the start of civilization

- This theory on the Ukraine leaks makes a lot of sense. To me it looks like some inside the security infrastructure of the country want to ensure Biden doesn't seek a second term.

Don't Forget the Sunscreen Speech

 

Do yourself a favor and really take in the great advice from this speech.

Beer Companies Used to Know How to Market Their Beer

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Leave other people's mistakes where they lie." - Marcus Aurelius

"Happiness, as it's said, is just results minus expectations. The hardest financial skill is getting the goalposts to stop moving. Social comparison is the battle that can never be won." - Morgan Housel

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage." - Thucydides

"Most of the disorder and dysfunction in the world is caused by lack of impulse control." - Andrew Huberman

This is Our F*cking City!

Ten-years ago today. Never forget!

Friday, April 14, 2023

How Bud Light Can Redeem Themselves

Or perhaps loses those who haven't already dropped the brand. (HT The View from Lady Lake)

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Jack Nicholson with the best Oscars acceptance speech of all-time.

- Anheuser Busch loses $6 billion in market cap. Go woke - go broke was never more plainly spelled out. 

- Elon Musk destroys BBC interviewer.

- Head of US Government News Agency rejects Twitter's "Government-funded" label even though agency is 100% government funded. Maybe they self-identify as the New York Times?

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

It's amusing that they may not be able to teach the implosion of Bud Light at Harvard Business School because the subject may be considered "triggering" by the snowflakes. Please subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others. Every little bit helps.

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"That which is against communism is for humanity." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

"Optimism might not make you successful, but pessimism will ensure you don't succeed." - Shane Parrish

"Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life." - Jerzy Gregorek

Who Do You Think the Ad Campaign Was Aimed at?

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Feeding the Roman army. Interesting - pork and apples does sound delicious.

- What other reason could it be?

- The NYT does a hit piece on Bitcoin but people are calling them out for their lies.

- Steve Jobs email to Apple employees the day the company passed Microsoft in market cap

The Intersection of Two Stories Corporate Media Doesn't Want to Cover

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The closer you are to the truth, the more silent you become inside." - Naval Ravikant

"These people don't see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you and not for you." - George Orwell

"If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it." - W.C. Fields

"There seems to be a growing number of people who think that the world should adjust to them, while they don't have to show any consideration to anyone." - Thomas Sowell

Great Point from Marc Andreessen

China and Russia are both undergoing dramatic internal crackdowns on freedom, and we and the Europeans have picked the same moment to double down on censorship. Shouldn't we try doing the opposite of what the bad regimes are doing instead? - Marc Andreessen

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Noah Smith "Yes, it's OK to be mad about crime in San Francisco."  It's just not OK to acknowledge the root cause of the problem - one party Democratic rule for decades. 

- Steven Pressfield on Escaping the Wilderness

- The decades of evidence that antidepressants cause mass shootings. The elephant in the room that nobody wants to address.

- Paul Graham the Need to Read

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV pricing unveiled. $449 if you aren't a YouTube TV subscriber and $349 if you are. No thanks.

- Robert Kennedy Jr. to announce his candidacy for President at April 19th event in Boston. I just may attend.

- Morgan Housel on What Makes You Happy

- Sam Altman on How to be Successful

Farnam Street Knowledge


 Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communications.

"Listening is difficult because it involves suppressing your ego long enough to consider what is being said before you respond." Listening is a superpower but perhaps the only one that needs to be practiced.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Treat yourself like someone you're responsible for helping." - Jordan Peterson

"But if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you... it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama

"Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how.'" - Viktor Frankl

"Freedom is something that dies unless it is used." - Hunter S. Thompson

Faith Over Fear

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ChatGPT Dr. in Your Pocket

IBM originally had big plans for Deep Blue being used in medical practice. Diagnosing ailments was supposed to pay the bills while playing chess and beating Garry Kasparov was what it did for PR.

Problem is IBM couldn't get it to work in a real clinical setting despite pouring millions into it. But now with ChatGPT4 and other AI's could the Smart Doctor on your Smartphone be a reality? Some people say we're really close.

To me this issue is trust. You could have an AI crawling all the medical journals for the latest studies but the problem is most studies are crap. Flawed methodologies, biased funding, and other issues plague medical papers. What I'd like is to have a list of trusted medical sources where the AI uses their direct words from podcasts and speeches as well as their direct writings to form a database of recommendations.

For example I would trust Peter Attia, Andrew Huberman, and Rhonda Patrick. If they had spoken or written about my medical question - then my pocket Dr. Mario tells me their recommendations. My blood work and vitals could be inputted into the app and the words from my trusted doctors would be used to analyze the data.

We're not too far off from this brave new medical world.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- NASA finds cave on moon that could be perfect for human habitation.

- You may have missed this news but Finland very quietly officially became the 31st member nation of NATO.  

- Glenn Reynolds on Who Can You Trust? Reynolds goes to Heinlein for his example but Michael Crichton's Rising Sun and its manipulation of digital media in a murder case might have been a better example.

- Still makes me laugh

Screen Size vs How Much It Sucked Away Time and Attention

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

 "Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain." - John F. Kennedy

"Your real education begins when you realize it wasn't school." - Shane Parrish

"No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers." - Robert Heinlein

"Early in life, I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper." - George Orwell

Find Something Beautiful Today

Mount Fuji surrounded by lenticular clouds while reflected in a lake. (Photo via) Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

Monday, April 10, 2023

10 Rules for Life by Marcus Aurelius

Van Gogh Down By a River

I may not know great art - but I know what I like.

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

The Boston Bruins set the NHL record for wins in a season with 63. Now let's see them win the Stanley Cup!  As always, if anything make you think or smile - please Subscribe (what are you waiting for), hit the Like button, or share the link with others. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp it - in a decade, a century, or a millennium - we will all say to each other, how could it have been otherwise?" - John Archibald Wheeler

"But speak up you must. There is strength in numbers and I assure you, the numbers are there." - Bari Weiss

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln 

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington

Farnam Street Knowledge


Understanding Your Circle of Competence: How Warren Buffett Avoids Problems. 

Good advice. 

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- 50 ways the world is getting better. We live at the greatest time in history. We should remember that. (HT Steve Layman

- Thinking about Grace

- This is Keanu Reeves. Be like Keanu.

- Hubble discovers a runaway black hole tearing through the universe.

Douglas Adams on Technology

Reasons to Believe in the Historically Risen Jesus


Eight reasons to believe in the historically risen Jesus.

Paul on the road to Damascus has always been the thing that gave my logical mind pause.

"[O]f course God exists. Even if God turns out to be just science in fancy pyjamas." - Ian Martin

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that's waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come." - Joseph Campbell

"None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."  - Thomas Edison

"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise, we harden." - Goethe  

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

Today in History


Today is the anniversary of Robert E. Lee surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox in 1865.  One of the most important dates in US history goes by with little or no mention and we wonder why kids today seem so uninformed.

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Charlie Munger's 10 Rules for Success

Suicide in the USA

This is not a sign of a healthy society. Not a problem endemic elsewhere in the West either. (Graph via)

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." - Gore Vidal

"Engage with yourself. Then engage with the world." - Matthew McConaughey

 "A healthy person has a thousand wishes, but a sick person has only one." - Indian Proverb

 "They should get rid of that 100 IQ maximum limit for creating an account on Instagram." - Elon Musk

The Power of Compounding

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