The Last of Us season 1 episode 3 was excellent. The changes that the writer, Craig Mazin, has made from the game’s plot have been really good choices! 📺
The docks at Tin City in Naples, Florida, USA. 🦆 📸
The kind of people who used to post unfounded speculation about the news and politics in a self-righteous tone on the internet are now on massive Mastodon instances doing the same thing.
Taking away quote tweets isn’t enough to stop these people from chasing engagement and rage. It takes a lot to unlearn this way of relating to the hive mind.
This is why I stay on the tiny instances on the fediverse where it feels like a little neighborhood and doesn’t exhaust me.
I have a lot of thoughts about generative AI models and their ethical and societal implications. I’d like to write a series of blog posts about it to clarify my thinking and gather some resources in one place. 📝
After almost a week away, I’m back at work. Taking a break and a change of scenery helps to reset me at least a little.
It’s sausage night 🥘
Giving a talk to my team at work today. I’m proud of how minimal I’ve managed to get my slides. Big font size, less than 10 words per slide. As many (relevant) images as possible. It takes a lot of work to make things simple.
A cold and sleepy day in NYC. ☁️ Needed to pour myself a full cup of coffee at 5pm just to stay awake until bedtime. ☕️
We still haven’t taken down some of the Christmas decorations 🎄 and I’ve gotten used to it at this point.
Lots of LA people taking the day off work to handle the flooding. Take care, all! 😬
Currently listening to this rejected opening credits song for the Bond film, Spectre by Radiohead 🎵
I’ve resisted creating a lobste.rs account for a long time because I have no interest in commenting on things there. I never use my Hacker News account anyway.
Currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo, around 6% in. It’s already way more fun to read than my previous read, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 📖
Found out about these New Year’s Day superstitions about laundry so I guess my hands are tied. No chores for me today!
Happy New Year! 🎆
The subzero temperatures and travel delays in the Northeastern US, along with the crowds in NYC, is making me want to move permanently to some European city with a more humane way of living…
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎅🏾
The 2022 mix of the Charlie Brown Christmas album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio is excellent. Highly recommended especially if you’ve listened to the original mix many times. I can really tell the difference! 🎵
We’re having family over for Christmas for about a week. We’re spending today and tomorrow cleaning the house and preparing. It’s exciting but it’s a lot of work… 🧽 🪣
That game had everything. ⚽️
I had to skim many parts of this because of the florid writing style. Fun plot, though. Finished reading: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 📚
I don’t usually post these OrangeTheory workout summaries but I’m especially proud of today’s. I held on for dear life the entire hour and refused to give up. 💪🏾 🏃🏾 🚣🏾
White Lotus Season 2 was an excellent ride. I can’t wait until next season! 📺
I was chatting with someone at a party yesterday. I hadn’t seen him since the summer so I asked him how he’s been. He described his life as being “very busy with work.”
In the past two years, working from home, I’ve had to be so specific about separating work from the rest of my life that I no longer fully understand what it means for your life to be described as “busy with work.” There are things you prioritize and things you don’t. Being “busy with work” means you’ve prioritized work more than anything else. No judgment, but it’s just best to frame it like that.
I’ve been watching Season 1 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Amazon Prime and it’s really good. I can see why lots of comedy writers like it. 📺