The maximizer's curse
Maximizing is fun. To some extent, it's indulgent. And my day is a little off the rails as a result.
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An ode to Flexoki
The calm isn't only in the colors. It's in the decision being made.
The hill
But a lot of the time, the hard stuff is just a hill. Stopping on that hill sucks.
Cubed
I turned a toy into a project and a reflection on my self-worth instead of just enjoying the process. Oops.
Fuck it, let's go
What would it be like if I published one post every day of the week? Just as an experiment? What if I did that this week?
Mountaineering ✦
This is your first hint that I've started reading *Infinite Jest*...
The End Isn't Nigh ✦
it’s incredibly hard, and maybe impossible, to escape the distorted perspective that’s been labelled “temporal chauvinism”: the feeling that the time you’re living in now is the most significant or terrifying one ever – simply because it’s the one you happen to be around to experience.
Are You Tired of the Trump Era Yet ✦
Donald Trump was not a Manchurian Candidate, created in a secret Russian/Chinese lab to infiltrate and bring down the United States of America. Nor, I believe, is he personally in the pocket of Russian and/or Chinese interests, blackmailed and bribed into weakening his country at the bidding of overseas masters. But sometimes it’s very difficult to distinguish between Trump’s *actual* actions and what he *would* do if he were a foreign plant or catspaw.
AI Is Not a Labor Crisis. It Is a Meaning Crisis. ✦
Some really good nuggets in here. There’s a LOT to think about these days…
You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover ✦ must read
Wow.