Goodbye Gooodall
This past week, we lost Dr. Jane Goodall, primatologist. I enjoyed this funny tribute to her.
https://mariakonnikova.substack.com/p/funny-or-offensive
Truman by David McCullough
Truman was a book that had been recommended by many. It is a well regarded biography from David McCullough on our former president released in 1992 and won a Pulitzer Prize. I remember this book when …
Bathroom Wallpaper
Waiting for an appointment just south of downtown Indianapolis, we wandered into a coffee shop. I was mesmorized by the wallpaper in their bathroom, so naturally had to record it.
These Dogs
From this Austin Kleon interview:
What isn’t about dogs?
I have learned more from my dogs, and from my horses to a lesser extent, than I’ve learned from almost anything else in my life, …
Wet April
Photo from April that I came across.
Podcast with Chase Reeves
I’ve been a long time Chase Reeves fan through his YouTube channel as he has coached me through important bag and shoe decisions. He does this all with a very authentic and engaging spirit. …
The Every by Dave Eggers
I came across this book from stumbling through YouTube algorithms. The catchy title of the video is “The Book That Made Me Quit My Smartphone” which grabbed my interest. The review is …
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
When reading Neil Peart’s Ghost Rider, he mentions that he gets book suggestions from the book he is reading. I did the same, Desert Solitaire, suggested in his very own Ghost Rider book. It …
Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus is a book about information systems and how it relates to society and specifically nations and their political structures. The book is not what I would call uplifting per se, but more …
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
I started on this book and then abandoned it after 120 pages. It was really difficult for me to get into the verbose and extravagant language that may have been a function of the time it in which it …
Ghost Rider by Neil Peart
A sad book coming from a very sad time in the life of childhood hero of mine.
Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
A detailed, fair, and engaging recounting of the Founding Father most likely to be fun to hang out with.
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
I think in retrospect, this book will be a very useful reference for when I am feeling stuck in some particular aspect of life. It is formatted to be consumed over four weeks, but the topics are …
Good Times are Over
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-times-are-over/
Food for Thought by Alton Brown
I have been a long time fan of Alton Brown from Good Eats. I was excited to see this book at the bookstore a few months ago. I mentioned it to my wife, but had held fast to wait for it to come out in …
Smart Stuff
I was enamored by Google and some of the technological excellence they provided for consumers. The Chromecast was genius. Google smart home devices were solid in answering questions. The pulling …
The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
In spite of all of the effort to make us think AI is going to be sliced bread, this book does an excellent job of showing how nuanced it is. AI is a model. Models are not real. That comes with …
Why it's so hard to build a jet engine
Why it’s so hard to build a jet engine by Brian Potter
It’s not that building a working commercial jet engine itself is so difficult. It’s that a new engine project is always pushing the …
The Age of Hubris?
Are we in the age of hubris?
hubris 🔗noun
/ˈhju·brɪs/
an extreme and unreasonable feeling of pride and confidence in yourself
No, Tell Us What You Really Think of AI
This is a very spicy take on AI, but I have a hard time disagreeing.
I’m tired of the delusion. I’m tired of being forced to take these men seriously. I’m tired of being told by the …