👁️ Asides
Found on a US Govt Site
Online passport renewal
If you need to renew your US passport there is a pilot program to renew it online, but you’ll need 8 weeks to process it. Mailing it in is currently faster.
Your Tax Dollars At Work - Leading The Way In Global Efficiency.
🔗 The GOP’s Vision of an Authoritarian America Is…Coming True.
Umair Haque nearly a year ago. He seemed a little extreme back then.
I was very happy to learn that the ferry goes to the mainland every hour and that the bus to the ferry also goes every hour.
I was not happy to learn that the bus arrives at the ferry around 3 minutes after the ferry leaves.
Filed in the ‘stuff you can’t make up’ bucket.
Listening to Scott Galloway on the show with Kara .. essentially defending ‘work based’ sexual predators. Yes he qualifies … but no.
A six - three SCOTUS decision against something that with this court you would assume would be a six - three in favour is pretty seismic.
There’s A Thought. I wonder if, come November 6th, America will come out and agree? ‘France’ didn’t seem to. (Yes different - not sure how those rules work - but it seems to have unnerved Macron.)
Fareed says Indian voters rejected Modi’s strongman ways. Some sophisticated international observers praise strongmen who can get things done, Fareed says. But Indian voters seem to have recognized that “pluralism, cooperation and diversity,” rather than religious nationalism and authoritarian leanings, are their country’s strengths.
Found on a 1Password thread …
Left unchecked you may stop worrying about building the best product, and you instead focus on building the best business. It is a subtle subconscious switch, but it’ll have massive impact on the product your customers use.
I like that distinction.
All those years ago the 🍎 Long and Hodgman ads were really very good and clever, definitely creative, truly fun. Interesting how the subsequent careers of the two actors developed to be nearly the exact opposite of the companies they represented.
Today I Learned that ‘A Boy Named Sue’ was written by Shel Silverstein …
… I’m also thinking that today most of you will be asking ‘ what’s ‘A Boy Named Sue’ ‘
The surprising thing about ICQ closing down is that it is 2024 and it is still around to close down.
Sounds like a grand plan. If memory serves he’s on a sticky wicket when it comes to his coalition, If they go - the whole house o/ card is at risk - he loses power and will then have to face courts for other crimes - or something like that - I need to check. BUT. It sure smells like another example of a very small extreme minority holding sway over the vastly larger majority.
🎈150/366 Sometimes … the software does exactly what it is programmed to. It is rather easy to forget that and I need to really remember that it is usually always my fault. 🤦♂️
The Information
At this rate, it won’t be too long before Nvidia becomes the most valuable company in the U.S. Shares of the AI chip maker rose another 7% on Tuesday to $1,139, giving the company a market capitalization of $2.8 trillion, according to Koyfin data. Apple, by comparison, finished the day with a market cap of $2.9 trillion, while Microsoft, the current leader, has a market cap of $3.2 trillion.
There is something seriously wrong with the Stock market. Yeah - I know. Old News.
The 🍎🗞️ widget has suddenly appeared on my desktop - did I accidentally press something - or is this the U2 debacle reframed for 2024?