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🔗 It’s time to ask once again why it costs so much to die in Aotearoa.

I for one did not know this and come to think of it - I don’t know what the ‘cost of dying’ is in other …

It’s 18 months old - but 🔗 this post from TimUrban resurfaced this morning, where he talks about how long it took to write his book, reminding me of a post I have had parked for a while now. Time to …

I have been with 🍎🗺️ since the start and definitely felt the pain. But. BUT - thanks to Google I stuck with it.

🔗 Delighted to see this.

Apple Maps is one of the best examples of the power of persistence I can think of. It started as a laughing stock, but now, for people in many countries, it’s arguably the best maps service.

💬 John Gruber

🔗 Some have speculated that the reason Trump picked somebody arguably more odious and evil than himself for a running mate is for assassination insurance - i.e. to discourage would-be assassins from making their move so they don’t unwittingly make a bigger piece of shit president in his place.

😂😂😂

🔗 Bob on The Responder

.. reminding me that I somehow watched the first two episodes ( I think on Prime) .. and never went further, since we are in the Acorn camp - not Britbox. (Should I swap?)

📽️ Not a bad show - but like Bob says;

“The Responder” is dark. There are no characters you can identify with, root for. If you want an uplifting show, “The Responder” is not for you.

One correction to Bob’s review - it is not set in Scotland - it is in Liverpool. But yes … gritty.

🔗 📼 🎵 😂 Remembering Bill

I have no idea why I hadn’t seen this already - I mean - it is 6 years old. But now I have - I am sharing.

🔗 📼 Ray Dalio - Radical Transparency and Algorithmic Decision-making

I’ve read a few of these from the various pundits - but I particulalrly liked this from @gruber 🔗 It’s the Guns, It’s the Guns, It’s the Guns

Spoiler alert - I am talking about the book by Category Pirates, not Apple’s OSX.


I don’t recommend many business books .. in fact I don’t really recommend any, rather I recommend the authors, based …

🔗 Stepping Back From the Precipice - Sam Harris

Judging by how much you can read of this before the paywall - I would argue that Sam should make this free for all to read.