That pesky micro blood problem of the ‘back arrow’ seems to be back.
ð§ From an article by Noah Smith that I need to come back to and write more. I find those three groupings quite fascinating.
From an article by Noah Smith that I need to come back to and write more. I find those three groupings quite fascinating.
Added Later … sorry not helpful - right?
🔗 Is the U.S. in a ‘high-level equilibrium trap’? | Noah Smith
🚧 Still more to come.
The Golden Dome needs a Golden Shower.
Pronto.
ð¬ Quick Reminder
💬 Quick Reminder
Marketoonist : MARCH 26, 2023
Marketoonist : âTodayâ - two and a bit years later.
Marketoonist : MARCH 26, 2023
Marketoonist : âTodayâ - two and a bit years later.
Marketoonist : MARCH 26, 2023
Marketoonist : ’Today’ - two and a bit years later.
spending is indeed an expense, but what defines it as a mere cost or a strategic investment lies in the outcome it generates.
… the central thesis of the next article.
I read various arguments and it is clear - it was the egg.
There must be close to a couple of thousand hand curated links in 🔗Indieseek -
‘a human edited, Indieweb directory’
… painstakingly put together by @bradenslen
Well worth a visit and a click around - no slop allowed. I mean I’m not sure it actually says that - but knowing what I know of Brad, I think it would be safe to put money on it.
But there’s more - you can also submit your own indie site.
There are other places around that does this but they do seem to move in fits and starts. Indieweb seems to be steady, been around a while and gently growing.
Enjoy.
ð Vestigial Warning
I am on a bit of a rant at the moment â¦
“Over time, my initial reaction sharpened and what started as a critique became a little more spiky ⦠then decidedly more tongue-in-cheek. Because while everyone else was raising a glass of shareholder Kool-Aid, I couldnât ignore the inconvenient truth: efficiency with fewer people and more profit in a single corporation is âcompetitive edgeâ. BUT implementing that … john.philpin.com/2025/05/1…
I am on a bit of a rant at the moment …
Over time, my initial reaction sharpened and what started as a critique became a little more spiky … then decidedly more tongue-in-cheek. Because while everyone else was raising a glass of shareholder Kool-Aid, I couldn’t ignore the inconvenient truth: efficiency with fewer people and more profit in a single corporation is ‘competitive edge’. BUT implementing that efficiency at scale is a problem for society without a counter balance. And ‘we’ are doing this - at massive scale - across the planet.
I know what he is trying to say - but this has definitely come out wrong. It’s the word ‘finally’ - as if it goes round in turns. To remind;
- The Vatican has had more Popes than the total number of years that ‘Merica has even existed .. Finally?
- About 20% of ‘Merica refer to themselves as Catholics .. Finally?
- It’s close to 1,000 years since a Pope hailed from the UK … Finally?
🎵 The inaugural Premiata Forneria Marconi album from 1972 just added to one of my albumwhale lists albumwhale.com/albums/31…
🎵 The inaugural Premiata Forneria Marconi album from 1972 just added to one of my 🔗 albumwhale lists
not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted should be.
In the Age of Experience, perhaps it’s time we stop translating and start developing new, more direct ways to meaningfully measure what matters. (NEWSFLASH - that is not coming out of ‘The Valley’ any time soon.)
This short reflection is my way of shining a light on that moment. Because sometimes a single sentence can unlock a whole new way of thinking.
🔗 I wrote a lot more about Jony Ive’s sit down with Patrick Collinson here.
Talking to an old friend tonight. I said something. He replied …
“Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite”
.. which curiously enough made sense in the flow of the conversation .. but I still had to ask. The full quote …
Poolside laughter has a cynical bite
Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite
It comes from the song ‘🔗📼 Lay Your Hands On Me, version of the song that my friend said that was the version I needed to watch.
Just did and too good not to share. So …
Cans on - Volume up - listen in for 8 minutes - and come out shaking.