The Dying Art of Photography
I print out a fair amount of photos throughout the year. There are canvas prints that I opportunistically order on sale to hang up the stairs[1]; bigger posters that I frame and hang up...
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Review: Of Boys and Men
I grabbed Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It after listening to an interview with the author on an episode of the Prof G. podcast. Scott Galloway—Prof G—has a knack for engaging an audience of young men and providing thoughtful commentary....
Engaging Ex Nihilo
I'm booooored! We typically hear this from one of our kids within an hour of one of our road trips. Also when they're stuck inside the house because it's raining outside[1]. And once they've exhausted the novelty of opening and briefly playing with their Christmas gifts....
Breaking Up the Twitter Monolith
As I'm writing this, it's been about 3 months since Elon Musk took Twitter private for $44 billion and started shaping it to his liking. In that short amount of time, I don't think anyone, outside of a handful of Elon sycophants, would say things have gone well: it&...
Our Obsession with Ranking
We, as humans, are obsessed with ranking things. I mean, sports are one of the ultimate expressions of ranking. They're about fostering competition to find the best athletes to play a game defined...
Screw that Guy
There is, supposedly, an evolutionary advantage to tribalism. The phenomenon where we readily identify with members of an in-group, while at the same time shun others who aren't as an exclusionary out-group, was...