WSJ: Tech Leaders Emerge Behind Plan to Build New City Near California Air Base
Venture capitalists want to build a new city on currently rural land in California. This will go as well as crypto, Web3, and the metaverse.
An ode to “Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast.
I loved this podcast. “… one of the great love letters to twentieth-century Hollywood.”
Some of the best guests were D-list stars even in their prime, who might only be remembered by the narrow age demographic that Gottfried and I shared.
What’s the biology behind why we find some people attractive?. On Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
Last night before bedtime, I stepped into the backyard and found myself standing with a big red spider a couple of inches in front of my nose.
The spider was about an inch wide, and furiously busy tending its web, scurrying back and forth and moving its legs rapidly.
I took a step back and watched it for a while.
I tried to get a video but it didn’t come out great, and I know spiders give people the fantods so I won’t share the video here.
Casey Newton at Platformer: Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter.
I’m surprised to learn Casey is a note-taking apps nerd, like me.
And like me he’s a compulsive hoarder of clips and links.
And like me he wants a chatbot to be able to ask the hoard questions and get good answers.
Decluttering continues. Two observations:
• A surprisingly significant amount of the clutter in my office was empty boxes for me to put the clutter in. • Some days I think I’m smart and other days I try to flatten empty cardboard cartons without tearing them.
What Happened to Wirecutter?. By Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic.
I rely on Wirecutter for any unusual purchase under $200. If I need something I’ve never bought one of before, and it’s priced under $200, I just buy whatever Wirecutter recommends.
The police came by to do a wellness check. They said Amazon had requested it because I hadn’t had anything delivered in nearly a month, and they were worried that we were OK.
Things that are annoying me today:
- Password management
- The acronym PTO. I don’t care whether you’re getting paid for taking time off.
- Companies that sign you up for their email list without your permission, just because you did business with them one time.
- Pretty much everything. I’m irritable.