How I lost control of our bank accounts to a phone scammer | The Robservatory: Do yourself a favor, and don’t be me. I never thought I’d be “that guy” either, as I keep current on scams, look for signs of fishiness on phone calls, etc. Still, they got me, and it was painful—not necessarily […]
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Fragile, yet Resilient
Humans are fragile. Flesh and blood. Walking bags of bones and meat brought to life by a smattering of thoughts—some good, some bad. When we’re hurt, we bleed, and it’s not that hard to hurt us. If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison […]
A Simple Guide to Working / Learning From Home: HOW TO ADJUST
A Simple Guide to Working / Learning From Home: HOW TO ADJUST: Brett Terpstra has been working from home for a long time. He knows everyone has to find their own flow, but shared this great video below on a recent post all of you should read if you’re suddenly working from home. For more […]
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do PSA about Coronavirus from Kurzgesagt: what it does to your body and how to prevent it.
Quarantined Italians record messages for "themself from 10 days ago" during Coronavirus pandemic – YouTube
Quarantined Italians record messages for “themself from 10 days ago” during Coronavirus pandemic – YouTube: Italians send video messages to their past selves. These could also be messages to our present selves in the U.S. I hope we listen.
David Byrne Ladies and Gentlemen
At the time of this recording on Saturday Night Live (hosted by John Mulaney), David Byrne is 67 years old. I hope to be doing so well at that age.
Explaining ADHD
OMG it me!
TipBITS: Enable the Startup Chime on New Macs – TidBITS
TipBITS: Enable the Startup Chime on New Macs – TidBITS: When Apple disabled the startup sound by default in 2016, it was discovered that a Terminal command could bring it back: sudo nvram BootAudio=%01 Unfortunately, that approach stopped working with Mac models in 2017, presumably due to Apple removing the option in a macOS update, […]
William McRaven: If good men like Joe Maguire can’t speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid – The Washington Post
William McRaven: If good men like Joe Maguire can’t speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid – The Washington Post: As Americans, we should be frightened — deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When good men and women can’t speak the truth, when facts are inconvenient, when integrity and character no longer […]
Coffee, Cocktails, and High-Speed Pursuit
On my way to enjoy some time downtown I was passed by a burgundy sedan weaving through slow traffic in a gentrified residential neighborhood going something like 100 in a 30 with a screaming state trooper trailing about 70 yards behind. I hope the trooper got him. That driver deserves some time for “reflection.” Anyway, […]