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The problem with the Facebook algorithm is that it optimizes for user engagement, without bothering to consider whether that engagement is positive or negative. Content that we find deceptive and/or outrageous causes us (or me at least) to immediately begin typing furious responses, which causes the algorithm to serve up more of that sweet, sweet … Continue reading How To Fix Facebook: Let Us Dislike
In adapting Isaac Asimov’s Foundation to the screen, David Goyer changed the story a lot from the original book. I don’t have any issues with gender flipping characters like Gaal Dornick or Salvor Hardin. I don’t mind the addition of clone emperors (I actually rather like the Cleon story lines). I don’t even mind changing … Continue reading Apple TV+’s Foundation
Spoiler alert! The following notes include the key plot details of Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 11. Assuming my schedule permits, I plan to use them when helping to lead a Clubhouse discussion on October 3. Midnight Train to Royston Ted: Trains the team to perform a routine to “Bye, Bye, Bye.” When Dr. Sharon … Continue reading Ted Lasso, Season 2 Episode 11: Midnight Train to Royston
I am an information hoarder. When I read interesting or useful things online, I instinctively want to find a way to keep them. In the earliest days of the Internet, I used the bookmarks in my Netscape Navigator browser to keep my stash of web pages. The problem was, this was a terrible solution. Browser … Continue reading Replacing Google Bookmarks with Dokkio
Way back at the end of 2020, I started hearing about a new TV show on, of all places, Apple TV+. The show was based on a series of TV commercials that, frankly, I never thought were very funny. But people were praising “Ted Lasso” so much, I decided to give it a try. Needless … Continue reading Ted Lasso, Season 2, Episode 8: Man City
Since my name has been mentioned in the news in recent days as one of the new investors in Singapore-based Next Gen Foods, I wanted to tell the story of how and why I invested. These days, most of my investing takes place via Blitzscaling Ventures, which has a laser-focused approach of investing in the … Continue reading Personal Investment: Next Gen Foods
The last time I set foot on a plane before last week was on Valentine’s Day 2020. I stepped off a flight from India by way of Dubai. As a sign of how different the world was, I wrote an extended essay about my trip, and never once mentioned Covid-19, or as we referred to … Continue reading On the road again…to Monaco
I just received my new Dell XPS 13, which meant that I needed to tackle one of my most dreaded tasks: Setting up Microsoft Outlook on a new Windows laptop. It may not sound like much, but Outlook is the primary reason that I still use a Windows laptop (I have an M1 Macbook Air … Continue reading How To Set Up Microsoft Outlook 365 with your Gmail Accounts Using POP3 in 2021
Amazon recently agreed to purchase MGM for over $8 billion, and the reaction has been skeptical. Critics of the deal argue that Amazon overpaid for the MGM catalog, especially in comparison to Disney’s (admittedly brilliant) trio of acquisitions: Star Wars ($4 billion), Marvel ($4 billion), and Pixar ($7 billion). But this is allow hindsight to … Continue reading Why People Don’t Understand Amazon’s MGM Acquisition
Just as Covid-19’s rapid arrival produced confusion, its rapid exit (at least in certain geographies) is producing similar confusion. To reduce this confusion, we should learn how to make decisions based on two different lenses: personal health, and public health. Since I’m most familiar with my own situation, I’ll explain how I’m thinking about these … Continue reading Exiting Covid-19: Personal + Public Health