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Category Archives: Stamford
Voltron
“We’ve experienced parts of this before, just never all at once. As others noted, it’s like the Spanish flu of 1918 and the stock market crash of 1929 at the same time, but overseen by Harding’s total incompetence plus Nixon’s … Continue reading
Autopoiesis
Learned a new concept today. “This generalized view of autopoiesis considers systems as self-producing not in terms of their physical components, but in terms of its organization, which can be measured in terms of information and complexity. In other words, … Continue reading
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Dilated II
A while ago, I mentioned Heinlein’s use of indirect exposition, but then I discovered that Eric S. Raymond (one of the fathers of the free software movement) had already written about this in “SF Words and Prototype Worlds” and “Rudyard … Continue reading
Achtung
Did my Generation X cohort arc from earnestness to cynicism? Did this correspond to the arc of U2 from earnestness (pre-Achtung Baby) to cynicism (from the Zoo TV tour on)? Discuss.
Powerless
Rewatching “Veep” and “The Thick of It”, I think I struck on the aspects of the seasons I like which are absent in the seasons I don’t like nearly as much. Early on, both shows are about people supposedly in … Continue reading
Tide
About two-thirds of the way between Stamford and JFK, my driver cryptically asked me, “Do you know if the tide is high?” I wasn’t sure if I would be shot in the face with a silencer if I answered wrong. … Continue reading
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Float
At work, but I suppose more generally in life, my sense is that I instinctively project an equilibrium between levity and gravitas. I’m not sure if other people see me that way.
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Glare
I enjoyed my first Independence Day in New England by watching fireworks from my balcony and hearing the squawking of startled seabirds. In the distance, across the Sound, I could also see fireworks up and down Long Island.
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Gifts
My dad loved movies. We never knew what to get him for birthdays or Christmas so we all, independently, seemed to converge on giving him movie tickets and passes. When we sorted through his stuff, we found a cache of … Continue reading
Phoenix
Okay, yes. I saw Dark Phoenix in the theater. More out of resignation and for a sense of closure more than anything else. However, this Chinese poster almost makes up for the movie itself. Hope that’s a comfort to Chris … Continue reading
Taste
I was complaining to a non-geeky friend about the Amazon adaptation of Good Omens and kept coming back to the idea that, as much as I adore a lot of Gaiman’s writing throughout his career, a lot of things he … Continue reading
Brand
Walked to a bookstore, bought a book. Then walked to a movie theater, saw Booksmart. Because I like to stay on brand.
Handbook
Harmontown turned me on to a comedy podcast called Hollywood Handbook which I’m quite enjoying. As a throwaway sideline in one of their interviews, they started going off on the idea of “Chop wood, carry water.” (Apparently there are two … Continue reading
Quantified
The last week of every year, I try to reflect and make new plans. At the end of 2010 (my annus horribilis), I decided to start tracking my mood in three categories: pleasure, calm, and energy. In 2013, I added … Continue reading
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