I would think this would get more coverage from the China hawks out there.
China brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reopen diplomatic relations.
Maybe it is getting coverage and I’m just not seeing it.
Axios reporting,
I think that’s a bad bet.
I think the working-class voters in rural counties support the culture-war politics because they’re much more likely to be socially conservative than urban voters.
My summary of the Silicon Valley Bank failure
The bank failed because their was a run on the bank. There was a run on the bank because customers thought the bank was going to fail.
John Gruber writing about the SVB closure
To say this is shocking is an understatement. This just shouldn’t happen to a bank.
Really? Why shouldn’t this happen to a bank?
People make bad investment choices and banks are run by people.
From Vox
It is time to meet the Merovingian.
Here we go.
It’s almost time for the Burly Brawl.
One of my favorite fight scenes of all time.
Ditto.
Such a great little hardware feature. A shame it was removed from the Pixel lineup.
Morepehous: There are some things in this world, Captain Naiobi, that will never change.
Lock: Naiobi.
Morepehous: Somethings do change.
Currently watching: The Matrix Reloaded
River watching some Premiere League action while Cobb could care less. Just a normal Caturday morning.
The fear of China is strong with Nick Heer
There is nothing stopping groups INSIDE the United States from compiling data from data brokers to identify individuals.
What a fantastic and stunning photo by Julie Kenny titled “Tree of Life”.
Featured by My Modern Met in their 2022 World Nature Photography Awards round up post.
I wish I thought $1,400 for a GPU was a good purchase (spolier: it’s not) because, dang, the Nvidia’s Founders Edition looks good.
I have thoughts about this post. So many thoughts. Most of them not very nice.
I have a visceral dislike for productivity gurus who sell you, or try to sell you, on how you can control your work life with a few simple techniques.
This calendar isn’t a work calendar.
The moon tonight was pretty glorious.
Shot on Pixel 7 Pro at 30x zoom. No editing.
At almost 30 years old. Wither Blister Burn & Peel is still a great album.
See you, Space Cowboy.
I just bought the components for a gaming PC that I’ll build myself for the same price as an 11" iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard.
Say what you will about Windows, but, to me, the value I’m going to get out of the gaming PC far exceeds the value I’d get out of the iPad.
It is snowing 🌨️🌨️🌨️ in Southern California.
