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Nov 27

Cologne Tourist (Christmas Market Edition)

Family trip (with baby!) to visit the most renowned Christmas markets in Europe. Cologne Cathedral Market is small but has a tall tree, amazing backdrop, and live music — my second-favourite market. The Heumarkt (Old Market) is in the old square, has a vintage feel, people in top hats, blacksmiths…

Cologne

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Cologne Tourist (Christmas Market Edition)
Cologne Tourist (Christmas Market Edition)
Cologne

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Jun 13

Gists XII

Kern. — Quotes “When you’re Godzilla, every city is a walkable city.” “Financial markets are full of very clever, very aggressive people, and if there’s a flaw in your reasoning they will find it.” “All I do is eat, sleep, drink, and be negligent.” — John of Dalyatha (eighth century monk) “I began…

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Jun 7

1,001 Albums

351–400 — About Listening to all albums (at least once) in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list. For the record, 1000 *pretty much anything* is an absurd undertaking. Each album has a little background and any tracks I particularly enjoyed. TL;DR Great means the whole album was fantastic. Good albums…

1001 Albums

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1,001 Albums
1,001 Albums
1001 Albums

31 min read


May 7

Amsterdam Intermission: Spain

Siesta. — About Julia and I moved to Amsterdam in 2022, but since: We didn’t yet have a lease We just recovered from Covid The Netherlands (and most of nearby Europe) was still in a strict Covid lockdown Cold, rainy weather Work-from-anywhere flexibility for ~3 weeks a year …we decided to relocate to…

Spain

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Amsterdam Intermission: Spain
Amsterdam Intermission: Spain
Spain

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Mar 13

Cheat Sheet: The Joy of X

A Guided Tour of Mathematics from One to Infinity. — Link Numbers 69 is the only number where the square (4761) and cube (328509) use all digits 0–9 The right abstraction leads to new insights, and new power. Maths always involves both invention and discovery: we invent concepts but discover their consequences. Arithmetic

Mathematics

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Cheat Sheet: The Joy of X
Cheat Sheet: The Joy of X
Mathematics

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Mar 7

Cheat Sheet: Amsterdam (Book)

A History of the World’s Most Liberal City. — About A book by American journalist Russell Shorto, who also wrote New York City, The Island at the Center of the World. Dutch provinces were part of Holy Roman Empire, which according to Voltaire, was “neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.”

Amsterdam

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Cheat Sheet: Amsterdam (Book)
Cheat Sheet: Amsterdam (Book)
Amsterdam

33 min read


Feb 6

1,001 Albums

301–350 — About Listening to all albums (at least once) in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list. For the record, 1000 *pretty much anything* is an absurd undertaking. Each album has a little background and any tracks I particularly enjoyed. TL;DR Great means the whole album was fantastic. Good albums…

1001 Albums

32 min read

1,001 Albums
1,001 Albums
1001 Albums

32 min read


Jan 29

Gists XI

Cruxes. — Misc Studies show 3rd grade competencies have a pivotal influence on life outcomes Depressed people are fixated on the past, while anxious people are consumed by the future. A sabine is a unit of sound absorption named after the physics professor, Wallace Sabine who studied acustics The US working and middle…

Gist

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Gist

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Jan 17

Cheat Sheet: Messari Crypto Thesis 2023

The pon(z)ies. — Things I found interesting from the 147-page thesis. My comments in non-quoted italic. Don’t understand the copy-paste investing section. Starts professional, but a bit sloppy at the end (e.g. “Don’t. Fuck. Up. The. Money.” and “get in loser, we’re going shopping”). Littered with plugs and ads for Messari (fair enough)…

Crypto

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Cheat Sheet: Messari Crypto Thesis 2023
Cheat Sheet: Messari Crypto Thesis 2023
Crypto

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Oct 10, 2022

Gists X

Morsi. — Misc In a single week in late June 2022, the conservative Supreme Court justices expanded gun rights, overturned Roe vs Wade, blew a hole in the wall between church and state, and curtailed the fight against climate change. US pension funds — through their share ownership — practically control the top…

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