Covered this week; Will Bezos, Buffett and Dimon take on health care? Waymo looking to indoctrinate the public… Facebook turns toxic towards publishers… 10 things you didn’t know about Dark Side of the Moon… Notes on indoor cycling… The love in my heart for the game of pinball… The 90th Annual Academy Awards…
February 26, 2018
“With two of the world’s three richest people leading the charge – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett – as well as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, the newly minted coalition is hoping to lower health care costs for the companies’ employees and deliver significant advancements for all patients.” Great minds with long, successful resumes… exactly the people we need to solve our big problems as a society… politicians are 85% useless… not fake news but rather a quantifiable fact.
February 27, 2018
“Alphabet’s self-driving arm, Waymo, is taking potential passengers inside its driverless Chrysler Pacifica vans and giving them a 360-degree view of what the car sees, as well as how it works.”
February 28, 2018
“Today, February 27th, LittleThings will be permanently closing its doors. It comes after 8 years of starting as an e-commerce company, and then 4 years ago as LittleThings. I’ve watched a rag tag group of talented hardworking individuals create one of the largest and most emotional brands on Facebook. So many of you have become super stars in the social media space it’s incredible. I’ve never felt so proud and blessed to be part of such an amazing group of people. It pains me to have to write this and hang up our hat, but there are only so many hits a digital media company can afford to absorb in this day and age, and we just exceeded ours.”
March 1, 2018
A fitting tribute to one of the most significant recordings in rock history on the day of the 45th anniversary of its release… funny enough, the desire to listen to Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety came over me a few days ago without any previous knowledge of its impending birthday… just another sign that music is what truly orders the universe 😉
March 2, 2018
“While many cyclists think they’re sufficiently hardened to ride through the toughest of conditions, there will come a time when weather or temperature or perhaps injury will necessitate some time off the road. Some riders will drown their sorrows by sampling random cardio routines. Others attend spin classes hosted by exuberant undergrads, while many will simply sit on the couch watching Tour de France replays.” Some notes on indoor training.
March 3, 2018
“I spent every quarter that came into my possession on pinball. I rode my bike up to 10 miles to play a new machine. I owned three books on pinball technique. And, of course, I loudly condemned The Who’s pinball-themed rock opera Tommy to anyone who would listen, arguing that no deaf, dumb, and blind boy could master the game using his sense of smell.”
March 4, 2018
Some of the most talked about moments from the 90th Annual Academy Awards… The complete winners list… Frances McDormand’s ‘Inclusion Rider’ defined…
