Good lawd that story from the Smithsonian magazine has it all. I dare you to read it and tell me it doesn't deserve to be a movie (if even only a made for tv movie)
2020/07/30
2020/07/28
I'm With Cathy O'Neil on This One
From Cathy O'Neils article: The political uprising we should have expected
"The aftermath of the coronavirus is likely to include a new political
uprising—an Occupy Wall Street 2.0, but this time much more massive and
angrier. Once the health emergency is over, we will see the extent to
which rich, well-connected and well-resourced communities will have been
taken care of, while contingent, poor and stigmatized communities will
have been thoroughly destroyed. Moreover, we will have seen how
political action is possible—multitrillion dollar bailouts and projects
can be mobilized quickly—but only if the cause is considered urgent.
This mismatch of long-disregarded populations finally getting the
message that their needs are not only chronically unattended, but also
chronically dismissed as politically required, will likely have drastic,
pitchfork consequences."
2020/07/24
Today I learned about Pretirement
I had always planned to do "something" for as long as I possibly could regardless needing a steady income or not. I guess there's a word for it - pretirement
Give it a read and maybe it will help you plan that shift from working to not working a little better.
2020/07/22
A New Resolution
"Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice - now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren't a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you'll be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better. From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do - now"
--- Epictetus
2020/07/19
Booky Books Book Update
Update #5
On to the next read! Maybe even finally finish up "Sync" :)
Finished
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Hardcover – by Gregory Zuckerman
November 5, 2010
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna
Bloomsbury USA, 2009
The Rich Don't Always Win
Sam Pizzigati
(2013-09-26)
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
On the Nightstand
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature and Daily Life
Steven Strogatz
Hyperion, 2003
Not Started Yet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Number: The Language of Science
Tobias Dantzig
Plume, 2007
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg
Penguin, 2014
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife
Penguin, 2000
A Tour of the Calculus
David Berlinski
Vintage, 1997
First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid [full-text]
Euclid, with annotations by John Casey
Project Gutenberg, 2007
Measurement
Paul Lockhart
Belknap, 2012
The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
Jimena Canales
May 26, 2015
As I expected, Jaron Lanier's book "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now" went quickly being only 176 pages long. Its an interesting read and a well made argument. What really grabbed my attention were the footnotes. Soooooo much great reference material I want to spend the time reading all the articles and boooks referenced in his book.
On to the next read! Maybe even finally finish up "Sync" :)
Finished
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Hardcover – by Gregory Zuckerman
November 5, 2010
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna
Bloomsbury USA, 2009
The Rich Don't Always Win
Sam Pizzigati
(2013-09-26)
Winners take all : the elite charade of changing the world
Anand Giridharadas
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
Anand Giridharadas
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Jaron Lanier
Picador; Reprint edition (August 27, 2019)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature and Daily Life
Steven Strogatz
Hyperion, 2003
Not Started Yet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Number: The Language of Science
Tobias Dantzig
Plume, 2007
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg
Penguin, 2014
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife
Penguin, 2000
A Tour of the Calculus
David Berlinski
Vintage, 1997
First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid [full-text]
Euclid, with annotations by John Casey
Project Gutenberg, 2007
Measurement
Paul Lockhart
Belknap, 2012
The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
Jimena Canales
May 26, 2015
2020/07/18
In My Day We Just Called em Dumb Ass
"Gullibility, carelessness and closed-mindedness are examples of what the US philosopher Linda Zagzebski, in her book Virtues of the Mind
(1996), has called ‘intellectual vices’. Others include negligence,
idleness, rigidity, obtuseness, prejudice, lack of thoroughness, and
insensitivity to detail. Intellectual character traits are habits or
styles of thinking."
2020/07/17
2020/07/16
Scary Reminder
Just as a reminder - if the service is free, you are the product.
Also of note - based on the rabbit hole I went down based on the article link above I now have a new book added to my ever growing list...
Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance
By Julia Angwin
2020/07/14
75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935
This is too cool not to share. An historical accounting of American capitalism's progress and failures
2020/07/08
Taxi
I've become addicted to watching old episodes of 'Taxi' on Hulu.
Here's the original 'New York' magazine article that inspired the show
https://nymag.com/news/features/50177/
Still on Facebook?
Just checking in.
Yep.
Still glad I canceled all social media.
"...It revealed
that executive decisions by the company caused “significant setbacks
for civil rights” and that the site could become an “echo chamber” of
extremism if it doesn’t take stronger measures. “The company must
recognize that failure to do so can have dangerous (and
life-threatening) real-world consequences,” the report states."
2020/07/06
Book list mid-year update
Update #4
Finished
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Hardcover – by Gregory Zuckerman
November 5, 2010
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna
Bloomsbury USA, 2009
The Rich Don't Always Win
Sam Pizzigati
(2013-09-26)
On the Nightstand
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature and Daily Life
Steven Strogatz
Hyperion, 2003
Not Started Yet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Number: The Language of Science
Tobias Dantzig
Plume, 2007
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg
Penguin, 2014
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife
Penguin, 2000
A Tour of the Calculus
David Berlinski
Vintage, 1997
First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid [full-text]
Euclid, with annotations by John Casey
Project Gutenberg, 2007
Measurement
Paul Lockhart
Belknap, 2012
The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
Jimena Canales
May 26, 2015
Things have gone slower than I had hoped. Admittedly, Ive been distracted and haven't kept up with my book reading as I had hoped at the beginning of the year.
I still have my list to get thru this year and "Sync" keeps getting preempted by other interesting distractions. Last up was Giridharadas' book and now Im queuing up Jaron Lanier's book "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now"
The Phoenix library system rocks and they are making it easy for me to both grab and return books during this COVID-19 pandemic. I'll drop off the Giridharadas book and p/u Laniers without even leaving my truck. How sweet is that!
Oh, and I've also discovered a couple of new books to add to the list. :)
"The Privatized State" by Chiara Cordelli is coming out in November this year and "The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time" by Joseph Mazur. Both sound like excellent reads and (obviously) have nothing to do with each other - just stuff that gets me excited to hear more about.
Finished
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Hardcover – by Gregory Zuckerman
November 5, 2010
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna
Bloomsbury USA, 2009
The Rich Don't Always Win
Sam Pizzigati
(2013-09-26)
Winners take all : the elite charade of changing the world
Anand Giridharadas
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
Anand Giridharadas
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature and Daily Life
Steven Strogatz
Hyperion, 2003
Not Started Yet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Number: The Language of Science
Tobias Dantzig
Plume, 2007
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg
Penguin, 2014
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife
Penguin, 2000
A Tour of the Calculus
David Berlinski
Vintage, 1997
First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid [full-text]
Euclid, with annotations by John Casey
Project Gutenberg, 2007
Measurement
Paul Lockhart
Belknap, 2012
The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
Jimena Canales
May 26, 2015
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