I searched the house for my glasses this morning. Eventually, I found them on the ground outside in the backyard, where they had been all night.
I took them off to read the phone while standing in the backyard waiting for the dog to do her business so we could both go to bed. Usually, when I take off my glasses to read, I tuck them into the neck of my shirt. But I wasn’t wearing a shirt, so I tucked the arm of my glasses into the pocket of my shorts, and then I promptly forgot about them. They fell on the ground while I was putting the dog to bed.
Eyeglasses are amazing engineering. They are made of glass and fragile wire, but they’re tough little tanks. I abuse the hell out of mine and they’re fine.
Al Sharpton should write the defining op-ed in the NYT, not George Clooney, who is very pretty, and a great choice to cast in movies like Up In The Air or Michael Clayton, but we don’t know anything about his political judgment.
Today I learned about Benford’s Law, which can be used to identify financial fraud and other dodgy statistics. It figures in the 2016 Ben Affleck movie, “The Accountant.”
Elon Musk’s Plan to Put a Million Earthlings on Mars in 20 Years [Kirsten Grind / NYTimes] — SpaceX employees are working on designs for a Martian city, including dome habitats and spacesuits, and researching whether humans can procreate off Earth. Mr. Musk has volunteered his sperm.
Hamilton Nolan: There’s a hole at the heart of the Democratic party, and Labor needs to fill it.. (Thanks, Cory! @pluralistic@mamot.fr)
A fast-read explainer: What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan for a Second Trump Term
Molly White launches FollowTheCrypto.org to track cryptocurrency spending to influence the 2024 elections.
The crypto industry has spent more on the 2024 US elections than oil, pharma and more than the energy sector and the health sector combined.
Remember: The only purposes for crypto are gambling, money laundering and ransomware.
The true, tactical significance of Project 2025 — Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr: Despite its legitimately scary and terrible proposals, the Project 2025 document reveals schisms in the conservative coalition, which can be exploited by a Democratic party led by workers.
Republicans: Democrat Party rhetoric is to blame! Republicans, previously: Trump-Endorsed Candidate for Governor: ‘Some Folks Need Killing’
I occasionally think that while my daily walks are great, I should soon start doing strength training
But I don’t want to vary a successful routine.
Then I saw this idea on Reddit: Weighted vest.
I have started wearing a knapsack with water bottles for me and the dog on weekends, when I get out for my walk a little later and the weather is warmer. That’s a start.
