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Back in the late 1900s when I started learning to play bass my practice setup was pretty simple. I had a combo amp that was too small to actually reproduce most bass frequencies and on top of that sat one of those watermelon shaped...
This was a week of quiet aftermath, an opportunity to process recent events and start to figure out the path forward. OpenAI is attempting to turn its ship around. Investors are questioning the turnover in its C-suite, but the bigger...
Everybody likes ambition until they have to face an ambitious person in real life. When they have to face that partner who would choose their ambition over them, that’s when the test of every relationship begins. Ambition is acceptable...
Today, I realized that in GoDaddy, up to 500 subdomains are allowed under a standard domain, and 1,500 under a premium domain. So I hosted my Life Left app under the subdomain lifeleft.binovarghese.com. Here’s how I did it: Deployed the...
Many of us grew up thinking that black was the best color in clothing. We bought the line that "every man has to own a black suit." We believed that "black goes with everything" without question. And at some point, we had to unlearn all...
After my OLED TV was returned after being repaired (LG should have just given me a new one as it would have been cheaper for them - it was still under the 5 year warranty) I decided it was time to invest in some better speakers. The TV...
Matthew Haughey: The car industry accidentally did something I've always wanted to see, which was to release basically the same car under two brands and models, with one major consumer-facing difference. It's kind of remarkable how good...
Neil Young - Letter From ‘NamOver on Uncut this month, I wrote a little overview of Neil Young’s “lost” albums — many of which have been “found” since the last time I did this kind of thing. Semi-miraculously, you can buy official...
With the recent news that the public debt of the United States has now surpassed $40 trillion (see here, for example), I want to take a moment to share my previous blog posts on Adam Smith’s thoughts on public debts: “The last chapter of...
Back in March, I shared a bit of a sad update on my unhoused friends. Cops raided their camp and took everything they owned. Within the week… Mike had relapsed Manny got arrested for stealing copper Ron was all by himself But last...
Much, if not most, of what you experience today will be forgotten by tomorrow.It's why we write things down. We know that if we don't, we'll "forget." It's why we keep calendars, maintain "to do" lists, and write diaries. We think of...
The weekly Wednesday Boston-area shows post has become a Thursday post as I rush to prep for a long-awaited trip. Probably should skip this week, but let’s see how fast I can rattle this one off. The basics: Two lists, one of...
The Border Telegraph tells us that the Falcon Platen Press at Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen has been restored to working order. This means that all six presses at Smail’s are once again up and running. Innerleithen is a...
16:18 - Feeling sluggish af today. Dunno why. I just did some blog stuff. Maybe I'm tired from yesterday? Had a job interview(!) and went to the gym. One was taxing on my brain and the other on my body.