Lifelong learner, physics educated, product manager by trade, guitar player, and dog rescuer.
Music
AI has me gun shy. When I discover something new that I like, it seems that too often it is AI generated music from Suno or similar. This time, I am happy to report that I was able to verify that the Diablo Swing Orchestra is not AI.
Music
Living with a Strandberg, 3 months on. It is delivering the goods
Newsletter
Some miscellaneous thoughts. Read to the end to find a good Substacker to subscribe to!
Tech
Free time, a nagging error, and almost catastrophic results. How not to spend a day off.
Politics
A trilogy of chilling newsletters and articles hit my inbox today, causing me to think about what happens when Trump loses power or dies. It is not going to be a fun transition, and no, MAGA will not die with Trump.
Music
A killer duo collaborating on a killer track, and an Epic video. Enjoy Alissa White-Gluz guesting on Simone's album Vermillion. \m/
Tech
Musk once again puts his paw on the scale and dails it up to full on ridiculous.
Music
The fact that Nori Bucci is almost unknown is criminal. Her talent and skills are off the charts.
Politics
Last weekend Twitter did an intentional oops, created an unholy mess, and now the mask is unveiled. The MAGA verse isn't fed by nefarious state actors, but is instead stoked by ordinary people farming for influence to improve their lot in life. Delish!
Politics
I fucking hate writing about Epstein, but goddamn it, David Brooks does one of his "high and mighty" snooty opinions, and I just can't let it lie...
Politics
The premise of Q-anon, that there's a cabal of elites that are boorish, exploitative, and that prey on young women (and men) turns out to be true. Sophie GIlbert does an outstanding job in her latest on The Atlantic.
Newsletter
LinkedIn has long been on my shit list. And it is getting even more shitty as they try to swim with all the other enshittified social media bits.