Credit where it is due
Donald Trump & his team did something I didn't think was possible in this time frame. They got Israel and Hamas to exchange hostages, in what is perhaps the most significant attempt at peace of the last several years.
I think Trump is a grade A narcissist, but credit where it is due - well done, Mr.
"All models are wrong. But some are useful"
Heard someone say this recently and it has stuck in my head. We use models as abstractions of reality to capture some aspect of it in order to understand it, tame it and predict it. We do this subconsciously, all the time, without even realizing it.
Posted: October 03, 2025 at 09:16 PMWe have the right to be wrong
A terrible thing happened last week. A person was assassinated for expressing his views and inviting debate. The killer decided that violence was the only way to win this debate and exchange of ideas.
Posted: September 23, 2025 at 05:09 PMSwitzerland
I have wanted to visit Switzerland for years. I finally made it there this summer. There's something to be said about the lack of travel anxiety when public transport *just works*.
Posted: September 09, 2025 at 08:05 PMHello World!
This is my corner of the Internet. I dislike the idea of throwing my words into a walled garden. The Internet was not meant to be three walled gardens.
Posted: September 07, 2025 at 10:22 PM