Good news! Nicholas Bate has found a new home and it looks like it’s on Micro.blog.
On the bright side, this fine work of American craftsmanship will be my daily driver for a while.
Requiem for my Volvo XC70
Here is my car the day I test drove it. I went back to the dealership and bought it.
I have loved this car. Everything about it. It was so comfortable to drive. It was my daily driver and we’ve taken it across the country several times. For a 15 year old car with 170k miles it seemed to be just hitting its stride. It has served me well from daily commuting to errands to hauling 10 foot tall Christmas trees inside with the hatch closed (it had an amazing amount of interior room).
This car likely saved my life.
The guy at the collision place said that there was no way any other make of vehicle would have taken a drivers side hit that pushed the car along 15 feet by a fully loaded FedEx truck and had the driver walk away without a scratch.
The FedEx manager who came to the scene said he’s never seen a car do that much damage to the truck that hit it.
The police officer said for someone my age who has never even had so much as a moving violation, let alone an accident, I sure did pick a doozy for my first time.
I’m a bit sore this morning so will be going in for a check just to make sure all is actually well. That said, my heart is a bit broken at the loss. This was the car that Beatrix has been learning to drive and the plan was to give it to her to take to college. Those plans now have to change.
But, mainly, this is a public thank you to a car that brought me a tremendous amount of joy and utility over the years. It served me and my family gallantly.
My beloved Chevy truck will become my daily driver for now until the dust settles and I find a worthy replacement for the car. I’m thankful for that.
P.S. Thanks to all of the people, too many to name, who reached out to check on me and offer condolences. It means the world to me.
To be in a room of other people, believing in the power of theater, of innovation, of immigrants, of our country. You don’t get that very much right now.
This was a joy to watch and experience this way. Hamilton is a masterpiece I never tire of experiencing.
And… just received email from my daughter’s school previewing some details on the new AI policy.
Departments are working on how to reframe or shift some of our assessments of student learning away from computers.
It seems very in line with my advice.
“The rise of Blue Books is coming.”
— The Principal at my daughter’s school regarding an upcoming meeting about new AI policies.
New Book: How to Beat ChatGPT or – Nicholas Bate
Once you have read this companion (and it should take you no longer than 55 minutes) you will (1) be AI literate i.e. you will understand the terms and their implications e.g. Large Language Model (2) understand why this threat to jobs is a serious one and (3) most importantly, you will have seven strategies to help you preserve (or change) your career by using AI’s strengths and exploiting its weaknesses.
And only 2.99 USD. Done deal.
Ritualize anything – annie’s blog
Rituals do not add anything sacred to life. Life is already sacred. We know this whenever we face death. Rituals remind us, let us acknowledge it. Help us push our heads thru the fog a bit. Help us grapple with this weight, this heart-rending joy.
Love this.
No words. Done with them.
Daring Fireball: ‘Less Fun Than a Barrel of Crackers’
That it’s a controversy at all is the work of activist investor Sardar Biglari, CEO of midwest chain Steak ’n Shake. (Biglari’s father was a general under the Shah of Iran, and the family had to flee after the revolution.) Biglari has been trying to take over Cracker Barrel, Carl Icahn corporate-raider-style, for 15 years.
Finally! Someone explains the story behind the story. Follow the money… Always.