Good news! Nicholas Bate has found a new home and it looks like it’s on Micro.blog.
Statuses
On the bright side, this fine work of American craftsmanship will be my daily driver for a while.

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.
Your regular reminder that when someone uses the phrase, “With all due respect” don’t plan to receive any because they believe you are due none.