Killer Mike

https://youtu.be/sG0yrng0eY4

Dr. Doom

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/why-the-economy-is-headed-for-a-post-coronavirus-depression-nouriel-roubini.html

h/t Henry

30 day meditation challenge, Part 2

I managed to meditate daily for 28 of the last 30 days, the second segment of my challenge. I did also sit extra to (more than) make up for the two missed days. Inspired by reading that Jack Dorsey sits two hours a day, which is three times more than me, moving forward I am adding more time to my challenge, a second sitting for at least fifteen minutes.

For those who want to pursue something related, see an online course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and/or Pema Chodron's book How to Meditate.

interested in Wasabi cloud storage

S3 compatible, created by two of the creators of Carbonite: https://wasabi.com/

media consumption by age group in COVID-19 era

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/media-consumption-covid-19/

restic backup tool

Looking into restic as my backup solution, primarily based on its use by Riaan, its feature set and the option of B2 backend.

Deno, a re-thinking of Node-like programming

Deno is from the creators of Node  Looks very interesting!

Prince and the Revolution Live

body work

This Old Guy (me) took a couple online classes from Ruby on basic breathing, stretching and movement. While I have a long way to go to catch up to the beginners, I recommend these classes, which I would characterize as science-based. It would of course help if I took stretching and yoga...like my cousin Janet or Kevin and Marc's friend, Ron, both of whom are my age. Who else here is doing anything like this?

the world of curating and creating neo-vintage

I finished William Gibson's novel, The Peripheral, last month, a very satisfying effort. And it was an effort, as it required a bit of re-reading in the first half so I could understand context Gibson only gradually unveiled. The primary element was the development of a sub-culture he explored in previous works, those who create new objects with a backstory of authenticity, supplied via deep study. I find echoes of this in Architectual Digest's descriptions, such as this article.

A suggested soundtrack and an introductory essay that embodies this theme:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/

this article explains basic ZFS concepts well

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/zfs-101-understanding-zfs-storage-and-performance/

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Live At The Royal Albert Hall #stayhome ...

Jerry Brown biography to read

https://smile.amazon.com/Man-Tomorrow-Relentless-Jerry-Brown-ebook/dp/B07XCSNQG9/

Queen + Adam Lambert "We Are the Champions" Lockdown version

Ken Barnes on Little Richard RIP

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/09/little-richard-founding-father-of-rock-dead-at-87/971234001/

Rhiannon Giddens sings La Vie en Rose

debunking the COVID conspiracy video

see https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/
and https://www.reddit.com/r/CovIdiots/comments/gezery/plandemic_documentary_debunked/

Jamstack 2020 Virtual Conference May 27-28

https://jamstackconf.com/

Mourning in America

Rails Conference 2020 online

https://railsconf.com/

NYT column about Molly Ball's book on Nancy Pelosi

I put a hold on the book mentioned in this column at the library (e-book-at-a-distance)

Hot time in the old town

Temperatures can rise to above 110 degrees during summers in my hometown of Redding, California. When I was elementary school age, we kids would sometimes buy a block of ice and take turns riding it down concrete driveways - very cool! Anyone remember that?

cancel culture -food for thought from kntting

https://unherd.com/2020/01/cast-out-how-knitting-fell-into-a-purity-spiral/

sign of the times

Facebook served me an ad for a photography app that allows image manipulation. The ad featured "AI for masks" and my first thought was Hype for Fitting Face Masks"

ZFS mounting tips

https://www.reddit.com/r/zfs/comments/g7ytms/pools_not_importing_at_boot_sometimes_but_easily/

note to self: 40 days of solid meditation practice

Today marks forty days of meditating every single day at least 45 minutes. Now increasing my goal by a half hour. Over the decades I have usually meditated 3-4 times/week unless on formal retreat. The coronavirus gives a sense that time may be short, so I am applying myself to what is important.