softbank taking over of Boston Dynamics feels right for a Japanese company. And continues the trend of Asian techs buying Western ones.

Best Negroni in the world: 1 part Tanqueray 1 part Cocchi Vermouth di Torino 1 part Campari Orange peel Stir on ice.
https://drinksanddrinking.com/2015/08/04/the-best-negroni-in-the-world/

What ever happened to Chris Cunningham? Miss his wicked beat sync-ed music videos.

Value your craft and pursue excellence in it;share what you create;never fear to go up against a monopoly;be loyal to your peers in the work

Protip – Startup pitch to apply to a startup incubator: reading from a script always results in a less impressive performance. Improvise!

ai “Humans are showing unprecedented interest in the fate of so-called lower life forms, perhaps because they are about to become one.” YNH

dystopia, a slow, but steadily increasing interest.

Perfect music to enter in the “flow”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX96z7AuICs Hat tip to Vincent Barletta.

People decrying the death of MP3 sound just as absurd to me as people talking about the death of blogging. Then again, I’m a dinosaur.

Radiolab’s story on Nukes was nothing short of unsettling. A real world analysis of a quasi-Strangelove scenario.