The philosophy of Boethius
Have just discovered the philosopher Boethius. Spending the night reading about him with many insights and revelations there. 🎓 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boethius
Art is a wasteful endeavor
I realize one thing as I get older, which I did not while young. The pursuit of art, in the kind that becomes a symbol and changes the world, can be a most wasteful endeavor if lost, unused or forgotten. It can occupy the minds, hearts and talents of the brightest and best while giving … Read more
Quote of the Day: Glenn Gould on Beethoven
Food for thought: Glenn Gould on why Beethoven is an admired composer. Spoken notes before performing Piano Sonata 17 in D minor, op 31. The Tempest Sonata. Broadcast March 19, 1967 “…within every creative person there is an inventor at odds with a museum curator…and most of the startling things that happen in … Read more
Thinking about chess pieces as investments during a game
#Chess Inspired while watching videos about AlphaZero. As a thought experiment, imagine that each piece is an investment, with the potential of certain pieces to be multiple times their initial value. A knight or bishop, normally worth 3 points may in time become +9 points during a game, such as the famous ‘octopus knight’ in … Read more
My new favorite word is an ancient Greek word: Arete
Not sure how I went so far without coming across this concept, it is an ancient one: Arete. Having run across it – it really is my favorite word in the world. Some things about it: not gender specific it relates to excellence in any field the bar is individually defined I simply love this … Read more
Donut Render 3D
Some images from my donut rendering..
Jazz Clubs in Manhattan
Bob Egan has written a nice post about the location of jazz clubs in NYC. I’m posting here in case his server quits for posterity. It is amazing how these clubs were really organically the first floors of homes, a few chairs, all beside one another. #history https://www.popspotsnyc.com/jazz_clubs/ Locations of Jazz Clubs in New York … Read more
The Yield Curve is the Contango state of Money
Had never realized this until thinking it through now, but the beautiful yield and inverted yield curve in finance that we all know and love can be considered the same as the forward contracts concept of contango and backwardation. A yield curve that is inverted is identical to an asset in backwardation – we just … Read more
The Oculus Quest 2 is amazing
…and feels like where we sat at the beginning of smart phone revolution when the iPhone 1-3 were released between 2007-2009. Just the start. Extremely excited for VR, which I believe is the next logical ‘screen’ to arrive at after the supersized OLED phase we are in now. WebXR (which streams immersive experiences) / 360 … Read more
Minimalist – Watch Design
Posting some of my other work / experiments in watch design… This is more of a study to learn about the curvature of lugs, bevels etc. Less a work than the learning the process right now.