It’s Interesting How Many People Have Knee Jerk Scorn Towards Ozempic And Think It’s Almost Foregone

TIL: early movable-type printers would store the normal letters in a case on a bottom shelf, and the capital letters in another case on a top shelf, and that’s where the terms “upper case” and “lower case” come from.

A storm brewing (Puritan and Cavalier), oil on canvas ― Edgar Bundy (British, 1862-1922)

One drawback is that, despite having other work-related things to do, I am essentially drowning in the vast amount of material that is continuously recommended to me—books and information that are both good and very difficult to put down.

Both my biologist and math friends are constantly giving me new ways of looking at the world. I have a rich inner life because of this.

Art is like religion in that it represents something that is beyond the reach of empiricism. The element of fantasy is inextinguishable. Spinoza made the chief distinction that religion, unlike superstition, was founded on knowledge rather than ignorance. But what if, in stark contrast to things forged from knowledge, art is, at times, profoundly further from knowledge than it appears? And there, we might see that art isn't necessarily deep; it's just a mirror, and the mind is an abyss. Yes, I say this as someone who both appreciates and creates art. Criticizing art; classic artist move.

I’ll never understand why people argue about free will. Your choices were always determined by the shape of the universe at the moment you decided to argue. Isn’t that beautiful, though?

Syllogistically, of course, time waits for an island

As of 2025, globally, 0.3% of Windows PCs and 0.1% of all devices across all platforms continue to run Windows XP.

My spiraea bushes are having their last hurrah. They are starting to drop their tiny flower petals. See you next year.

People in their thirties remember the olden days, when it was just you, your Windows 95/98/me desktop with floppy disks, and Nokia 5110 versus the universe.