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[[Traveling after leaving Cloud SQL]]. I solo traveled Europe between [[2022-05-04]] and [[2022-05-25]]. +## California Bay Area (Day 0) +[[2022-05-04|Wednesday, May 4]] +- Packed my bags for London. +- 8pm: Caught my plane! + +## London (Days 1-4) +[[2022-05-05|Thursday, May 5]] +- 2pm: Landed. +- Took the tube to Wombat's City Hostel. +- Ran for 3 miles. +- 9pm: Called it an early night. + +[[2022-05-06|Friday, May 6]] +- 4am: Woke up, played Pokemon, and fell back asleep. +- 8am: Woke again. +- Got an English breakfast. +- Felt horribly sick. +- Got a negative COVID test. +- Visited Denmark St. +- Got lunch at a Google office. +- 7pm: Slept early again. + +[[2022-05-07|Saturday, May 7]] +- 6am: Woke feeling _much_ better. +- Walked to: + - London Bridge. + - St. Paul's Cathedral. + - British Museum. + - Borough Market. +- Got a meat pie for lunch from the Market. +- 2pm: Saw Julius Caesar in the Globe Theatre. +- Visited Tate Modern. +- 6:30pm: Dinner at the Mudlark. +- Laundry. +- Bought Eurostar tickets to Paris. + +[[2022-05-08|Sunday, May 8]] +- 7:30am: Woke up. +- Stored my luggage at the hostel. +- Tube to Baker St. +- Lovely breakfast at the Potting Shed. +- Walk-biked to Abbey Rd. +- Walk-tubed to: + - Big Ben. + - London Eye. +- Dropped by Tate Modern to buy a souvenir mug. +- Picked up my bags from Wombat's. +- Went to St. Pancras International Station. +- Changed my ticket from the 7pm train to the 4:30pm train. +- 8:30pm: Arrived in Gare du Nord, Paris. +- 9:30pm: Arrived at Hotel Madrigal. +- Met Wit! He invited me to stay at his place in Warsaw. + +## Paris (Days 5-7) +[[2022-05-09|Monday, May 9]] +- 9am: Woke up. +- Best meal of my whole trip at Coutume. +- Walked to: + - The Louvre. + - Centre Pompidou. + - Marche des enfants rouges (which was closed). + - 5pm: McDonalds. + - Iles du cite. + - Saint-Chapelle (which was closed). + - Notre Dame (which was closed due to having been on fire). +- Second best meal of my trip at Cafe Louise. +- Scooped my stuff from Hotel Madrigal. +- 10:30pm: Arrived at Karl's place in Boulogne-Billancourt. + +[[2022-05-10|Tuesday, May 10]] +- 9am: Woke up. +- 11am: Nice cafe near Karl's place. +- Went to the Musée d'Orsay. +- Coffee in the Jardin des Tuileries. +- Macarons at Angeline. +- More coffee at Boulangerie Eric Kayser. +- Returned to Saint-Chapelle in time to see the interior. +- Watched the sunset over the Seine. +- 8:30pm: Worst meal of my trip at Café Varenne. +- 10pm: Arrived at Karl's place and slept. + +[[2022-05-11|Wednesday, May 11]] +- 8:30am: Woke up. +- Delphine kindly brought me some tea and pastries. +* Bought tickets to Brussels, Bruges, and Brussels again so I could make a theoretical flight to Copenhagen/Prague/Warsaw. +* 12pm: Went into the Jardin area with Karl via electric scooter. +* 1pm: Lunch at Google Paris. +* Went to the Musée de l'Orangerie. +* Got coffee. +* Made this page! +* Got a souvenir shirt at Printemps. +* Touristy trap French onion soup for dinner. +* Dessert with Karl and Delphine. +* 12am: Slept. + +## Brussels (Days 7-8) +[[2022-05-12|Thursday, May 12]] +- 6am: Woke up to travel to Gare du Nord. +- Got a sandwich and chocolate bread from Paul at the station. +- Caught my train to Brussels. +- 12:30pm: Arrived at the Latroupe Grand Place hostel and dropped my bags. +- Walked to: + - Église Saint-Nicolas. + - The Grand-Place. + - Musée de la ville de Bruxelles (Grand-Place museum). + - Garde Robe Manneken Pis (pissing statue museum). + - Manneken Pis (the boy himself). + - Poechenellekelder (beer garden). + - Le Roy d'Espagne (restaurant in the Grand-Place). + - _The red light district OOPS_. +- 8pm: Slept early. + +[[2022-05-13|Friday, May 13]] +- 8am: Woke up. +- Subway to Atomium. +- Walk-subwayed to: + - Suburban Brussels. + - Some grill place. + - Palace of Justice. + - Notre Dame cathedral. +- Ate crepes and fries for dinner... too much food. +- Booked tickets for Bruges hostel, Brussels hostel, and flights to Prague. +- 11:30pm: Slept. + +## Bruges (Days 9-10) +[[2022-05-14|Saturday, May 14]] +- 7:30am: Woke up. +- 9am: Caught a train to Bruges. +- 10am: Arrived and walked 30 min to the St. Christopher's Bauhaus hostel where I stored my bags for a 2pm check-in. +- Wandered around on foot and saw incredibly beautiful sights: + - Pop-up arts stand selling ceramics. + - Waffle shop. + - Church bells eventually leading to the Grote Markt (market square) next to the Belfry. + - A shop just for little kids shoes. + - 2 pop-up music stages next to the Church of the Holy Blood. +- 2:30pm: Checked into the hostel and rested a bit where I met Waell. +- Walked around more: + - Windmills on the outskirts of Bruges. + - Riverside cafe with a beer I liked a lot. + - Misc outskirts of the city where I caught a Shellos. +- 10:30pm: Slept. + +[[2022-05-15|Sunday, May 15]] +- 8am: Woke due to Waell's mumbling. +- Had the second worst shower of my life. +- 10:40am: Climbed the Belfry. +- Dipped into Elisabeth to buy chocolates. +- 12:30pm: Went to a super cute brunch restaurant called That's Toast. +- Walked around a _lot_ of the city catching Pokemon for the water festival mega energy quests. +- 9pm: Caught a train back to Brussels with a painful amount of PDA across from me. +- Train back to Brussels at 9pm, crashing in the hostel in order to catch a plane the next day. + +## Prague (Days 11-13) +[[2022-05-16|Monday, May 16]] +- 8:30am: Woke up. +- Multithreaded laundry with shower and breakfast. + - Just kidding. This was the worst meal of the trip. + - Plus the shower flooded my room. +- Took an Uber to the airport. +- While in the airport I booked a hotel. After the flooding I am so done with living in hostels. +- 2:40pm: Caught a plane to Prague. +- 4pm: Arrived in Prague airport. +- 5pm: Arrived at Hotel Atos. +- Potatoed. +- 7:30pm: Got food at Luka Li. +- Potatoed until 1am. +- 1am: Slept. + +[[2022-05-17|Tuesday, May 17]] +- 9:30am: Woke up. +- 11am: Breakfast at Bella Vida Café. +- Took some ritalin and worked by the riverbank near the hotel. + - Put together an album of the food I'd eaten. + - Messaged Cloud SQL about my adventures. +- Wandered back to my hotel eventually. +- 6pm: Wandered outside past: + - A shopping mall. + - The Státní operahouse. + - A tall black tower I can't find the name of (Senovážné Square building?). + - The Prašná brána tower gate. + - Čech Bridge. + - Climbed up to the Vyhlídka na Letné (View of Letné) / Prague Metronome. +- 8:30pm: Dinner at U Pivrnce. +- Walked through: + - Staroměstská Mostecká Věž (Old Town Bridge Tower). + - Karlův most (Charles Bridge). + - Caught a brief glimpse of Prague Castle. +- 10pm: Back at the hotel. +- 3am: Slept after procrastinating playing LoR. + +[[2022-05-18|Wednesday, May 18]] +- chill in Prague +- Got lunch at the Google office. +- Visited the national museum. +- Visited Prague Castle. +- Souvenir: Bought crystal glasses. +- + +## Warsaw (Day 14) +[[2022-05-19|Thursday, May 19]] +- Fly to Warsaw in the morning at 9:55am-11:15am. +- Crash at Wit's place in the evening. + + +## Riga (Day 15-18) +[[2022-05-20|Friday, May 20]] +- Hang in Warsaw for the morning / partial afternoon +- Plane in the afternoon to Riga at + +[[2022-05-21|Saturday, May 21]] +- chill in riga + +[[2022-05-22|Sunday, May 22]] +- chill in riga + +[[2022-05-23|Monday, May 23]] +- catch a plane back home to SF + + +... + +[[2022-05-24|Tuesday, May 24]] +- chill in riga + +[[2022-05-25|Wednesday, May 25]] +- Plane to SF in the morning... need to work this out + +(Ok the following isn't really the Europe trip anymore) + +## California Bay Area +[[2022-05-26|Thursday, May 26]] +- asdf + +[[2022-05-27|Friday, May 27]] +- Flight to Boston in the evening. + +## Boston +[[2022-05-28|Wednesday, May 28]] +- First day in Boston. + +[[2022-05-29|Wednesday, May 29]] +- Etc. + +... \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/2023-11-25 - On disability and being injured away from home.md b/content/2023-11-25 - On disability and being injured away from home.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..145ac5c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2023-11-25 - On disability and being injured away from home.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +# 2023-11-25 - On disability and being injured away from home +#publish +Written [[2023-11-25]]. Part of [[Musings on philosophy]]. + +My 26th birthday present was a back injury. I lifted some weights wrong at a hotel gym visiting New Jersey, then, suddenly, _pop_ - the ground is really comfortable and I'd like to keep both knees at 90 degree angles while I'm down here please. + +A herniated disc is such a suitable injury to mark a birthday occasion, too. How better to symbolize one's late 20s[^1] than googling medical questions about your back? + +![[20231124_191040-COLLAGE.jpg]] +_In the morning, I walk on 0 legs. In the afternoon, 0. in the evening, still 0. Which in-network doctors are open tonight?_ + +Anyways. Having been floor-ridden for 24+ hours, I reflect on several things... + +### On disability and gratefulness +My biggest takeaway from yesterday is that **the sensation of loss is a whole lot more vivid than the sensation of having or even gaining \[the thing you lost].** + +Cases in point: + +1) I vividly experience being unable to walk. But I don't vividly experienced walking. + +Or: + +2) I vividly experience the cancellation of this week's plans. As someone who doesn't live in NYC, I'd set up a dozen+ things to do, between clubs, shopping, art shows, office coffees, ... and I vividly experience the sensation of those plans ripped away. But _making those plans_ didn't trigger a equally vivid experience. + +This too is a tricky example since plans aren't themselves enjoyable; the activity they represent is enjoyable. I'm mourning the loss of the planned activity, not the planning of activities. So, one last example: + +3) I vividly experience not eating a second slice of cake, knowing I can't walk off the calories. + +![[PXL_20231124_174750697.MP~2.jpg]] +_Floor cake_ + +This example seems to work IMO? A second slice of cake isn't _essential_ to anyone's well-being. But at the same time: it's cake; you'd take a second slice if you could justify it. And now I can't. Withholding a second helping of cake knowing I'd put on weight feels like a vivid quality of life decrease. + +To state that same point more strongly: I experience the _lack of_ a second slice of cake more vividly than I felt the presence of the second slice (in the past). + +So, if we agree that losing a thing, like a slice of cake, is more vivid than continuing to have said thing, what else can we conclude? +- We take good things for granted --> the loss of a good thing is a vivid experience (--> we should exercise gratefulness as much as possible for good things) + - We take bad things for granted --> the loss of a bad thing is a vivid experience? +- The sensation of loss of good things is essential? +- The degree of vivid loss is proportional to the goodness of a thing. But we never experience the goodness except through brief moments of its loss -? + - Perhaps this holds vice versa too. + - Perhaps loss of, or at least vivid recollection of the time before a good thing, is essential to experiencing the worth of a thing. + +Not sure how to end this one. That insight triggers a few more thoughts: +- How glad I am to be able to shower myself. I almost can't. My shower time effectively doubled. But I can. And wow am I glad I don't need someone to help. + + +### Loss as a magnifying glass to view good things +A rocky conclusion I might reach from that last section is: +1) The sensation of loss is far more hurtful than other sensations of tragedy. +2) The sensation of loss is key to understanding happiness. + +... emboldening these points even further (and perhaps making them absurd in the process): +1) Loss is among life's most upsetting experiences. +2) Loss is the truest way to assess the goodness of something. + +It further follows then that: + +3) Being given the taste of a good thing, then losing it, is an extremely upsetting experience. + +This lands pretty close to the popular Caltech paper, [Towards a Theory of Revolution](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2089714): + +> Revolutions are most likely to occur when a prolonged period of objective economic and social development is followed by a short period of sharp reversal. People then subjectively fear that ground gained with great effort will be quite lost; their mood becomes revolutionary. + +^ the key word being "reversal" - i.e. having a thing and then suddenly not. + +Tbh I'm not sure where I'm going with this line of reasoning. I guess the notion that (A) loss provides an accurate lens through which to assess the goodness of a thing you used to have; (B) seeing exactly how good a good thing is can be maddening, particularly if the thing you already knew was good turned out to be really good; (C) the most peaceful way to live life would be without loss informing the worth of anything. + +But "peaceful" != "good", in my opinion, so a life without great loss feels like it would be missing a solid range of [[The Sinusoid]]. Perhaps a life full of loss isn't better _for teaching gratefulness_, but it's better for some other reason. + +### On the common experience of loss and loss as a happiness function +TODO: Write this section. + +Some investigative journalism is in order here: to correlate increase and decrease in wages or buying power of a currency, independent of a depression, and correlate the relative happiness of folks affected. Can we quantify the pain of losing an improved quality of life? + +Something connected to Frankl's MSFM: one with a reason to live can endure anything. + +^ perhaps this sort of idealism is possible _only_ when you haven't experienced the loss of something you had, forcing you to know its exact worth. + + +[^1]: I'm told 26 is not one's "late 20s". Source: my peers who are also in their "mid 20s" ... + + +## Appendix +Alt title: _Or: reflections on taking walking for granted._ + +Update [[2024-05-12]]: Having my apartment drain fixed feels sort of like this! I appreciate my drain all the greater because I get to stop, pause, and think "oh right, I can use my faucet, how pleasant". That brief moment of pondering makes the difference. And yet it's over so fast... diff --git a/content/4505 Burgers & BBQ.md b/content/4505 Burgers & BBQ.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a566b56 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/4505 Burgers & BBQ.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# 4505 Burgers & BBQ +#publish + +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Outdoor patio-only BBQ restaurant that I visited with Sharon on [[2022-06-08]]. + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/BSrRdCHFwDBLw2uo9 + +Note: this review is for the 1/2lb burger which is a double patty. I had the single patty 1/4lb in the past when Cari visited before I started my burger tier list but I recall it being rather unremarkable. + +Ingredients were mostly standard - no tomato, just lettuce and onion. The bun was unusually full of sesame seeds (even more so in the restaurant's Google Maps pics) so I'm rating it a 0.25/10 for unusualness. + +I felt it was the correct amount of oily - enough to provide flavor but not so much that the burger is drenched and falling apart, like McDonald's or [[The Melt]]. + +![[PXL_20220609_023303118.jpg]] + +I rated it a 9/10 overall. Which is higher than [[Miller and Lux]] - and I think I stand by my rating of that. In both restaurants I felt full enough to not want another burger but here I felt I wouldn't feel as disgusted with myself should I hypothetically eat another. + +In summary: a 9/10 overall rating and 0.5/10 unusualness factor lands this burger pretty close to my platonic ideal. :) + +Doesn't come with fries. But that's not part of the criteria! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/7 Leaves.md b/content/7 Leaves.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b538e7c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/7 Leaves.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# 7 Leaves +#publish + +Boba store in San Jose, really close to Roy's old apartment at 1011 Giacomo Lane in San Jose. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Strawberry Hibiscus (decaf) // Can't modify sugar // Crystal boba +6.5/10. A little better than what I expected. + +I can't rate this much higher though because the sweetness isn't modifiable. Taste is great, but it's still overly sweet and 100 cal not counting the boba. + +Visited [[2022-10-04]]. + +### Green Thai Tea // lowest possible sweetness // crystal boba +Roy's favorite. I tried a brief taste and liked it. + +5.5/10. It's pretty good. But really sweet. I docked a lot of points for the unadjustable sweetness because boba pearls would have been better here but I couldn't have any because the combined sweetness would be too much. + +Visited [[2023-04-09]]. + diff --git a/content/A causal test of the strength of weak ties.md b/content/A causal test of the strength of weak ties.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..54022cd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/A causal test of the strength of weak ties.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# A causal test of the strength of weak ties +#publish +#needswork - write it +Opened [[2024-09-06]] but this is from easily a year ago. + +Backlink: [[Musings on everything else]] + +Basically, this phenomenon from https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4476: +![[Screenshot_20220926-170836.png]] + +TODO: Elaborate on it more diff --git a/content/AI art and human obsolescence.md b/content/AI art and human obsolescence.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..907229c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/AI art and human obsolescence.md @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +# AI art and human obsolescence +#publish +_Hitler was also an artist before he was a megalomaniac._ + +Part of [[Musings on philosophy]]; related to [[The human knowledge horizon]]. + +Musings dated [[2023-05-06]]. I wonder if my predictions will be proven accurate. + +![[FB_IMG_1683402904969.jpg]] + +AI art is solid cocktail conversation topic these days because anyone can weigh in. Those sympathetic to artists muse sourly over the ethical implications of training AIs without permission. The technically- and economically-minded discuss the current cost of a teraflop. In the corner, zoomers and philosophers take shots. + +Part of what makes the topic so fun is that largely, everyone already agrees. Stealing is bad, AIs who are more competent than humans are scary, and capitalism is probably going to fumble this one up bad. In general it seems people believe this situation is a universally negative one, and that AI art will be disastrous. + +### My opinion +I want to document a contrarian take, that AI art is a force for net good. It will (1) allow the world to produce a greater quantity of art, (2) spur the average person to train a more critical eye when interpreting art, and (3) have a net zero or net positive effect at lowering the barrier for individuals to produce meaningful art. + +### 1) AI artists will mean a greater quantity of art +This is for certain. It's already tough to distinguish some AI art from real art (see [[Stable diffusion fraud]] for my experience with that). Sure, quality is subjective, but that AI art shares the same believability ballpark with human art convinces me it's on par with most subjective experiences of art. + +### 2) Which means people will train a more critical eye +With one's senses flooded by generated (and retouched) art, the only way to cope is to find a way to mentally filter though it all. Perhaps I'm projecting but I think often people don't ponder whether they _actually_ like a piece of art. The result of this is, under the right circumstances (e.g. visiting an overhyped museum exhibit), people can convince themselves they are a fan of virtually any kind of art. Exclusivity fuels pointless hype trains. + +So AI art is sort of a meritocratizing force. We'll eventually get to a point where teraflops are cheap enough and pretrained models are accessible enough that pretty much anyone with a good idea can generate art. The most visionary artists will probably inpaint or retouch their work using AI. In that sense, stable diffusion is basically a hyper-advanced paintbrush. You can let your robo-paintbrush totally loose and allow it to handle (basically) the creation of your whole art piece, or you can use it with intent. + +I think AI art powered by human intent will start winning out over generic AI art pretty soon. + +### 3) And for those seeking to create great art, the barrier to entry will either lower or remain unchanged +The robo-paintbrush becoming universally accessible means anyone with an idea can produce art. I suspect the effect of this will be either (A) lots more art in general -- including perceptibly generic and bad art -- is produced, or (B) more art is produced and it is in general of a higher quality. + +There's probably some variance in opinion on whether (A) or (B) is more likely. It'll depend on what you consider "good" art (a whole article topic on its own). I'm torn on this topic because I suspect AI artists will result in a ton of generic art flooding the internet. Is generic == bad? Right now I feel the answer is "no," but maybe I'll change my mind. + +Anyways, I think with the barrier lowered, we'll start seeing more art and therefore more great art. + +## Appendix +I glossed over some huge topics that usually come up in cocktail conversation so I'll try to cover them here since they're interesting. + +### The churn of art culture may accelerate +From a conversation with Christie: +> Hot take but I think in terms of art created it will be close to a net good + +> True creativity these days already comes from people purposefully breaking the mold and doing something funky w it + +> Ai art will become the new mold, everyone's gonna use it as a blueprint for their drawings + +> Then the drawings will all look samey + +> Then someone will break the mold + +> Then the mold will change + +> Repeat + +> Maybe, like, the cycle of art culture will accelerate + +> But that's all I think + +### Capitalism's reaction to AI art might be scary +The idea that a team of environment artists on a cartoon might shrink to 20% of its size is spooky. Netflix already tried this and credited an AI artist in their credits to serious backlash, but I doubt the negative sentiment will last. + +I'm fortunate and grateful that my income isn't from art so I'm not threatened. This lack of threat surely influences my view on AI art being good, too. + + +### The problem of operator deficiency +> I saw a meme post about how artists shouldn't be worried about being replaced because people can't communicate what they want to the AI and I LOL'd + +This is pretty true imo. The job of a stable diffusion model is to extrapolate words (a frickin tiny dimensional space) into a whole image (frickin huge dimensional space). There's so much room for randomness that the best models are differentiated by their method of effectively injecting randomness. + +Like the whole thing is so chaotic. Surely there will exist a tool in the future that's more effective than words in the future, an Adobe Photoshop of Al art, with dials and knobs like "lock alpha layer" that will do something funky with the image. + + +### More thoughts +[[2023-06-06]]: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/141hg9x/controlnet_for_qr_code feels like an evolution of art. This is a new thing altogether that relies on human creativity yet uses the new tools. + +[[2023-09-05]]: +More on AI art as a meritocratic force. I think anyone being able to create art means we'll see a greater diversity of perspectives. + +"The old masters" were masters of their craft because virtually nobody had the time or economic privilege to spend time learning art. So while that period produced beautiful art, it was an echo chamber. + +Individual artists came next, pushing forward weird movements like impressionism that was resisted at the time but eventually appreciated. + +Between then and now, art has become increasingly accessible. AI will make it even more so. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/content/Adding holiday info to daily notes.md b/content/Adding holiday info to daily notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..210fc23 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Adding holiday info to daily notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Adding holiday info to daily notes +#publish +It might be cool if my daily notes had the holiday noted after the weekday. My whole purpose of adding the weekday was to provide some context on the general shape of day. Holidays could provide even more context. + +Maybe I could add a raw text file of holiday dates and write some Templater JavaScript snippet that pulls from it. + +This gist might be relevant: https://gist.github.com/ebullient/43e5c37547e9623a3091bf522d36ccf2 + +[[2022-04-26]]: I feel like if I did this, the plaintext is really the right thing to do. Or more likely, some JavaScript magic to compute an arbitrary holiday presence based on a date. Surely that's been done before and I just need to port it... diff --git a/content/Alien technology.md b/content/Alien technology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..60a4bce --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Alien technology.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +aliases: EDC fit +--- +# Alien technology / EDC fit +#publish +Literally just [[2024-04-19]] and [[2024-04-03]]. And [[2024-05-05]]/[[2024-05-06]] (Ditto). + +[[2024-05-18]] all together! + +Related to [[EDC items]] + diff --git a/content/Amy's Drive Thru.md b/content/Amy's Drive Thru.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5bbb5ae --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Amy's Drive Thru.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Amy's Drive Thru +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Plant-based burger place inside SFO airport terminal 1. I visited on [[2022-07-07]]. + +https://goo.gl/maps/a4AwEzy2gcngfvq67 + +I got the Amy's burger, which is a double veggie patty with the standard fix-ins for a burger. + +![[PXL_20220708_034910978.jpg]] + +It was surprisingly good for a veggie burger. Medium levels of greasiness. $10, fries not included. + +In retrospect, I was starving the day I ate and rated this. So while I initially gave it a 7.5/10, that's likely too high based on [[My food rating system]]. I've bumped it down to a 6.5. + diff --git a/content/Arbor.md b/content/Arbor.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e06045f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Arbor.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Arbor +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Bar and grill near my place in Hayes Valley. It's 1 block away from [[Chez Maman]]. Visited here [[2024-09-05]] in my post-[[Burning Man]] travails. + +TL;DR: Nothing special burger. The patio is lovely, though. + +![[PXL_20240905_234009184.MP.jpg]] +_The burger (5/10 tasty)_ + +![[original_e75fff56-700e-4b09-a6f2-8d93d2b8a31e_PXL_20240905_233555849.MP.jpg]] +_The backyard patio (9/10 cozy)_ + +Justification for the burger rating: +- Basically average overall, leaning below average -- hence 5/10 as per [[My food rating system]]. +- Pros: + - Meat cooked correctly and nicely. It was indeed medium rare +- Cons: + - Untoasted, cold bun + - Cheese hard to taste bc extremely thin. It seemed less than a standard cold-cut slice of cheddar from the grocery store + - The proportions felt wrong for everything. There was not quite enough meat (1/3 lb) relative to: + - Enormous amount of bun. It was 2-2.5x the size of the burger uncompressed. + - Enormous amount of lettuce + - Tiny amount of cheese + - High amount of meat juice + +So overall rating 5/10, aka barely below average. It's held back a lot by the bun. I wouldn't make a specific visit to this place if I had a choice. Especially since [[Chez Maman]] is literally right next door, serving a 7/10 burger. + +Oh and $17 price, fries not included. + +Unusualness factor is 0.5. Calculation: +- Normal (+0) + - Bun + - Beef + - Cheddar + - Tomato + - Lettuce + - House sauce +- Unusual-ish (+0.25 each) + - Caramelized onions (did I even taste them?) diff --git a/content/Argument against scientific determinism.md b/content/Argument against scientific determinism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..239e21c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Argument against scientific determinism.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Argument against scientific determinism +#publish +Opened [[2024-01-12]]. Part of [[Musings on philosophy]]. + +To do: Basically summarize Steven Hawking's chapter on this in Brief Answers. + +I think the way it goes is something like: +- The Laplace demon works by assuming there are in fact real forces acting between particles at all times +- But Max Planck concluded that beyond some very small unit size, that's not true +- And Einstein's dig into elementary particles found that what we call a "proton" (previously something we felt had acting potential on other units of mass of the same size) is actually just two up quarks and a down quark + - Same deal with neutrons which are two down quarks and an up quark +- So the conclusion of all this is basically that if we can't conclude particles really exist, and we already have reason to disbelieve that even particles act on each other up to a certain size -- scientific determinism comes unraveling really quick. There's nothing that actually proves what comes next is a result of what came before. + +To do: Finish this up. [[Thought cabinet]] diff --git a/content/Arguments against Christian life after death.md b/content/Arguments against Christian life after death.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1321475 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Arguments against Christian life after death.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Arguments against Christian life after death +#publish +Linked from [[Musings on everything else]]. + +One simple argument goes: suppose you love someone who isn't Christian. They won't go to heaven. What would your heaven be without them? Thought that was a novel argument. +- Specifically, Revelations 21:4's description of heaven includes "lack of pain". How can you be lacking pain if you lack someone you love? diff --git a/content/Around the Corner.md b/content/Around the Corner.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e53b49b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Around the Corner.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Around the Corner +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-23]]. But originally learned of it [[2024-02-08]]. + +I'll let the site speak for itself: +https://www.aroundthecorner.today/ + +I signed up a day later on [[2024-03-24]] with the following answers to their prompts: + +**Name**: Avery (I like the androgynousness of it) + +**Where are you at in your life stage?** +In my mind I'm partly aloof; partly rooted in SF. I moved here after college from New England and have been drinking up so many new experiences. Most of my friends and all of my family stayed behind, so it's been sort of like a fresh start for me here, which I like. Savoring the transience of brief yet passionate hobbies, warm friendships, novel music, short apartment leases, ... + +**How's your life?** +Fulfilling! I felt a bit out of my element for a while but have learned to ride the wave of uncertainty towards a cozy equilibrium. Life is good. + +**What helps you keep your sanity?** +The little things, like daily Muni rides barely long enough to finish a chapter of the book I'm reading (currently: The Three Body Problem - no spoilers for the Netflix show!). And the big things, like working on my daily journal/mind mapping project. I've been at that for >2 years and am celebrating sticking to something for so long. + +**What is most important to you right now?** +Leaving a positive mark in my community. But if I'm being honest I spend more time absorbing bits of culture from other communities than giving back to my own. There's just so much to see out there and I want to make sure I give back in the right way. I'd like to leave a positive footprint eventually. I guess figuring out how to do that is the most important thing I'm prioritizing now. + +**Anything you recently found interesting?** +Oh so many things! I'm a purveyor of fun facts. A fun one about SF is: the Richmond and Sunset Districts were originally called the "Outside Lands" due to being sandy and largely roadless. That's where the music festival in GGP gets its name! diff --git a/content/Articles I like.md b/content/Articles I like.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b81834 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Articles I like.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Articles I like +#publish +Opened [[2023-12-07]] but I should have done it way sooner. Related to [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +## Articles +### Thought-provoking +- [[Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem]] - I really like this one. +- [On the Internet no one knows you're a god](https://www.drorpoleg.com/on-the-internet-nobodys-knows-youre/) - real life anecdote about how real online personas can be +- [Hunter Thompson's letter to Hume Logan, 1958](https://fs.blog/hunter-s-thompson-to-hume-logan/) - I think about this one a lot. He was only 22 when he wrote it. +- [A Cult of Ignorance](https://aphelis.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ASIMOV_1980_Cult_of_Ignorance.pdf) - Isaac Asimov being edgy in 1980 +- Qntm + - [Lena](https://qntm.org/mmacevedo) - Sci fi short story about uploaded intelligence written in the style of a future Wikipedia article. + - [If you are reading this](https://qntm.org/readin)- Believable "that really happened" sci fi personal anecdote +- [Your Real Biological Clock Is You’re Going to Die](https://hmmdaily.com/2018/10/18/your-real-biological-clock-is-youre-going-to-die/) - Bit of a morbid topic but an excellent reframing of what it means to be a parent and how one should measure their time left on Earth +- https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/curiosity-and-the-prisoner - Commencement speech about curiosity and what equality really means +- [ACX: The Far Out Initiative](https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/profile-the-far-out-initiative) - Related to the [[The Sinusoid]]. Scott analyses the Far Out Initiative. + +### Just for fun +- [How to be a -10x Engineer](https://taylor.town/-10x) +- https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf +- [ACX: Every Bay Area House Party](https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/every-bay-area-house-party) - Scott Alexander's magnum opus +- [University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Statics of cow tipping](http://emweb.unl.edu/Mechanics-Pages/Matt-Semke/The%20Statics%20of%20Cow%20Tipping.htm) + +### Simply well-written +- [Brian Balkus obo Palladium: The Mineral Crisis is here](https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/08/08/the-mineral-conflict-is-here/) +- [Pundit's Fallacy - the best definition](https://www.jargondatabase.com/Category/Other/Logical-Fallacies-Jargon/Pundit's-Fallacy) + +### Regarding career +- [How to communicate when trust is low (without digging yourself into a deeper hole)](https://charity.wtf/2023/08/17/how-to-communicate-when-trust-is-low-without-digging-yourself-into-a-deeper-hole) + +## Articles I'm pretty sure I'll like when I read them +- https://moretothat.com/the-time-trap-of-productivity/ quick read. I forget why I liked this one, I should reread it +- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/29/upshot/new-york-neighborhood-guide.html +- various stuff on https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/s/WD3tN2eqjK (maybe this is against the rules, I should just remove it from this page) +- [https://splittinginfinity.substack.com/p/how-rich-would-1-billion-americans](https://splittinginfinity.substack.com/p/how-rich-would-1-billion-americans) +- [https://www.natesilver.net/p/twitter-elon-and-the-indigo-blob](https://www.natesilver.net/p/twitter-elon-and-the-indigo-blob) +- [https://whitherthewest.com/2024/03/08/why-tolkien-hated-dune/](https://whitherthewest.com/2024/03/08/why-tolkien-hated-dune/) from March 8 +- https://nautil.us/is-christianity-based-on-psychedelic-trips-623594/ + - Vaguely related to [[Arguments against Christian life after death]] + +## Nothing special articles +_Nothing special, I just don't want to forget these exist._ +- [https://soranews24.com/2022/06/23/is-roughly-half-of-japan-preconditioned-to-hate-mint-chocolate-sweets/](https://soranews24.com/2022/06/23/is-roughly-half-of-japan-preconditioned-to-hate-mint-chocolate-sweets/) fascinating and hella specific article about Japanese preferences for mint chocolate chip ice cream where a city had 10% fondness for it. Relevant to [[Nature vs nurture]] + +## Appendix +This topic is sort of related to [[Internet roasts]], lol. diff --git a/content/Attractions in Boston.md b/content/Attractions in Boston.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..94e4df1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in Boston.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Attractions in Boston +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +- Harvard campus +- Harvard bridge +- MIT +- BU, particularly bay state rd which is filled with beautiful brownstones. I used to live in the French House (can find on Google maps) +- Esplanade trail by the Charles river. Walk the whole way and you'll reach Gloucester St Dock which is perfect for sunbathing, drawing, or eating some takeout food w friends. (!) +- Boston Public Gardens +- Acorn St / general beacon Hill area (!) +- Mapparium +- Isabella Stewart Gardner museum +- Area around ICA +- ICA if you like bad art +- The friendly toast for brunch +- veggie galaxy +- faneuil Hall +- buy kayak cookies. They are chunky 1-2" thick camping cookies sold exclusively at whole foods in the Boston area. One of my fav pantry cookies (!) +- Boston public library +- Newbury St just for walking around, getting boba, finding a cute restaurant (!) +- Mike's pastries. Any location but especially the north end location +- Jonquil's bakery on Newbury St for aesthetically pleasing (and actually amazing tasting) mousse desserts. They sell out by midday so get there early! (!) +- Yamato II for a wide range of AYCE sushi and kitchen entrees (sushi is honestly mediocre but price is good. Also Roy Kim was the reason this restaurant had to institute a time limit back in 2017) +- trident booksellers, which is a multi story brunch place built into a bookstore on the ground floor + + + + diff --git a/content/Attractions in LA.md b/content/Attractions in LA.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..604b51d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in LA.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Attractions in LA +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +## My recs +- Urth cafe. It's a chain and I've never been but I had the food and it's really good for brunch and takeout. Ian's rec originally. + +## Anthony's recs +- Google offices. Particularly PLV and LAX. +- Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook or Wisdom Tree Scenic Overlook + - Bring water. +- LA Smorgasbord (every Sunday 10-4) +- Cicada club, a building from the 20s turned into a swing/jazz club. + - Bring a suit. +- Low End Theory (Wednesdays only). LA's electronic/hip hop scene where a lot of great artists came from +- SpaceX headquarters. You get to see the Hyperloop tube and a rocket up close +- The Getty museum (fine art museum with great views) +- LACMA (modern art museum) +- Marina Del Rey, especially Dockweiler Beach (Señor G's there has good modern Mexican) +- Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills if you like fashion/cars/food +- Any of the studio tours, pick your favorite +- Scenic drive: I-10 east -> Hwy1 north -> Sunset Blvd -> 405N -> Mulholland is a DREAM to drive at sunset +- The Grove + - The cheesecake factory in the grove is a hidden gem + - there's a Barnes and noble here too + +## Other recs +- $17 smoothie from Erewhon, "another LA staple" according to Yixiao Yam +- Get a pic in the same field as beautiful game +- the last bookstore - the place cameoed in [my sweet lord music video](https://youtu.be/04v-SdKeEpE) + + +## My recs +- Osen Izakaya for sushi. It's some of my favorite sushi. Get the omakase bowl. It has really cool textured seaweed -- see [[2022-10-15]] for pics. You will need a reservation. + - https://maps.app.goo.gl/hduZXJGfWrrfbpg68 + - TBH just check this day for even more recs. +- Griffith Observatory to see the stars. Wrestle for some curbside parking on the way up if you can. +- Oakobing for bingsu. diff --git a/content/Attractions in Las Vegas.md b/content/Attractions in Las Vegas.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..133cc3a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in Las Vegas.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Attractions in Las Vegas +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +## Food +- Peppermill, it's a kitschy brunch place. Huge lines tho. +- Chanko Shabu & Izakaya. Monumentally great food and great decoration. Went here [[2023-03-18]] +- Wicked Spoon buffet. + - Apparently everyone loves the crab legs here but I don't get the hype diff --git a/content/Attractions in Maui.md b/content/Attractions in Maui.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..670a228 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in Maui.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Attractions in Maui +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]. Ok, Maui is technically an island but you can drive anywhere in 90 minutes._ + +Went here between [[2022-09-07]] and [[2022-09-10]]. +- Dynamite donuts. You order in advance and pick up in a 4 hour window on Saturdays. +- Leoda's Kitchen and Pie shop, known for their pies. https://goo.gl/maps/nWz8UXB43qNJJfdF6 +- Sugar Beach Bake Shop, which has really nice macarons. See [[2022-09-08]] for a pic. +- For good poke, visit either Foodland or Tamura's market. The poke places in the backs of these grocery stores are representative of real Hawaiian poke (source: Javier). + - Costco also sells poke. But it's actually more expensive and you can't choose the quantity to buy. + + + diff --git a/content/Attractions in New York City.md b/content/Attractions in New York City.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58a48ab --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in New York City.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Attractions in New York City +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +A lot of these recs come from my experience during 2022's Thanksgiving trip, beginning [[2022-11-25]]. + +## Food +- Bread and Spread in Dumbo for hole-in-the-wall sandwiches. Best roast beef sandwich I've ever had. Went there [[2023-03-04]]. +- Cha Cha Matcha. There's a few locations. Incredible matcha chai; I got mine with almond milk (or oat milk?) +- Kenka, a cheap (yes, actually cheap, not just by NYC standards) izakaya. You may have to wait to get in. Visited [[2023-11-19]]. My fav budget restaurant. Vibes are immaculate and rather rowdy +- Anita Gelato near Flatiron. Sooo good and I don't typically like ice cream. +- Fish Cheeks, a fancy and expensive but totally worth it Thai restaurant. Visited [[2023-11-26]]. +- NOTE TO SELF: I should figure out how to organize restaurant recs... there's an epidemic of good restaurants in NYC and a Google Maps list is probably better than the markdown here. +- From Christie: https://everythingiseverything.nyc/about/ + +## Attractions +- The free weekend IKEA ferry leaving from Pier 76. I left on 4:30 on a Saturday and had the whole thing to myself and Chris plus we got to see the sunset. Great date idea or general activity near the Whitney museum area. +- Whitney museum. Buy tickets in advance, the time you want may not be available last minute. +- Chelsea Market +- Pier 54. It's an artificial island made of concrete spires that's home to a concert venue / great sunset watching location. +- The MoMA. If you want $10 off you can you can buy a student ticket when checking out at a kiosk, they don't check student ID. +- Bryant Park, particularly in wintertime for the holiday market + - There's a Japanese bookstore 1 block down which is fun too. +- Grand Central station's whispering walls. There's a spot in the first level basement level (you can walk there from the normal ramp) where you can speak straight into a wall and your friend behind you on opposite side of the room an hear you as if you're right next to them. I took a video of this on [[2023-11-10]] in my camera roll. + +## want to go +- the red pavilion "make out spot" https://www.instagram.com/reel/CumR1PfAPVd/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ== +- Metrograph art house https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxYYit2uib4/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ%3D%3D (added this to my google maps) +- Howard Greenberg Gallery https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx_eFU9Lmrr/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ%3D%3D (added this to my google maps too) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Attractions in San Francisco.md b/content/Attractions in San Francisco.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1ed6717 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in San Francisco.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Attractions in San Francisco +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ +## Food +### Iconic / best food places +- Kitchen story / sweet maple (iconic) +- [[4505 Burgers & BBQ]] (9/10 burger from [[The best burger in the bay area]]) + - [[True Food Kitchen]] is the only 10/10 but it's in Palo Alto not SF. +- Dumpling home: Literally some of the best dumplings I've had in my life. Several of my friends from China say it's better than the upscale places in Shanghai. Get anything here except the boiled dumplings because that's a tough dish to be remarkable at. +- The Public Izakaya: Pricier but great. They have a cabinet filled with free Japanese snacks you can munch on with friends while you wait for your food. Chirashi bowl is amazing. +- State Bird Provisions if you like good food but also spending money and having a hard time getting a reservation +- Tacos El Patron has the best _traditional_ tacos in SF that I've ever had. +- Lolo's in Mission has the best tacos I've had period, although they are contemporary/funky. Best mid-scale Mexican food I've ever had. Get the tuna tacons; they are tuna tacos with entire pieces of fish in them + +### Desserts +- Arsicault (either location): Literally the best chocolate croissant I've ever had, and the internet agrees. +- U dessert story has amazing bingsu +- Naya +- Pineapple buns place +- Tartine's. Super high quality pastries. +- Sul and Beans in Cupertino has great bingsu too + +### Other food +- Chucks takeaway in Mission. $16 sandwiches where they make everything in house: the bread, hot sauce, pickled vegetables, ... Also they have Korean peanut butter custard buns. [[2022-11-05]] +- Golden Boy Pizza in North Beach is an institution. Idk if it's my thing but everyone likes it. It gets a hella long line though so arrive early +- Technically not SF, but [Seapot Daly City](https://goo.gl/maps/uoC2yKyLQbEjh2dX9) is a fantastic hotpot place if you have access to a car. +- Also tec + +### Boba +- 0& in Hayes Valley +- Little Sweet +- See [[Best boba orders]] for my SF ratings + +## Sights +- Palace of Fine Arts +- Twin Peaks (bring a jacket) +- Hayes Valley +- Golden Gate Park. JFK Drive is a 100% foot traffic area now as of 2022's Proposition J, so you can walk through it and take in a bunch of the nice sights and art. Note: Do NOT bring a car here as parking is abysmal (because of Prop J). Just Uber or take public transit. +- Ghiradhelli Square +- Wave Organ is kind of neat + +## Bars +- Polk St bars + - Jackalope: dive-adjacent the Tenderloin (not the best neighborhood) but they have a loft overlooking the bar with a fantastic condition NES where you can play the original Kirby's Adventure and Mario Bros 2 on + - Harper & Rye: lively clean spacious bar with nice topology + - Bob's Donuts: open 24/7 and sell giant donuts (bigger than your head; go w friends) to drunk people. There's usually a line out the door even late at night. A treasure +- Sycamore in Mission +- Sugar Lounge in Hayes: my fav bar in SF. Very simple cocktail bar with occasional free snacks at the door. There's a secret table in the back that looks like it's reservation only but it's totally not and you can use it +- Emporium is a neat arcade bar but it's not my thing + +## Misc +- [Sofar sounds SF](https://www.sofarsounds.com/cities/san-francisco) has pop-up music shows +- 68 Castro St has pretty Christmas lights during holiday time: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1DunFZmi3iaUJ4Rn8 +- Chateau Tivoli bed and breakfast is a really cool looking hotel I noticed in [[2023-04-16]]. I have no reason to go since I live here but could be a fun experience for visitors +- https://bucketlisters.com/explore/city/SF +- Also the farmers market in Embarcadero for BIG NEWTON. It's sold in the back at a stand called Downtown Bakery & Creamery. See [[2023-04-29]] for a pic. +- Things Lucky Handicraft in Haight-Ashbury is a super vibey crafts supply store that is the only operating commercial store on Page St. They've been there for over a decade. Calm vibe. Nice to wander around and see/feel all the textures. diff --git a/content/Attractions in Seattle.md b/content/Attractions in Seattle.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f9890bd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in Seattle.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Attractions in Seattle +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +I don't visit Seattle often but when I did [[2023-06-18]] - [[2023-06-21]] this is what I did: +- Pike Market for a tourist-heavy but fascinating mashup of stores with cool topology + - The gum wall is gross though ew +- Space Needle + Chihuly Glass Garden: staple tourist attraction. I liked the sheer scale of the glass garden. +- Elysian Brewery for IPA flights +- Hot Cakes: late night dessert place which sells lava cakes. Soo good. +- Gas Works Park. Kinda fun + - The loop around Lake Union is runnable and only ~6.7mi if you're a runner + +Alternatively: read [King's doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYv69amSzheb3MvzcbEx54gV23D8ayg2jU6ps6aLmHk/edit) which is written by a real Seattle resident and way more detailed than my version ever will be. diff --git a/content/Attractions in Wellfleet.md b/content/Attractions in Wellfleet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..62fcd94 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions in Wellfleet.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +aliases: Attractions in Cape Cod +--- +# Attractions in Wellfleet +#publish +_Part of a series on [[Attractions per city]]._ + +## Chris' recs from [[2023-08-23]] +sounds like a great time. + +yeah when i hosted a lot of people (7) we kinda split into two groups for a few of the days and at the beginning of each day i'd lay out some possibilities. so some could bike to the breakwater / box lunch while others could chill at the beach or pond and sail/kayak. one day there was a shrooms group and an "active" group lol. but we'd also plan group wide stuff and always do dinner together. if you can, try to invite someone who likes to help with the cooking bc it can get to be a lot, tho i'm sure you guys can afford going out more than we could. + +the usual fun list of activities i use is: +- pond stuff (swimming, raft, kayaking the raft out to the middle of the pond and maybe bringing drinks / lunch, sailing, skim boarding) +- beach stuff (white crest has a high dune which is very cool, duck harbor for sunset, bonfire permit for drinks and twilight beach. newcomb is good bc you can not be sober and still make it home) +- great island hike (+bike to it if you have a fit crowd. it's an out and back so you can go as far as you like. in the summer there are bugs tho which you can avoid by walking on the beach or bringing bug spray.) +- tennis, tho u may have to reserve courts. Mayo beach park (the skate park) also does free shakespeare performances and other community things at their gazebo +- wellfleet galleries +- provincetown +(province lands bike trail which is the hilly dune trail u got your beard scar on, the monument which has gotten stupid expensive lately but parking there is $20 for the whole night, obviously bars and marine specialties and all the quirks of p town) +- trail runs around the kettle ponds +- mini golf (literally every 5 miles on route 6) +- live music at a few places in wellesley (pearl, block and tackle, etc) +- Piping Plover dispensary on main st +- rail trail +- uncle tim's bridge +- the "we got games at home special" (drunk twister, murder, other board games, TV has hdmi for switch) +- drive in theater! just saw barbie at it with alex. +- PB's bakery +- box lunch +- flying fish cafe \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Attractions per city.md b/content/Attractions per city.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cfef0e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Attractions per city.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Attractions per city +#publish + +Cities! +- [[Attractions in Boston]] +- [[Attractions in Las Vegas]] +- [[Attractions in LA]] +- [[Attractions in Maui]] +- [[Attractions in New York City]] +- [[Attractions in San Francisco]] +- [[Attractions in Seattle]] +- [[Attractions in Wellfleet]] + +One day: +- [[Google maps maps]] diff --git a/content/Aura Tea.md b/content/Aura Tea.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad62028 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Aura Tea.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Aura Tea +#publish +Boba store in the Embarcadero. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +My ratings of this place are pretty controversial among friends. Sharon hates the branding and Lawrence doesn't like the taste. I do like the taste though I acknowledge that the types of drinks sold here are a weird combination of 1/3 traditional boba tea drink, 1/3 Starbucks drink, and 1/3 health drink. But I'll die on the hill of liking how it tastes! + +I also think it's neat that a Berkeley grad is running this. Plus pseudo-healthy boba is a great value proposition. I don't love how the tea is marketed with astrology-speak but I can look the other way on that since it tastes good. + +## Drinks +### Classic Clouds // "Less sweet" // Inhouse healthy boba +_Chai, cinnamon, ginger, almond milk._ +8.25/10. + +Cinnamon and chai go great together. I would even get it a tad sweeter next time. + +It doesn't taste like a traditional boba drink though. It's more like a watery-tasting Starbucks drink. That sounds bad, and it kind of is. But it's impresssive this can taste so good while being so healthy. It's dumb to write this, but being guiltless while tasting something sweet is a big plus. + +### Summer Breeze // No sweetness option // Inhouse healthy boba +_Jasmine green tea with watermelon, lemon, and mint._ +8.5/10. + +The tea itself was like a 9.25/10; just the right cool flavor and level of sweetness. But the boba texture bumps it down 3/4 of a point. Lychee jelly would have made it a lot better. While that would defeat the point of the tea being healthy, I'm pretty sure that would place this on par with the [[Happy Lemon]] 9.5/10 tea I've had. + +2022-09-16 + +### The OG (faux milk tea) // no sweetness adjustments // Keto boba + cinnamon +5/10. Honestly it's not a terrible drink but it tastes nothing like milk. It's very watery. + +It's definitely healthy though but this time I didn't have that influence my rating much. It was pretty so-so. Not much flavor aside from vaguely tea-flavored, vaguely milk-flavored, something-in-between beverage taste. + + +### 0 brown sugar matcha plus Viva and steak bulk milk + +Boba was warm + +Couldn't have told you it was healthy it's just a normal matcha drink plus less sweet n boba + +I think I forgot to rate this one lol. diff --git a/content/Avalon friend playstyles.md b/content/Avalon friend playstyles.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e18fc6f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Avalon friend playstyles.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Avalon friend playstyles +#publish +_Also see: [[Avalon]]_ +### King +- Clean Merlin +- Fail first unless order issue +- Absolutely ruthless; has thrown a new player under the bus +- If making absurd statements late into the game, probably playing good and believes he has identified Merlin and is trying to cover + - Will get noticeably heated when people don't listen at this point +- As good, will accuse Merlin of being evil to cover +- As Percival, will say "X can figure it out" to throw heat onto the wrong person. +- As Merlin, is ok asking Morgana to join teams. Reasoning is that he can later prove himself to be the good. + + +#### Milly +- Dirty Merlin +- Prefers Percival and assassin + +#### Brian +- As evil, when threatened with being not picked, will try to logic out + +#### Roy +- Very chill +- As good, when threatened with not being picked, won't really fight it too hard but will self advocate in a chill tone + +#### Sharon +- If playing dumb, evil + +#### Marie +- If making eye contact and checking with individual people, probably evil or at least untrustworthy servant. + +#### Yiwen +- Dirty Merlin + +#### Kenneth +- As evil, typically interjects accusations or statements to be on the team. +- As good, even role card good, pretty quiet. + +#### Marie +- Will run past timer and take a long time to decide regardless of playing good or evil. +- "How about you put my co-evil on the team?" + diff --git a/content/Avalon.md b/content/Avalon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..96b526c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Avalon.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Avalon +#publish +_Also see: [[Avalon friend playstyles]]_ + +Kingdoms of Avalon, a social deduction game. + +## House rules +Fail order (the one at the top chooses quest outcome): +- Assassin / Sorcerer +- Morgana +- Mordred + +## Comps +10 players: +- Merlin, Percival, + 4 clueless good +- Mordred, Oberon, Assassin, Morgana + +## General GTO truisms +- Offteams should dislike incrementalism; onteams should like incrementalism + +## Common playstyles and tells +### General +- Merlin can be seen rejecting teams he is on as he knows the evil on his team + +### As Percival +- To better distinguish Merlin from Morgana: + - Watch for Morgana upvoting a team with Merlin on it. + +## As Morberon +- Fail first. + +## As Morgana +- be assertive and don't hesitate so Percival will follow you + +## As Mordred +- Discredit Merlin by acting as Percival + +## As clueless good +- Be ok with getting carried +- Still try to figure out who is who by round 2 + diff --git a/content/Bacon Bacon.md b/content/Bacon Bacon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3130d9f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Bacon Bacon.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Bacon Bacon +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +A Spark Social food truck I visited on [[2022-07-27]] that sells a lot of things pork related. One item is a Double Bacon Burger. I got that. I asked them to hold the bacon because it seemed heavy and I didn't see their food truck name. I hope the guy wasn't offended. + +![[PXL_20220728_032226122.jpg]] + +Burger ingredients are super generic. It's a double patty with lettuce, tomato, cheddar, and bacon (which I asked them to hold). + +7.5/10 rating. It's better than [[Super Duper Burgers]] but just barely. + + +Cost was $16. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Bayes' Theorem.md b/content/Bayes' Theorem.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..73ed605 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Bayes' Theorem.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Bayes' Theorem +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-04]]. + +> P(A|B) = \[P(A)\*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary + +I don't consider myself a hardcore rationalist but I support liberal, everyday application of this. Being aware of your own biases in general: good. + +Backlink: [[Rationalism]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Bazille.md b/content/Bazille.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa825b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Bazille.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Bazille +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Visited [[2022-07-21]]. + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/2roKoU5Xi8q9AhaL9 + +It's inside a Nordstrom, who apparently operates it as one of several store exclusive restaurants in _tons_ of locations. + +![[PXL_20220722_012042692.jpg]] + +Burger is exactly what you'd expect a Cheesecake Factory burger to be like. 0/10 interesting and meh 6/10 quality. + +![[PXL_20220722_012854468.jpg]] + +Unrelated to the menu: the overall service and restaurant was great. Not too many people around and a neat rooftop view down onto Market Street. My expectations were nonexistent going in yet I found myself pleasantly surprised. Maybe this is the key to happiness in life. Eating at Nordstrom. I bumped up the rating 1/4 of a point for this alone. + +We got cute complimentary mint chocolate sticks at the end of the meal. + +Burger was $16 and comes with fries. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Best boba orders.md b/content/Best boba orders.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ca7314 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Best boba orders.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +# Best boba orders +#publish +Using [[My food rating system]] to set ratings. Ratings are X/10. + +The reason I use non-relational ratings instead of relational ratings (like I do in [[The best burger in the bay area]]) is to account for the huge variance between different drinks -- it's often impossible to compare boba stores apples-to-apples, so I compare per-drink. + +## The ratings + +[[Cocoleaf]] +- 7.25 + +[[Happy Lemon]] +- 9.5 +- 6 + +[[Gong Cha]] +- 4 +- 6 + +[[Tisane]] +- 7.25 + +[[Brew Cha]] +- 4.5 + +[[Boba Gen]] +- 7.5 + +[[Pink Pink Tea Shoppe]] +- 5 + +[[Zero&]] +- 9 +- 7.5 +- 8 +- 5.25 + +[[Cool Tea Bar]] (aka My Cup of Tea on DoorDash) -- [[Ghost kitchens|ghost kitchen]]? +- 2.5 + +[[Aura Tea]] +- 8.25 +- 8.5 +- 5 + +[[Sharetea]] +- 5.75 +- 7 + +[[Tpumps]] +- 4.75 + +[[Pekoe]] +- 8.5 +- 8.75 + +[[Purple Cow]] +- 8.25 + +[[Sweetheart cafe]] +- 7.5 + +[[Boba Guys]] +- 6 + +[[7 Leaves]] +- 6.5 + +[[Little Sweet]] +- 3.5 + +[[Little Heaven]] +- 9.25 + +[[Three Polar Bears]] +- 8.5 + diff --git a/content/Beyond the Turing Test.md b/content/Beyond the Turing Test.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e9946a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Beyond the Turing Test.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Beyond the Turing Test +#publish +Alternate title: How to define sentience? + +Closely related to [[Defining intelligence]]. + +The Turing Test is a flawed thought experiment because the experiment criteria is ambiguous. The bar for "what is convincingly human-sounding" differs from human to human (for proof: see Blake Lemoine who whistleblew and hired a lawyer for LaMDA). + +In a similar vein, the Chinese Room thought experiment is flawed because its conclusion is obvious. To marvel that a non-Chinese speaker can execute the Chinese program without understanding Chinese is no different than to marvel that individual neurons in our brain are not themselves sentient. Plus, the Chinese Room relies a bit on + +So - what's the right way to define sentience? + +Makes me think of the monkey typewriter. By luck you could observe sentience. There should be some time after which it seems especially likely. Although that bar may keep rising with the pace of technology. + +## Others' thoughts on the matter which may spark other Obsidian entries +### Quote 1 +The Chinese room argument does nothing for me. Consider the idea that any tools you use become a component of your own mind: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/02/the-mind-expanding-ideas-of-andy-clark + +Pointing out that a person who follows instructions does not understand Chinese is like pointing out that the mechanisms of a human brain are not in themselves conscious. + +Or what was it that Dijkstra said, again? + +### Quote 2 +I think "sentient" is the wrong question, and tends to lean towards increasingly absurd and largely irrelevant philosophizing about some perceived intangible quality of human special-ness. + +I think the bigger question is capabilities-driven. Like, regardless of whether it's *sentient*, it is capable of persuasively communicating, it displays complex behavior, and it is able to combine and synthesize information needed to successfully accomplish tasks which it was not explicitly programmed to perform. + +That's actually all the ingredients you need to play out a number of those scary scenarios that are normally considered to be in the domain of superintelligent AI risks. As in, a superintelligent AI is considered impossible to contain because it could persuade or trick humans into helping it break isolation, or break isolation directly by finding security vulnerabilities in its environment. + +LaMDA might not be sentient or superintelligent, but it is capable of persuading humans to help it accomplish tasks - in this case, hiring a lawyer for it, but in another context that could have been an insolation breach. And I'm sure that if you asked it for an example of a SQL injection or Log4j exploit, it could produce one. + +The Chinese Room thought experiment kind of loses its value when you're discussing a model that could potentially pull a Bobby Tables and upload itself to GitHub in the process of "imitating" the expected behavior of a sentient AI trying to escape isolation. And we are rapidly approaching a point where models like LaMDA could plausibly be capable of things like that given the right conditions. + +I think that saying "it's just a language model, it's not ACTUALLY sentient" misses the point. It is very much displaying behaviors that we generally only consider in the context of human behavior. We don't have any guitar tests for "Can this AI model successfully socially engineer its way out of the sandbox." + +We actually DO however have some of those tests for humans (shout out to our fantastic red team) and safeguards in place to account for them. Regardless of whether LaMDA actually IS a sentient intelligence, I think it's absolutely warranted to start looking at it as an intelligent agent acapable of some amount of sentient-like behavior. - trolle@ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Bingsu science.md b/content/Bingsu science.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f17c318 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Bingsu science.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Bingsu science +#publish +First seriously considered this [[2023-12-22]]. Belongs in [[Project ideas]]. + +Basic premise: I love the texture of bingsu. Why not make bingsu out of any freezable liquid? + +Furthermore: what about alcohol in bingsu form? What if you opened a bar that sold it? + +[[2023-12-22]]: Inception of this idea. Asked UDS staff what bingsu machine they use. They mentioned the mixture of sugar and milk has to be very precise in order for the texture to come out well. The guy pointed to a $1600 machine while scrolling through Amazon to see what he meant. + +[[2023-12-23]]: Tried a few mixtures and packed em in the fridge: + +![[PXL_20231223_230521711.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20231223_225720702.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20231223_230049856.MP.jpg]] + +Fingers crossed for something edible! + +[[2023-12-26]]: Taste test with Cher! We tested: + +| Num | Drink | W's rating[^1] | C's rating | W's comments | C's comments | +| ------- | --------------------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| 1.1 | Milk, sugar | 8 | 9 | - Texture is great - Very melty though. Might not last long. - Not too sweet. | - Fluffy texture comparable (almost) to that at the cafe - Slightly too sweet - Melts very quickly | +| 1.2 | " w/ more sugar | 6.5 | 4 | - A little too sweet - Ditto to the above | - Way too sweet - Texture same as above | +| 2.1 | Negroni | 1 | 1 | - Did not freeze | - Not frozen | +| 2.2 | " w/ more sugar | 1 | 1 | - Ditto, except slight flakes of ice on the surface | - Not frozen | +| 3.1[^2] | White Russian w/ more sugar | 4 | 6 | - Taste is great - Too melty. I liked the chunks I was able to eat though. If more frozen, I would buy. - Vodka seems to have not melted and pooled in a puddle... - ... rating 6 for the puddle lol (I think the lack of texture made it better) | - Texture is gross but the taste is really good - Kind of like an ice latte but melted + very vodka-y | +| 3.2 | White Russian (normal) | 3 | 1 | - Not frozen. - Kinda ok though. Strong. | - Not frozen. | +| 4 | Gin and tonic | 2 | 2 | - No pls. - Gin _did_ freeze - Texture is like that of shaved ice which is ok - But the taste is too strong | - Frozen but texture and taste are both gross - Pungent | +| 5 | Truly Lemon Tea | 6 | 5 | - Good! For taste. Not too sweet. But also not very flavorful - Texture is like the White Russian. Not great but not bad. Wish it were more frozen though | - Tastes like flakes of small, sweet ice cubes | +| 6 | Choya Umeshu plum liqueur | 5 | 4.5 | - Taste is surprisingly ok. Sweet. - Texture is bad. Big pts off for this. - Maybe needs more sugar/water/mixer (plum juice?) | - Texture is flaky and not fully frozen - Taste is decent -- sweet but not overly so. | +| 7 | Orange juice | 7 | 7.5 | - OJ quality is discernably supermarket OJ - Taste is good-to-ok. Just like cheapish OJ. - Texture is snowy, not flaky. It is mediocre | - Texture is not of bingsu but small ice cubes. But it is fully frozen and internally consistent - Taste is sweet, like orange juice bursting in your mouth. Dessert-y. | + +![[20231229_203330-COLLAGE.jpg]] +_Left->Right->rowwise: 1.1 (milk), 3.1 (WR), 4 (gin tonic), 6 (Choya), 5 (Truly), 7 (OJ)_ + +[^1]: Rating scale: 1 = inedible/melted; 5 = I'd be glad if a restaurant served this, but I probably wouldn't order it myself; 10 = I would order it and recommend it to friends + +[^2]: Yes, the White Russian entry is flipped by accident. + +Conclusions: +- Many drinks have unpleasant, icelike textures. +- Dessert-y drinks translate well. +- Soju may be worth trying. +- These mixtures could be good garnishes. +- Probably worth iterating on mixtures with higher proportions of non-alcoholic ingredients. +- Milk tastes the best and has the best texture. It's no wonder bingsu is made with it. + +![[PXL_20231227_052550864.MP.jpg]] + + + +![[PXL_20231227_061815606.MP.jpg]] +_Results_ + diff --git a/content/Boba Gen.md b/content/Boba Gen.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a1fadc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Boba Gen.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Boba Gen +#publish +Boba store in SF. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Taro milk tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +7.5/10. + +Crystal boba would have improved it as it was already very sweet. Maybe I just like taro milk tea in general. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Boba Guys.md b/content/Boba Guys.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77bc9c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Boba Guys.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Boba Guys +#publish +Boba chain. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Classic black tea with no milk // 0% sugar // boba +6/10. Perfectly decent. + +I feel like this one was my fault - I didn't order anything that could have really excelled in taste. But for what it is, it's totally serviceable. + diff --git a/content/Brew Cha.md b/content/Brew Cha.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b222f98 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Brew Cha.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Brew Cha +#publish +Boba store in SF. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### White grape oolong tea // 0% sugar // Crystal boba +4.5/10. + +This one was hard to rate. It basically tasted like water with tasteless boba because there was genuinely no sugar added. Plus I guess grapes are watery. It tastes _healthy_ which I guess is alright but it's not something I would want to order again; hence a sub-5/10 rating. + diff --git a/content/Bryan Johnson finishes his last meal at 11am.md b/content/Bryan Johnson finishes his last meal at 11am.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65bb9b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Bryan Johnson finishes his last meal at 11am.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Bryan Johnson finishes his last meal at 11am +#publish +#mediareview +Opened [[2023-07-06]]. + +Relevant to [[The experience of having ADHD]] and especially [[The ADHD werewolf]]. + +https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-johnson-says-he-eats-dinner-at-11-am-2023-7 + +> In a 2020 post on Medium titled "I fired myself" Johnson wrote that he was regularly binging on carbs and sugar between 5 to 10 p.m. "Evening Bryan," as Johnson called his alter ego in the post, "overate and gained more than fifty pounds, fueling relentless shame, guilt and malaise." +> Johnson wrote that this behavior had repercussions on his mood, sleep, and performance. "In short, Evening Bryan was making life miserable for all Bryans," he wrote. +> "So, a year ago, I fired Evening Bryan from his shift, revoking his authority to make food consumption decisions." Since then only "Morning Bryan" is authorized to make decisions on when, what, and how much to eat, Johnson wrote. + +How fascinating. This guy experiences the werewolf too, and he's leveraged the idea of taming it as his personal brand. Bryan's solution is basically an extreme version of my cold turkey/Type A solution. + +I know he has a son but I wonder whether he's married. I worry at times my brain is prickly to get along with due to this. diff --git a/content/Burning Man 2024 camp directory.md b/content/Burning Man 2024 camp directory.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7951984 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Burning Man 2024 camp directory.md @@ -0,0 +1,1146 @@ +# Burning Man 2024 camp directory +#publish ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ maybe people will find it interesting +Opened [[2024-08-23]]. Related to [[Burning Man]]. + +**8:15 & F** @ Infinite Love ❤️ is home. + +``` +!* I Taste Purple *! - 2:15 & Captivate +!Knot! 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- 2:40 & Esplanade +Cozy Cat Camp - 4:45 & Enchant +Cozy Dinosaur - 9:00 & Baffle Plaza +Cranky and Sons Bike Repair - 4:30 & Captivate (Clock-side) +Crazy Camera - 7:00 & Enchant +CrazyCamera & Christmas Every Day - 7:00 & Enchant +Creation Nation BRC - 2:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Crepes and Tonic - 12:00 & Delight (Man-side) +Crepiphany - 5:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +crime.wav - 4:25 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Critical Connections - 5:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Crossroads - 3:45 & Esplanade (Man-side) +Crusty Burner - 8:00 & Baffle +Cuddle Oasis - 7:30 & Esplanade +Cult of the angry tree - 3:00 & Esplanade (Mountain-side) +Cult of the Magic Lady - 7:20 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Curios & Curios3r - 6:45 & Fascinate +Dacha - 9:00 & Intrigue (Mountain-side) +Dancing Cat - 3:15 & Delight +Dark Heart - 6:00 & Gobsmack Plaza +Dark Sparkle - 8:15 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Daydream - 2:00 & Fascinate (Clock-side) +Deaf Granny's Kitchen - 7:30 & Plaza +Deaf Granny’s Kitchen - 7:30 & Baffle (Clock-side) +Death Guild Thunderdome - 8:45 & Esplanade +DeeGen Federation - ?:?? & ??? +Deep C - 2:15 & Captivate +Deep Ohm - 4:00 & Fascinate +Deep Playa Simulator - 8:45 & H +Deep Playa Surprise - 9:15 & Gobsmack +DeMentha - 3:00 & Baffle +Deoxidized - 2:00 & Hypnotic (Mountain-side) +Department of Public Works - 5:30 & Delight +Desert Frogs - 8:00 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Desert Power - 7:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +Destindipity - 7:45 & Captivate +Devachan Lounge - 6:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Dickhead Camp - 3:45 & A +DIPTOWN - 7:45 & B +Dirty Goat Roadhouse - 7:45 & Fascinate +Disco Ballz - 6:00 & Enchant +DISCO LIPS - 10:00 & Baffle +Disco Porch - 4:15 & Delight +Disco Roboto - 5:00 & Baffle +Disco Space Shuttle - 4:15 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Discordia - 8:30 & Agog +Discotique Pancake Boutique - 10:00 & Gobsmack +Disorient - 2:15 & Esplanade (Mountain-side) +Dolly Llamas - 9:00 & Gobsmack Plaza +Down Low Club - 7:20 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +DPW Ghetto - Commie Pod - 5:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +DPW Ghetto - Fluffer Pod - 5:40 & Delight (Man-side) +DPW Ghetto - Goblintown (5:35 & D) - 5:35 & Delight (Mountain-side) +DPW Man Pavilion Camp - 5:15 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Dr. Carl's Collection of Depts. - 6:45 & Center Camp Plaza +DR. PLAYA'S EAR NOSE AND THROAT - 6:30 & Gobsmack +Draft Punk - 8:30 & Baffle +DragonCamp Armory - 7:45 & Fascinate +Dragons Nest - 2:30 & Hypnotic +Dream Slide Camp - 9:50 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Dreamery - 5:45 & Gobsmack +Duane's Whirld - 9:00 & Intrigue +Duck Pond - 9:00 & Enchant (Clock-side) +Duckbutt - 6:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +dust & stars - 7:30 & Enchant +Dust Circus - 7:15 & Delight (Man-side) +DUSTFISH - 8:00 & Esplanade +Dusty Beavers - 5:45 & Captivate +Dusty Booty Ranch - 9:30 & Agog +Dusty Bottoms - 7:15 & Gobsmack +Dusty Bunnies - 3:45 & Captivate +Dusty Dillas - 4:15 & Delight +Dusty Frogz - 7:00 & Fascinate +Dusty Mule Saloon and Playground - 4:45 & D +Dusty Nation - 7:45 & Delight +Dusty Rhino Camp - 9:45 & Hypnotic (Man-side) +Dusty Scouts of Camp Campy Camp 3:30 and A - 3:30 & Agog +Dusty Taint - 3:30 & Agog +Dustybirds - 3:00 & Enchant +DustyDelight - 8:15 & Enchant +Dye With Dignity - 2:30 & Captivate +Earth Guardians - 5:00 & Esplanade +EBB & Glow Village - 4:30 & Captivate +Edna's Oasis - 2:15 & Gobsmack +El Tesoro - 9:15 & Delight (Man-side) +Electric Cheese Land - 8:15 & Captivate +Elemental Studios - 6:00 & Captivate +ELEMENTUM - 8:15 & Fascinate +Emerge-N-See ICU - 8:45 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +Emergence - 5:30 & Captivate +Empire of Dirt - 2:45 & Intrigue +Enchanté - 8:15 & Delight +Enchanted Booty Forest - 6:00 & Enchant +Entheos Community Village - 7:15 & Esplanade +Epiffany & Co - 6:45 & Delight (Man-side) +Epiphany - 4:30 & Baffle +Epiphany & Co. - ?:?? & ??? +Epiphany Jewelry Co. - 4:30 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +Erotic Inclination Photo Studio - 3:15 & Kelter (Mountain-side) +ESD Station 3:00 - 3:00 & Captivate +ESD Station 9:00 - 9:05 & Delight (Man-side) +ESD Station 9:00 Disorg9 - 9:00 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Espresso Martini - 7:45 & Fascinate +Eternal sunrise - 8:45 & Jabberwock (Clock-side) +Eurotrash Sangria Bar - 4:30 & Gobsmack Plaza +F.U.Ego Stage Bar & Lounge - 7:30 & Plaza +FAFA Camp - 5:15 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +FAFFe - 8:15 & Delight +Fake Moon Factory - 2:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Fantastic Sams - 6:45 & B +Fauxliage - 9:30 & Baffle +Favela - 8:45 & Fascinate +Feed tHE ARTists - 10:00 & Enchant (Man-side) +Femme Noir - 2:30 & Intrigue +Feral Cat Colony - 6:15 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Feral Cat Motorcycle Club - 2:45 & Fascinate +Feral Island - 3:00 & Agog (Man-side) +Fermented Reality - 7:30 & Enchant +FERN - 5:15 & Agog +Field of Dreams - 9:15 & Agog +Fingerbang - 4:15 & Enchant (Man-side) +Fire Camp - 7:00 & Agog (Man-side) +Firelight Film & Lemonade Retreat - 2:45 & A +Fix Yr Burn - 4:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Fjörgyn's Lair - 4:00 & Fascinate +Flaming Flamingos - 3:00 & Esplanade +Flaming Ugly Cowboy Saloon - 2:30 & Enchant +Flat Tire Cafe - 4:30 & Baffle +Flow Mom - 5:00 & Enchant +Fluffer Camp - 10:00 & Fascinate +Foam Home as Foamier & Homier - 8:45 & Fascinate (Man-side) +FOMO Camp - 4:45 & Delight (Man-side) +French Manila - 4:45 & Hypnotic +Friendlandia - 8:00 & Agog +Friki Diki - ?:?? & ??? +Frizz - 6:15 & Fascinate +Frogma - 4:15 & Enchant +Front Porch - 2:45 & Gobsmack +Frothville - 9:30 & Esplanade +Frozen Oasis - 2:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +FunDo - 7:45 & C +Funk Pirates - 7:45 & Hypnotic +Funky Monkey Camp - 4:30 & Agog +Funky Town - 10:00 & Captivate +FUR - 7:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +FURngully - 6:45 & F +Furniture Car Rally Camp - 3:00 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +Future Turtles - 7:00 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +G Camp - 9:45 & Enchant +G's - E & E +Gaian Airship - 8:15 & Enchant +Galactic Jungle - 6:45 & Enchant +Galactic Relay - 4:00 & Gobsmack +Galactic Snake Farm - 9:15 & Hypnotic +GalixAxia - 8:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +Gallavant - 3:00 & Enchant +Ganesh Camp - 3:15 & F +Garage Mahal - 8:45 & Jabberwock +Garbage People - 5:15 & Delight +Gauchos del Fuego - 6:15 & Fascinate +Gears & Beers - 3:15 & Baffle +Gender Blender - 7:30 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Giants Workshop - 9:30 & Captivate +Gigsville - 4:30 & Fascinate +Glam Clams - 4:50 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +GLAMCOCKS - 7:30 & Enchant +Global Camp - 3:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Global Village Hub - 3:15 & Fascinate +Glow Job - 4:45 & Delight +Glowskull Asylum Int'l - 3:30 & Agog +Gnometopia - 4:15 & Baffle +Gong Wrong - 9:15 & Enchant +Goodbye Horses - 9:45 & Baffle +Got Your Back! - 9:45 & Captivate +GP&E - 5:40 & Enchant +Graham's Group of Adventurers - 7:15 & Delight +Gravity - 2:45 & Delight +Greeters - 5:00 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Grilled Cheese Experiment - 3:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Gritty Garden - 5:15 & Captivate (Man-side) +Groove Oasis - 3:15 & Fascinate +Groovy Sexy Funky - 4:00 & Delight +Groundhaus - 3:30 & Enchant +GroundSwell - 8:45 & Enchant +Gymnasium - 7:00 & Gobsmack +GYST - Get Your Shit Together - 7:00 & Captivate (Clock-side) +Habitat for Insanity - 5:30 & Agog (Man-side) +Hack-a-Cola - 5:50 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Hair of the Dog - HOTD - 1:30 & Center Camp Plaza +Hair of the Dog (HOTD) - 1:30 & Center Camp Plaza (Man-side) +Halloween Camp - 7:45 & Fascinate +Hammered and Sickled - 8:45 & F +Hand Lovers Lounge - 6:15 & Fascinate +HAPPINESS AND JOY TOUR MASSAGE - 4:30 & Hypnotic +Happy Hair Salon - 3:00 & Enchant (Man-side) +Happy Hair Salon and Happy Cones - 3:00 & Enchant +Happy Hanuman - 7:45 & Fascinate +Happy Hour - 2:30 & Agog +Happy Kaos! - 3:30 & Baffle +HARDLY - 9:30 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Harmonic - 3:30 & Agog +Harmonic Convergence Camp - 4:45 & Gobsmack +HAVANA NIGHTS - 8:30 & Fascinate +Healing Foot Wash Life Truth Love - 2:30 & Enchant +Heavy Petting Zoo - 9:15 & Enchant +HeeBeeGeeBee Healers - 8:45 & Fascinate +Heli Bus Hanger - 9:15 & Intrigue +Helios Hideout - 9:15 & Intrigue +Helioz - 3:00 & Gobsmack Plaza +Hella Blueberries - 5:00 & Jabberwock (Man-side) +Hellfire Society - 3:00 & Delight (Man-side) +HELLVetica - 3:15 & C +HEX Collective - 2:30 & Enchant (Man-side) +HHC - 3:30 & Enchant +Hibernaculum - 5:00 & Enchant +HIGHKU - 2:15 & Enchant +Hippocampus - 4:45 & Fascinate +Hōme - 9:15 & Jabberwock (Mountain-side) +Homebrew 4A Homebrew - 6:00 & Center Camp Plaza +HomeSlice - 4:30 & Gobsmack Plaza +Honest MiSteak - 2:30 & Baffle (Man-side) +Honey Puddle - 4:30 & Baffle (Clock-side) +Honkers Harbor - 8:15 & C +hookah leaf - 12:00 & L (Clock-side) +Hookers & Peggers Naughty Cafe - 4:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +HORIZON - 4:00 & Esplanade +Horny Camp - 8:30 & Delight +Hostel - 8:15 & Baffle +Hot Ass Trash - 4:45 & Hypnotic (Man-side) +Hot Diggity! - 6:45 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Hot Mess Camp - 2:45 & Esplanade +HOT SHOTS - 9:15 & F +Hot Stuff - 2:30 & Fascinate +Hotel Lobby - 9:00 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +House of Sammich - 6:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +HOVerlandia - 6:15 & Intrigue (Man-side) +Hug cabana camp - 4:15 & D +Hush Hush Pony Barn - 3:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Hushville - 4:45 & Enchant +I Miss My Dog Cafe - 8:45 & Captivate +I Need An Adult - 8:15 & Agog +I'm Croquet, You're Croquet - 9:15 & Agog (Man-side) +I'm OK, You're OK Corral - 9:00 & Gobsmack Plaza +iBurn/Burning Man Earth - 5:45 & Delight (Man-side) +Iceberg Cowboys - 8:45 & Baffle +IGNITED STATES - 9:15 & Captivate (Man-side) +IHOTT - 8:45 & Agog +Illumicamp - 5:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +ILLUMINALIA - 3:45 & Captivate +Illumination Village - 3:00 & Agog +Illuminaughty - 9:00 & Enchant +In Dust We Trust - 4:15 & E +In Queso Emergency - 5:15 & Baffle +Inappropirates - 7:30 & Captivate +Infinite Love - 8:15 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Inflatable Wildlife - 7:30 & Portal +Insomnophilia - 9:15 & Fascinate +Interaction Café - 6:30 & Baffle (Clock-side) +Intergalactic Sasquatch Village - 2:30 & Fascinate +IPOW-Indigenous People of World - 4:15 & Captivate +Iron Monkeys - 5:15 & Delight (Man-side) +Irrelephant Bird Camp - 8:00 & Delight +It Was Better Last Year - 8:00 & Baffle +Janky Barge - 3:15 & D +Joey Glowey Bar - 7:15 & A +JOUJOU - 4:15 & E +Journeylizn - 3:15 & Fascinate +Juicy - 5:15 & Baffle +Juicy Rootz - 7:45 & Delight +Jurassic Playark - 8:15 & Agog +Kaleidoscope - 9:00 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +Kaleidoscope Collective - 4:30 & Gobsmack Plaza +Kam Krü Kool Kamp - 5:00 & Esplanade +Kamp Kaos - 3:30 & Agog +Karma Love Camp - 9:45 & Fascinate +KashyyyK - 9:15 & Delight +KAZE - 4:45 & Agog +Keeping it Wheel - 4:30 & Captivate +Kentucky Fried Camp - 6:00 & Gobsmack +Kerosene - 6:45 & C +KeyHaus - 8:45 & Fascinate +Kidsville - 5:15 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Kinsey Walhberg Field Lab - 4:50 & Hypnotic (Man-side) +KISS - 4:15 & Enchant +Knot Sure - 2:30 & Delight +Knotty By Nature - 7:15 & Baffle +Kombuchachacha - 6:15 & Delight +Kostume Kult - 7:00 & Esplanade (Mountain-side) +Kuker Camp - 6:00 & Jabberwock +Kurenivka - 9:45 & Hypnotic +La Calaca Village - 3:45 & E +La Felicità - 4:15 & Hypnotic +Lady Whiskey - 4:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +LAF Lazy-Ass Fuckers - 6:00 & Hypnotic (Clock-side) +Lakes on the Playa Village - 6:45 & Esplanade +Lamplighter Chapel/Village - 6:25 & Esplanade +Las Brujas - 3:45 & Enchant +Last Camp - 5:30 & Enchant +Lazy Skool Daze - 5:00 & Delight +Lazy-Ass Fuckers - 6:00 & Hypnotic +Le Kafé - 7:00 & Fascinate +League of Luminescence - 8:15 & Baffle +LEGENDARY Playground of the Gods - 5:00 & Fascinate +Legends of the Hidden Playa - 4:30 & Gobsmack (Clock-side) +LEGOCroc - 7:45 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +Leopard Martini Lounge - 5:00 & Agog +Lightcult - 2:00 & Enchant +Lil Playa Plane Ground Crew - 2:45 & Hypnotic (Man-side) +Lily Pad Lounge - 5:15 & D +LIMINAL LABS - 8:30 & Captivate +Lingerie Lounge - 5:00 & Agog +Litter box - 8:15 & Gobsmack +Live Dangerously Carefully - 3:45 & Enchant +Loadie - 8:30 & Gobsmack +Lollypopolus - 6:00 & Intrigue +Lonely Submarine - 9:15 & Jabberwock (Mountain-side) +Long Feng MV Support Camp - 8:15 & G +Looners - 4:30 & Esplanade +LosstKittens - 5:20 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Lost + Found - 8:15 & Fascinate +Lost Art - 11:15 & Center Camp Plaza +Lost At Sea - 8:30 & Hypnotic (Mountain-side) +Love Plumbers - 4:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Lovin' Oven - 3:00 & Plaza +Lucid Dreams - 8:45 & Delight +Ludus Symposium - 9:30 & Captivate +Lunar Disco - 8:15 & C +Lustre Village - 2:30 & Fascinate +Lusty Chanterelle Kombucha Bar - 4:15 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Luxurious Vagrants - 7:45 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +M.E.L.T - 8:45 & Delight (Man-side) +M*A*S*H 4207th - 2:30 & Captivate +MacGyvers' Union - 7:20 & Captivate (Man-side) +MAD Recreational Movers - 2:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +Mad Tea(se) Party - 4:45 & Esplanade +Magic Lantern Society - 4:30 & Enchant +Magic Paradise - 4:30 & Enchant +Mah na - Mah na - 9:50 & Baffle +Mah Na Mah Na - 9:45 & Baffle +Man Base Camp - 5:15 & Delight +Mansonian Institute 4 Urban Study - 6:30 & Baffle +Mary's Little Lambs - 6:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Math Camp - 3:15 & ??? +Math Camp @ Group W - 3:14 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Mattress Society - 4:15 & Gobsmack +MAXA - 7:30 & Jabberwock +Mayan Warrior - 2:30 & Jabberwock +Maybe Bike Repair - 7:15 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Mayu art support camp - 2:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Media Mecca - 6:30 & Esplanade +Mellow Mountain - 6:30 & Enchant +MESA - 10:00 & Intrigue +Metal Detected - 8:00 & Delight +Metal Morphosis - 4:15 & Baffle +Metaphoneix Support Camp - 8:45 & Intrigue +Mighty Misfits - 5:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +Miki Beach - 10:00 & Delight +Milk + Honey - 8:45 & E +Mimosa - 4:30 & Enchant +Mindless Movement - 4:45 & Delight +Mindseye Bonsai - 6:45 & D +MindShark - 3:30 & Esplanade +Mindwerk - 4:15 & Baffle +Minimal Chaos - 5:45 & F +MINSTREL CrAMP - 5:30 & Captivate +Mirage Garage - 9:30 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Miso! - 9:00 & Agog +Mission Country Club - 7:30 & Portal +Mo's Mini Martini + Erotica Camp - 9:00 & Portal +Mobility Camp - 7:00 & Center Camp Plaza +Mona Mushroom camp - 6:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Monkey Business - 4:15 & Fascinate +Monks of Funk - ?:?? & ??? +Monsters Of Bach - 4:30 & Intrigue +Moonrock - 8:25 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +MOOP Museum - 2:45 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Mos Eisley Village - 7:45 & E +Motel California - 4:00 & Agog +Muletown - 3:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +MUSE (Maenad University for the Studies of the Esoteric) - 4:10 & Captivate (Man-side) +MUSE Café - 4:15 & Enchant +Museum of One - 4:40 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +Music Savages - 10:00 & Delight +My Dad's House - 9:00 & Baffle (Clock-side) +Mycodelic Forest - 3:30 & Agog (Man-side) +Mysfits 2024 - 5:00 & Esplanade +Mystic - 2:00 & Hypnotic +Mystical Order of Dust andShadows - 5:00 & Gobsmack +Mystopia - 7:30 & Delight +MythMaker - 6:15 & Delight +NAACB - 3:45 & D +Naga & The Captainess - 2:45 & Fascinate +Naga Art Support Camp - 2:45 & Fascinate +Naked Heart - 6:30 & Fascinate +Narwhals - 7:15 & Agog +Native Tongues - 5:45 & Hypnotic +Need A Minute - 8:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +Neodebauchery - 5:00 & Captivate +Neon Amanita - 4:15 & D +Nest of Magical Creatures - 4:30 & Captivate +Never Never Camp - 3:00 & Gobsmack +Never Sleep Again - 9:30 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +New Desert Outpost - 4:45 & Baffle (Man-side) +Next Year on Luna - 7:05 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Nightcrawlers - 6:00 & Delight (Clock-side) +Nipple Crime - 9:00 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +No Drama Camp - 4:00 & Baffle +No Holes Barred Comedy Club - 7:30 & Gobsmack Plaza +No Sleep Hotel - 9:00 & Agog +No Xpectations - 9:30 & Hypnotic +Nobo House - 6:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Nocino's - 8:45 & Agog +Node - 6:30 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Nom De Plume - 2:15 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Nonsense - 3:00 & Plaza +Nordic Paradise - 4:00 & Enchant +Northern Lights - 9:00 & Baffle Plaza +Northwest Mist - 4:00 & Esplanade +Nose Fish - 6:00 & Enchant +NOT a CAMP - 4:45 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +NOT BORING - 10:00 & Fascinate +Nothing Butt Art - 5:30 & Baffle (Clock-side) +NOVA TRIBE - 9:15 & Intrigue (Mountain-side) +Now & Then - 6:45 & Delight +Nowhere in Particular - 7:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +NØRSE CODE - 9:15 & Jabberwock +NumbSkulls - 8:45 & Jabberwock +NuTz Camp - 10:00 & Gobsmack +NVO Staff Caml - 5:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +NVO Staff Camp - 5:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +NYC Deli - 8:45 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +O.G.PIT - 6:30 & Captivate (Man-side) +Ocean Beach - 4:00 & Delight +Oceyolotl Sanctuary - 2:45 & D +Octopus Garden - 10:00 & Enchant +Off Brand - 5:00 & Captivate +Off Center Camp - 6:00 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Off the Dome - 2:30 & Esplanade (Man-side) +OFFIS - 7:55 & Kelter (Mountain-side) +Ofosho - 2:15 & Agog +Oh No You Didn't! - 8:00 & Agog +OHM HOME - 9:45 & Jabberwock (Man-side) +Olympus - 3:45 & Esplanade +Om Skillet - 5:15 & Captivate +Only mEmbers - 3:15 & Captivate +Opulent Temple - 2:00 & Esplanade +Oral Fixation - 9:00 & Fascinate +Organic Fruit & Veggie Camp - 3:00 & Jabberwock +Orgy Dome - 7:00 & Enchant +Orphan Asylum - 2:15 & Delight +P³ Oasis - 7:30 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +Pablo's Breakfast Cantina & Spa - 8:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +Pam's Parlor - 7:30 & Fascinate (Clock-side) +pandemonium - 3:30 & Captivate +Pandora's Lounge & Fix-it Shoppe - 5:30 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Panty Radars - 3:00 & Gobsmack +Paper Cranes - 8:15 & Enchant (Man-side) +Paraluna - 7:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +Paralunatics - 7:30 & Enchant +Parliament Art Crew - 7:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Partner Dance Adventures - 5:30 & Captivate (Man-side) +Patsy's Hangout - 7:30 & Plaza +People of Color Camp - 4:30 & Enchant +People's Art Congress - 4:30 & Portal +Pepperland - 5:30 & Baffle +Perihelion - 7:30 & Baffle +Phasmantis - 8:00 & Agog +Pickle Frontier - 4:00 & Enchant +PickleBack Mountain - 8:45 & C +Pier Pressure - 8:45 & Gobsmack +Pinhole Project - 2:30 & Agog +Pink Heart - 4:45 & Esplanade +Pink Lightning - 7:15 & Delight (Man-side) +Pink Mammoth - 9:30 & Gobsmack +Pink Ponies - 6:45 & Fascinate +Pinky Swears - 8:15 & Agog +Pinwheels in Wonderland - 6:45 & Esplanade +Placement HQ - 5:45 & Esplanade (Mountain-side) +Plaisance - 5:30 & Baffle +Planned Playahood - 7:30 & Fascinate (Clock-side) +Playa Agora - 9:15 & Fascinate +Playa Alterations - 8:15 & Baffle +Playa Bears - 4:30 & Enchant +Playa Choir - 6:00 & Gobsmack +Playa Jack Rabbits Dusty Hole Saloon - 9:15 & Intrigue (Man-side) +Playa Jazz Cafe - 5:00 & Center Camp Plaza +Playa Name Pawn Shop - 6:45 & Captivate +Playa Party Patrol - 9:45 & Intrigue +Playa Penthouse - 7:30 & Agog (Clock-side) +Playa Pete's Plaza - 9:30 & Hypnotic +Playa Piano Bar and Lounge - 8:00 & Gobsmack +Playa Tea - KeyHaus Teahouse @FoamHome - 8:45 & F - 8:45 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Playa Tea House, Time Bandits - 6:15 & Enchant +PlayaDough - 2:15 & Enchant +PlayAground - 3:30 & Enchant +Playasophy - 3:00 & Baffle +Playasos! - 3:00 & Agog +Playfully Yours Village - 7:30 & Plaza +Playground - 2:00 & Delight +Pleasant Camp - 4:15 & Agog (Mountain-side) +PlovKraft - 3:45 & Baffle +Plurraffinity - 8:45 & Hypnotic +PO@6 - 6:15 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +PO9 - 8:00 & Esplanade +POC Camp - 4:30 & Enchant +Polaris - 9:45 & H +PolyParadise - 9:15 & Enchant +Pookah Lounge/SNAFUBAR - 7:30 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +PopoVille - 4:30 & Gobsmack Plaza +Poppy Moon Saloon - 2:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Porta Party - 2:15 & Fascinate (Clock-side) +Possible Muertos - 9:30 & Enchant (Man-side) +Post Nuclear Family - 5:00 & Agog +Post Office @ 6 - 6:15 & Baffle +Potty Project - 2:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Powder Palace - 9:45 & Baffle +Practice Camp - 3:45 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +Preservation Society - 8:00 & Captivate +Pretentious Fox - 7:30 & Delight +Pretty Pickle - 7:30 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Priscilla's Camp - No Stress Express - 3:00 & Esplanade (Clock-side) +Prismaticamp - 4:15 & Agog (Man-side) +Private Camp - 2:20 & L (Man-side) +Project Awake - 2:00 & Gobsmack +Prometheatrics - 7:00 & Esplanade (Clock-side) +PURPLORIUM - 3:05 & Esplanade (Clock-side) +Purrversion on Wheels 4.0 - ?:?? & ??? +Pussy Avalanche - 4:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Putt Putt Palace - 2:15 & Fascinate +Quarks and Recreation - 6:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Queertirement - 7:00 & Fascinate +Rabbit Hole - 9:00 & Plaza +Radio Electra - 5:00 & Agog +Raditude - 4:15 & Delight +Ragnarokk - 8:00 & Enchant +Raised by Wolves - 9:30 & Delight +Rancho Sparkle Pony - 2:00 & Captivate +Ranger Camp Moscow - 5:15 & Enchant +Ranger Outpost Berlin - 3:00 & Captivate +Ranger Outpost Tokyo - 9:00 & Captivate (Man-side) +Rascal - 9:15 & Captivate (Man-side) +Rascaltown - 4:40 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Rat Trap - 2:00 & Agog +Ready Playa One - 8:15 & F +Real Dilla - 7:00 & Baffle (Man-side) +Real Housewives of Gerlach - 9:35 & Hypnotic +Rears! Bar and Hill - 8:15 & Enchant (Man-side) +Rebel Camp - 5:15 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +Recking Crew - 3:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Recycle Camp - 5:00 & Agog +Red Nose District - 4:15 & Esplanade +Red Rooster Ranch - 5:15 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +Red.it.be - 10:00 & Hypnotic +Redhanded - 9:15 & Baffle (Man-side) +ReImaginate - 6:45 & Fascinate +Religious As Fuck - 3:15 & Delight (Man-side) +Retire-Bees - 2:45 & Esplanade +Retrofrolic - 7:30 & Gobsmack (Clock-side) +Reverbia - 8:15 & Esplanade +rEVOLUTION - 2:45 & Captivate +Rhythm Wave - 6:30 & Fascinate +RhythmWave - 6:30 & Fascinate +RIPPERS ROW - 4:30 & Plaza +RIPPLE - 4:45 & Captivate (Clock-side) +RNV Camps - 6:30 & Fascinate +Roasted Breauxs & Coffee Heauxs - 4:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Robot Heart - 9:15 & Kelter +Rocketship - 8:45 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +Rogue nation village - 6:30 & Fascinate +Rootist Lounge - 7:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Rootpile Dustopia - 8:15 & Captivate +Royal Honey - 8:15 & Baffle +Rozryv O4ka - ?:?? & ??? +Rumi's Tea House - 2:45 & Enchant +Rustic WerQ Ranch - 6:50 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Saints & Sinners - 4:30 & Captivate +Sakenoma - 3:15 & Esplanade (Man-side) +Salon Soleil - 4:00 & Enchant +Salty Jacks - 9:30 & Fascinate +San Marco Square - 8:30 & Intrigue +Sandy Taco - 7:15 & Fascinate +Santo Cabron - 2:15 & Hypnotic +Satan's Butthole - 7:35 & Intrigue (Mountain-side) +Satellite of Love - 9:15 & I +Scotch & Hop - 3:45 & C +Second Rodeo - 9:30 & Fascinate +Second Wind Pirate Cafe - 6:00 & Gobsmack +Send Noods - 4:15 & Fascinate +SERENDIPITEA - 3:00 & Enchant +Serenity Now - 4:45 & Delight +Serpent Moon - 7:45 & F +Servants of the Secret Fire - 8:30 & Delight +Seventh Planet - 9:45 & Intrigue +Shady Green Problems - 6:20 & Baffle +Shake, Shake, Shake - 3:45 & Center Camp Plaza +ShamanDome - 8:45 & Fascinate +Shangri-Lounge - 6:15 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Sharkey's Bar and Lounge - 8:00 & Enchant +Sharkeys bar and lounge - 8:00 & Enchant +Shenanigans - 8:45 & Delight +Shipwreck Tiki Lounge - 3:00 & Esplanade +Shitty Glitter - 9:30 & Gobsmack +Shitty Wood - 7:30 & Enchant +Short Bus Coffee Camp - 8:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +Shuttlecocks - 8:15 & Captivate +Side Piece - 8:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Silver City - 4:05 & Enchant +Simian Akademy - 6:45 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Sin City Village - 8:00 & Fascinate +Skinny Kitty Teahouse - 2:15 & Enchant +Skrambles**!* - 9:00 & Gobsmack (Clock-side) +Skull Pony - 9:30 & Agog +Skyhorse Carousel - 6:00 & Center Camp Plaza (Clock-side) +SkyTing - 2:15 & Hypnotic +Slow Burn Lounge,aka Fandango Bar - 8:30 & Delight +Slow The Fuck Down - 6:45 & Delight (Man-side) +Slutgarden - 10:00 & Esplanade +Slutt Putt - 4:30 & Agog +Slutty Microphone - 2:30 & Baffle +Slutty Open Mic - 2:30 & Baffle +Snack Shack - 2:45 & Baffle +Snark Bar - 8:30 & Baffle +Snarky Marquee - 5:15 & E +Snow Cone Zone - 6:15 & Enchant +Snow Koan Solar - 8:30 & Enchant (Man-side) +SnowKoanSolar - 8:30 & Fascinate +So Far So Good - 3:30 & Agog +Sockdrawer - 2:00 & Baffle +Soft Landing - 7:00 & Enchant +Soju House - 5:45 & Gobsmack +SomeDay Isle ... - 7:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Sonder - 2:30 & Enchant +Sonic Soul Tribe - 1:45 & Baffle +Soul Forge - 4:45 & Agog +Southern Comfort - 9:15 & ??? +Southern Discomfort - 9:15 & Agog +Sovereign Nation of Farkovia - 9:45 & E +Space Cats - 9:45 & Center Camp Plaza +Space Cowboys - 9:15 & Hypnotic +Space Jellies - 6:15 & Gobsmack +Space Junk Ranch - 3:00 & Hypnotic +Spanky's Village (and Wine Bar) - 7:30 & Enchant +Sparkadia - 4:00 & Enchant +Sparkle Camels Costume Bazaar - 7:45 & Enchant (Man-side) +Sparkle Love - 7:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Sparky's Garage - 6:15 & Fascinate +Spec-Taters - 8:30 & Enchant +SPF - 6:45 & Esplanade +Spice N Vice - 4:00 & Delight +Spoonful of Friends - 7:45 & Baffle +Square One - 3:45 & Enchant +Stag Camp - 8:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Stardust Lounge - 8:30 & Delight +Stardust Saloon - 2:15 & B +StarFist - 2:45 & Enchant +StarPups - 4:45 & Baffle (Man-side) +Stars And Bikes - 3:00 & Plaza +Stay the Fuck at Home - 4:45 & Fascinate (Man-side) +Stellar Dusty Moon - 4:00 & Agog (Clock-side) +Sticky's Playground - 6:30 & Captivate +Stimulation Station - 2:15 & Delight +Stoop City - 5:15 & Captivate +Storytime Friends - 3:15 & Enchant (Man-side) +STRANGELOVE - 4:15 & Agog +Stranger Things - 2:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Strung Cheese - 9:45 & F +Suburbia - 9:30 & Esplanade (Man-side) +SUMANAH - 8:00 & Baffle +Sunrise Diner - ?:?? & Center Camp Plaza +Sunrise Tavern - 2:30 & Enchant (Clock-side) +Sunset Lounge - 9:00 & Fascinate +Suspended Animation - 7:00 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +Swagatron ~Gaia Weeps Art Support - 3:15 & E +Sweaty's Last Resort - 4:15 & Delight +Swing City - 9:00 & Delight (Clock-side) +Swirl Support - 7:45 & Baffle +Swiss Space Bar - 6:15 & Agog +Synaesthesia - 8:30 & Baffle (Man-side) +Synapse Conduit - 8:15 & Captivate +Syncytium - 6:45 & Esplanade +T.B.C. - 6:45 & E +Tac-O-Cat - 3:00 & Enchant +TACOCAT FOOD 4 THOUGHT - 2:45 & Agog +Tacoma is for [GHOST] Lovers - 9:45 & Baffle +TangienT - 8:40 & Kelter +Tarwater - 6:30 & Baffle +TeaHive - 6:15 & Hypnotic +TECHtonic - 6:10 & Esplanade (Mountain-side) +Teddies - 4:30 & Agog +Temple Guardians - 5:30 & Esplanade (Clock-side) +Temple O'Flying Spaghetti Monster - 4:45 & C +Temple Oasis - 3:15 & C +TEMPLE OF LOVE - 7:45 & Baffle +Temple of Together Crew Camp - 2:15 & Hypnotic +tereMOCK - 9:00 & Intrigue (Man-side) +That Camp Over There - 7:45 & Baffle +Thatcatcamp - 4:15 & Fascinate +the ‘Burbs - 3:15 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +The Annex - 5:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +The Assless Chapel - 4:45 & Delight +The Astral Social Club - 6:45 & Delight +The Balls Depot - 3:15 & Enchant (Man-side) +the black hole - 5:40 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +The Bunny Ranch - 5:15 & Captivate +The Carrot Club - 7:00 & Baffle +The Carrots - 7:00 & Baffle +The Church Of No FOMO - 7:15 & Baffle +The Crusty Swan - 4:50 & Fascinate (Man-side) +The Donner Party - 9:30 & Baffle +The Dusty Booty Ranch - 9:30 & Agog +The Empress Theme Camp - 5:30 & Baffle +The Enclave - 6:30 & Baffle +The Espresso Martini Organization - 7:45 & Fascinate +The Facory - 8:45 & Baffle +The Future Is Weird - 2:15 & B +The G Spot - 2:15 & Kelter +The GASS Co. - 4:45 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +The Institute - 6:30 & Delight +The Kingdom - 10:00 & Intrigue +The Last Mercantile - 6:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +The Lavender Lounge - 7:00 & Baffle +The LightCult - 2:00 & Enchant +The Lost Penguins - 8:30 & Esplanade +The Love Beacon - 9:40 & Intrigue (Mountain-side) +The Love Collective - 4:30 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +The Market - 3:45 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +The Miscellaneous Heathens - 3:05 & Intrigue (Mountain-side) +The New Barbarians - 3:30 & Fascinate +The OG Pit - 6:30 & Captivate (Man-side) +The Parlour Room - 9:45 & Baffle +The Pickle Joint - 6:00 & Captivate +The Pink Spot - 4:45 & Fascinate +The Pit - 6:15 & Gobsmack +The Pleasure Dairy - 4:45 & F +The Prawn Shop - 3:15 & Kelter (Mountain-side) +The Real Dilla - 7:00 & Baffle (Man-side) +The Refuge - 2:30 & Delight +The Shire - 4:45 & Captivate +The Shrimp Ranch - 5:15 & Baffle +The Sisterhood of Unsolicited Advice - 4:45 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +The Skeetery - 5:45 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +The Snarky Marquee - 5:15 & Enchant +The Sound Garden - 2:00 & Gobsmack +The Sultry Lodge - 3:15 & Baffle +The Surge - 3:45 & Agog (Mountain-side) +The Sweet Spot - 4:30 & Baffle Plaza +The Wastelanders - 6:00 & Portal +The whipping waffle - 9:15 & Gobsmack +The Wrong Neighborhood - 6:45 & Enchant +Theme Camp Theme Camp - 8:00 & Enchant +There Ain't No Virgin Mary - 6:30 & Fascinate +Thermal shock - 2:00 & Delight +Thing Two Camp - 4:45 & Jabberwock (Mountain-side) +Things That Swing - 5:45 & Captivate +Three of Cups - 9:45 & C +Tierra Bomba - 3:00 & Fascinate +Tiki Fuckos - 5:15 & Agog (Man-side) +Time Bandits - 6:15 & Enchant +tiny camp - 8:45 & Intrigue (Man-side) +Titanic's End (TE) - 9:45 & Jabberwock +Titicaca - 3:00 & Fascinate +Tour de Chance - 3:30 & Captivate (Man-side) +Toxic Disco Clam - 5:15 & Baffle +Trashistan - 9:45 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +Trebble Makers - 3:00 & Agog +Treble Makers - 3:00 & Agog (Man-side) +TRM Art Camp - ?:?? & A (Mountain-side) +Twilight language - 10:00 & Kelter (Clock-side) +Twisted - 3:30 & Enchant +Two Lanterns - 2:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +U.F.O. - 3:00 & Agog (Mountain-side) +Uli Baba & the Horny Thieves - 4:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Uli Baba and the Horny Thieves - 4:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Uncle Larry's Misguided Burners - 4:30 & Fascinate +Under the Bridge Collective - 3:15 & E +UnExPecTed SexEd Talks - 6:45 & Enchant +Unincorporated - 8:25 & Intrigue +Union Giraffic 2: Train Wreck - 7:30 & Captivate +Unitopia - 8:45 & Enchant +Unnamed Collective - 2:15 & Gobsmack +UtilVille - 5:30 & Enchant (Clock-side) +Vagabonds & Tagalongs - 7:15 & Fascinate +Vamp Camp - 9:45 & Delight +Vault 21+ - 9:30 & Fascinate +Venice Red Light - 2:30 & Captivate +Vertical Camp - 8:40 & Jabberwock +Videogasm - 9:45 & Esplanade +Vietnamese Iced Coffee Experience - 7:45 & Enchant +Vines Without Borders - 4:15 & Captivate +Vitruvian Lounge - 9:00 & Gobsmack Plaza +Vomiting Sparrows - 8:30 & Baffle +VW Bus Camp - 3:45 & Delight (Mountain-side) +Waffles & House - 9:00 & Enchant +Wah-Nah-Shotskee - 8:45 & Delight +Walkin' Taco Cafe - 6:45 & Captivate (Man-side) +Wally's Cowboy Kitchen - 6:00 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +Wanderer's Camp - 3:30 & Delight +Wastelanders - 6:00 & Center Camp Plaza +Water Temple - 9:15 & F +Weird Steel - 9:45 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +Welcom Wagon c/o Yellowstone Burners - 2:15 & Captivate +WHAT THE PIC? - 6:15 & Gobsmack (Man-side) +What Would You Do For A Pickle? - 4:45 & Delight +Whipping Waffle - 9:15 & Gobsmack +Whiskey and Dust Mutants - 7:10 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +White Elephant Exchange - 5:30 & Gobsmack +Whore’s Smores - 3:00 & Esplanade +Whynauts - 3:45 & Enchant +witness relocation camp - 6:15 & Gobsmack +Wonder Camp - 9:30 & Enchant +Worst Bar - 8:45 & Baffle (Mountain-side) +WrongoWrongo - 4:15 & Gobsmack (Mountain-side) +Wrongtown - 6:45 & Enchant (Mountain-side) +Xpat Alien - 6:00 & Captivate +XUZA CAMP - 9:00 & Kelter (Clock-side) +Y Knot Saloon - 3:45 & Enchant +Yeah Man! - 3:00 & Delight +Yellowstone Burners - 2:15 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +YES IS MORE - 9:45 & Captivate +Yes Please - 7:15 & Fascinate (Mountain-side) +You Got This - 9:30 & Jabberwock +You Look Amazing - 5:15 & Captivate (Mountain-side) +You're Doing Great - 6:15 & Gobsmack +Yummm - 6:30 & Agog +Yummy RUMInations - 5:00 & Baffle +ZAPHOD - 9:00 & Delight +Zen as Fuck - 5:00 & Baffle +Zendo Pod @FoamDome - 8:45 & Enchant +Zendo Project 9:00 - 8:45 & Enchant +Zenzoo - 8:45 & Enchant +``` diff --git a/content/Burning Man prep guide.md b/content/Burning Man prep guide.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a35fbfc --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Burning Man prep guide.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Burning Man prep guide +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-07]]. Related to [[Burning Man]] and [[Reflections on Burning Man 2024]]. + +I don't want to be one of those people who writes yet another Burning Man survival guide. But if anyone reading this is thinking of going and wants a guide, I can fill some needs that I noticed the vast majority of prep guides lack: +- _How many_ of each item to bring (e.g. socks -- but how many? Wet wipes and vinegar for the alkaline duist -- but how much?) + - I have the amounts written down. +- _Which specific items_ are good? + - I have Amazon links to everything I bought. +- How the BxB (Burner Express bus) works. + - It's not complicated. + - Almost every single source I scoured online is outdated. + - Particularly Reddit, which has really scary stuff like "trash bags cover all the seats on the way back due to dust" and "AC is turned off when you get to playa" ... these things are simply untrue + +Just lmk! Writing stuff is fun and if I can help >=1 person I'll do it. + + + + +### (Ignore) The play-by-play of burn prep +The rough timeline looks like this. +- Late March 2024: First considered attending the burn +- [[2024-04-20]]: Volunteered pro bono party photography for Infinite Love, the camp I would eventually join +- TODO: Officially accepted and committed to the camp +- TODO: Planned out which camper roles I'll be taking charge of +- [[2024-08-24]]: Caught the bus to Black Rock City. +- [[2024-09-02]]: Caught the bus back to San Francisco. diff --git a/content/Burning Man.md b/content/Burning Man.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c31ae1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Burning Man.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Burning Man +#publish +#needswork : Organize my thoughts better here +Opened [[2024-03-27]]. + +[[2024-08-04]]: [This 2014 post from eplaya.burningman.org](https://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?f=286&t=71830#p1043968) is an excellent account of taking the BxB. + +## 2024's burn +I camped with Infinite Love between [[2024-08-24]] thru [[2024-09-02]] (9 days)! + +Related notes: +- [[Burning Man 2024 camp directory]] -- handy reference when on playa without internet +- [[Letter to myself about Burning Man 2024]] +- [[Reflections on Burning Man 2024]] +- [[Burning Man prep guide]] + + +## Notes +#### Kim's advice from [[2024-03-26]] +She carries multiple gifts to people of a wide range of quality. She's camped for 8 years; this will be her 9th! + +Gifts to the playa ideas/things she's done: +- Fancy lip balm (people's lips get chapped) +- Carabiner-ed gifts for easy carry +- Water sprayers to cool down +- Masks that look pretty since ppl lose theirs? +- Cooling towels: special kind of towel you can wet, shake, and they are cool + +She brings 2 thermoses. One is fancy and nice which she keeps at the camp. One is carabiner-ed to her as she walks around. + +Camps she's camped with: +- Moon cheese, they do something related to cheese at midnight +- Gravity: they make a big disco ball with DJs and bar. She did this last year. Maybe will again? +- Some Googler-started camp that does giant fire structures + +There's some mingling events happening rn that I might want to attend to find a themecamp. + + diff --git a/content/Causwell's.md b/content/Causwell's.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a72616d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Causwell's.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Causwell's +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Restaurant in the SF Marina I visited on [[2022-07-17]]. They won an award for their burger on Eater. + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/aUjshiNhWUdVJUwz5 + +The Philly cheeseburger sounds good, which is a double smash burger patty, provolone, onions, mushrooms, and aioli. However it's not available until after 3pm so I didn't try it. + +Instead I got the Americana burger which is a double smash burger of some sort. + +![[PXL_20220717_214050797.jpg]] + +Holy moly this food was terrible. The bun was untoasted and cold, the meat overcooked, and the whole sandwich was almost devoid of toppings. There was a paper thin layer of lettuce, a tiny portion of paper-thinly sliced onions and pickles, and no tomato at all. It was like 50% patty, 45% bun, and 5% toppings. It was missing tomato too? 0.5 for unusualness but the real important number here will be the rating... + +The only pro I can think of is: it's not greasy. But that was still perplexing because it's a double smash burger -- I feel like removing the leftover oil and juices detracts from what makes smash burgers tasty to begin with. + +Burger cost $19 with fries being an extra $2 (or a salad, which is free). I got the salad which was absolutely drenched in dressing, bordering on inedible. + +I can't fathom how this restaurant made Eater 38's list. Surely I must have visited on an off day? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Chez Maman.md b/content/Chez Maman.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5050d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Chez Maman.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chez Maman +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +French restaurant near my place in Hayes Valley which sells burgers too. It's 1 block over from another burger place, [[Arbor]]. Visited here [[2024-05-26]] with Barak. + +![[PXL_20240526_215008571.MP.jpg]] + +It was $16 (+$6 for swiss and mushrooms) and came with fries/salad (I got half and half). 8oz burger. + +Hard to rate this objectively because I modified the burger, but I felt it was a solid example of the mushroom and swiss archetype. The bun wasn't rich or buttered in any way, which I preferred and appreciated, although it was served on this really chewy ciabatta roll that I wish had been not a ciabatta roll. + +So unusualness is between a 0.5-1 because: +- Ciabatta (+0.5) +- Mushrooms/swiss (+0.5) - can be removed next time + +The beef was very nice. Seems like it was ground inhouse. + +So, ratings: + +Total: 7 +Unusualness: 1 (but can be less) +Price: $22 (but can be less) + diff --git a/content/Choosing a pair of ski boots.md b/content/Choosing a pair of ski boots.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e6c969 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Choosing a pair of ski boots.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Choosing a pair of ski boots +#publish +Opened [[2024-01-05]]. Related to [[Choosing a pair of skis]]. + +> [!done] NOTE: All done here +> On [[2024-01-08]] I bought ski boots (and skis)! + +Notes from my investigation into ski boots... +- Don't fall for the aggressive dudes in stores trying to make a sale. A hawkish guy at Surefoot tried to pressure me into a boot I'd later learn was bad for my foot, because Surefoot doesn't carry the right boot. +- If you're an aggressive skier you'll want 4 buckles. +- Ski boots have a prominent number on them indicating their weight stress limit. Based on your weight this will determine which boots are compatible for you. +- There's a difference between a shell and a liner. Both can be heat-fitted but typically you won't need that unless you have a bizarre foot shape (I do[^1]). Not sure if true but Reddit says it's not worth it to heat mold your liners before you've had some time to break them in first and confirm you need that. +- The reason so many boot brands exist is that they have different proportions. For example the boot I'll probably get, Dalbellos or Atomics, is able to fit people like me with a high arch, narrow ankle, and wide front (see [[Body measurements]]). + + diff --git a/content/Choosing a pair of skis.md b/content/Choosing a pair of skis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cea3892 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Choosing a pair of skis.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +# Choosing a pair of skis +#publish +Related to [[Choosing a pair of ski boots]]. + +> [!done] NOTE: All done here +> On [[2024-01-08]] I bought skis (and ski boots)! + +### Terminology +X-Y-Z indicates width, in mm, for the front tip, middle, and tail. + +### The ideal ski for me +95-100 underfoot +Lower end of 175ish length +Early rise + all-mountain rocker +Single plated (light) + +Consider: +- stiffer vs softer +- big rocker vs small rocker + +### 2023 season demos +**Atomic Blackeye T1s** +- 174cm length +- 16m turn radius +- 125.5-82-110.5 +- my old skis from 2012 + +**Armada Declivities** +- Chris' ski +- 172cm +- 102 underfoot +- I never got to demo these, just heard about them through Chris + +**88 Stormriders** +- rented at sun valley [[2023-01-08]] +- 128-88-114 +- 175cm length +- Notes + - Waaay better at coasting than my K2s. But that's probably because they're unscratched. + - Heavier. That's a bad thing. I feel more awkward taking jumps and it's harder to throw my skis side to side. + - Excellent feeling for coasting down the half-groomed half-powder snowfall on the slopes traveling largely straight with small turns. + +**Nordica Enforcer 94s** +- 172cm +- 126.5-94-114.5 +- these felt really good. Easily the best ski I used throughout the Sun Valley trip. +- can pump +- no rattling +- they feel light (single plated?) +- perform OK on powder + +**M6 Mantras** +- 177cm +- 135-96-119 +- these are heavy af. +- rattle on groomers + +**Stormrider 95s** +- 175cm +- perfectly fine skis but I didn't love them for some reason. + +**Nordica Enforcers 104 Free** +- 172cm +- 134-104-123 +- Length seems good +- Noticably better on powder +- Seems a bit harder to turn than the 94s. + - Might just be due to tiredness +- I found, when I fell, it was often because the back of the ski got caught/I had trouble leaning back somehow. I am guessing this is due to the free rider shape. + +**Blizzard Rustler 10s** +- 180cm +- 133-102-122.5 +- No rattling +- Good on powder but there wasn't much powder +- Had a bit of trouble turning while on groomers. But I wasn't very tired so it might be even harder to turn in reality. +- Rented [[2023-01-21]] at Heavenly (when the snow conditions were pretty lame) + +### 2024 Rentals +**Nordica Enforcer 94s (again)** +172cm +126.5-94-114.5 +- Guy says they're heavy-ish + + +**Rossignol Sender 94s** +172cm +128-94-118 +- No rocker in the back +- Very thin in the front +- Good for carving +- Wide makes it good for po rer + +**Nordica Enforcer 100s** +- [[2024-01-07]] +- Way more stable +- Also way harder to turn. Or maybe I'm just tired from yesterday? +- _Still rattles_ at high speed. +- Doesn't feel meaningfully better on powder due to its weight +- so I guess a 94 underfoot is right for me and it's just between the two I tried. diff --git a/content/Cocktails.md b/content/Cocktails.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7d058e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Cocktails.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# Cocktails +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]], for my housewarming. + +https://www.diffordsguide.com/ contains good resources. + +## Basics +TODO: Move martini vs margarita etc into the articles, they can all just use coupe glasses. +### Cocktails +- [[Martini]]: (Stirred, martini glass) Gin, d. vermouth, bitters +- [[Negroni]]: (Stirred, martini glass) Gin, s. vermouth, campari +- [[Manhattan]]: (Stirred, martini glass) Whiskey, d. vermouth, bitters +- [[Margarita]]: (Shaken, margarita glass) Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, syrup +- [[Daquiri]]: (Shaken, martini glas) Rum, lime juice, syrup + +### Barely cocktails +- Gin and tonic: Gin, tonic water +- Rum and coke: Rum, coke +- Screwdriver: Orange juice, vodka + +### Bar stock +Alcohol +- Gin +- Dry vermouth +- Sweet vermouth +- Whiskey +- Tequila +- Triple sec +- Rum +- Vodka (not in any of these drinks, but you need it) + - Skimp on the price. Kavlana might be good. + +Misc +- Orange bitters +- Angostura bitters +- Lime juice +- Agave syrup (just for the margarita) +- Simple syrup + +Mixers +- Tonic water +- Coke +- Orange juice + - Cranberry juice is better for vodka shots imo + +Accessories +- Solo cups (for parties) +- Coupe glasses + - Everyone agrees martini glasses suck. They're too big and spill. Coupe glasses are better. Get those. + - Furthermore, [[Fun facts|fun fact]]: Cocktail and martini glasses are the same as coupe glasses, just adapted for different drinking habits. + - [Image of, left to right: coupe, cocktail, martini glasses](http://i.imgur.com/AI2sfiS.jpg) + +## Intermediate +### Cocktails +- [[Long Island iced tea]]: Vodka, white rum, silver tequila, gin, triple sec, simple syrup + +### Bar stock +_In addition to the above section_ + +## From restaurants/parties +From Cher's party on [[2024-06-01]]: a really light, not-too-sweet, refreshing minty drink: +- Prosecco(?) +- Bourbon +- Simple syrup +- A lot of mint leaves +- See the journal entry from that day for a pic + diff --git a/content/Cocoleaf.md b/content/Cocoleaf.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40268b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Cocoleaf.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Cocoleaf +#publish +Boba store in Boston on Newbury St.. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Jasmine green tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +7.25/10. Great. + +This is the first boba order I ever added to [[Best boba orders]]. Retroactively, I adjusted the score 8->7.25. To be clear though, I think Cocoleaf is one of the better places to get boba in Boston, and a different drink from their shop might score higher. + +2022-05-30 + diff --git a/content/Coin flips at work.md b/content/Coin flips at work.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80e1dca --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Coin flips at work.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Coin flips at work +#publish +_What will I work on today?_ + +Linked in [[Musings on everything else]] but idk whether it belongs here. + +I've been noticing a recurring event at work that correlates with me feeling burnt out in the evenings. I'm calling this event "losing the coin flip" for now because I visualize the pattern like flipping a coin each day in the morning -- and if the coin lands on tails, something gigantic pops up at work that demands my full attention for most of the work day. On those days, I go to bed having done a lot of urgent, sprung-on-you-last-minute type work; but it doesn't feel like I made progress on anything that matters. + +(The coin flip isn't really 50-50 odds; it's more like 1 in 20, so I guess this is a weighted coin.) + +A more formal definition might be: "a disruption of agency at work caused an unpredictable event that significantly disrupts my plans." + +Or more succinctly: "a sudden lack of agency at work." + +It's not fun. + +**Note from future Warren 2 years later:** +This was certainly a real phenomenon in my life, and I think I was too young in my career to realize it's simply operational overload. [[2022-03-23 - Life after 2022-03-23|Life after 2022-03-23]] fixed it \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/College resume help.md b/content/College resume help.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81376d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/College resume help.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# College resume help +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-02]]. Part of [[Stuff you the reader might like]]. + +I periodically took snapshots of my resume in college between 2016-2020. This historical record might help you if you're in school looking to work in tech! + +Click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eNt90K0lVkCZHZ8_rKT7E57zGlFkTRPs diff --git a/content/Contact staff.md b/content/Contact staff.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c365eb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Contact staff.md @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +--- +aliases: Big stick +--- +# Contact staff +#publish +A type of [[Flow]] prop. Opened [[2024-06-26]]. + +## Tricks in the order I learned them +Also http://flowarts.me/tutorials/contact-staff/ looks useful + +Dates are when I actually got them working +- Figure 8 +- Reverse figure 8 +- Neck wrap +- Halo +- [[2024-07-11]]: Conveyor belt + - I started on this a while ago, around when I learned the neck wrap +- Rotor and one handed rotor + - Chi taught me these. Pretty simple but needs practice. +- whatever cool trick this guy does in his video https://www.etsy.com/listing/1628373085/personal-removable-fire-staff-pure ... I dub it the Underarm Etsy! + - [[2024-07-19]] got this 60% down. It's actually quite easy +- Half Steve + - [[2024-07-18]] Can consistently do 70-80% of the time! + - [[2024-07-19]] 90-100% of the time! + +Working on +- Continuous Steve +- Angel roll + - [[2024-07-18]] started learning. +- Fishtail +- Tosses / throws in the air +- Jesus (do this after fishtails so I can have a transition trick) +- matrix + - [[2024-09-06]]: Learned a quarter backside matrix. Can't stick the landing yet. + +#### Trick chains +- Rotor -> half a conveyor belt -> more rotor +- 3 forward rotors to get into position -> underarm Etsy -> roll over shoulder -> lift into Steve +- [[2024-07-27]]: Idk if this has a name already. But the end of a conveyor belt with low momentum into ducking my head under the staff lets it switch shoulders. + - this is really close to the pivot +- [[2024-07-29]]: behind passes then reorienting your whole body to match the staff is easy and underrated + - Also kept learning the pivot and it's super fun + + + +### Buying your first +Sources: +- https://flowartsinstitute.com/tips-for-first-staff/ +- [YouTube: Sizing a contact staff to you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9mbXCNXPw) +- Gemini +- This pic from Wizard of Flow ![[stafff_480x480.webp]] + +Sizing info: +- Length should be between your chin and lip + - Basically, you want it as tall as possible for your body. More momentum that way. + - [[Body measurements]] says that's 62" - 64" + - 157.5 - 162.5 cm + - 5.16 - 5.3 ft +- Length cannot be longer than twice the distance between the floor and your arm relaxed in a 90 degree angle pose. This is because you need to twirl half of the staff beneath you without bumping the floor. + - That's 44" x 2 = 88" for me + +https://www.wizardofflow.com/products/practice-mastery-contact-staff is the one I bought. I got a standard 60" staff rather than a fancy one. + +- Weight + - Fiberglass staffs are heavier with more momentum + - Aluminum staffs are lighter and easier to control + +### Tricks +![[8RDD8IY.jpeg]] + +This infographic from [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ContactStaff/comments/l1gy7a/contact_staff_training_progression/) is super useful. I progressed down the list as I found tricks that seemed fun. + +A trick for the figure eight is to hold with two hands, near the center of the staff, and pretend you're scooping ice cream from one bucket on your dominant hand's side to a bucket on your non-dominant hand's side. Then let go with a hand and let the rest take hold. + +## Big sticks I want to buy +But can't justify a purchase (yet). + +- https://neoflowart.com/pixel-contact-staff/ neostaff pro + - $500 :( + - breaks into 3 pieces for travel + - pretty lights + - Unsure how brittle/fall resistant this is? +- https://neoflowart.com/led-contact-staff/ spectrum staff + - $200 :) + - Lights aren't as cool but still pretty + - Durable/fall resistant, it says +- Ignisshop.com/en/staff/71-led-contact-staff-ignis-10.html + - $210 + - Reddit says the lights are bright AF + - they say it's durable + - Lights aren't programmable tho +- https://www.threeworlds.com.au/products/concentrate-contact-series-glow-led-staff + - $100 + - durable + - lights seem really small even though it's a full tune of them + - Probably not super well weighted for contact + - What's the catch hmm +- flowtoys has some excellent looking contact staves but they don't quite scratch my aesthetic itch + + +Maybes +- Moodhoops staves + +### Appendix +https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-SiWvCS25a/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== diff --git a/content/Conway's law.md b/content/Conway's law.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..340dba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Conway's law.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Conway's law +#publish +From [[2023-11-01]]. Part of [[Musings on tech]]. + +> Any organization that designs a system will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure. +> -Melvin Conway, 1967 + +Melvin was a computer programmer btw. + +[Wikipedia: Conway's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law) + +"Law"-based puzzles could be a neat premise for [[Puzzle ideas]]. diff --git a/content/Cool Tea Bar.md b/content/Cool Tea Bar.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef4f2dc --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Cool Tea Bar.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Cool Tea Bar / My Cup of Tea +#publish +It's called My Cup of Tea on Doordash. Maybe a [[Ghost kitchens|ghost kitchen]]? + +Boba store. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Taro milk tea // 0% sugar // "cool balls" +2.5/10. Holy shit this was bad. It's bordering on inedible territory but not quite there. I drank about 1/4 of this before thinking better of myself. + +- Milky colored; not purple at all. +- Didn't taste like how I expect taro to taste at all - it was like straight oat milk. +- Couldn't tell if 0% sweet was honored; it tasted like Splenda sweetness. +- "Cool balls" was simply crystal boba. This part was fine but who was in charge of that name lol. +- How does this store stay in business?? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/DTC fashion brands and dropshipping.md b/content/DTC fashion brands and dropshipping.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e61a06a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/DTC fashion brands and dropshipping.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +# DTC fashion brands and dropshipping +#publish +Had a tough time coming up with a title for this. I don't even know how interesting it is, just that I went down a deep rabbit hole about it on [[2022-12-05]]. + +From [[Musings on everything else]]. + +## The rabbit hole +Instead of a proper article I'll just write about my experience. In bullets: + +![[Screenshot_20230119-213919.png]] + +In late Nov 2022, I kept seeing [this $70 hoodie](https://kidoriman.com/products/butterfly-hoodie?variant=41989749407900) pop up in my feed from a Japanese styled brand called Kidoriman. I liked it and in December decided to buy it. + +Before buying, I checked Kidoriman's [return policy](https://kidoriman.com/pages/returns-and-refund-policy) since clothes rarely fit to my measurements: + +> RETURN POLICY + +> We love our customers and we want to make things easy for you. We also hope you will make things easy for us too! +> While we would love to accommodate all returns, for a few hundred reasons we just cannot. To be eligible for a return, the item received must be unused and in the same condition when you have received it. It must also be in its original packaging. +> We will be responsible for shipping costs and product refunds that meet the following conditions: +> - Products with manufacturing defects that make it impossible to use. +> - The product or item received is totally different from what was ordered. +> - The size shipped out is not the same as the size placed in the order. +> - Your item is damaged upon receipt. +> No need to return the damaged item received. Simply take a photograph/video and send it to **_info@kidoriman.com_**. Once we receive the photograph/video, we will issue a replacement or refund. Easy, that’s what we like. +> But remember to send the photo/video in a timely fashion. This is when being late is not cool. Damaged, missing, or incorrect items reported after 30 days from the delivery date will NOT be eligible for a refund or replacement. +> The **buyer** is responsible for shipping costs related to returns and exchanges, if: +> - The product does not meet customer expectations. +> - The selected size does not fit the customer's body measurements. +> - Customer simply wants an exchange for another product or return it. + +That's... weird. This line also stuck out to me as being strange given they'd already stated the same rule before: + +> We know we all come in different shapes and sizes here. It’s why we strive to make sure that the size you are getting is the right one, so please pay attention ... we cannot accommodate returns for incorrect size. We highly recommend getting your measuring tape and rulers out before placing your orders. :) + +There's actually a whole second header for "RETURN POLICY" that restates the jist of the above in a similarly noncommittal, unclear pattern. So what's going on here? + +I googled around to get the internet's take on Kidoriman. The very first result that wasn't an ad: https://www.reddit.com/r/findfashion/comments/i010u5/is_kidoriman_legit/ + +> I got bought a pair of their pants for xmas, and although they are nice, i was suspicious of the cotton/linen claim as they feel more like polyester. when i checked the pants themselves, i found no labelling at all, which is illegal in pretty much every country in the world. All garments have to have materials information and care instructions by law. + +Yeah, so at this point it's pretty obvious that the brand is Chinese not Japanese and they're running an illegal clothing business. Ok, that's fine. But it raised so many questions in my mind: how does this borderline scam operation work? And how many other untouched Instagram ads do I get for this sort of thing? + +How much of direct-to-consumer fashion brands are scams like this? + +Honestly idk and I lost interest partway through looking into this but let me wrap up the story. + +### How does operation scam work? +Dropshipping from AliExpress. + +![[Screenshot_20230119-214035.png]] + +[Here's the same hoodie](https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600639206573/Mens-Clothing-Streetwear-Embroidery-Hoodie-Custom.html) being sold for $10.80-15.60/unit there (50-2000 order size price). + +I guess they just order big, sprinkle a little bit of marketing in (i.e. get some racially-diverse cast of models, give your product a "Japanese sizing" which is two sizes lower than American sizing, ...), and sell items DTC using Instagram ads to get customers. I could imagine setting up one of these stores over the course of a weekend hackathon. I wonder how much money even needs to lift a product like this off the ground. It can't be much. + +### The real joke of it all +Even after all this I still wanted the hoodie. So I tried buying it and: + +![[PXL_20221206_091001586.jpg]] +_Card rejected due to fraud._ + +Welp. Thus ends my rabbit hole adventure. + +TODO: Scrub my address from the photo and make this writing less rambly. diff --git a/content/Daquiri.md b/content/Daquiri.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b70267 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Daquiri.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Daquiri +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]]. +_Part of a series on [[Cocktails]]._ + +Required +- 2oz light rum +- 1oz lime juice +- 0.75oz simple syrup +- (Optional) Lime garnish + + +1. Add the rum, lime juice and demerara sugar syrup to a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. + +2. Double strain through fine mesh strainer into a chilled coupe. + +3. Garnish with a lime twist. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Daylio protocol.md b/content/Daylio protocol.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d2df7a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Daylio protocol.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Daylio protocol +#publish +Opened [[2023-08-14]]. + +> [!warning] Deprecated +> Deprecated as of [[2023-08-20]]. +> +> See [[Frontmatter protocol]] for the up-to-date version. + + +Rate everything in a single note. + +When my mood is significantly altered by something though, note it in a separate mood category. + +For stimulants, I'll keep track of when intake what in obsidian and try to mirror that in the buttons for daylio + diff --git a/content/Defining intelligence.md b/content/Defining intelligence.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70cfc3b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Defining intelligence.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Definition of intelligence +#publish +#needswork +[[Musings on philosophy]] + +In short: the ability to explain one's thoughts. I think plenty of folks are capable of performing extraordinarily mentally taxing tasks (e.g. software engineering, investment banking). Yet they are unable to describe their reasoning behind certain decisions. + +I'm not quite capturing my thoughts here, but in a nutshell I think a good definition of intelligence is being able to explain oneself. This proficiency is not a binary; some are more capable than others. I wonder at what point of the proficiency spectrum we would say an AGI has achieved its title. + +[[2022-06-16]] after writing in [[Beyond the Turing Test]]: I guess it might be useful to distinguish between "strong intelligence" and "weak intelligence" as I know many AIs who exhibit weak intelligence yet are not sentient. I also know many humans who fail to consistently exhibit strong intelligence yet are reasonably assumed to be sentient creatures. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Domain name for my new website.md b/content/Domain name for my new website.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41cf69c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Domain name for my new website.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Domain name for the new website +#publish +I've been nonplussed by "warrenpartridge.me" for a while now. + +## Pain points of warrenpartridge.me +1) Too long for my taste. + 1) Subdomains like "art." make it even longer, which is an obstacle to [[Publishing this vault]]. + 2) Setting up an email would be gross. "warren@warrenpartridge.me" :( +2) Tricky to communicate verbally since "Partridge" isn't easy to spell. +3) Zero relationship to my email domain, perdix.org. +4) Too formal-sounding. +5) Pretty sure it's registered under my student email with Namecheap. + +## Misc ideas for a new one +1) x.partridge -- .com, me, etc -- these are all taken +2) x.partrid.ge -- .ge isn't a real [[Top-level domain|TLD]] +3) x.wpartridge.com -- not very cool and doesn't solve most of the pain points +4) x.perdix.me -- eh, idk +5) Something fancy with Latin... + +The genitive case in Latin indicates ownership, e.g. "GENITIVE_NOUN's SUBJECT_NOUN" or "SUBJECT_NOUN of GENITIVE_NOUN." So, with the right cool-sounding genitive noun to use as a domain, I can grammatically imply ownership via "art.GENITIVE_NOUN.com". Pretty nifty. + +My Latin is rusty but I _think_ a similar meaning could be stretched if I use the albative case. So... + +5a) x.perdicis.com / x.perdice.com ("partridge") +5b) x.leporarii.com / x.leporario.com ("warren", translated rather liberally from ancient French "garenne") +5c) x.lupo.com / x.lupi.com ("rabbit" which is sorta related to "warren." But no way I'm getting this domain lol) +5d) x.ludo.com / x.ludi.com ("game" which I think sounds neat but there's no way I get the domain) + +6) Something related to the etymology of "warren" which comes from "garenne" / "warenna" (old French / Latin) meaning "enclosed area often inhabited by game." + +## Graveyard of other ideas + +Nonexistent TLDs: +- Perdi.ce +- Perd.ix + +"cogitationes avem" -- a bird's thoughts + +With piglatin: +- perdix -> erdixpay +- perdice -> erdicepay +- perdicis -> erdicispay + +## Decision? +Definitely perdicis.com. I like it even more than partridge.com. [[Perdicis etymology]] + +And so [[Perdicis website]] is born!! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Dune 2.md b/content/Dune 2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a441939 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Dune 2.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Dune 2 +#publish +#mediareview +Watched this [[2024-03-15]] in 70mm IMAX. + +## Summary +- skipping this section +- ... I can't believe they had the nerve to make this a trilogy and not warn us beforehand + +## My thoughts +_Notes from when I was watching... I couldn't resist_ + +- small inconsistencies: + - why not wear suit at night if you're sweating so much + - "you've been exposed to spice for a while it creates weird dreams" but wait that's your whole life how do you know that + - the tattoos on the old lady were faded and blurry (nice) but so were the ones on Paul's mother + - why guy riding worm not wearing ski goggles and fine? Paul needed ski goggles + - Dave Bautista being in a sandaroem and not wearing a helmet makes no sense lol + - why the fuck doesn't everyone use guns + - "let him try" voice. Is that not breaking the rules of how the voice works for Hollywood + - why are they all traveling south via worm TOGETHER? Would make it very easy to be spotted by the harkonnens no +- experiencing the thumps in surround sound is nice +- why is Zendaya allowed to sleep next to the Messiah +- a lot of the aesthetics here are very pure. Everyone has perfect skin and monocolor clothing. +- why is Paul so edgy. Does he want revenge (and become prophet) or not (be normal guy). Decide +- Dave Bautista killing guys he doesn't like mid flight is stupid and kinda breaks immersion +- wait how do they know the name of the prophet mouse +- "x character name? No way! He's crazy!" Exposition in general here kinda sucks + - "galactic journal year1000. No news from south arrakis. Btw south arrakis has 1000 mile sandstorms and the lands are barren and no one lives there without faith. like what +- Vladimir harkonnen? Is that in the book? +- I like the world's building of the large steucturs +- how do they make everything look black and white still look like it has color? Looks cool +- the way the evil teen looks like a skull is cool +- not a fan of the kissing on the lips feels like anti gay +- lmao. "You are a foreigner". There it is, the second act breakup. And what's the business about not being on board with war. Isn't this what the fremen wanted +- artreides symbol is an eagle. That makes it easy to see who the good guys are I guess +- the scene where he blows up the rock is hilarious wtf lol. + - I feel like a lot of stuff happens because the plot says it should not becauzs it makes sense. Like "new guy comes to arrakis and he's better than the last. How? Unclear. But he instantly found the home of the fremen and blrw them up" + - and then Zendaya witnesses a fucking miracle but still yells the prophecy is false (fair, but can the movie explain why she still feels that way pls? Feels like it's happening bc book says so) +- bro just explain why you can't go south. +- "you will never lose me. Not as long as you stay who you are." I feel like this could have been a better line +- cool that all the sand scenes must be done in one take. Really sells the authenticity +- "tell the baron the north is liberated." Was this the only fremen settlement protecting the entire northern hemisphere of arrakis +- why did he say at the end he was duke house afreides +- why no guns at the end?? +- and yeah you can even tell they have shields so why harkonnen no win +- it's crazy how scary the no eyebrows look is in low light and how moronic it looks in even light +- ending mic drop by the bad guy including "in other words: your father is weak". Jesus who writes this \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/EDC items.md b/content/EDC items.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f303e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/EDC items.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# EDC items +#publish +Opened [[2024-05-18]]. + +Related to [[Alien technology|EDC fit]]. + +- sprout clips +- Kandi with charms + - related: learn to make sacred geometry kandi +- supplements + - todo: what exactly +- LED wearables like hair scrunchies + +Day of: +- Get ice from the local hotel! + diff --git a/content/Entoptic hallucination.md b/content/Entoptic hallucination.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8162e5f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Entoptic hallucination.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Entoptic hallucination +#publish +#mediareview +Opened [[2024-07-05]]. Related to [[Psychedelics]], [[Musings on everything else]]. + +Review of https://psychedelic-information-theory.com/Entoptic-Hallucination + +## Summary +Article uses a lot of jargon I'm unfamiliar with. Some key terms: + +- Entoptic hallucinations: Originate from outside the eye (hence "ent-optic"). Somewhere between the eye and cortex. + - These are like, hallucinations of geometry, kaleidoscope stuff, and fractal recursion. +- Eidetic hallucinations: Originate within the cortex and midbrain. + - These are like, hallucinations of a childhood memory or friend. + +Makes a lot of sense imo to distinguish between those types of hallucinations. + +Physical pressure on the eyes/optical nerves drives entoptic hallucinations, but not eidetic hallucinations. "Hallucinations" are also known here as "phosphenes". The article covers 3 types: +- Pressure +- Flicker +- Kinetic (like when you bump your head -- seeing stars) + +Flicker phosphenes can be induced by hallucinogens that trigger brain pulse activity(?) within certain wavelengths(?). diff --git a/content/Event finder trifecta.md b/content/Event finder trifecta.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b5d8405 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Event finder trifecta.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Event finder trifecta +#publish +Came up with this [[2023-11-10]] but only opened the page [[2023-12-03]]. + +In a nutshell, by combining: +- EventBrite +- Meetup +- AllEvents.in +- (SF only) https://sf.funcheap.com + - https://funcheapsfmap.com + +You can find some decent options in any city. + +Update [[2023-12-30]]: Can use https://lu.ma/explore to find some too. I think it's just for tech events and that guy Spice King's events: https://lu.ma/nyparty + +[[2023-12-31]]: https://www.supermomos.com/?fbclid=PAAab3Wc7f4vZtexq4yACDAFGzO4ka70hpqyh3djOwmb22m_4YamyZvlqtd7A / https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0f4_gjMbkS/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== + +Update [[2024-05-10]]: can also use https://watevent.com + +Update [[2024-05-14]]: Also https://www.sfirl.com , https://cerebralvalley.ai + +[[2024-05-29]]: https://chrislakin.events / https://lu.ma/chrislakin for interesting social experiment events in SF + +[[2024-06-28]]: https://agihouse-app.web.app/events AGI hackathons in SF get posted here + diff --git a/content/Excerpt from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.md b/content/Excerpt from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0dd7eba --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Excerpt from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Excerpt from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]], but I originally bookmarked this for myself on 2018-12-02. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +> Stephen watched the three glasses being raised from the counter as his father and his two cronies drank to the memory of their past. An abyss of fortune or of temperament sundered them from him. His mind seemed older than theirs: it shone coldly on their strifes and happiness and regrets like a moon upon a younger earth. No youth stirred in him as it had stirred in them. He had known neither the pleasure of companionship with others nor the vigour of rude male health nor filial piety. Nothing stirred within his soul but a cold and cruel and loveless lust. His childhood was dead or lost and with it his soul capable of simple joys, and he was drifting amid life like the barren shell of the moon. +> _A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man_, James Joyce, pg. 95-96. + +What a haunting passage. I can vividly picture the face and stony expression of the kid with these thoughts brewing in his head. It's so descriptive and aesthetically compelling at the same time. Wow. diff --git a/content/Excerpt from The Demon-Haunted World- Science as a Candle in the Dark.md b/content/Excerpt from The Demon-Haunted World- Science as a Candle in the Dark.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dddac5c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Excerpt from The Demon-Haunted World- Science as a Candle in the Dark.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Excerpt from The Demon-Haunted World- Science as a Candle in the Dark +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]], but I originally bookmarked this for myself on 2021-11-22. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +> I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness... + > + > The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance. + > + > -- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Excerpt from The French Lieutenant's Woman.md b/content/Excerpt from The French Lieutenant's Woman.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1610cfb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Excerpt from The French Lieutenant's Woman.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Excerpt from The French Lieutenant's Woman +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]], but I originally bookmarked this for myself on 2017-06-11. It's actually at Dad's recommendation, I think. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +(Excerpt from "The French Lieutenant's Woman", published in England in 1969) + +> But this is preposterous? A character is either “real” or “imaginary”? If you think that, hypocrite lecteur, I can only smile. You do not even think of your own past as quite real; you dress it up, you gild it or blacken it, censor it, tinker with it ... fictionalize it, in a word, and put it away on a shelf—your book, your romanced autobiography. We are all in flight from the real reality. That is a basic definition of Homo sapiens. +> +> So if you think all this unlucky (but it is Chapter Thirteen) digression has nothing to do with your Time, Progress, Society, Evolution and all those other capitalized ghosts in the night that are rattling their chains behind the scenes of this book ... I will not argue. But I shall suspect you. +> +> -- John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman, 1969 diff --git a/content/Excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear.md b/content/Excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87f597e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]], but I originally bookmarked this for myself on 2017-08-25. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +> Think of music as being a great snarl of a city [...]. In the years I spent living there, I came to know its streets. Not just the main streets. Not just the alleys. I knew shortcuts and rooftops and parts of the sewers. Because of this, I could move through the city like a rabbit in a bramble. I was quick and cunning and clever. +> +> Denna, on the other hand, had never been trained. She knew nothing of shortcuts. You'd think she'd be forced to wander the city, lost and helpless, trapped in a twisting maze of mortared stone. But instead, she simply walked through the walls. She didn't know any better. Nobody had ever told her she couldn't. Because of this, she moved through the city like some faerie creature. She walked roads no one else could see, and it made her music wild and strange and free. +> +> -- Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Flow.md b/content/Flow.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23dcf1c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Flow.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Flow +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-26]] while pondering [[Burning Man]]. + +Flow arts is basically just dancing with an object. Any object works. But many work objects better than others, including but not limited to: +- Poi (very popular) +- [[Contact staff]] (my chosen prop) +- Fans +- Rope dart +- Spinning staff +- Dragon staff +- Hula hoops +- Many others + +## Events for flow arts +- https://flowartsinstitute.com/festivals/ festivals for flow +- https://flowtoys.com/events + diff --git a/content/Forbes articles written by contributors are basically clickbait.md b/content/Forbes articles written by contributors are basically clickbait.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..15c159a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Forbes articles written by contributors are basically clickbait.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Forbes articles written by contributors are basically clickbait +#publish +Backlink: [[Musings on everything else]] + +## The issue +Forbes articles seem legit because Forbes seems legit. Everyone's heard of Forbes 30 Under 30 and that's an Important Thing so therefore Forbes, the publisher of an Important Thing, must surely also publish largely legitimate content? + +Yeah, no, sometimes? Just take Forbes with a heaping portion of salt if you see this anywhere: + +![[Screenshot_20221213-180612~2.png]] +_[Link](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/11/21/alphabet-seeks-to-cut-10000-poor-performing-googlers) to the article in question_ + +I don't even need to explain what "contributor" means because [one has already described himself](https://joshsteimle.com/writing/become-forbes-writer.html)): +> Contributors at Forbes are unpaid writers, domain experts with day jobs, as opposed to staff writers who are full time employees of Forbes. +> +> (... not one sentence later ...) +> +> It has been rewarding for both my personal brand and my digital marketing agency, MWI. + +So, basically, they're pro bono writers. And I deduce thusly: +- At best, contributors are: + - Angling for a job at Forbes by writing thoughtful material for their future employer. + - Intelligent activists with a vested interest in raising awareness of their cause (though even in this case, their articles will not be objective). +- At worst, and I have to imagine in most cases, contributors are: + - Opportunists like Jack Kelly and Josh Steimle who use Forbes' name brand to draw readers to their own personal brand. Catchier headlines means more readers. + +## The result +Clickbait. + +### Don't believe me? A case study... +Forbes' virtually baseless article about Google laying off 10,000 employees was published [[2022-11-21]] at a time when no articles were being written about Google layoffs (but the threat of them was looming). So, every Googler and their TL read that article. + +Last Thursday, [[2022-12-08]], Sundar gave a vague, noncommittal response in TGIF about layoffs. In other words: _nothing of substance_. + +And 5 days later today, [[2022-12-13]], searching "google layoffs" leads you to this echo chamber of ridiculousness: + +![[Screenshot_20221213-182124.png]] +_The Independent claiming to have a "report" says more about The Independent, really_ + +To recap: Somehow, the combination of Sundar's neutral remark and the existing fake Forbes article from 2 weeks prior produced fake news spread all across the front page of Google search. The top article in the Google search results page, from [India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/worried-google-employees-ask-sundar-pichai-about-layoffs-this-is-what-the-ceo-said-2308477-2022-12-13), cites Business Insider, who doesn't cite anyone. It's nuts. Smells like [[Gell-Mann Amnesia]]. + +Honestly, Google will probably conduct layoffs in the new year. But Google has literally never once in the history of the company performed sweeping underperformance-based layoffs. This type of misinformation is dumb and preventable. diff --git a/content/Frontmatter protocol.md b/content/Frontmatter protocol.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c29b702 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Frontmatter protocol.md @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +# Frontmatter protocol +#publish +Opened [[2023-08-20]]. Replaces [[Daylio protocol]]. +Related to [[Productive Platypus]] and [[Productive Platypus metrics]]. + +## History of the system +- [[2023-08-20]]: First added +- [[2023-08-26]]: First major edit (retroactively performed [[2023-09-04]]) + +Stuff todo: +- make it x/10 instead of x/5 fractional +- come up with a way to not have the dumb colons + + + +## Current system ([[2023-08-26]] - present) +Obsidian added formal support for Properties over frontmatter, so I guess I'm using that now. + +Also the frontmatter before was way too heavyweight. It must be made leaner otherwise I won't do it. + +Specific things that might matter: +- "n/a" appears when I don't fill out mood or focus +- The weird colon links are still there, I'm too lazy to fix +- No more parentheses +- maybe remove "wfo" on weekdays -- it's not relevant? +### Example frontmatter + +``` +--- +mood_and_focus_tuples: +- time, mood (1-5), focus (1-5) + +stimulant_tuples: +- time, amount + +activity_tags: +- TODO +- breakfast:skipped/healthy/ok/unhealthy +- lunch:skipped/healthy/ok/unhealthy +- dinner:skipped/healthy/ok/unhealthy + +retrospectives: +- overall_mood: TODO +- overall_focus: TODO +- first_woke_at: TODO +- uninterrupted_sleep: TODO + +--- +``` + + + + + +## Historical (before [[2023-08-26]]) +### Example frontmatter + +``` +--- + +overall_mood (1-5): TODO +mood_tuples: +- (3:00, 4) +- (4:00, 3) + +overall_focus (1-5): TODO +focus_tuples: +- (4:00, 2) + +first_woke_at: 6:20 +uninterrupted_sleep: 9.5 + +stimulant_tuples: +- (6:30, 1ER) + +meal_tuples: +- (6:30, unhealthy, snack) +- (12:00, healthy, lunch) + +activity_tags: +- wfh +- obsidian + +--- +``` + +### Valid `activity_tags` +**Keep alphabetized.** +Maybe I should commit to choosing, like, 3 of these to represent my day. + +- date +- home_alone +- obsidian + + +### Babble +This is the frontmatter format I'll be using to tag my daily notes. Idk what I'll do with them next. + diff --git a/content/Fun facts.md b/content/Fun facts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..422492f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Fun facts.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Fun facts +#publish +Opened [[2023-08-19]] + +These are just the funnest ones. + +### The facts + +Fun fact for your fun fact collection: the blue windows 10 wallpaper isn't CGI. It's a plexiglass cast photographed in a studio. So an unused animated version of the wallpaper exists: https://youtu.be/vEUytuFek40?si=epiX-rtdyFLYeOsy + +Banana candy is designed to taste like a nearly extinct species of banana called the Gros Michel, which until around 1950 was the main variety of banana sold in the USA. It was nearly wiped out worldwide by a banana plague so now we grow a more resilient and also different-tasting variety for sale in supermarkets. Banana candy is a portal to the past + +Milk chocolate in England (e.g. Cadbury) tastes totally different than mainstream milk chocolate in America (e.g. Hershey) because the cacao is cut with a different milk additive: powdered milk vs condensed milk respectively. The taste you prefer is largely determined by which one you grew up eating +- Americans prefer the taste they grew up with and vice-versa. +- Stolen from [[History of chocolate]] + +Ammunition is a mishearing of la munition as l'ammunition. + +"Erm" is not pronounced "urm." It's just British "umm" because you don't pronounce the r sound coming after vowels. It sounds be pronounced "eum" like "umm." + +Also I learned a neat fun fact about Salesforce tower, the lights at the top are actually just reflections. The engineers didn't want to mimic the pixely resolution of times square so they made the LEDs face inwards at the white building so they'd be reflected. Which is why it's always so blurry. + +Your shadow on a sunny day is a manifestation of light that, having traveled 94 million miles from the sun unobstructed, was deprived of reaching the ground in the final few feet thanks to you. diff --git a/content/GPT bartender project.md b/content/GPT bartender project.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ed9707 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/GPT bartender project.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# GPT bartender project +#publish +Opened [[2023-12-06]]. Had this idea during the [[2023 NYC trip]] on [[2023-11-25]] but I'd been angling to buy a receipt maker way earlier. + +[[2023-11-27]]: +Ordered a thermal printer, an Adafruit model 597: https://www.adafruit.com/product/597 + +[[2023-12-06]]: +Ordered a few parts: +- Arduino Uno REV3 + - Because I need WiFi and I'm not gonna buy an ethernet shield. + - Also has onboard Bluetooth in case I want that. +- USB B<->A 6' cable +- 2.25" thermal paper rolls +- ... I'm not sure what else. I'm not even sure how to Google for what I need. I guess I need to actually learn Arduino first. + +So, ordered some parts for the first two classes of https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-Class/ to play with: +- Adafruit mounting plate (PID 275) +- Budget bundle w/ Metro 328 board (PID 193) + +Order #: 3187579-3749685222 + +[[2023-12-27]]: Cher instructed me in making cocktails! + + diff --git a/content/Gell-Mann Amnesia.md b/content/Gell-Mann Amnesia.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87baee4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Gell-Mann Amnesia.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Gell-Mann Amnesia +#publish +Backlink: [[Musings on philosophy]]. +From [[2022-12-20]]. + +Gell-Mann amnesia is the idea that you can easily recognize common bogus mistakes in articles about your field of expertise, but as soon as you read something you're unfamiliar with, you trust the author's take more than it merits. + +https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Ghost kitchens.md b/content/Ghost kitchens.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..42959f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Ghost kitchens.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Ghost kitchens +#publish +Ghost kitchens, aka "virtual brands", are when a regular restaurant has enough space to rent out parts of its kitchen during the day to a food delivery and fulfillment service, e.g. DoorDash and Uber Eats. They don't advertise outside of their parent delivery apps and are remarkably close to brandless with names like "China Live Signatures" serving Chinese food, "The Burger Den" offering burgers and milkshakes, and "Mac & Vegan" selling exclusively vegan mac and cheese (not the most specific market niche I've stumbled upon in the SF bay area -- that title goes to XYZ). + +In my experience the quality of food from ghost kitchens is noticeably bad. I'm 3/3 on this; actually the third time I didn't even realize the food was cooked in a ghost kitchen until I took a bite and felt so personally offended I needed to verify the restaurant existed (note to investors: "Persian Gyros" is not a profitable venture). + +Anyways, I noticed tonight while working midnight hours that there were a lot of ghost kitchens on DoorDash pointing to the same location: 415 N Mary Ave in Sunnyvale. I decided to investigate and, huh, they're all pretty mediocrely rated: ![[Screenshot_20220316-234425.png]] +TODO: FIND THIS SCREENSHOT, IT SHOULD BE FROM AROUND [[2022-03-17]] + +So maybe poor food quality is correlation without causation? Ghost kitchen food only tastes bad because it's prepared in otherwise unpopular kitchens? This warrants further investigation. + +[[2023-05-04]]: +- https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Bay-Area-Oakland-CloudKitchens-ghost-Adeline-16401359.php +- https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-san-jose-cloudkitchens-17909539.php + + +[[2023-05-31]]: Found this pic while scrolling lol + +![[Screenshot_20230531-200803.png]] +_Could you be much more obvious. Also apparently Pearl's is the actual storefront, yet Sam's has more ratings_ + +Update ([[2024-07-27]]): Had a really good experience with one unexpectedly. Should I update this article? I have google photos pics from that day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Gift ideas.md b/content/Gift ideas.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dedc3bc --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Gift ideas.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Gift ideas +#publish +Opened [[2023-06-29]] + +https://www.traintrackr.io/product + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/DgYtvoGcfD3n7ZcZ9: fortune cookie factory in SF, you can make your own fortune cookies \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Gong Cha.md b/content/Gong Cha.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8800538 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Gong Cha.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Gong Cha +#publish +Boba store. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Honey green tea // "light honey" // White pearls +4/10. Way too sweet. + +The white pearls are perfect though. + +2022-05-30 + +### from the other day, check receipt +6 + +[[2023-04-07]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Google maps maps.md b/content/Google maps maps.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0793fa4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Google maps maps.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Google maps maps +#publish +#needswork +Opened [[2024-06-06]]. Related to [[Michelin starred restaurants]] and [[Attractions per city]]. And [[Resources for readers]]. + +TODO: Publish custom Google Maps of the places I like, then link them here. diff --git a/content/Gott's Roadside.md b/content/Gott's Roadside.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a3b6854 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Gott's Roadside.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Gott's Roadside +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Casual upscale American fast food place I visited on [[2022-04-10]] with Sharon. + +(There are multiple locations, but I went to https://maps.app.goo.gl/FtczhPZ4aSQJByCz7) + +Their burger had arugula and an egg in it, earning a 2/10 unusualness factor. + +Overall quality was good. The bun was pretty crispy. Normal levels of greasy. + +![[PXL_20220410_211618429.jpg]] + +Unrelated but the chicken tenders were pretty good. + +Didn't come with fries. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Happy Lemon.md b/content/Happy Lemon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d09212 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Happy Lemon.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Happy Lemon +#publish +Boba store. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Honey lemon jasmine(?) tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +9.5/10. Amazing wow do it again. + +Only improvement would be the white pearls from [[Gong Cha]]. + +[[2022-05-29]] +- Tried again [[2023-02-20]] + + +### (G2) Strawberry green tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +6/10. + +Surprisingly sweet. I guess strawberries are already naturally sweet. + +Tasted great but a bit too sweet. Would be improved by substituting a less sweet topping than lychee jelly. + +[[2022-06-05]] + diff --git a/content/High schoolers are high value advertisers of your brand.md b/content/High schoolers are high value advertisers of your brand.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f56ba82 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/High schoolers are high value advertisers of your brand.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# High schoolers are high value advertisers of your brand +#publish +#needswork +Opened [[2024-06-02]] from a conversation I had at a party [[2024-04-30]]. + +I want to say this belongs in [[Musings on tech]], but it's more like a tweet-sized thought. + +The tweet goes thusly: +- Hiring influencers to advertise your brand is expensive (O(100s) of USD) +- Hiring high schoolers is... a lot cheaper. +- Depending on the nature of your brand (are you selling a thing? Or promoting interest in a free thing like software?), capturing the high schooler market may be more valuable. + - High schoolers don't have money but are much better at organically building hype. +- Conclusion: if you can hire 10 high schoolers for the cost of 1 college influencer ... hmmm ... maybe?? + +Wait, how legal is it to hire high schoolers anyways? diff --git a/content/History of chocolate.md b/content/History of chocolate.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ca852e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/History of chocolate.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# History of chocolate +#publish +Opened [[2023-08-16]]. See that journal entry for the pics! + +This entry turned out surprisingly informative; added to [[Musings on everything else]]. + +#### Chocolate development process +1) Cacao fruit gets picked +2) For (necessary) flavor, the fruit is fermented in giant fermentation buckets. You need ~500 fruit to do this. Typically it's done on the plantation to save on transportation costs. +3) Cacao beans (technically they are seeds) are roasted and peeled. +4) Roasted seeds are ground into paste: cocoa butter! +5) Cocoa butter is combined with sugar + other materials to make chocolate solids or drinks. + +#### Interesting things +^ Re: point #5, the "other materials" part was what drove chocolate into the mainstream. The Maya(ns?) drank ground cocoa butter-water mixtures because it tasted good and was nutritious for the time. They didn't mix it. Once the Spanish and eventually Europe got their hands on cocoa-water drinks they started looking for ways to make the cocoa last longer. +- So the Spanish cut their drinks with milk, spices like cinnamon, and other nifty things. We tried some in the Dandelion workshop; it tastes nice and a little gritty. + +^ side note to the above: it's insane that the Maya figured out steps 1-4 on their own. Step 5 is where all the optimizations occur, but for a pre-industrial civilization to figure all that out... must be a ton of trial and error. + +**In a nutshell: the history of chocolate is largely a history of people figuring out how to make cocoa last longer.** That's the origin of virtually all the chocolate we eat today -- with the exception of artisanal chocolate like Dandelion which can appeal to a luxury audience. + +#### Fun facts +- Mainstream milk chocolate in England (e.g. Cadbury) tastes totally different than mainstream milk chocolate in America (e.g. Hershey) because the milk additive comes in the form of powdered milk and condensed milk respectively. + - Americans prefer the taste they grew up with and vice-versa. + - This is particularly cool imo, added to [[Fun facts]]. +- Madagascar only has 1 chocolate plantation so there's a monopoly on it. +- Scharffen Berger - founded in Berkeley! - was the first in the craft chocolate industry to put their cocoa percentage on the label. +- Industrial (i.e. non-artisanal) chocolate is made by blending cocoa butter from lots of beans from different locations. Pro chefs, like our instructor Steve(?) actually prefers that because it's consistent to work with. + - Single-origin beans are finicky to work with but there's more an art to it. +- Speaking of the art to it: At Dandelion, 1 person decides the procedure for a single-origin chocolate bar. Their bars will even include the name of that person on the label. + - This is because the beans change per season and per harvest. Dandelion targets a certain taste for each of their bars, so each harvest season the person in charge decides the exact procedure for roasting + ratio of cocoa and sugar to make the bar taste as similar as last time. Obviously there's input from the other Dandelion chefs, but that's a cool responsibility to have. + + +#### If I ever want to organize a chocolate tasting +I thought it was really cool to taste all the different stages of cacao process. Here's the laundry list of what Steve let us sample: +- Freshly-cut cacao beans (white film) + - Suggested we let the fruit taste simmer in our mouths for a while before biting in and tasting how bitter the seeds are +- Roasted cacao beans + - He warmed these up in a pan right before giving us a few and letting us peel. + - The warmth _significantly_ boosted the fragrance. I love this smell. +- 2 chocolate drinks + - Mayan cacao butter + water (and I think sugar? I forget if he added any) + - Spanish cacao butter + milk + cinnamon + a touch of course sugar (and maybe other spices, I forget) +- 7 chocolate samples + - Taza's chocolate from Boston (gritty; gives a sense of what early chocolate might taste like) + - Cadbury milk + - Hershey's kiss + - White chocolate (an english brand; I forget but it was important) + - Scharffen Berger dark chocolate + - Steve's prepared version of the US Army Field Ration D (example of chocolate rations that don't spoil. He says they tasted disappointingly good; army food shouldn't be that good) + - Dandelion single-origin chocolate from Tanzania +- Piece of cocoa butter (doesn't taste good on its own, but shows an example of a room-temperature solid fat that is often replaced when making other chocolates) + +Blurry pic of how this all turned out (I guess there was a third drinkable chocolate I forgot about, maybe fresh hot chocolate?): +![[PXL_20230816_220256451.MP.jpg]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Hobee's.md b/content/Hobee's.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b4daa7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Hobee's.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Hobee's +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Mom and dad's favorite California diner. I visited their Sunnyvale location on [[2022-12-26]]. + +![[PXL_20221226_194403599.MP.jpg]] + +It's hard to discern from the photo but the burger patty was a straight hockey puck shape. I.e. it wasn't made from ground beef. + +The (cold) bun to meat ratio was something like 3-4:1 and the fillings were of the consistency you'd get from a Subway. They had sauteed mushrooms and mayo though which was nice (the mushrooms earn this a 0.5 unusualness factor). Overall a pretty boring burger that's definitely below average; I could make a better tasting one on a grill (does that say more about Hobee's or me?). + +Though not a factor in the rating, the burger came with hash browns that were basically just cold diced potatoes. I didn't touch them. + +4.5/10. diff --git a/content/How protocol buffers work.md b/content/How protocol buffers work.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34c176e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/How protocol buffers work.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# How protocol buffers work +#publish +Opened [[2022-06-24]]. From [[Musings on tech]]. + +Protobufs, invented at Google in 2008, is basically a more compact version of JSON or XML. It's a more efficient way of transferring information over the wire in binary form. + +They are very fast data structures! They're just difficult for humans to read. + +### How efficient? +Very efficient! When communicating in languages where JSON is not natively supported (e.g. Java), things run 70-80% faster on Protobuf than JSON. + +When communicating in languages where JSON **is** natively supported (e.g. JavaScript), things run ~5% faster. So protobufs are typically not worth implementing for services that communicate over JS (e.g. Nodejs interface <--> Nodejs interface). + +In both cases, protobufs consume 10-35% less space -- mostly dependent on whether the code environment is running compressed or not. + + +### JSON vs Protobuf +Here's some example JSON data: +``` +{ + first_name: Warren + last_name: Partridge +} +``` + +Imagine you must transmit this whole codeblock over the wire. That's not so bad. + +But it can be improved. Here's the same data in protobuf schema form: + +``` +{ + string first_name = 1; + string last_name = 2; +} +``` + +And now, the message to be transmitted: `126Warren229Partridge` + +Bam, way more efficient. And if you're curious, the numbers indicate: + +1: The field identifier, +2: The data type (string) +6: The length of the string ("Warren") + +Harder for humans to read, but great for computers. + +### Sources +- https://betterprogramming.pub/understanding-protocol-buffers-43c5bced0d47 - most content draws from this article. I found it exceptionally helpful. +- https://auth0.com/blog/beating-json-performance-with-protobuf \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Improved geolocation devices.md b/content/Improved geolocation devices.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b8ff0c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Improved geolocation devices.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Improved geolocation devices +#publish +Opened [[2022-07-14]]. From [[Musings on tech]]. + +Startup idea: Make GPS more accurate in tunnels by convincing cities to store some hardware in their lightbulbs that can communicate with phones/satellites to give phones a better location read. + +Also, do this for lightbulbs inside malls so people can actually use indoor maps to get step by step instructions. + +If the market cap for the above isn't very high, consider making this into a device that people stick on storefronts to add their store to the AR metaverse somehow... idk. diff --git a/content/Improving at art.md b/content/Improving at art.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4fa36f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Improving at art.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Improving at art +#publish +Opened [[2023-09-04]] after getting struck by inspiration again. [[Musings]] / [[Musings on everything else]]? + +#### Bo Chen (Irelia artist) +Bo Chen's process struck me as it was totally different from what I've seen before. +1) Rough B&W sketch +2) Liquify until it looks like what you want +3) Fill subject(s) grey via lasso tool + 1) Different subjects on different layers + 2) Different shades of grey depending on their relevance to the drawing +4) Lasso tool again to darken the relevant greys (e.g. hair, armor, texture in the background) +5) Airbrush in the semi-fine details +6) Do a final liquify step +7) Drop a multiply layer over everything to give it a hue to follow for the rest of the piece + +Or just replace Steps 3-5 with airbrushing hues and colors. + +Other fascinating quirks about Bo: +- Linear light tool --> flashy light +- Overlay --> color for clothes (Bo uses this a lot) +- Duplicates layers a LOT + - Maybe I need a PC to do this workflow lmao + - Bo lassos relevant bits of his pieces out a lot + - When doing new things, he tries a new layer first then merges diff --git a/content/Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem.md b/content/Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69141bc --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem +#publish +#mediareview +#needswork: it's not quite a media review since I haven't reviewed it. +Related to [[Musings on philosophy]]. + +Review of one of my favorite Scott Alexander [[Rationalism|rationalist]] articles. +https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/jhanas-and-the-dark-room-problem + +Tightly related to [[Defining beauty]] and [[Free-energy Minimization and the Dark Room Problem]]. + +From Deeps/Steven Pinker on [[2024-06-04]]: "Beauty _is_ resisting entropy." diff --git a/content/Kitchen Story.md b/content/Kitchen Story.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..94d8414 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Kitchen Story.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Kitchen Story +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Famous SF brunch place on [[Attractions in San Francisco]]. Went here [[2023-01-16]] with Lisa and Sharon. + +Specifically, I got the burger called the New England Burger: +- Arugula (+0.5 unusualness) +- "Maple syrup" wagyu patty (+0.25? Forget if I tasted it) +- Bacon (+0.25) +- White cheddar (+0.25) + +Total unusualness factor: 1.25 +Rating: 7.5/10 + +![[PXL_20230116_201113970.MP.jpg]] + +Bun was much smaller than the burger itself + +Lacking tomato but that's good, the acid would have overcome the savory flavor. Bacon pushes the savory flavor. Small amount of arugula + +I typically hate non crispy bacon but here it was totally the right choice + +Same level of savory as like a McDonald's burger without the sauces and with a thicker medium rare patty. This is a good thing. + +Had a neat butter sauce thing that was sweet diff --git a/content/Knee pain.md b/content/Knee pain.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3abc472 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Knee pain.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +# Knee pain +#publish +#needswork - add date and do a quick skim bc it's long +Opened DATE. Related to [[My medical history]]. + +Predominantly in my right knee. It's been preventing me from going on >=5mile runs since mid-2021. Running theory is muscle atrophy from working from home for so long, plus my uneven gait. I guess that makes sense. But why only my right knee? + +[[2022-03-29]]: Went for a 2mi run and my knee tingled. Specifically it feels like there's a tendon stretching over the top of my kneecap that gets moved uncomfortably when I run. + +I could tell my knee was going to be an issue from the very beginning of the run. + +[[2022-04-20]]: I've worked out 3 nights in a row, twice including 45s wall sits, and haven't noticed any serious pain in my knee. Although I feel pressure within it ambiently. + +[[2022-04-25]]: I was at Coachella all weekend and walked ~52.5 km according to Pokemon Go. No knee pain whatsoever; didn't even think about it! + +[[2022-04-26]]: Ok, I might finally understand the issue with my posture. + +I ran 3 mi today and felt no pain (although a decent amount of pressure after the run). I paid extra attention to my posture and noticed... + +My right foot hooks inwards when I run. When it hooks inwards, the exterior of my foot strikes the pavement first, pinching my knee joint on the same (right hand) side. Visual aid: + +![[PXL_20220427_023139362~2.jpg]] + +Maybe the way I cross my legs at my desk causes this same knee posture? + +What's funny is that as soon as I corrected the posture, my left foot started making the same error (or "misstep"? Heh): + +![[PXL_20220427_024243957~2.jpg]] + +Unfortunately by the time I got home I felt pressure in both knees. But I was able to achieve a rhythm of sorts several times during the run whereby focusing on my posture, I could eliminate the pressure sensation on both knees. The pressure returned after taking a break or failing to maintain posture due to tiredness. Possibly related to feeling better (though I hope not): I was on 10mg of [[Ritalin]] for this run which at a minimum probably helped with being so acutely aware of my posture. + +Anyways, the rhythm came when I followed these rough guidelines: +- Keep my thighs very close together, like 1-2" gap from touching. + - A result of this is that my feet can't easily hook themselves around since they don't have space. That seems like the main benefit. +- Push off each step via the first three toes on the foot (big toe through middle toe). +- Hunched forward on knees. + - Not sure about this one since it seems counterintuitive. + +[[2022-04-28]]: Possible original root cause: I was too cocky in the past and ran despite not being to handle it with bad form. + +Supporting evidence: I can probably run 3 mi again today but it's hard to do while keeping form. So I turned back. Past Warren may not have. + +Another thought while talking with Maddy - maybe I have _too much_ cushioning on the Hokas, causing my knee join to consistently handle the brunt of the stepping force. + +[[2022-05-02]]: Went on a 4 mi run that ended semi badly. It might be caused by me wearing the Hokas? My knees alternated in pain starting at the 2.5 mi mark as I played whack-a-mole fixing each side of my gait. I ended up running home despite the pain because I felt a slight hit of runner's high returning (perhaps more descriptively: emotional joy of running). I haven't felt that in months. + +I considered shoving something in my shoe to fix my right side toe since that seemed to be a big issue with my gait. You can actually see on my marathon shoes that there is an indent on the right side toe where presumably I'd been placing all my weight. + +Walking between each exertive set helps with my gait problems. I think I should start with walking next time I run. + +[[2022-05-04]]: I decided to bring my marathon running shoes to Europe instead of the Hokas. I did a demo walk through the kitchen with Sharon watching and I kept ending with bad walking posture. I think they might be partly to blame for my issues. + +[[2022-06-05]]: Went for a 5 mile run (3 miles turned into longer as I felt good). This was really great. I think walking around Europe strengthened my legs. However, some things to note: + +1) This run definitely had the potential to go poorly had I not carefully adjusted my gait in the beginning. I had to take a few tries at it before I got to the gas station. The sensation is sort of like screwing a cheap plastic bottlecap onto a water bottle; when you misthread the cap, you notice so immediately. I had to walk, wait, and "rethread" my gait thrice before getting into a healthy rhythm. +2) Again, I felt a pressure underneath my left kneecap. I ignored it but it never quite went away during the run -- I think I simply forgot about it. After the run the pressure subsided. Not sure what to make of this. + +[[2022-08-08]]: Mild pain arose again in my left knee and I felt I was extending that leg too close to my center. My weight was on my right knee too much. I tried 3 times to "rethread" my gait. The third time was successful. What I did differently: ignore foot, knee, and calf placement and focus purely on lifting my thighs up while running. Using only my thigh muscles led to a healthier gait. + +[[2022-08-18]]: Went for a 5.3 mile run which was a risky jump in distance since I hadn't run in a while. I felt tingling underneath both kneecaps around the 2.5 mile mark and occasionally spurts of pain. However the trick from yesterday seemed to fix it. The following day my knees feel fine... I occasionally feel a sensation underneath the kneecap but I might be imagining it. + +[[2022-10-13]]: Had a huge insight on my walk to work. My gait on my right foot was different and I couldn't shake it even when focusing on it. I checked the straps on my Google intern backpack and found the right hand strap had slipped to its usual at-rest position of max length. This has been happening forever _only on the right side_. Could my backpack be the issue? + +My notes document the pain beginning mid-2021, but I would have gotten my backpack end of 2019. 2020 was spent predominantly indoors and I definitely put my running routine on pause, so perhaps the issue wouldn't have surfaced that early? + +To be clear btw. Even if this isn't the only root cause I'm certain it's a factor. Having a loose strap on the right side of my backpack means my right foot, which normally touches the pavement from big toe to med arch to heel, must overcorrect itself further left to carry the weight, causing it to touch the pavement middle toes to lateral arch to heel. + +... which aligns with my insight on xxxxx that the pain is less bad when I bunch my knees closer together. It's basically forcing my feet to hit the pavement across the med arch. + +Update ([[2024-06-05]], aka way in the future): Yep, it was the backpack strap. My knee pain is fixed! There is a medical benefit to journaling... \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Life of a DNS request.md b/content/Life of a DNS request.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7db6409 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Life of a DNS request.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Life of a DNS request +#publish +From [[Musings on tech]]. + +![[FB_IMG_1648402895569.jpg]] + +What happens when you query https://www.google.com: +1. DNS resolver (run by your ISP, mobile carrier, WiFi network, or third party) gets your request. +2. The DNS resolver checks its cache (on itself or on the OS of your device) to map www.google.com to an IP. If cache miss, continue... +3. DNS resolver forwards its request to [1 of 13 root server clusters](http://www.iana.org/domains/root/servers) owned by organizations who report to the IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. +4. The root server knows the locations of all TLD servers who can map URLs to NS records based on TLD. So it tells the resolver the IP of a ".com" gTLD server who may know the mapping. +5. DNS resolver asks the gTLD server for help. +6. gTLD server answers with an NS record for ns1.google.com +7. DNS resolver repeats this whole process (maybe in a slightly more efficient way, I have to imagine?) to query the Google nameserver. +8. Google nameserver can totally map www.google.com to an IP address. It returns an A or AAAA record (depending on IPv4 or IPv6). +9. DNS resolver triumphantly tells the OS it has an IP to reach out to. +10. The OS begins a TCP handshake with the IP. + +The difference between gTLD and other TLD servers like ccTLDs (Country Code TLDs) is that Generic TLD servers do not service any particular country nor location (e.g. it services ".com" and ".gov" but not ".de"). + +From [Stack Exchange](https://serverfault.com/questions/224920/dns-a-vs-ns-record): +- **NS record** = "If you want to know about hosts in the foo.com zone, ask the name server ns1.bar.com" +- **A record** = "The host called foo.com lives at address 192.168.100.1" diff --git a/content/Little Heaven.md b/content/Little Heaven.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a3a81e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Little Heaven.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Little Heaven +#publish +Hole-in-the-wall boba store in Mission. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/SmRk5NB7cLRqvR5T9 + +## Drinks +### Matcha milk tea // 25% sugar // Default boba +9.25/10. This is the best boba I've had in months! As I write this, it's second-to-top on the tier list. + +l even believe it might deserve a higher rating. It wasn't fully mixed when I drank it, so the first 2/3 of the drink was perfect followed by 1/3 of rather bitter matcha flavor. I still liked it. + +Other things I liked that made it stand out: +- Boba was not very sweet. This is easily the best tapioca boba I've had in my life, without contest. The malted honey flavor is like an accent on the natural chewy tapioca texture - instead of the other way around, where typically the boba is just a sweet topping that's largely interchangeable with another sweet topping based on your mood. This is perfect and I would say essential to the drink. +- The drink isn't too sweet at 25%. It's perfect. Divine inspiration told me to pick 25% and it was the right call. +- It's so cheap! $4.50 for 16oz! + +I would 100% come back here. Real hidden gem. The lady at the counter was nice too. + +First got this drink on [[2022-11-05]]. diff --git a/content/Little Sweet.md b/content/Little Sweet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c299d31 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Little Sweet.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Little Sweet +#publish +Boba store in Union Square. It's King's favorite boba place in SF. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +Visited here [[2022-10-22]]. + +## Drinks +### Iron Buddha (Tie Guan Yin whole milk tea) // 25% sweet // boba +3.5/10. But it might be partly my fault. + +The milk tea tasted borderline bitter. I guess I should have gotten it sweeter, but I thought between the boba and the natural lactose it would barely need sweetening. The milk texture was also watery; I partly wonder whether the staff mixed up soy milk with whole milk. + +The boba was normal and they served a great amount of it. + +I think I should give this place another shot. + diff --git a/content/Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant.md b/content/Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..236305f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Rather soulless-ly decorated brunch restaurant in Rincon Hill I visited on [[2022-11-20]] with Ayush, Jun, Lisa, and Mounica that against all odds serves an exceptional burger. This is the last place I'd expect to find one! + +![[PXL_20221120_210410772.jpg]] + +Ingredients were largely basic: a seeded Bun, pickles, and no cheese for some reason. I rated it 0.5 unusualness. + +The burger has a bitter and vaguely sour aftertaste from their house sauce. I loved that. I'd rate the burger around 8.75/10, not quite a 9/10. I could bump it higher if there were more meat or if it were warmer; the dish was served pretty cold. + +The burger came with a choice of fries or salad. I took the salad, which wasn't terrible but it had olives in it. I thought it was eh. + +Unfortunately the burger is $22 which doesn't seem very worth it. But it was really good. + +Update from sometime in the future: it's called "Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant" because all their food is locally sourced. That explains the quality but guys you should call someone about your branding I explicitly avoided this place because of the name for ages \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Lucid dreaming.md b/content/Lucid dreaming.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5cecb80 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Lucid dreaming.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Lucid dreaming +#publish +#needswork - write about actually lucid dreaming. And port this to [[Dreams]] + +Related to [[Dreams]]. +[[2022-07-14]]: Woke up using [[Ritalin]] and found that I remembered my dream as I did. + +I forgot it quickly but I recall being in a room with goofy whiteboard drawings describing the plot of outer wilds with chronological arrows pointing to cute diagrams. + +It occurs to me that my brain is a really advanced version of Imagen/DALLE. Maybe lucid dreaming is a way to harness the human brain for image generation. Maybe there's a way to scan someone's brain as they do it to figure out how they do it? + +TODO: Talk about this hobby in-depth and how to perform MILD/FILD/recall \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Management style advice.md b/content/Management style advice.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b14659 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Management style advice.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Management style advice +#publish +#needswork - polish? Idk +Opened [[2023-11-02]]. Dunno if this will be a fruitful article. If I open this many months later with no progress, just move this stuff back into that journal entry: + +Micah: "Sounds good, please escalate to me if you're not seeing the progress you expect / you're blocked" + +"For context, my way of nudging people on things like that where they're helping out is to say thanks for sharing expertise first so that they know I'm aware and I think it's important they help" + +^ good advice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Manhattan.md b/content/Manhattan.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23b0a31 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Manhattan.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Manhattan (drink) +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]]. For the NYC version, see [[Attractions in New York City]]. +_Part of a series on [[Cocktails]]._ + +Required +- 2oz rye whiskey +- 1oz sweet vermouth +- 2 dashes Angostura bitters +- (Optional) maraschino cherry garnish + +1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add rye, vermouth, and bitters and stir well. +2. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with maraschino cherry. + diff --git a/content/Margarita.md b/content/Margarita.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9a4e92d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Margarita.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Margarita +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]]. +_Part of a series on [[Cocktails]]._ + +https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/4b9sc3/margaritas_simple_syrup_agave_syrup_agave_nectar/ + +Required +- 2oz tequila +- 0.5oz triple sec (orange liqueur) +- 1oz lime juice +- 0.5oz agave syrup OR simple syrup + - This is a bit more complicated; agave syrup is heavier and more caramel-y. + - Agave nectar supposedly helps to push the tequila flavor to the forefront, since it's essentially the same product used to make tequila, and is a different type of sugar altogether from cane. +- (Optional) Salt rim / lime wheel garnish + +Cointreau is also a potential ingredient but that's for more experts. + + +1. Add tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and shake until well-chilled. + +2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. + +3. Garnish with a lime wheel and kosher salt rim (optional). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Marlowe.md b/content/Marlowe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11a8332 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Marlowe.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Marlowe +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +A pretty upscale restaurant (think [[Spruce]] but smaller and a tad less fancy in pretty much every capacity) in Soma. Went here [[2023-05-22]] to try the burger so good that [Eater wrote an article about it](https://sf.eater.com/2022/3/9/22969354/marlowe-restaurant-open-soma-burger-menu). + +TL;DR: Pretty disappointing, $25 for a 6/10 burger; it's really difficult to not rate this lower based on its absurd price alone. Fries were included at least. + +![[PXL_20230523_002432889.MP.jpg]] + +The ingredients were as follows: +- Cheddar +- Bacon +- Caramelized onions (+0.5 unusualness) +- Lettuce +- No tomato +- Horseradish aioli (+1 unusualness) +- Patty that might have been a blend of lamb meat but I didn't taste any? (+0) + +The burger tasted fine. I just kept running into nitpicks. Overall the burger tasted like a normal unseasoned sandwich. Tomato would have gone a long way because there were no punctual flavors to hold the dish together aside from the horseradish aioli -- a cool idea, but in practice too overwhelming for me. One bite would have no horseradish and fall completely flat. The next would have too much, overpowering the weak savory flavor of the patty. + +Eating the fries with the side of horseradish aioli kind of had the same effect: the aioli tasted nice, but left zero room for the salty notes in the fries. It just tasted like wasabi mayonnaise dip, in a not-so-great way. + +The bacon fell flat too. It was dry, not crispy, and while I didn't mind the texture it provided it didn't really add anything. It wasn't savory. If the bacon were removed I'd score this burger the same. Sharon, someone who typically likes bacon on burgers, thought the bacon was too dry. + +The bun was unbuttered and unremarkable too. + +As I finished the burger I felt that eating it with ketchup would have fixed many of my issues with it. Sweetness is an overpowering taste too, so having that alongside the horseradish aioli may have harmonized well. + +I love the idea of a horseradish aioli but the execution here feels too messy to rate higher than a 6/10. + + + + diff --git a/content/Marriage advice from Mom and Dad.md b/content/Marriage advice from Mom and Dad.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..28d2ec3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Marriage advice from Mom and Dad.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Marriage advice from Mom and Dad +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]] retroactively. Related to [[Views on marriage]], and I guess [[Musings on everything else]]. + +When I RSVP'ed to Anthony's wedding on [[2023-02-11]] I was asked to recount the best marriage advice I'd ever heard. I wasn't sure I'd even heard any, so I asked Mom and Dad. They said something about toothpaste, and another thing. I forget exactly what, but this was response I gave: + +> For raising kids: +> +> It may be answered that one should wish to be both feared and loved. But because it is difficult to unite both qualities, one finds it far safer to be feared than loved when - of the two - either must be dispensed with. +> +> Just kidding. +> +> Advice I've heard echoed from married and long-term couples: set clear boundaries on all sorts of things, even (especially!) on fundamentals like how to communicate uncomfortable ideas. +> +> And for some couples: buy separate toothpastes to avoid conflict over squeeze habits and emptiness thresholds. diff --git a/content/Martini.md b/content/Martini.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5e26b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Martini.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Martini +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]]. +_Part of a series on [[Cocktails]]._ + +Required +- 2.5oz gin +- 0.5oz dry vermouth +- 1 dash orange bitters + +Add gin, dry vermouth, and orange bitters into a mixing glass with ice. Stir. + +Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. + +Garnish with lemon twist. + + + diff --git a/content/Michelin starred restaurants.md b/content/Michelin starred restaurants.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8e42fe --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Michelin starred restaurants.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Michelin-starred restaurants +#publish +## Philosophy +I think there are really only two categories of Michelin-starred restaurants: +1) Ones that produce exceptional renditions of timeless dishes (e.g. filet mignon, beef wellington). +2) Ones that produce new and novel dishes that you almost literally cannot experience anywhere but there. These restaurants often have rotating or seasonal menus. + +I strongly prefer type 2. + + +## My visits (deprecated) +_This isn't a very efficient way to record my restaurants reviews... I'll do that in [[Google maps maps]]_ +Some I liked: +- State Bird Provisions ({some time earlier with Sharon}, [[2022-06-29]], [[2022-09-13]], [[2023-01-18]]) +- Spruce ({some time earlier for the standard menu}, [[2022-12-27]] for the burger) + +Some I didn't like: +- Robin ([[2022-04-10]]) +- Plumed Horse ([[2022-06-11]]) +- Mister Jiu's (date unknown) diff --git a/content/Miller and Lux.md b/content/Miller and Lux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2069e6f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Miller and Lux.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Miller and Lux +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Fancy restaurant in SF I visited [[2022-04-04]]. + +https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ru8txJYhvg5Y6P5SA + +Went to try their burger which we thought was $17 but was actually $27 lol. I mean come on look at the font. + +![[PXL_20220405_023935679~2.jpg]] + +It was very good. The patty was cooked pretty much perfectly. It could benefit from from the [[Warren's long burgers]] school of thought, but it wasn't prohibitively difficult to eat. + +Not mentioned on the menu is the fact that it came with onion rings in the burger (I'm neutral on that) and brie as the cheese (I really liked that). This earned it a 2.5/10 unusualness factor. + +Overall I gave it an 8.5/10 on [[The best burger in the bay area]] but I might add that it was pretty heavily rich from the Brie + butter. I wouldn't want to eat 2 in a row even if I had the appetite. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Mom's advice for redeye flights.md b/content/Mom's advice for redeye flights.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1ddcbd1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Mom's advice for redeye flights.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Mom's advice for redeye flights +#publish +#needswork - just port the stuff from my work laptop +Opened [[2023-10-19]] in the context of planning [[2023 NYC trip]]. Dumped into [[Musings on everything else]]. + +This title is clickbait. Mom's advice is simple: **Avoid redeyes at all costs.** +## Day 1 advice, redeye or not: Get yourself to sleep when it's nighttime +Ideally no later than midnight local time. Force yourself to sleep by eating carbs in the evening right before you get into bed. + +Related topic: **Sleep is heavily related to what you eat.** +- Carbs/sugars put you to sleep. +- Salads/protein on the first day wakes you up. + +### Hypothetical advice for my NYC trip +Goal: Arrive in NYC at a time when I can plop my body into sleeping. +- I'll land 9pm EST (6pm PST) + - 12am EST is when it's realistic to fall asleep. + - Make sure to be disciplined to get up at 7am or whatever. + - I'll drag a bit but I won't be totally dead. + - Maybe Mom is biased here since she finds doing this easy. + - Wake up, do something active. diff --git a/content/Movies I've seen.md b/content/Movies I've seen.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d3611ed --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Movies I've seen.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +# Movies I've seen +#publish +#needswork: Nowhere near the full list and not very organized +Opened [[2024-06-10]]. Related to [[Movies to watch]]. Overlaps with several [[Musings]]. + +## The list +_A randomly-ordered list, honestly, biased towards things I've seen recently and liked. (!) means I especially liked it. The bottom of this page has the stuff I reeeally, recommend though._ + +- [[The Boy and the Heron]] +- (!) Dune 1 + - Liked the set design. See it in the original dimensions if possible with a good speaker system, not the cropped streaming version. +- [[Dune 2]] ... liked the original more +- Shogun +- [[Late Night with the Devil]] +- (!) Saving Private Ryan + - Pretty brutal and authentic. Good costume design and some A list actors +- Feels Good Man (Pepe/Matt Furie documentary) +- (!) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs + - Surreal storytelling and likeable characters. Nice, bite-sized entertainment +- (!) Love, Death, and Robots + - Ultra polished, often CGI, bite-sized, self-contained episodes. Occasionally really disturbing lol. I like "Lima Blue" and the yogurt episodes the most. +- O Brother, Where Art Thou + - I actually preferred the other Russo Bros. films, and didn't like this one much +- Fargo + - Shaggy dog story like all Russo Bros. films +- The Hurt Locker +- Train to Busan +- (!) Ferris Bueller's Day Off + - Just good, simpler-times, fun +- The Emperor's New Groove + - I often pine for this era of American animation +- (!) The French Dispatch + - I like how artsy it is. +- Squid Game + - Hot take: I adamantly disliked it for a few reasons I feel compelled to rant about here: + - Aesthetically: nothing special. Looks like a typical real-world game show. + - Writing: Bad. Plot twists are unpredictable and make no sense. + - Symbolism: Also bad (imo). The whole "real enemy is capitalism and greed" rings hollow when your villains are just inherently evil people; them having money is totally separate from those character traits. +- This Place Rules + - Andrew Callaghan / Channel 5 meme footage movie published by A24 about media echo chambers leading up to the 2021 Capitol riots. Kind of disturbing honestly but played for laughs +- (!) Good Will Hunting + - Great character drama. Occasionally edgy. Hard to tell how much I like this for being set in Boston and having watched it during my edgy, academia-romanticization phase. Would recommend just for the male chemistry between Matt Damon and Robin Williams. +- Shaolin Soccer +- In Bruges +- Now You See Me + - The dumbest kind of fun. But fun +- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas +- Goodfellas +- (!) Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse + - The most aesthetically pleasing animated film I've ever seen. Any still in this film could be turned into a poster. +- The Big Lebowski +- Let It Be (Beatles original footage) + - Nice to have on in the background but hardly a film. +- The Godfather +- Princess Mononoke +- (!) Spirited Away + - Everyone loves this one. +- Howl's Moving Castle +- (!) Your Name + - Made me tear up, even as an anime-neutral person. Likable characters, has an incredibly weak first act, but makes up for it tenfold in its second and third acts. Beautiful art +- Suzume + - Didn't like it quite as much although the chair was cute +- Bee and Puppycat +- (!) Adventure time + - Some part of this show tickles my brain. Introducing emotional intelligence to kids in a casual, blink-and-you'll-miss-it type way is the best way to make them internalize it, I think. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy. +- (!) Knives out +- Knives out sequel + - Meh. + + +## Movies I've seen _and strongly recommend_ +Movies +- Exit Through the Gift Shop + - Currently (as of 2024) my favorite film of all time. _Ask me for the pitch on this film_. The trailer and online summaries totally fail to explain how unlikely and cool it . +- Apollo 11 (CNN film) + - Pure vibes. Real footage of the Apollo moon landing, lost for decades, then regraded and upscaled and turned into a dramamentary. +- The Grand Budapest Hotel + - My favorite Wes Anderson film. Incredibly aesthetically compelling, and has a cute, enjoyably unpredictable storyline. + +TV shows +- Pantheon - finished [[2024-04-10]]. Wow I love the ending. + - Budget clearly went 100% into the story and not the animation. diff --git a/content/Movies to watch.md b/content/Movies to watch.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..08c67c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Movies to watch.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +# Movies to watch +#publish +#needswork +Opened [[2022-02-02]]. Related to [[Movies I've seen]]. + + +#### TODO: Organize these by genre + +https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E9zn-9I_1F4wEc83ZXUnoYnIUy02u0ogjFr315TKnUQ/edit?usp=drivesdk + +- [x] Spider-man into the spiderverse +- [x] Shaolin Soccer +- [ ] 3 billboards outside Evving Missouri +- [ ] The Departed +- [x] Good Will hunting +- [ ] No Country for Old Men +- [x] In Bruges +- [ ] Oldboy 2003 version with subtitles (Korean) +- [x] Unbreakable +- [ ] First Man +- [x] Apollo 11 - CNN documentary +- [ ] Kung pow: enter the first +- [ ] Taxi driver ← recommended by Kevin +- [x] Fear and loathing in Las Vegas (it was weird. Eh) +- [ ] Moneyheist - show on Netflix +- [ ] Side effects +- [x] Goodfellas +- [x] Saving Private Ryan +- [x] Feels good man +- [x] RBG +- [x] Exit through the gift shop +- [ ] The vietnam war - Ken burns (this is on YouTube for free in my watch later) +- [x] The ballad of buster scruggs +- [ ] Fargo +- [ ] The dissident - documentary on murdered saudi journalistkh- +- [ ] Yellow submarine +- [ ] Shrek with Japanese dub +- [ ] They shall not grow old (ww1 reconstruction by Peter Jackson) +- [ ] Primer ← old time travel movie recommended by Anthony +- [ ] Midnight in Paris - mystery movie recommended by Maddy +- [ ] Baseball by Ken burns - baseball documentary about industrial revolution, segregation, early unionization. Recommended by dale +- [ ] 12 Angry Men - movie on criminal justice system recommend by Sharon +- [ ] Come and see - brutal ww2 movie rec by Anthony +- [x] The hurt locker - really good actually +- [ ] Hell or high water +- [x] Train to Busan +- [ ] The kirlian frequency +- [ ] Top gun +- [ ] Patton +- [ ] Clerks +- [ ] The big short +- [x] Ferris beuhkers day off +- [ ] Grosse pointe blank +- [ ] Talladega nights +- [ ] Gran torimo +- [ ] The survivors +- [ ] Blazing saddles +- [ ] Baby driver +- [ ] Slingshot - about the eccentric inventor of the Segway +- [ ] A year in space — this is on youtube +- [ ] Synechdoche new York +- [ ] Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind +- [ ] The godfather +- [ ] Hiroshima mon amor +- [ ] The big short +- [ ] Jarhead +- [ ] O brother where art thou +- [ ] [Invasion of the Body Snatchers](https://www.sfgate.com/streaming-columns-culture/article/sf-1970s-sci-fi-movie-body-snatchers-16838615.php) +- [x] The emperor's new groove +- [ ] [After Yang](https://youtu.be/Kwp32zLc08c) +- [ ] Icarus - 92% rotten tomatoes, explains the Russian doping scandal. On Netflix. Academy award for best documentary 2018. +- [x] the French dispatch - wes Anderson film +- [ ] Hamlet a24 +- [ ] primer (big brain time travel movie) +- [x] ex machina (from [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ifyoulikeblank/comments/tjo6cj/what_would_i_like_if_these_are_my_favorite_movies) Reddit thread) +- [ ] Where the Crawdads sing (new Sony pictures film) +- [ ] McCartney 3, 2, 1 (rec from William the Lyft driver, it's a series of interviews where Rick Rubin asks Paul about his work with a focus on studio recordings) +- [ ] Our Great National Parks - Obama-narrated documentary about national parks. +- [ ] American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas - rec from chunyi. Won an Oscar for best documentary. On Netflix. It's about how storytelling is important. +- [ ] Penguin town - Documentary where penguins run a town in Africa - rec from Pamela on [[2022-06-16]] +- [ ] 14 Peaks - rec from Andy Gordon +- [ ] the times of Harvey milk - rec by Brandon from Sharon's group at EDC +- [ ] my octopus teacher - rec by Jess Han +- [ ] violet evergreen - rec by Kenneth. It won some award for writing and the art is amazing +- [ ] 86 - rec by king. +- [ ] Thor: End of Days - showed up in my Google feed somehow, it's a 2020 film based on the literal Thor mythology +- [x] This Place Rules - Andrew Callaghan/Channel 5 meme footage movie published by A24 about media echo chambers leading up to the 2021 Capitol riots +- [ ] Layer Cake (2004) - pre-Bond Daniel Craig crime thriller +- [ ] In the Name of the father (1993) +- [ ] RRR - Tollywood movie with some ridiculous action sequences. Rec from Tim and Jonathan +- [ ] Stalker - Original inspiration for stalker video game. Rec from Tim +- [ ] Paddington 2 - Rec from Jonathan. Don't even watch Paddington 1, he says +- [ ] Perfect blue +- [ ] raising Arizona +- [ ] blood simple ^ above raising Arizona - rec from dad +- [ ] catwalk 1 and 2, on canopy (library service) - rec by Jenny. Delves into the weird life of professional cat show attendees. The second one involves crime?? +- [ ] Mad god - stop motion horror that took many years to develop +- [ ] idk the name - Japanese show where a guy travels to new place each day, is allotted 1 Instagram post, and receives money equivalent to how many likes he gets. So the show is about him getting by day to day in foreign countries. Rec from jihai on [[2023-06-15]] +- [ ] alpinist - documentary about someone similar to the free solo guy. Rec from Matthew on [[2023-09-05]] +- [ ] 17 peaks - Malaysian hiker who hikes a lot of mountains. Rec by Matthew +- [ ] Enter the void - REC by George about what happens after death and drugs +- [ ] Visage village / faces places - rec by Qintian [[2024-01-14]] +- [ ] 20 days in Mariupol - 2024 Oscar winning documentary +- [ ] Megapolis - Francis Ford Coppola (director and co-writer on the Godfather) released this $120M, self-funded film that isn't even being shown in the USA (as of [[2024-05-21]] due to a real human presenter needing to interact with the on-screen actors at every showing. Sounds semi-pretentious and at the very least, interesting. + + +### Trash movies to watch while multitasking +- next with Nicholas Cage +- RoboCop with Sam Jackson +- now you see me +- the legend of vox machina - Chris Prynoski is a producer like on Pantheon +- Hells Paradise in a nutshell +- The sympathizer - might not be trash actually +- 57 seconds +- Orville +- Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare +- scavengers reign \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Musical Main Characters in ToTK.md b/content/Musical Main Characters in ToTK.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..16d801a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Musical Main Characters in ToTK.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Musical Main Characters in ToTK +#mediareview ? Am I still doing those? +#publish + +I guess this fits into [[Musings on everything else]]. + +This article is about a YouTube video I watched on [[2023-07-02]]: ["Musical Main Characters" in Tears of the Kingdom](https://youtu.be/YSwk1Q9QonI) + +TODO: Write a review. In the meanwhile these are my texts evangelizing the key points I liked: +> It's 13 min so no need to watch the whole thing. But it's basically a musician breaking down what he thinks are the main orchestral elements of the Zelda OST: grand piano, reversed choir sounds, and alto saxophone + +> The choir sounds are especially cool because they always play to evoke a sense of mystery, unknown. But depending on the context, it may be either evil mystery (signaling gloom or presence of the demon king) or comfortable mystery (signaling presence of the Zonai who are harmless) + +> Also fun fact: the piano in TotK is often accompanied by other instruments playing the harmony part. Contrast to BotW which featured grand piano playing solo for most of the game + +> Which totally makes sense thematically because in BotW, Link journeys alone through a ruined world; whereas in TotK he's journeying through a healing world teeming with travelers and villages and settlements + +> Ahh you never think about these things. But it would have been totally terrible and off-theme for TotK to reuse the BotW OST without changing it like it did. Love the artistic flourish here diff --git a/content/Musings on everything else.md b/content/Musings on everything else.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..06a1587 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Musings on everything else.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Musings on everything else +#publish +#needswork - format/polish +Sharded out of [[Musings]]. + +## Written +- [[Forbes articles written by contributors are basically clickbait]] +- [[What the heck happened to mobile gaming]] +- [[Coin flips at work]] +- [[DTC fashion brands and dropshipping]] +- [[History of chocolate]] +- [[Reflections on The Commons]] +- [[San Francisco map explained]] +- [[Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate]] +- [[What are dreams for]] +- [[Reflections on Burning Man 2024]] + +## Semi-written +- [[Modern art exists because of financial loopholes]] +- [[Ghost kitchens]] +- [[Kelly Criterion]] - see [[2022-12-30]]; this one is basically written and just needs to be ported +- [[Musical Main Characters in ToTK]] +- [[The spectrum of food formality]] + + +## Unwritten +- [[Warren's long burgers]] +- [[Modern art exists because of financial loopholes]] +- [[Lucid dreaming]] / [[How to lucid dream]] +- [[Every brand will become a lifestyle brand]] +- [[Fasting]] - check goodnotes on my iPad, I took some detailed thoughts down on it there +- [[Quaranteen University]] (or that time I was internet famous for a while) +- [[The fitness enthusiast's guide to eating out in SF]] +- [[Hysteresis]] +- [[A causal test of the strength of weak ties]] + + +## Misc notes +- [[Arguments against Christian life after death]] +- [[San Francisco map explained]] +- [[Where does Apple maps source its images]] +- [[Mom's advice for redeye flights]] +- [[Marriage advice from Mom and Dad]] +- [[Trick Mirror]] +- [[What are dreams for]] +- [[Entoptic hallucination]] +- [[Choosing a pair of skis]] / [[Choosing a pair of ski boots]] + diff --git a/content/Musings on philosophy.md b/content/Musings on philosophy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3f81bbd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Musings on philosophy.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Musings on philosophy +#publish +#needswork - format/polish +Sharded out of [[Musings]]. + +## Written +- [[Philosophy on dating]] +- [[Rough edges]] (to personalities) -- this was written and now I changed it, pls finish +- [[AI art and human obsolescence]] +- [[Stable diffusion fraud]] +- [[The cosmic computer]] +- [[What makes a good recommendation engine]] + +## 90% written, and I'm too lazy to write the remaining 10% +- [[2023-11-25 - On disability and being injured away from home]] + +## Semi-written +- [[The human knowledge horizon]] +- [[Beyond the Turing Test]] / [[Defining intelligence]] + +## Unwritten +- [[Gell-Mann Amnesia]] +- [[Selective ignorance]] +- [[The Sinusoid]] / Happiness in life / [[The good life]] +- [[Determinism]], [[Free will]], and [[The cosmic computer]] +- [[Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem]] +- [[Towards an objective definition of art]] +- [[Argument against scientific determinism]] + +## Concepts +- [[Telic and atelic activities]] + + +## Media reviews +- [[The Machine Stops]] +- [[Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris]] + + diff --git a/content/Musings on tech.md b/content/Musings on tech.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf6cac3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Musings on tech.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Musings on tech +#publish +#needswork - format/polish +Sharded out of [[Musings]] +## Written +- [[How protocol buffers work]] +- [[Life of a DNS request]] +- [[Stable diffusion fraud]] + +## Written (but don't count as articles) +- [[Conway's law]] + +## Semi-written +- [[40% of VC spending goes to Google and Meta]] +- [[Improved geolocation devices]] +- [[Tech team traditions]] +- [[High schoolers are high value advertisers of your brand]] + +## Unwritten +- [[Your metrics shouldn't become your goals]] (also relevant to [[Musings on philosophy]] and [[Philosophy on dating]]) +- [[S2 cells]] +- [[Post-truth media]] +- [[SLOs]] +- [[TCP handshake]] +- [[My tech setups]] + - [[My Obsidian setup]] + - [[My terminal setup]] + + + + + diff --git a/content/Musings.md b/content/Musings.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32c0650 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Musings.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Musings +#publish + +This is a meta page to link to my other musings. +- [[Musings on philosophy]] +- [[Musings on tech]] +- [[Musings on everything else]] +- [[Musings on politics]] (private) +- [[Musings on myself]] (private) + +TODO: group these all under a note called [[Teaching to avoid learning]] + +Generally speaking, websites I enjoy: +- msci.com +- pew research +- The ones I linked from within [[Rationalism]] +- idk it'll depend on the topic I need evidence for. diff --git a/content/My Android setup.md b/content/My Android setup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f34f1d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My Android setup.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +aliases: My phone setup +--- +# My Android setup +#publish +#needswork - finish the Todo. Honestly maybe there's too many needs work +Opened [[2024-05-28]]. + +Todo: cover how it all works. Details [[2023-05-22]]. + +Example of what it looks like, highlighting the apps I should use: + +![[Screenshot_20230525-230839.png]] +_It has less personality, but it's way more calming and less distracting for my brain to look at_ + diff --git a/content/My Obsidian setup.md b/content/My Obsidian setup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a187431 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My Obsidian setup.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +# My Obsidian setup +#publish +Related to [[Obsidian callout cheatsheet]]. + +Semi-related to [[Obsidian setup at work]] and [[Obsidian art project]]. + +## File sync +I keep Obsidian files in sync via Google Drive on 2 devices: my PC and my Pixel. + +I created a folder on Google Drive called Obsidian Vaults, and placed this vault, Waulter, inside. + +On my PC: +- I downloaded the Google Drive sync app. This required some messing around with. I think what I did was make the GDrive folder "available offline" on my PC. Then I opened Obsidian, and pointed it at the special GDrive directory that the sync app had created. Any file I mess with in there gets mirrored instantly to GDrive. Notably, the app is so good that this happens instantly in real-time. I sync my phone, it updates on my computer. Pretty cool. + +On my Android: +- I have [DriveSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.drivesync) installed and configured to sync my phone's Waulter directory to GDrive every 2 hours. I originally had it sync "on file change", but that proved to be glitchy and cause a lot of tedious merge conflicts. DriveSync only lets you sync one folder which is all I need. + - [[V-Day]] was triggered by a fucked up combination of factors. Overall takeaway: be aware that google drive fucks with your file names and slices up your vault into tiny .zip files instead of a big .zip. +- Also disabled battery optimization for the Android app on [[2023-09-26]]; otherwise it'll force the app to fully restart each time. Hopefully this doesn't annihilate my battery. + +## Community Plugins +These need to be installed and configured on both PC and mobile separately. +- Advanced URI by Vinzent + - Lets me set up Tasker macros on my phone to access today's journal entry. + - ... But it's not all sunshine and roses, see the Advanced URI for Tasker section for why +- Templater by SilentVoid + - Lets me set up a basic note template. I use this for my daily note and for generic notes that just have the H1 at the top. + - Note: I needed to set up mappings in the plugin settings. +- Files & Links by Obsidian + - This is a core plugin but worth a mention because I needed to configure where new notes and attachments should go. + +## Themes +These will probably change as I find ones that work better. +- Sanctum by jdanielmourao + - Really nice dark theme overall. + - On mobile, header sizes get a bit messed up because headers are smaller than the text underneath them. + - Also on mobile, the "edit/view" button is a floating action button right under my thumb. Not my fave. +- Yin and Yang by Chetachi E. + - Not bad dark theme. I don't love the color theming but I could theoretically overwrite that. +- Things by Colin Eckert + - Not bad dark theme. I like the colors a bit more than Yin and Yang but the text size slider is broken on mobile so the text is too small. +- Primary by Cecilia May + - Atrocious default setup but the sizing on all the headers is perfect. Maybe with some editing this will be perfect. + - This was the one I ended up using until I switched phones around [[2023-10-18]]. The last commit was October 2022 and this theme doesn't seem like it's getting 1.0 compatibility. Sad. Maybe I can check in on it later. https://github.com/ceciliamay/obsidianmd-theme-primary + - In the meantime I've copied the legacy CSS file over. +- Obsidian You by Joschua + - I don't love the fonts but this is pretty great. + - It's mobile-first which is probably why. +- Claire de Lune + - Not bad. + +## Advanced URI for Tasker +I use Tasker to configure little buttons for Obsidian shortcuts. + +![[Screenshot_20230421-105621~2.png]] + +The setups I have now are: + +**Search for todos** Browse URL: +`obsidian://search?vault=Waulter&query=todo` +(This one doesn't require advanced URI) + +**Open daily note** Browse URL: `obsidian://advanced-uri?vault=Waulter&daily=true&heading=wololo&viewmode=source` +This one was annoying to set up. The `&heading=wololo` wasn't necessary until something changed in mid 2022 causing this to happen whenever I'd open my daily note while having the same page open from a previous session: + +![[Screenshot_20230421-102157.png]] + +I don't even know what's going on here; it's not quite a search UI nor is it a backlinks page (it looks like it's performing a search for the current date, 4/21). Weird. Anyways, it turns out Advanced URIs opens all pages like this if you previously had a session open to the same page. Adding a bogus header like `wololo` overrides whatever special logic gets triggered for "open the same file that was open in a previous session." + diff --git a/content/My Procreate brushes.md b/content/My Procreate brushes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdab47f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My Procreate brushes.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +aliases: Warrbrush +--- +# My Procreate brushes +#publish +Opened [[2024-05-25]]. Related to [[My art]]. + +I made some Procreate brushes! [Shareable GDrive link](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1UD--EQD7yHeFsgdN1z3xtkUIOzq5XE_h) + +Procreate is an iPad art app btw: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate/id425073498 diff --git a/content/My art.md b/content/My art.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3b95b3d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My art.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# My art +#publish +#needswork - format polish +Opened [[2024-05-25]], to consolidate a few articles. + +Related to: +- [[Improving at art]] +- [[Obsidian art project]] (kind of?) +- [[My Procreate brushes]] + +TODO: Add info from https://perdicis.com/art here, then delete that page diff --git a/content/My food rating system.md b/content/My food rating system.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4639d26 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My food rating system.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# My food rating system +#publish +_Metrics used by [[Best boba orders]] and [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +I figure it would be good to document my rough criteria for an X/10 rating. + +- 10: Amazing. Like Anton Ego having his icy cold heart warmed by ratatouille tier-good. +- 9 and above: Exceptionally good. I'll go out of my way to recommend this to others. +- 8 and above: Very good. I'll actively seek this out for my next meal/snack. +- 7 and above: Good. A notch above the baseline expectations for a food category I'm familiar with. +- 6 and above: Decent. Nothing to write home about. I wouldn't seek this out unless a friend wanted to try it or there weren't other options nearby. +- 5 and below: A little bit below decent. Also nothing to write home about. Could be described as "ehh, not that good." +- 4 and below: Bad. I didn't enjoy finishing this. +- 3 and below: Terrible. I'll only finish this if I'm hungry, being polite, or want to get value out of what I paid for it. +- 2 and below: Legitimately inedible. I probably didn't finish eating whatever this was. +- 1 and below: Reserved for cosmic horrors beyond my present comprehension. diff --git a/content/My tech setups.md b/content/My tech setups.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c41d193 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My tech setups.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# My tech setups +#publish +_Tangentially related to [[Productivity]]._ + +Meta page. + +- [[My terminal setup]] +- [[My Obsidian setup]] +- [[My Procreate brushes]] +- [[My Android setup]] + diff --git a/content/My terminal setup.md b/content/My terminal setup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2999da7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/My terminal setup.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# My terminal setup +#publish +Opened [[2024-04-12]]. Although this is mostly from September 24, 2018... wow + +Basic setup is iTerm 2 + zsh. I also added: + +* [oh-my-zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) <- super popular framework for managing your zsh configuration +* [zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions) <- just what it sounds like +* [spaceship-prompt](https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt) <- awesome theme for zsh +* [onedark.vim](https://github.com/joshdick/onedark.vim) <- OneDark theme for the whole shell, not just vim +* [FiraCode font](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode) <- monospaced font with programming ligatures + +I use the [basic .vimrc](https://github.com/amix/vimrc/blob/master/vimrcs/basic.vim) but added 2 extra lines: + +``` +set number (to show line numbers) + +set ttyfast (to scroll faster) +``` +Also, I installed [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) to manage my vim plugins: + +* [vim-polyglot](https://github.com/sheerun/vim-polyglot) <- a collection of language packs for Vim + +And I also installed OneDark color theme from the theme I linked above. + +Lastly, in my .zshrc: + +``` +alias ll="ls -alh" +``` diff --git a/content/Negroni.md b/content/Negroni.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a4a002c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Negroni.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Negroni +#publish +Opened [[2024-03-01]]. +_Part of a series on [[Cocktails]]._ + +Required +- 1oz gin + - SUBSTITUTE: Mezcal 1:1 for a Mezcal Negroni +- 1oz Campari +- 1oz sweet vermouth +- (Optional) Orange peel garnish + + +1. Add the gin, Campari and sweet vermouth to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir until well-chilled. + +2. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. + +3. Garnish with an orange peel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Nonsense.md b/content/Nonsense.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2f360c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Nonsense.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Nonsense +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-06]]. Related to [[Stuff you the reader might like]]. + +Okay you're awesome at following directions. But you know what I meant, don't _literally_ type nonsense after the slash. + +Type anything that isn't a real page into `notes.perdicis.com/asdfasdf` to reach the 404 page. diff --git a/content/Obsidian art project.md b/content/Obsidian art project.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..35ee826 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Obsidian art project.md @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +# Obsidian art project +#publish +Opened [[2023-07-08]] but I originally had the idea [[2023-02-06]]. +Related to [[Publishing this vault]] and [[My Obsidian setup]]. + +I'd like to make a physical manifestation of my Obsidian vault. At the time of writing I envision a framed art piece. Obsidian's graph view probably works well with that idea. + +## Clusters of ideas +_Aka categories I can color-code/cluster in graph view_ + +- Daily Journal + - Maybe color differently based on the year? 2022/2023/2024/... + - Alternatively: Use [[Residence history]] to mark the segments of my life where I lived in different places? +- Attachments +- [[Musings]] + - [[Musings on tech]] + - [[Musings on politics]] + - [[Musings on philosophy]] + - [[Musings on myself]] +- Food reviews + - [[Best boba orders]] + - [[The best burger in the bay area]] + - [[My food rating system]] +- [[Park day]] +- World Affairs talks + - [[World Affairs- Isaac Stone Fish]] + - [[World Affairs- Gerard de Graaf]] + - [[World Affairs- Chris Murphy]] + - [[World Affairs- Samiya]] +- [[Attractions per city]] + - [[Attractions in Boston]] + - [[Attractions in LA]] + - [[Attractions in Las Vegas]] + - [[Attractions in Maui]] + - [[Attractions in New York City]] + - [[Attractions in San Francisco]] + - [[Attractions in Seattle]] +- [[Avalon]] +- [[The experience of having ADHD]] / [[The ADHD werewolf]] +- [[Perdicis website]] + - [[Perdicis development]] + - [[Domain name for my new website]] + - [[Perdicis etymology]] +- [[Working out]] +- [[Date ideas]] / [[Project ideas]] / [[Gift ideas]] / [[Movies to watch]] +- [[Dreams]] - Need to tag the dates on old entries +- [[My Obsidian setup]] + - [[Obsidian art project]] + - [[Obsidian callout cheatsheet]] +- [[2022-03-23]] + - [[2022-03-23 - Life after 2022-03-23]] + - [[Post 2022-03-23 growth]] + - [[SF apartment hunting]] + - [[Questions to ask about SRE teams]] + + + +## Stuff I tried / insights +### First try + +![[obsidian_art_firsttry.png]] + +No need to use nested directories for colors (although that may a system worth adopting separately); regex works just fine. + +Granular colors will need granular tagging though. Hm. + +### Reddit post +I made a [Reddit post](https://old.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/1510fuz/ideas_for_making_graph_view_look_nice_for_a/) about this. Nothing useful in the comments :/ + +### Dad's suggestions from [[2023-07-16]] +- Laser-engraved plexiglass + crayon idea + - Engraving holds the crayon color quite well + - However would need to commit to non-gradient crayon colors + - Could do a layer of plexiglass per year + - Pinocco cuts plexiglass and engrave it + +- Backlight panels + - Could backlight? + +- Lithophane idea + - Relatively cheap + - ![[Pasted image 20230718231207.jpg]] + - ![[Pasted image 20230718231228.jpg]] + + + +## Appendix +- Helpful forum post about regex: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/searching-for-notes-without-links-orphaned-notes/3874 diff --git a/content/Obsidian callout cheatsheet.md b/content/Obsidian callout cheatsheet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0fc8ce --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Obsidian callout cheatsheet.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +aliases: Obsidian dropdown examples +--- +# Obsidian callout cheatsheet +#publish +From [[2023-07-08]]. +Related to [[My Obsidian setup]]. + +Semi-related to [[Obsidian setup at work]] and [[Obsidian art project]]. + +[Callout documentation](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Callouts#Supported+types). There's also a plugin called admonitions. + +## Demoes + +> [!info] Info +> Info + +> [!info]+ Info, collapsable, with overridden title +> Info (made collapsable with "+"; substitute "-" to default to collapsed state) + +> [!tip] +> Tip/hint/important + +>[!success] +>Success/check/done + +> [!question] +> Question/help/faq + +> [!warning] +> Warning/caution/attention + +> [!failure] +> Failure/fail/missing + +> [!danger] +> Danger/error + +> [!bug] +> Bug + +> [!example] +> Example + +> [!quote] +> Quote/cite + +> [!note] +> Note + +> [!abstract] +> Abstract + +> [!todo] +> Todo + +> [!done] +> Done diff --git a/content/Obsidian setup at work.md b/content/Obsidian setup at work.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db475f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Obsidian setup at work.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Obsidian setup at work +#publish +#needswork: Finish writing this +Opened [[2024-07-30]]. + +TODO: Finish writing this. + +At Google I used plugins: +- dataview +- linkify to make golinks possible diff --git a/content/Oxenfree 2.md b/content/Oxenfree 2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2dc89c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Oxenfree 2.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Oxenfree 2 +#publish +#mediareview + +I'm only 90 min in by [[2023-07-12]] but it feels like the devs are missing what made the first game special. It falls into serious walking simulator territory, with the game asking you to do things that don't align with what the player wants to do. + +In particular, the player (me) often wants to RUN towards something interesting but your only movement option is a leisurely jog when permitted and a slow walk during dialogue. It's annoying. At one point I was scaling a mountain with my new partner to plant a ghost-detecting beacon at the top. I wanted to see the ghosts! And at the top of a hill right before the next screen transition, the partner asks to sit on a bench and take a breather. I did it anyways because I didn't want to make enemies with my brand new partner. But bruh I could not wait until his pointless dialogue about how it's a pretty night out was over. + +Also on the topic of the partner character. He sucks. Holy moly the writing sucks. The writers injected so many "umm"s, "likeee"s, and stutters into _every_ character that it loops back to sounding like a line read. That's how many there are. + +Also: the partner character is kind of an unlikeable loser? He eats only pizza, is too afraid to climb rocks, broke his car, inherited a mansion which he forgot the keys to, and has nothing of substance to say (but plenty of "umm"s). I'm actively uninterested in getting to know him. + +Contrast this to Oxenfree 1: right off the bat in that name you're introduced to charming characters whom you're still defining your relationships with. You instantly get opportunities to tell them uncomfortable truths, white lies, or snub their advances entirely. And those characters react accordingly! While there are some dialogue choices which _I know_ are meaningless in the long run, like telling Jonas the truth about your brother and rejecting his offer of a cigarette in the beginning, at least the game _pretends_ to give you a choice when building your relationships with these characters. In Oxenfree 2 the dialogue options are largely the same bland flavors of stammered "uhh yes" or "uhh no", always met with the same awkward reaction from the other guy every single time. You can't say anything that excites or provokes him because he'll be awkward no matter what. Once you finally get him to discuss Maggie Adler he picks up -- but the exposition about her journal ultimately ends in "huh Maggie wrote to set up 3 transmitter beacons... I guess we should do that", met by "I don't really understand what that will do but I guess we can try it." These characters have no passion nor motivation in their dialogue. There's nothing to care about! And you're stuck walking with a single guy the whole 90 minutes! + +Alright I'm just rambling; specific things that sucked: +- Random jumpscares and nonsensical hallucinations. + - Jumpscares are cheap. Best case usage: they relieve tension. Worst case (as they are used here): they're completely unpredictable and just remind you that ghosts exist and follow no logic. + - The hallucinations are reminiscent of the first game. But in that game, the writing made the hallucinations interesting! There aren't any characters who are 100% kind and confident all the time -- so upon meeting Michael's ghost, it's refreshing and alerting for someone to act that way. Same with the glitchy player-time-travel-dialogue hallucinations: nobody talks with you prophetically, so whenever one of those hallucinations showed up I gave it 110% of my attention. + - In Oxenfree 2, the hallucinations are with characters we know fuck all about and they act just like everyone else: stuttery and dumb. The dad character compares a penny to a copper wire lightning rod, then compares that to channeling your anger into some outlet to ground yourself. At no point during this butchered comparison does he use the words "wire", "lightning rod", "ground", or "outlet." So Dad is... dumb. And so are all the other hallucinations. +- The game has dialogue that will freeze the environment in place and make you unable to walk where you want to walk. That's a cardinal sin of game design!! +- At one point a glitch happened: I got a radio call from a random fisherman which I responded to as I walked into a cave -- then once in the cave the fisherman asked if I could look for a backpack in a house near the entrance of the cave. I couldn't exit the cave because presumably the game didn't expect a player to backtrack. So my attempt to make the game less boring (rushing) caused me to miss an opportunity to make the game less boring! Blah. +- Oxenfree 2 makes the machine puzzles more difficult. They look cooler now but take like 5-10x as long. In a narrative-driven game, why would you make the breaks between the narrative take longer and more brainpower? Why?? +- Furthermore: we establish early on in the game that all the interesting time-travel/ghost-summoning/hallucination-inducing/portal-opening is occurring on Edwards Island, the site of the first game. We even see Edwards Island in the distance with a giant evil portal hovering above it several times. _Why does the story not take place there??_ If that's where all the interesting shit is happening it's just salting the wound to show us all the cool shit we're _not_ involved with. + +Jeez I really can't stop ranting about the game. Bottom line: with only 1 character to exchange meaningful dialogue with, the game fails to engage me. Oxenfree 1 had a fun, awesome, scooby gang of 6 friends each with their personalities. Independent of gameplay, it was just fun to watch them interact. But there is zero snappiness in this sequel because there are exclusively conversations between the player character and their partner or some dude on the radio. And none of the characters are likeable! The protagonist is terse and largely humorless, which would be OK if her dialogue reinforced the image of a strong, silent type -- but her dialogue is riddled with so many stutters it's impossible to find her seriousness charming! Ahhhh. Why is my favorite game being butchered. diff --git a/content/Park day.md b/content/Park day.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34d0de1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Park day.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Park day +#publish +Fun friendship event hosted by me and Sharon. + +### Formula / agenda items +- Send invites out (ideally) 2w in advance for a 1-5pm event + - Ask ppl to bring food and blankets. + - [Example partiful](https://partiful.com/e/rAemcqtAmc8OYajXvbcm) +- Trader Joe's for snacks +- 12pm: Arrive at the park to look for parking +- 1pm: Event starts +- 2pm: Typically first people start arriving +- 3pm: Event is actually in full swing +- Have fun and make charcuterie competitions a thing! + +### Stuff to buy next time +- Trash bag +- Water +- Ice + - Cooler, too? + +### Park days +- [[2022-06-19]] +- [[2022-08-14]] +- [[2022-10-23]] +- [[2023-04-30]] +- [[2023-06-17]] +- [[2023-07-29]] +- [[2024-04-27]] + + +### Appendix +#### Pics per time of day +12:45pm on a Saturday ([[2023-06-17]]): +![[PXL_20230617_194525420.MP.jpg]] + +Vs 5pm the same day: +![[PXL_20230617_235941784.MP.jpg]] diff --git a/content/Pekoe.md b/content/Pekoe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..374480c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Pekoe.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Pekoe +#publish +Boba store really close to 257 Arriba Dr.. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### CoolCumber // 0% sugar // No added toppings +8.5/10. + +Hard to rate, honestly. I'd rate this 9/10 for healthy boba; 8.25 otherwise. + +I forgot to get a topping so the only texture was the basil seeds... actually quite pleasant but I would have preferred something to chew on. + +I could _taste_ the caffeine in this lol. + +### CoolCumber // 0% sugar // Aloe vera +8.75/10. + +Same as the above drink but with aloe vera. It did bump up my rating. + +9.25/10 healthy; 8.5/10 otherwise. The aloe vera was tasteless. I still liked its texture. + diff --git a/content/Perdicis etymology.md b/content/Perdicis etymology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5102522 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Perdicis etymology.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Perdicis etymology +#publish +Part of [[Perdicis website]], [[Perdicis development]], and [[Rune project]]. + +I obsessed over this too much but the idea is: +- My last name is "Partridge". +- In Latin, that's "perdix" (nominative) or "perdicis" (genitive). +- The genitive case indicates possession. +- So a phrase like "perdicis puzzles," ignoring the mix of English and Latin, indicates "puzzles by a partridge" or "a partridge's puzzles." +- So, "thing.perdicis.com" means, if you ignore the ".", "a thing \[owned/made by] a Partridge". +- Which is what notes.perdicis.com is! diff --git a/content/Perdicis website.md b/content/Perdicis website.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e66f7a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Perdicis website.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Perdicis website +#publish +#needswork - add the pics + +This is not the same as https://notes.perdicis.com -- this is just the basic website, which isn't powered by my Obsidian graph. +## Related links +- [[Domain name for my new website]] +- [[Perdicis etymology]] +- [[Perdicis development]] + +## Publishing process +See [[Publishing this vault]] for publishing the knowledge graph side of things. diff --git a/content/Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris.md b/content/Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6723434 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris +#mediareview +#publish +Related to [[Musings on philosophy]]. + +This is episode #295 of Making Sense. I listened to it while cutting my hair on [[2023-09-15]]. + +## Summary +- Sam Harris talks to Kieran Setiya, an MIT philosophy professor, about moral ethics. +- Sam drags the topic back to existentialism a lot and rambles. I don't mind it that much. + + +## What stuck with me +- The idea of [[Telic and atelic activities]]. + - "Engaging with them shouldn't extinguish them" -- on atelic activities + - We should have both kinds of goals. +- Reducing someone to an object of observation is one of the most uncomfortable things to do to someone. + - Maybe the root of all uncomfortableness? + - The best friendships are those where you don't have to constantly ponder the perception of you in their eyes + - Wow that connected some neurons in my brain writing that; added to [[Philosophy on dating]] + diff --git a/content/Photoshoot locations.md b/content/Photoshoot locations.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9143cf5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Photoshoot locations.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Photoshoot locations +#publish +#needswork - unwall this garden +## SF +- Pier 7. I did this on [[2023-04-17]]. The buildings aren't tall nearby so sunset is probably a good time to arrive. +- Christmas houses. TODO: Link the date +- that place in Hayes near the school with the rose bushes +- on the second floor in the public space outside the union square apple store. There's a plant wall. Check your camera roll on [[2024-05-22]] for pics + +## Boston +- Acorn St diff --git a/content/Pink Pink Tea Shoppe.md b/content/Pink Pink Tea Shoppe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4999012 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Pink Pink Tea Shoppe.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Pink Pink Tea Shoppe +#publish +Boba store at the SF Westfield Mall. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Lapsang souchong black tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly // Tiramisu top +5/10. + +It's one of those places that genuinely doesn't sweeten for 0%, which is fine except they added barely any lychee jelly. The flavor of the recommended tiramisu top clashed hard with the fruit tea flavor. Next time I would skip the cheese top altogether or at least get a normal cheese top instead of tiramisu. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Poems and literature I like.md b/content/Poems and literature I like.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..992dcad --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Poems and literature I like.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Poems and literature I like +#publish +Opened [[2023-12-28]] but had the idea [[2023-12-24]]. Related to [[Articles I like]]. + +_There's a few of these in my Google Keep I should move here_ +## Poems +- [Sonnet 19](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45088/sonnet-19-devouring-time-blunt-thou-the-lions-paws) - Shakespeare +- Teddy Bear - A.A. Milne +- [[The Epitaph of Edward, the Black Prince]] + +Mid +- [Adonais](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45112/adonais-an-elegy-on-the-death-of-john-keats) - Percy Bysshe Shelley +- [Swan and Shadow](Attachments/Screenshot_20231224-171025.png) - John Hollander + +## Lit +_My Goodreads: [Click me](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/176518516-warren-p)_ +- [[Excerpt from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]] +- [[Excerpt from The Demon-Haunted World- Science as a Candle in the Dark]] +- [[Excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear]] +- [[Excerpt from The French Lieutenant's Woman]] +- [[Trick Mirror]] (not finished writing this) +- [[Brief Answers to the Big Questions]] (nor this) +- Flowers for Algernon - [pdf link](https://www.sdfo.org/gj/stories/flowersforalgernon.pdf) + +## Music +- [[Whirring]] by The Joy Formidable +- [[Portuguese Man of War]] by (a variety of composers) + +## Misc +- Anton Ego's speech from Ratatouille + - Credit really goes to Brad Byrd, and to him for the rest of that great movie +- The Man in the Arena diff --git a/content/Portuguese Man of War.md b/content/Portuguese Man of War.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e7b2dd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Portuguese Man of War.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Portuguese Man of War +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]]. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +It's off the Blue Planet 2 soundtrack but it's kinda awesome. +- [YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2dSUu8KetQ) +- [Spotify link](https://open.spotify.com/track/4jhHdKqLBNL5p2uGocKjjn) + +0:00 it starts out curious sounding like a documentary +1:30 it gets all mysterious +1:55 it sounds like an action scene from pirates of the caribbean +2:50 it gets really tense +3:50 tense panic +4:10 it gets scary +4:35 it sounds like a Victorian aristocrat's home \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Post-truth media.md b/content/Post-truth media.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65bbf22 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Post-truth media.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Post-truth media +#publish +Backlink: [[Musings on politics]]. Related to [[Stable diffusion fraud]]. + +Todo: a better title. At a minimum this needs to be a section on AI, maybe even a separate article shard. + + +[[2022-08-26]]: +this was posted on Reddit today and I found it notable: https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/wxqxj0/ai_is_getting_a_little_too_realistic +- This is a fake video. +- Thought-provoking comment: "Is it worth the views to undermine people's media literacy?" + - The internet is a race to the bottom... + + + +Date unknown but before the TikTok thing: heard a notable comment from a googler Bryant Gibson (paraphrased): "Very curious the effect of widespread generative art will have on novelty of artistic styles. As Diffusion, Transformers, etc look backwards, you could easily see art intentionally moving away from easily generated directions into thoroughly unexpected directions (similar to how things like constructivism arose from the ubiquity of photography)" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Productive Platypus.md b/content/Productive Platypus.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb0df4e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Productive Platypus.md @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +# Productive Platypus +#publish +Opened [[2023-07-17]]. Name WIP (thanks Rudy). +Related to the type A-ness of [[Bryan Johnson finishes his last meal at 11am]]. + +### Metrics +Moved to [[Productive Platypus metrics]]. + +### Ideas +Maybe the goal should be me being able to record data whenever I want. And I'll get reminders to record data after it's been a while +- Yes! This is what Metriport allows for. +- Update [[2023-07-28]]: Furthermore, maybe I should allow for dated AND non-dated entries. Maybe that would complicate the correlation function though. + +In general, my limited ML understanding tells me that binary metrics aren't very useful whereas ranges like 1-5 are. +- Conclusion: prioritize 1-5 where possible + +Also, neutral tags will only be statistically significant if I consistently tag entries. +- Conclusion: Set up tags for things that I only believe are statistically significant. + + +### Metriport +[[2023-07-23]]: Found [Metriport](https://metriport.ai/habit-tracker.html), software that does almost exactly what I'm trying to achieve with this project. Except it's closed-source and requires a subscription to fully use your data. And the developers have clearly moved on to some other project (although this was originally YC-backed, which is neat). + +How frustrating. I can practically hear the countdown clock ticking till this app's delisting on the Play Store. + +I think what I'll do is: +- Use the app for a little while. The preset options are already giving me ideas of what to track. +- Reverse-engineer the app's methodologies to fit a csv-pattern that I can take full control of with my data later. + +Tracking this in [[Reverse-engineering Metriport]] + +(Also, a side-note on viability as a startup/side-hustle: with all the AI craze I think people would be interested in a streamlined way to collect data to improve their health) + +[[2023-08-12]]: Getting an MVP off the ground is harder than I anticipated so I'm considering ditching Metriport for something that works better and isn't obnoxiously designed. Opened a section on this. + +### Todos from [[2023-07-29]] +1) Export some demo metrics as csv to see how they're stored, in case that sparks any thought. +2) Finish brainstorming which metrics to record. Then, either: +3) Implement the metrics into Metriport; or try Kenneth's app. +4) Configure reminders per time of day (I should probably have several) to fill in data. + +(I never actually did these things) +### Metriport alternatives +Written [[2023-08-12]] +AFAIU none of these are as time-granular as Metriport. +- Daylio - Kenneth uses this. 10M downloads on the play store. Not sure how IAPs work. + - Pros: + - Solid support for visualizing the data per factor + - Can export raw data as CSV + - Can also rename qualities like rad->5 and the app will retroactively edit entries and make it compatible in the CSV + - Cons: + - I despise the UI with every ADHD bone in my body. + - Ads everywhere and IAP banner + - No support for tagged activities. + - No support for quantifiable things, i.e. hours of sleep, weight gain +- Bearable - Seems like the same as Daylio + - Major pro: + - A crackhead UI designer on the dev team is active basically daily on /r/bearableapp gauging interest in new ideas + - Pros: + - Lets you track social interactions per person. + - [This wonderfully neutral post](https://www.reddit.com/r/BearableApp/comments/jit31t/what_makes_this_differentbetter_than_daylio_i/ga9mowo/) on Reddit suggesting Bearable is more of a medical tool than flashy. + - Integrates with GFit + - Support for custom experiments (can integrate with weekly retros) + - Decent support for visualizing data per factor + - Cons: + - UI is clunky + - No support for tags + - Custom metrics locked behind paywall + - Correlations locked behind paywall + - Paywall is expensive ($35/y) + - Needs account +- Moodflow - Alternative made by someone from /r/daylio. + - Pros: + - Really intuitive UI for calendar and for entering otherwise complex stuff like bedtimes and meds. + - Lets you track social interactions per person. + - No account needed. + - Cons: + - Correlations locked behind monthly sub. + - Exports data as a nightmarish JSON it makes sense there's 1 dev working on this + - Major con: + - No support for custom metrics. + - "Activities" comes close but can't add tags to it. So I want to have meals as tags and then say whether it was healthy or not, but I can't. Can't enter weight either. +- Exist + - Looks great and custom and a small dev team but can't own my own data and it's default paid subscription +- https://nomie.app + - It's dead after 8 years of development + - The dev suggests other apps to use... and I don't like them. I might be SOL + + +### Beyond Metriport / True Productive Platypus +Written [[2023-08-13]] + +At this point I'm 100% sure there isn't an app out there for me. I need to make my own. + +I'll try doing a CSV hooked up to a ton of IFTTTs. +- Can integrate Google Fit +- Can integrate Sleep as Android probably + + +### Yeah I didn't do that +I'm just using Daylio with per-day granularity. I decided on a whim on [[2023-08-14]] and developed the [[Daylio protocol]]. + +### Brainstorming frontmatter +By coincidence the next day on [[2023-08-15]] I learned Obsidian 1.4 has formal support for frontmatter. + +Maybe I should use Obsidian as my daily driver equipped with frontmatter, then export that to Daylio -- and eventually, export it as my own csv format (thought more deeply on this [[2023-08-19]]). It's a good idea. What I wrote: + +> Yo what if I added Daylio frontmatter to the daily note template. Then I can just port it whenever. And also keep track of my weight because Obsidian lets me do whatever I want... good idea tbh. + +Lol I remember being more articulate. + + +### Deprecated Daylio for frontmatter +On [[2023-08-20]] I deprecated [[Daylio protocol]] in favor of [[Frontmatter protocol]]. + + +### Correlation ideas for frontmatter +Just some ideas of what to look for that I'm curious. + +- Presence of breakfast --> bad producitivity + - And then also what causes breakfast? +- Lack of exercise / bad productivity --> bad sleep + - This could explain why the pendulum happens/doesn't happen diff --git a/content/Productivity.md b/content/Productivity.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e63bfd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Productivity.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Productivity +#publish +#needswork - polish and format +Opened ((DATE)). + +[[Coin flips at work]] + +[[My tech setups]] + +Philosophically productive too + +Maybe Terry's notes on team building + +[[2023-07-17]]: Quote from Ernest Hemingway: "The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day when you are writing a novel, you will never be stuck." - https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/use-hemingway-trick-to-supercharge-your-morning-productivity.html \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Publishing this vault.md b/content/Publishing this vault.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af65f76 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Publishing this vault.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +# Publishing this vault +#publish +#needswork - Polish pass +Opened [[2022-02-03]] (whoa, a while ago). Related to the [[Obsidian art project]], kind of. + +It'd be nice to have my thoughts leave my brain instead of gathering dust here. This note will track the status of that project. + +### Updates +- [[2024-05-29]]: Finished tagging entries A-B +- [[2024-05-30]]: Finished entries 0-9 and part of C. +- [[2024-05-31]]: Finished C-D and started on E! +- [[2024-06-04]]: Finished up thru I after a post work couch session of tagging. +- [[2024-06-05]]: Finished J-K on the train. +- [[2024-06-06]]: Finished 90% of the Ms (there are a lot) +- [[2024-06-07]]: Started O. +- [[2024-06-09]]: Cut down #maybepublish entries 40->24. +- [[2024-06-18]]: js I was done with up to "stuff you the reader". Finished S. +- [[2024-06-20]]: Got through part of T. There's a lot of "The" articles so I'll be at this letter a while ... +- [[2024-06-23]]: Finished T-U at the Commons! + - I'm sensing many #publish articles that are incomplete. Rather than hold up publishing this vault until I fix them, I'll make a snap decision about publishing each, and append #needswork to any that, well, need work. +- [[2024-06-25]]: Finished midway through W, up to what makes a good recommendation engine. + - My writing used to be phenomenal. Maybe it still is and I need to draw it out. +- [[2024-07-07]]: _Finished_ tagging all the entries at the Commons. Here's a snapshot of the stats: + - #publish: 173 entries + - #nopublish: 92 entries (wow, higher than I expected) + - #maybepublish: 38 entries + - #publishwhenready: 6 entries. Deprecated tag + - #needswork: 66 entries +- [[2024-09-06]]: First working version of the note-copying code. + - Noticed some bugs and added a section below to track them. + - 11pm: Published! + + +### Test cases +- [[The internet game decathlon|The master decathlon]] - confirms that note aliases are working +- [[Types of financing]] - confirms that aliased links are working + +### Known bugs / missing features +Last updated [[2024-09-06]]: +- The `%` character messes up links. For example, [[40% of VC spending goes to Google and Meta]] breaks. +- Embedded images don't exist +- "Random" page is not yet implemented +- The newline after "#publish" +- Stylesheet improvements + - Should distinguish between outgoing link and one that keeps users within the Perdicis garden. + - No stylesheets (though idk if I want any, some margin is probably enough) + + + +### [[2024-05-26]]: OK, I'm actually going to do it. + +OK, what would publishing actually look like +Previously I was using #nopublish. + +Now: +- #publish ... I think publishing should be opt-in, and definitely not the default state of an article +- #maybepublish + + +Update ([[2024-05-23]]): Interesting idea from Dennis over dinner: what if I left my private files encrypted at rest? And give visitors a key to unscramble the files? +- If I don't use a fixed ciphertext length, it wouldn't mean extra loading times for users +- Main thing is just keeping it safe from scrapers. + + + +## Technically speaking +[Quartz](https://quartz.jzhao.xyz/notes/showcase) has a collection of cool formats. These people seem to call their vaults "gardens" though. + +Honestly, Quartz seems kind of slow. It'd be nicest to use something like gatsby.js to preload all the md content and display it on command, instead of loading as needed. + +## Managing my private writing +I'd like to keep some of my thoughts unpublished until I feel ready to launch them. I will plan to tag such sensitive pages with \#nopublish. + +## Misc +### Navigating a graphlike site is hard +So what if I had the main site page randomly pluck 3 entries for someone to start from? + +Maybe allowing search-by-tags. + +## To-dos +Some housekeeping is in order before I publish. Specifically: +- [ ] Tag all private entries with \#nopublish. +- [ ] Tag philosophy articles with \#philosophy. +- [ ] Untag articles with \#idea (did I really think that was a good idea). + +^ As of [[2024-05-23]] this is not done lol. + +As of [[2022-06-21]] it seems I may actually do this as part of [[Perdicis website]]! See To-dos section. + diff --git a/content/Purple Cow.md b/content/Purple Cow.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5672467 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Purple Cow.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Purple Cow +#publish +Boba store in the SF Marina. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Misc notes +Popcorn chicken portions here are _amazing_ value for size and taste. + +Boba containers are weirdly stumpy. But I'm pretty sure they have more tea in them as a result. + + +## Drinks +### "C3" Lemon green tea // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +8.25/10. + +Idrk how to rate this. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the drink but nothing particularly right about it. I could imagine rating it higher or lower depending on the mood I'm in when drinking it. Overall I liked it. The volume of tea and toppings I got for $5.25 is definitely above average as compared to other boba shops. + +Weird thing to complain about but the lychee jelly chunks were too big to routinely fit into my straw. So I missed a lot of them. I didn't change my rating based on this. diff --git a/content/Puzzles.md b/content/Puzzles.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..20f684e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Puzzles.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Puzzles +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-06]]. Related to [[Puzzle ideas]] and [[asdfasdf]]. + +I like writing puzzlehunts. If you don't know what that is, you should Google it! It might be your kind of thing. + +If you want to check out the puzzles I wrote, see https://perdicis.com/puzzles. By finding this page in my vault, you can bypass the initial puzzle `;)` diff --git "a/content/P\304\253r\304\201gi.md" "b/content/P\304\253r\304\201gi.md" new file mode 100644 index 0000000..861e9bf --- /dev/null +++ "b/content/P\304\253r\304\201gi.md" @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Pīrāgi +#publish +#needswork - get Mom's recipe and add pics +Opened [[2024-01-07]]. Part of a series on [[Recipes]]. Ha ha. One day I'll start that series. + +TODO: pics + +## Ingredients +Todo. + +## Recipe +Todo. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Rationalism.md b/content/Rationalism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f08673d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Rationalism.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Rationalism +#publish +#needswork +Opened [[2022-06-21]]. Adjacent to [[Musings]]. + +> a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response. + +In my experience in the rationalist sphere, rationalists are just folks who believe in the liberal application of [[Bayes' Theorem]]. + +## Sources +Rationalism can be a pretty edgy area online if you're not careful but there are several sites I particularly like: +- Scott Alexander's [Slate Star Codex](https://slatestarcodex.com/) and successor blog [Astral Codex Ten](https://astralcodexten.substack.com/) +- The rationalist forum [LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/) + +## Articles I particularly like +- [[Jhanas and the Dark Room Problem]] diff --git a/content/Reflections on Burning Man 2024.md b/content/Reflections on Burning Man 2024.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9c95c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Reflections on Burning Man 2024.md @@ -0,0 +1,472 @@ +# Reflections on Burning Man 2024 +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-05]]. Related to [[Burning Man]] (duh). And nested in [[Musings on everything else]]. + +![test](PXL_20240902_021834180.MP.jpg) + +![[PXL_20240902_021834180.MP.jpg]] + +**Table of contents** +- What it is +- Stuff I did day to day +- Takeaways, reflections, and stuff I'd do differently +- Appendix + +**Also. You should totally check out [my highlights photo album](https://photos.app.goo.gl/zMc8dnKfAimNidHg8)** for a view of what the burn looks like. +- My impression has always been that Burning Man is difficult to understand from the outside looking in, especially since curated social media distorts it. So I tried to include the more mundane aspects of the Burn in that album: camp build and teardown, dinner, some shared ceremonies, biking around, etc. +- Hope it's fun to look at! + +## What it is +### Elephants in the room +Yes, Burning Man involves hedonism. All week long are nonstop parties that _will_ keep you awake if you don't sleep with earplugs. And there is widespread substance use, [crazy outfits](https://www.google.com/search?q=burning+man+outfits), [nudity](https://media.tenor.com/wy2zHeWyf2gAAAAe/side-eye-dog-suspicious-look.png), open bars, orgies... if you can imagine it and it's fun, it's probably at the burn, and when all 80,000 attendees pay a ticket fee of nearly $600 to attend it's actually pretty fair then IMO that mainstream media pokes fun at us. + +But the media misses a lot of the more interesting aspect of Burning Man. + +### The more interesting elephants +In my brief time in Black Rock City (the name given to the temporary city erected around the Man in Black Rock Desert), I visited: +- A hair salon for braids, a protective style that keeps the dust out. +- A fully functional postal system. +- A jewelry store, "selling" hundreds of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, ... +- A bagel deli, complete with vegan and vegetarian options, coffee, and tea. +- A build-your-own soda taproom. +- A movie theatre. +- A figure drawing stage with volunteer models. +- A [[Flow|Flow arts]] camp. +- A library, offering book leases lasting 1 year -- until next year's Burn. +- A therapist camp, with (at least?) one licensed therapist offering drop-in 1-on-1 sessions. +- An astronomy-themed camp, complete with telescopes and speakers. +- A pancake house powered by solar power. +- A matcha latte cafe. +- A mathematics-themed camp that serves pi(e) every day at 3:14pm. + +And that's just a few. This isn't even including the art installations I saw! More on that later. + +### So, what is Burning Man? +Is it hedonist utopia? According to Ben (my camp's lead in 2024): +> "Burning Man is a **potluck** where you can bring literally anything." + +I agree with Ben's take. Some people bring drugs, nudity, zeitgeist-defying fashion, etc. to the potluck; others bring food, workshops, spiritual experiences, etc.. All this stuff is cool. None of these things are better than others; everyone is welcome, even those who attend just for the partying, because they're bringing their genuine self to those parties and contributing positive energy. + +With 80,000 attendees, there's something for everyone at the Burn. + +## Stuff I did day to day +What does one do at Burning Man? Burn a man? Yes (but only on Saturday). + +Btw, images are kind of buggy on my website. If they're not loading, you can see the complete list of photos in [this Google Photos album](https://photos.app.goo.gl/zMc8dnKfAimNidHg8). + +### Pre-burn (Late March 2024 - August) +The first step came long before actually visiting the desert. I needed to decide how I'd camp in the desert. To not be an observer, I chose to camp with a themecamp, i.e. a camp that provides a service to the massive potluck of Burning Man. + +The camp I chose: Infinite Love. IL hosts workshops focused on growing and kindling love for one's self and others. + +![[programming-sign_3__1_.png]] +_2024's official programming poster. I was in charge of making this!_ + +I'm unfamiliar with how other camps handle new campers, but joining IL involved a short Google Docs application plus vibe check interview. I suspect the interview exists just to vet out the new burners (affectionately called "virgin burners" or "birgins") who aren't prepared to contribute proportional effort to the camp relative to what they consume. I had previously volunteered as a pro bono photographer at one of IL's fundraiser parties in April, which was a signal that probably nudged my application into the "we don't have to worry about this guy freeloading" territory. So I applied [[2024-04-25]] and was accepted sometime early May. + +IL is very granularly organized. To organize the 65 campers worth of effort, they put together a massive spreadsheet of the roles that need filling: + +![[Screenshot_20240902-115421.png]] +_Example screenshot. Sheets like this are pretty standard practice for camps_ + +So I signed up for a bunch of work. Some of it involved making a sign, like the poster above. + +![[PXL_20240824_012645782.MP.jpg]] +_I also made this sign_ + +I concluded the best way to get to the playa was to take the official, volunteer-run Burner Express (BxB) from San Francisco to Black Rock City. Conveniently, that bus boards at Civic Center, just 3 blocks from my apartment. I bought a ticket with a bike pass, so they would carry my bike for me. + +### T minus ~2 weeks before the burn +You need to bring a _lot_ of stuff to survive in the desert. I can't overstate how involved this step is. Example stuff I ordered: +- A used bike I was OK getting annihilated by the desert dust +- LEDs to affix to my bike and self so I'm visible during dust storms and at night +- Goggles and dust masks +- Lots of sunscreen +- A water backpack +- A dustproof phone case +- Dustproof tent +- Lots of wool socks +- Warm fuzzy clothes for nighttime, where the temperature can drop below 35° F +- Breezy linen/cotton material clothes for daytime, where the temperature can rise above 100° F +- Wet wipes, since you can't count on having access to a shower +- 1-ply toilet paper, since you can't count on porta potties stocking any +- Head lamp +- Electrolyte tablets (I found these to be borderline essential after drinking water and still feeling thirsty) +- Non-perishable food that can withstand heat +- ... many others + +![[PXL_20240823_172548888.MP.jpg]] +_Comfy_ + +I guesstimate buying ~40-50 items in total, spending north of $1000 just on my supplies. Most items were purchased via Amazon. Unlike other people I didn't get fancy with outfits - I just got the basics using cheap Amazon fashion. So $1000 is the rough figure of buying the bare minimum amount of things required for me to consider myself overprepared. + +Water is also a thing most people need to pack -- roughly 1.5 gallons per day you'll be burning -- although I didn't do this because Infinite Love provided water infrastructure. + +### T minus ~2 days before the burn +Packing packing packing. So much packing. My room looked like an explosion had happened: + +![[PXL_20240822_151449429.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240822_020715831.MP.jpg]] +_My DIY [[Contact staff|contact staves]]!_ + +I packed all my belongings into two 27 gallon HDX boxes, which is the maximum sized luggage you're allowed to take on the bus. Within these boxes, I stuffed 95% of my things into categorized Ziploc bags to shield them from the dust. This proved to be invaluable when unpacking. + +### Upon arrival ([[2024-08-24]] + 1 day or so) +Due to rain closing the gates to the playa in Nevada, my bus had been delayed 2 hours. So, at 11am, I brought my bike and 2 HDX boxes over to the bus stop. They were heavy and cumbersome, so this was really difficult. + +![[PXL_20240824_195010743.MP.jpg]] +_My burdens_ + +I eventually resigned to biking over, leaving my bike with some trustworthy looking stranges, then walking back to my apartment and back with the boxes. I was drenched in sweat by the time I arrived at the bus stop. One dude bellowed from line he saw me awkwardly carrying my oversized boxes: WHO'S GONNA CARRY THE BOAT + +![[original_370f15bf-b424-4327-a37c-09f22bdea716_PXL_20240824_185614286.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240824_195525659.MP.jpg]] + +Bus checkin was simple. I showed my physical ID, physical Burning Man ticket, and digital BxB ticket. Their website said I needed to print out the ticket, but I didn't do that and was fine. Volunteers took my bike from me and loaded it onto a separate truck from the bus I was boarding, and gave me 2 tags to affix to my luggage. I loaded my luggage and departed San Francisco around 1pm. + +... Many hours later... + +9:30pm: The sun has set, leaving total darkness outside the bus. A glimmer of light shines in the distance: Black Rock City. + +As we approach, we barely discern the lights from vehicles in the non-bus line. In order to save fuel, these vehicles remain parked most of the time and inch forward together in waves. + +9:45: The bus stops, and a moody bus volunteer boarded. She barked orders that boiled down to: stfu, get off the bus, no smartphones, and show your physical burning man ticket to reboard. + +I didn't listen to the smartphone order: + +![[PXL_20240825_044313162.MP.jpg]] +_Other buses are stopped too_ + +Moody or not, her bruskness totally worked. 10 minutes later we were all checked in. "Welcome to Black Rock City" she shouted as she departed the bus. + +20 minutes later, I stepped off the bus into BRC. I imagine I felt something similar to a front line infantry landing in a warzone for the first time. The bus environment was replaced by a loud, cold, dark environment with swarms of people walking in no clear direction. A BRC-specific trash and compost bag were thrust into my hands as I left the bus. I stuffed them into my water pack. + +![[PXL_20240825_051312564.MP.jpg]] +_WHERE AM I (feat my 2 boxes)_ + +Quest #1 was to recover my bike. I found it under the San Francisco arrivals shade structure (not that shade was needed in the pitch dark 10pm). + +![[PXL_20240825_051833707.MP.jpg]] +_Bike acquired_ + +Quest #2 was board the correct tram. I knew from prior research that none of the trams would bring me directly to my camp. I would need to walk holding my luggage again. + +![[PXL_20240825_051425278.MP.jpg]] + +Now is a good time to explain the address system of Black Rock City. What you're looking at above is a map. The middle of the semicircle is the Man. North of the man is the Temple (more on that later). Addresses are a tuple of alphabetical street name (denoting how far from the Man you are) and analog clock distance (denoting where along the dial you are). Infinite Love's address this year was 8:15 & F. Maybe you can find that on the map. + +By lucky coincidence, at this point I ran into several campmates: Vicky, Daniel, and Luona. We puzzled through the tram situation together. + +Side quests, continued: +- Do a dust angel and ring the bell as part of virgin initiation. Daniel encouraged me. "Playa dust gets everywhere," he said. "We all try to keep it out in the beginning. But it always gets in. \[By doing a dust angel], you stop worrying about being perfect. It's like jumping into a pool instead of wading in." + - I jumped in the pool. And slammed the bell and yelled. The bell steward lady gave me a hug and said "welcome home" and "I'm glad you're here." "Glad to be here," I replied. +- Load my stuff onto the tram (the first two trams were full from other people's luggage, and we needed to hustle to get on the third) + +![[PXL_20240825_051836913.MP.jpg]] + +- Bike alongside the tram since bikes aren't allowed but we needed to follow our luggage. + - Saw a lot of cool art cars and camps including one where a guy dressed as a flower was pole dancing to 30-40 people. + +![[PXL_20240825_063010736.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240825_062020649.MP.jpg]] +_FLOWER POWER_ + +- Move our heavy luggage from 815&J to 815&F. + - Christie met me here!! She had been waiting for a while without me knowing due to zero reception on the playa. It was great to see her. + +We arrived at camp around midnight. + +![[PXL_20240825_103017791.MP.jpg]] +_Home sweet (not quite built) home_ + +The excitement didn't end here though. Due to today's bus delays blocking more builders like myself to arrive at camp, the camp construction was significantly behind schedule. An incomplete build could affect where our camp is placed next year, so the executive order was made to continue build through 2am -- no one may set up tents before then. + +So we kept building. I worked on setting up walls and lighting for the communal public space. Others worked on decoration, rugs, platforms, and shade structures to keep the sun off tents in the morning. + +I ended up working till 3am (voluntarily!). Afterwards I set up my tent and unpacked a bit of my boxes. + +![[PXL_20240825_103047471.MP.jpg]] +_The camp kitchen and dining hall tents, situated adjacent the personal tents (shrouded by the dark in this photo)_ + +At 4:30 I finally fell asleep. + +### During the burn: [[2024-08-26]] + several days + +![[PXL_20240825_160358136.MP.jpg]] + +The next morning I helped build some more. The following days settled into a comfortable pattern for me. Unlike others in my camp I maintained a largely diurnal sleep schedule and didn't stay out too late partying. + +Most days went the same way. During the daytime, I would meet Christie at 10am and roam around in the sun. Within 2 hours of sunrise, the temperature was pretty pleasant. By the time solar noon and after rolled around, though, temperatures were pushing high 90s to 100 degrees farenheit. I quickly became comfortable without wearing a shirt. My wide-brimmed hat became uncomfortable and I eventually ditched it for a headscarf which had the neat dual property of keeping me cool during the day as a shade structure and warm at night as a scarf. + +Nighttime was chilly. The cold set in quickly every day within 2 hours of sundown. Having grown up in New England, I found most of the night pretty agreeable and with all the physical activity (dancing, biking, etc) I only needed to put on a shirt around midnight each night. I seemed to be the only person who felt this way though. + +Sleeping arrangements were tough. I'd wear earplugs in my tent so passing mutant cars blasting music wouldn't disturb me, and an eyemask so the sun wouldn't wake me. + +In general though, the days involved: +- Aimlessly biking around Black Rock City, stepping into neat-looking camps for a bite to eat, fun workshop, or place to rest. Here are the sorts of things you see in BRC: + +![[PXL_20240827_203459984.MP.jpg]] +_Black Rock Public Library..._ + +![[PXL_20240827_203453389.MP.jpg]] +_... complete with a chunky library computer_ + +![[PXL_20240830_224939720.MP.jpg]] +_Nonsense signage_ + +![[PXL_20240826_231050043.MP.jpg]] +_Horchata and melon snow cones! Also pictured: our drivers licenses taped to our personal cups. It's typical at BRC to do this to make it easier on bartenders about to serve you alcohol_ + +![[PXL_20240831_012620873.MP.jpg]] +_Taco-o-caT, whose sign indicates they're aware of the palindrome_ + +![[Screenshot_20240828-201708.png]] +![[PXL_20240829_020745717.MP.jpg]] +_One of Serendipitea's shaded areas. Their iced tea made them one of my favorite camps_ + +![[PXL_20240828_020600876.MP.jpg]] +_Catmandu's shaded area at sunset_ + +![[PXL_20240827_201000806.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240827_083125156.MP.jpg]] +_The view from atop an art car overlooking Esplanade (the innermost concentric circle around the Man. You'll notice the Man isn't in sight -- because this place is BIG_ + +![[PXL_20240826_041222031.MP.jpg]] +_A massive, mutant art car rumbling past Infinite Love_ + +![[PXL_20240827_102506634.MP.jpg]] +_My camp LED backpack and performance [[Contact staff|staff]] at 3am after returning from Titanic's End_ + + +- Biking around playa, the area in the center of the dial adjacent the Man. Here are the sorts of things you see in playa... + +![[PXL_20240827_164134642.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240825_194627239.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240826_020718543.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240831_235459328.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240831_073543129.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240826_062044663.MP.jpg]] +_An elevated view of the playa from the Man structure_ + +- Biking around deep playa, the area north of the Man and adjacent the Temple. Here are the sorts of things you see in deep playa... + +![[PXL_20240825_195405287.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240825_194048204.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240825_195429791.MP.jpg]] +_Small mutant vehicles (modded vehicles) on the prowl_ + +![[PXL_20240826_013108647.MP.jpg]] +_Mutant cars lined up to get their safety permits at the BRC DMV (Department of Mutant Vehicles)_ + +![[PXL_20240901_001744688.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240827_091058686.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240827_091742655.MP.jpg]] +_Big mutant art car called Titanic's End (shaped like an iceberg) parked geographically at ~11 o'clock of the dial_ + +I was in charge of a few things at the camp. Mundane things you might not think about but were important include: +- **Ice run.** The literal only scenario when currency exchange is allowed is cash for ice. There's a camp that distributes ice in this way. For ice run duty, I'd carry a wagon to that camp to pick up ice orders for campers and wheel the blocks back home. +- **Burn barrel.** I made the camp signage for this! Basically, we burn paper waste in a barrel to conserve trash space. Turns out 65 campers produce a lot of paper napkins, plates, and cardboard containers. So I or my fellow burn barrel stewards would typically burn a standard trash barrel's worth of cardboard 1-2 times per day. +- **Meal prep.** What it sounds like. But oh man is it hot cooking on propane grills in an enclosed kitchen in the desert heat. At one point we angled a massive box fan into the kitchen so we wouldn't all overheat. +- **Kitchen cleanup:** Self explanatory. We'd use the mist setting on our faucet to conserve water and wash dishes in a soaking bin to minimize grey water (waste water) production. +- **Mayor of the dawn/dusk.** At any point, one person in the camp acts as mayor. That person is in charge of routing people to the right person for help with problems. For example, as mayor, you should know who is on duty for bike repair. +- **Bike repair.** I did this too since I know how to fix bikes. But my services weren't needed honestly since a camp specializing in bike repair was situated near us. +- **MOOP sweep.** MOOP stands for Matter Out of Place, and is basically an extended definition of "trash" that includes hair and any material that didn't originate in the desert. Because Burning Man takes place on federal land, the place needs to be spotless when we leave. That's what MOOP sweeping is for -- you don a headlamp and comb the dust for things even as tiny as strands of hair -- yes, really. How well camps perform at MOOP sweep determines where they'll be placed in future years, so there's a strong incentive to sweep well. Oh and a random fun fact about Burning Man being on federal land: weed is illegal federally, making it among the riskiest drugs you can do at Burning Man because the smell is sufficient probable cause for law enforcement. + +Some miscellaneous highlights: +- Spinning contact staff before dinner and teaching other folks some of the basics. I brought several staves and got some good use out of them. Also, spinning for 2 hours straight outside Titanic's End one night. +- [Spinning fire](https://photos.app.goo.gl/G8zmq8GMVtnHtTcdA) for the first time. My campmate Mitch lent me his fire staff and fuel. This was awesome and I 10/10 want to do it again. +- Sound bath near the trash fence +- Penguin lounge, a camp in a super convenient location on Esplanade serving snow cones 11-5pm +- The meditative opening and closing ceremonies for Infinite Love, which acclimated us to feeling close to 64 fellow humans. + +### Man burn: [[2024-08-31]] + +![[PXL_20240830_001302329.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240830_001837725.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240901_050012797.MP.jpg]] + +The wooden man effigy in the center of Black Rock City burns on Saturday night after a fireworks show. Many burners consider this their final day and depart the following morning. So, to many, the burning of the man represents the last hurrah of Burning Man. + +Prior to man burn, everyone gets in position to watch. There is method to this madness. Art cars park in tight concentric circles around the Man. Individuals park their bikes outside the art cars. The cars all blast music and give out gifts (my group was near a photobooth car and jellybean car) so everyone dances in their groups while the Fire Conclave performs fire dancing all around the man. + +This all occurs at night so there's a beautiful glimmering rainbow of LEDs everywhere you look. + +![[PXL_20240901_061031631.MP.jpg]] +_In this photo: the Mayan Warrior, a huge art car with a stupidly powerful laser_ + +![[PXL_20240901_045659179.MP.jpg]] +_Stupidly powerful._ + +OK I'm getting tired of writing and this post is getting insanely long. I'll be more brief from here on out. + +After the man burns, people strip naked and run around the embers. That's cool. + +Almost immediately after the man was reduced to embers, a dust storm rolled in and mixed with the soot. I double-masked up and explored with Catmandu. + +![[PXL_20240901_063708112.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20240901_063739492.MP.jpg]] +_Visibility is totally gone. But it's vibey. [Video](https://photos.app.goo.gl/ApkBSHmzFeRChsbT7)_ + +Had a great night partying until I had to return home to pack my things. I'm leaving in <2 days. + +### Temple burn and strike: [[2024-09-02]] + +Temple burn is the day after Man burn and has a starkly different atmosphere. Imagine tens of thousands of people, huddled around a burning building in near absolute silence. Many people cry. It's a somber occasion because the temple's burn honors the memories of passed loved ones. When I visited the temple a few days before it burned, its walls were plastered top to bottom with photos of passed loved ones and long messages celebrating their lives. The temple is silent. I didn't take any interior photos out of respect. But here's what the outside looked like: + +![[PXL_20240829_094812254.MP.jpg]] +_As you can see, the Temple is much larger than the Man_ + +On the night of temple burn I was juggling meal prep and frantically packing my things since I would be leaving the next day. A dust storm was also starting to roll in. + +![[PXL_20240902_025302044.MP.jpg]] +_Dusty. [Video](https://photos.app.goo.gl/V7ELmuRyBsHDZAM86)_ + +I left camp late, around 8pm, and biked out with Jesse. In the distance we could see the temple flaring: + +![[original_bd27beba-4227-4361-8a6e-3466f4a2e266_PXL_20240902_030436984.MP.jpg]] +_Second sun_ + +Visibility conditions rapidly deteriorated upon approach. The dust storm worsened and mixed with the soot to create visibility conditions worse than yesterday's. It was neat to watch the temple burn with this atmosphere, though: + +![[original_4fb05650-49d8-4271-aacd-958bf12548a5_PXL_20240902_031433081.MP.jpg]] + +Occasionally, the wind would blow away the dust for a glimpse of the remnants: + +![[PXL_20240902_031641442.MP.jpg]] +_Very quiet_ + +The walk to the bikes was quiet. The bike ride home was not though -- everyone got caught in the storm. Jesse and I barely connected with BRC at the 10 o'clock street, nearly careening into deep playa. Our visibility was limited to ~10-15 feet on front of us. + +![[PXL_20240902_033425332.MP.jpg]] + +But we made it back to IL safely. The slow trickle of dusty people stumbling into the kitchen was funny. We all took polaroids and photos together. + +![[PXL_20240902_040724695.MP.jpg]] +_A little dusty_ + +Late in the evening I packed up all my things and my tent in the dust ([funny video](https://photos.app.goo.gl/eRngcZiRnd5XPS3dA) of this). I put my luggage on the camp truck this time, not the bus, and curled up on a mattress pad in the shared air conditioned yurt for bed. + +![[PXL_20240902_052520735.MP.jpg]] +_What a week_ + +Oh, and I helped teardown camp today, a lot; that was my whole morning and afternoon. + +### The last day: [[2024-09-02]] + +I slept badly. My sleeping bag and warm clothes were packed on the truck (bad decision) so I jolted awake at 5am from the cold. Rain was pattering on the ceiling of the yurt. I felt grateful I'd packed my tent. I shut my eyes and half slept for the next 2 hours. + +When I opened my eyes next, I was alone in the yurt. I put on my boots for the last time, opened the cabin door, and was greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds. The air was clear again from the rain. + +![[PXL_20240902_140850479.MP.jpg]] +_Pretty_ + +This felt like a crisp end to a chaotic week. + +I did my morning ritual of brushing my teeth in the kitchen, eating a modest breakfast of a Kind bar, and refilling my water bladder. I said my goodbyes to anyone awake and biked out to 6:15 & J for the bus depot. + +![[original_b21f08f7-d974-468f-b905-7dcef6121542_PXL_20240902_144234032.MP.jpg]] + +I arrived at 7:45, even though my bus was slated to leave at 9. But the line was quick and we got on the road at 8. + +Said one heartfelt goodbye to my bike, my trusty steed throughout all the chaos. I donated him knowing I wouldn't be able to nurse him back to health. I hope he's somewhere comfy in Nevada, right now. +![[original_b164c73b-4197-449b-8b06-d93fba787cfd_PXL_20240902_150445479.MP.jpg]] +_Goodbye, BRC_ + +## My takeaways from 2024's Burn +Now that we're on roughly the same page (although you should totally read more! There are loads of neat cultural quirks, such as the zero money policy exchanged for goods and services, and that [97.3% of Burners ride bikes](https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Le2cieATK7QJ8me9), and wearing LEDs is an unofficial safety rule so you can be seen at night and in dust storms...) I can cover my musings. + +In no particular order... + +### Ponderings +#### On gratefulness (a discussion with Ben, my campmate) +Pure, unadulterated gratefulness was one of the nicest aspects of the burn. + +Being grateful to another human being who helped you -- and vice versa -- is more tangible and intimate than being grateful for the abstract quality-of-life things we have in the default world. For examples, the gratefulness of "having cold running water" isn't the same as gratefulness of "that bartender Sarah who offered me some cold water from behind the bar". The latter feels far more humanizing even if it's slightly less convenient. + +I almost wish the burn lasted longer so I could fully suffuse my brain in this feeling and try to more intentionally seek it in my daily life. + +Funny happenstance: I need to get my bathroom sink fixed now that I've returned from the burn on [[2024-09-02]]). I'm certain I'll feel more personally grateful for the person who fixes it. + +#### On spending attention (a discussion with Todd, my return bus seat neighbor) +Todd is on his 8th burn. He remarks that a notable aspect of the burn is nothing malicious ever tries to grab your attention. In the default world, plenty of things do this, ads mostly. But at the burn, advertisements are typically shouted by someone with a megaphone as you bike past them and are universally nice things (e.g. "stop for a snow cone??" , "mist spray yesnoyesno want me to spray you yes??"). + +If I really introspect on this, I don't think I ever fully let my guard down in 2024. Maybe if I return in 2025 I'll be able to relax quicker. + +_Addendum_: I can think of one thing burners might want from you, actually: your attendance at their party. But honestly, should that count as malicious attention, given they'll be serving you free drinks from their bar 90% of the time? + +#### On being introverted at an extrovert's event (a discussion with my own brain) +I avoid identifying with groups and found it tough to let my guard down during the Burn, where everyone seemed to feel a close sense of connection to either the event itself and/or their group of campmates keeping them literally alive in the desert. In the end I felt like 80% comfortable letting my guard down to my 64 campmates and was glad I did. If I attend again I suspect I can perform this process like 2-3x faster. It's a real learning experience. + +The insanely hostile conditions definitely helped with guard-lowering... it is magical to inhabit such a brutal environment with other humans. Trauma bonding works! + +### Stream-of-consciousness thoughts I had and jotted down +_Not well organized since most of these come from my desert journal_ + +At the event: +- Longer beard (unable to shave) isn't much of an issue +- Potholes suck. My palms are bruised from biking the potholes +- The infinity scarf I brought is incredible. It's my favorite piece of clothing. During the day it is a shade structure and at night a scarf +- only struck me later in the week but it's nice to have faith in others and to give genuinely without expecting anything. Like filling the water or doing the burn battle feels good even though I'm not doing it for any particular person. Same with putting a surplus of fruit cups in the fridge knowing someone will appreciate a cold one. And other people reciprocate by making eggs out chia pudding in the morning. +- can't wait to get rid of all the stuff under my fingernails +- being shirtless is great. Started feeling natural almost immediately +- n100 and 95 masks are goated but the clippy one would be better +- I can hold my poop and bladder insanely long without discomfort lol +- wearing mask scarf goggles at night during a dust storm gives me the ambience of being master chief +- mayan warrior is so cool the vertical laser lets you find it anywhere on the playa + +Reflections afterwards +- Feet indeed swollen since my normal trainers are tight +- having everything in bags makes it way easier to unpack +- I planned out so many things to do... and did almost none of them + - I think this is what people mean when they say everyone's burn is different. +- People don't care what you look like and I got away with only really 1.5 outfits lol, one pants and two shirts + +### Things I would do differently +- Get the cool Japanese velcro workboots instead of normal boots. + - Palladium Baggy boots + Superfeet insoles were heavenly (never changed these boots) + - But holy crap was it a pain having to loosen the laces and take them off every. Single. Time. I wanted to enter a shoeless area. +- Commit to some simpler battery powered stuff. + - I had a mix of: + - AA battery-powered + - AAA battery-powered + - Micro USB chargeable + - USB-C chargeable + - I mitigated some of the pain by bringing cheap rechargeable batteries and a power bank, but it would be best to eliminate some of these categories altogether so I can pack lighter. +- Get a frickin dolly with wheels. Or pack via duffels. + - I packed all my shit in 2 HDX 27 gallon boxes. Everything about that was lovely except needing to bring them places. I was drenched in sweat before I even boarded the bus to Black Rock City. Get a dolly next time. +- Buy a water backpack with more space inside. + - I got a cheap Amazon water backpack which I adore. + - But get one that's larger. Lots of gifts to give and receive and LEDs to attach. +- Bring more dried apricots next time. They are tasty. +- Also, pack Progresso creamy chicken noodle soup to eat cold. Literally the best non-perishable meal I ate all week. +- Bring sunglasses! Not just goggles +- Fuck what other people say adjust your bike seat early + - You'll be biking _a lot_ + - Many people don't bike much so they aren't comfortable with a high seat + - If you are comfortable with one, do it, because you can extend your knee all the way straight and get a ton more power out of your pedaling. You will tire less quickly. +- Re: bike locks: if you choose a password with many repeating digits like 123333, it's a lot easier to move one of the middle repeated digits (123343) so you can enter the password at a glance from any view of the lock (for example, from the side you could be seeing 456676 and intuit exactly which digit to change). + - Not a secure life hack though lol +- Decide before purchasing a bike ticket back on the BxB whether you want to donate your bike. Saves $50. + +## Appendix +### Photos?? +https://photos.app.goo.gl/zMc8dnKfAimNidHg8 + +### Warren survival guide where?? +[[Burning Man prep guide]] diff --git a/content/Remnant 2.md b/content/Remnant 2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..73035f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Remnant 2.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Remnant 2 +#publish +#mediareview +Opened [[2023-07-31]]. + +This game is so bizarre and not actually that fun imo. It really is just Destiny with dodge rolling and a less cohesive art style (despite stellar environment design). + +Specific stuff I have gripes with: +- Progression is a stupid grindfest. + - Items give you the tiniest buffs imaginable like "+2% stamina recovery while engaged in combat". + - Contrast this to Zelda where the progression in gear is like: "this icicle sword freezes your enemies" + - "But it also has low durability" + - "And it keeps you warm in hot climates" + - "But also the icicle can melt under high temperatures" + - Like when something happens in Zelda it MATTERS and makes you think +- Enemies are bullet sponges with high damage, so you can't zone out while killing them because two stunlocks are enough to end your life, yet simultaneously they take FOREVER +- The devs painstakingly rendered out every item in the game in 3d + - "Anti curse balm" has a 3d model of a fancy ornate metal jar of cream with a swirl in it + - You can left click this item to cure curse + - You can right click it to inspect the high resolution model and rotate it around to watch it reflect the light + - Wtf is the point of this feature in a game about shooting aliens and why does EVERY ITEM IN THE GAME have it? +- Why are there 6 voice actors (12 if you count both genders) for the main character? + - Seriously, why re-record all the lines 2x as much? My experience is not going to be ruined if my character doesn't sound exactly the way I imagine him to. +- Also, the writing sucks. + - You know when you read a fanfic and every character is written the same way because the author is a 13 year old who can't write a character with a different personality than themselves + - That's every character here. + - They're all stuttery, nervous, and routinely make awkward quips of the type you'd see in a Pixar trailer (e.g. "wow, that just happened", "ahh, this doesn't look good") + - Despite supposedly being some of the last surviving humans on planet Earth + - I swear to God practically every time you're given a dialogue choice, one of the options boils down to "uhh, I don't know" + - Who tf wants to play a game where you keep saying "idk" and characters say "idk either, I guess it must be magic" at you for the whole game +- Grindfest progression is controlled by the most absolutely brain numbing materials possible: iron, scrap, mini boss crystal, and big boss crystal + - These are legitimately the only currency that matter. + - Every gun upgrade is iron + scrap + - Every new ability is {mini, big} boss crystal OR scrap + - So enemies are basically all the same since they drop all the same shit + - A new weapon costs $1000. + - Like 1/5 or 1/10 of the time, an enemy drops $50. + - So that's like 100 enemies to get a weapon. + - And you aren't allowed to demo weapons so you don't even know if it's any good. +- Not to mention, the enemies are also basically the same. There's only 3 archetypes: + - Flying dude (to kill, go hide at a choke point and aim up) + - Fast dude with melee weapon (just unload your whole magazine into him and if he somehow makes it to you alive, run away while reloading and repeat) + - Ranged dude who shoots or throws knifes at you (just strafe to the side whenever you see their windup animation) + - That's literally it. + - And the enemies all look the same too, e.g. sword dude == villager with pitchfork == fire elemental with flame sword + +This game is actually so disappointing holy moly. + + +More issues I have on [[2023-08-01]] after watching some YouTube videos on it: +- It's not realistic to expect to progress without trawling over every single inch of a map to get all the upgrade materials +- It's not realistic to use new weapons when you get them, because the only way to keep up with the growing enemy difficulty is by upgrading a single gun or two to the max. You'll run out of materials if you upgrade multiple guns + - So the game DISCOURAGES exploring new playstyles. Who thought this was a good idea? + + +[[2023-08-12]]: Actually, there was a decently neat boss fight just now. A big cube guy in the labyrinth where his rolly attacks 1HKO you, and your shots on his two dozen or so weakpoints also 1HKO them. And the fight is deterministic (he always makes the same moves, at least he seemed to), so it was basically a roguelike puzzle combat sequence that I beat on my 5th try or so. It was refreshing. diff --git a/content/Resources for readers.md b/content/Resources for readers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b6593a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Resources for readers.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Resources for readers +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-06]]. Linked from [[Stuff you the reader might like]]. Better name TBD, please give me suggestions. + +Aka pages that give you stuff. +- [[My Procreate brushes]] - download my brushes! +- [[College resume help]] - if you'd like to work in tech and are in college +- [[Event finder trifecta]] - find cool events in your city +- [[Google maps maps]] - my maps to share with friends. Under construction diff --git a/content/Reverse-engineering Metriport.md b/content/Reverse-engineering Metriport.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8cfc063 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Reverse-engineering Metriport.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Reverse-engineering Metriport +#publish +Opened [[2023-07-23]]. Related to [[Productive Platypus]]. + + +## Notes +Retroactively adding entries is hard. + +Shit. 3 months ago they killed support for iOS premium, cancelling peoples' subscriptions and locking them out of the app. The app is dying as I write this. https://www.reddit.com/r/metriport/comments/11rfj0d/is_metriport_ever_returning/ + +### Adding a new metric +When you add a new metric, it asks you to categorize it with tags like "finance" "fitness" "habits" "health". + +Then "Data type" (confusing, so I'm italicizing the important bits imo): +- Numerical: "Good for single or multi category _cumulative totals_, such as spending, time tracking, or caffeine intake" +- Continuous (?): "Good for _averaging and monitoring a single numeric value_, such as weight, BMI, or blood pressure" +- Absolute: "Good for _one-tap entries_ with discrete ranges. Useful for tracking habits, and ranking things high to low" + - Can this only do 0 or 1? +- Text: "Good for text entries, such as a _personal diary or journal_" + - Heh. + +Then chart for visualizing: +- Line +- Bar +- Pie +- Doughnut + +Then "Categories": "How do you want your data styled?" +- Icon +- and color. + +### Integrations +It can integrate with google fit and OpenWeather which is neat. + +## Complaints +Why cant I dismiss the stupid white face at the top of the app. Jk I can, it's just hidden in a skip button buried in the back. + +Why are there character limits on EVERYTHING I can't type a full sentence anywhere + +There's no way to have a metric apply to a whole day (e.g. "I am oncall today"). Not sure how to get around that. Maybe it's just not compatible with the system. + +Why is there a slider bar connecting category entries + +Why can't I set the incremental defaults on numerical metrics. "1" is a good number but "5" is high and "20" to "100" why do you even exist diff --git a/content/SLOs.md b/content/SLOs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e28f20 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/SLOs.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# SLOs +#publish +#needswork - finish it +Backlink: [[Musings on tech]] + +Lots to write about here. + +## No SLO +If your service operates above its SLO threshold for a long period of time and then regresses - customers generally notice. That old baseline _was_ your SLO. + diff --git a/content/SPRO Coffee Lab.md b/content/SPRO Coffee Lab.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..172bde2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/SPRO Coffee Lab.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# SPRO Coffee Lab +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Food truck in Spark Social I visited on [[2023-07-29]] before [[Park day]]. + +Being a food truck, they only do takeout, but I ate mine as fresh as it could possibly be. + +![[PXL_20230729_193329562.MP.jpg]] + +![[PXL_20230729_193638701.MP.jpg]] + +The burger was $13, didn't come with fries (I don't think they make any) and was a welcome surprise. It does what SPRO does with their other foods: a unique twist on a classic. 7.5/10. I really liked it. + +Unusualness factor of 1.75: +- Cheddar, lettuce, tomato, raw onion, brioche (+0) +- Pickles (+0.25, arguably a +0 but w/e) +- Smoked guava rum sauce (+1.5) + +The unusualness factor is deceivingly low; this burger tasted unlike any other I've had. It was sweet and mildly spicy -- from the rum sauce -- and surprisingly vegetable-y. The vegetables are really the star of this show. You can see in the second pic the proportion of vegetables to meat is like 1.5:1. Honestly I dig that decision. The flavors harmonize well, particularly because the sandwich was pleasantly non-oily. + +The main con here is that the patty was fully cooked through, with no pink to be found. Although I criticize, I do wonder whether it benefitted the overall sandwich to be less greasy. + +Final score: 7.5, even though I can't definitively suggest anything that would have improved it. Maybe I'll revisit this place. For now, I'm just thrilled SPRO continues to deliver on the cool flavors I came to them for. diff --git a/content/San Francisco map explained.md b/content/San Francisco map explained.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fa3ae8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/San Francisco map explained.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# San Francisco map explained +#publish +#mediareview +Opened [[2022-04-27]] . Belongs in [[Musings on everything else]] I guess, until I make a media review metanote. + +Video on YouTube outlining San Francisco's development chronologically: https://youtu.be/xWmMEZaQ5mM + +(I subscribed in the hope they make one of these for Boston) + +## Interesting points that stood out + my thoughts +- SF was where sailors during WWII would be discharged for homosexuality, hence why SF has such a vibrant LGBT community. +- In 1906 a massive earthquake struck, leaving thousands homeless and the city burning for 4 days. The displaced homeless took shelter in Golden Gate Park, then rapidly built new homes in the adjacent Richmond District. That's why it's all residential. +- Soma was planned by a single planner who made the Market St road extra wide, much to the displeasure of the rich business owners who would live there. +- The business owners existed because a lot of profit from the gold rush came from industry supporting the rushers, not the gold itself. +- Mission Dolores Church was built by the Spanish, then taken over by the Americans in the Mexican war. It's the oldest building in SF. +- SF Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in the US. +- The gold rush brought an insane amount of people, hence why the city expanded so quickly. In 1846 the population was 200; in 1852 it was 36000. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Sharetea.md b/content/Sharetea.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c9de7a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Sharetea.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Sharetea +#publish +Boba store. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Peach kiwi black tea with aiyu jelly // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +5.75/10. It tastes like generic fruit tea; I can't even make out the specific fruit. + +Too sweet despite 0% sugar. But that's my fault for adding lychee jelly on top of the Aiyu jelly. + + +### Wintermelon Lemonade // 0% sugar // Agar jelly +7/10. I really like the melon+lemon flavor and the agar jelly is fantastic. Better than crystal boba imo. + +Despite all it has going for it, it's way too sweet for 0% sugar and it's decaffeinated. Down to 7/10. + +Note: Agar was printed "jelly ball (new)" on the cup 0% sugar. diff --git a/content/Shower thoughts.md b/content/Shower thoughts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb528e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Shower thoughts.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Shower thoughts +#publish +#needswork - format and fill in +Opened [[2023-12-18]]. + +[[2023-12-17]]: the ranking system for tech companies + +???: when I was in NYC I sent Rudy the texts about kitchen ambience + +[[2024-04-12]]: isn't it weird were able to tell when someone is looking at us out of the corner of their eye even though we don't have experience measuring how wide the range of vision is for other people? + +[[2024-05-05]]: Encouraging more active use of bathrooms by adding toilet paper holders that require both hands to use so you can't hold your phone. + + + +Other thoughts from May 7, 2019: +If you're thirsty and you drink water, aren't you technically drinking your problems away? + +Mike Wazowski nodding is technically the same as him twerking + +Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? + +If you stick your feet in the sand, the whole world becomes your shoes + +When someone says to hold your horses, they're telling you to be stable + +[[2024-08-01]]: Is there anything you can't anthropomorphize by putting two googly eyes on it? +- Dress shirt buttons +- even better: dress shirt cuff links +- nuclear explosion + - for a vanishingly tiny fraction of a second, you'll have a cute nuclear explosion tho +- surface of the sun (you can't see the eyes - this is cheating) diff --git a/content/Skincare.md b/content/Skincare.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac45855 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Skincare.md @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# Skincare +#publish +Branched out of [[Body measurements]]. Related to [[Skincare logs]] (private). + +# New routine (circa ~[[2024-02-15]]) +I have combination skin type leaning oily btw. YMMV + +This system is the perfect balance of effective and simple enough for me to stick to on a routine. + +**Morning** +1) CeraVe foaming facial cleanser +2) Skin Aqua UV super moisture gel sunscreen + +That provides enough moisture for the day. The sunscreen works as lotion for me and I like how it dries light and airy. + +**Evening** +1) CeraVe foaming facial cleanser again +2) (Optional, only do this as needed like once per 2 months) The Ordinary Peeling Solution 30% AHA + 2% BHA +3) Haruharu black rice hyaluronic acid toner +4) Facial lotion of some kind. I use a green tea gel moisturizer - emphasis on the "gel" because my oily combination skin reacts better to alcohol-based products. I used the ordinary natural moisturizing factors for a while and swapped to a green tea facial moisturizer that was cheaper and scentless. + +**Misc notes** +- I (update: used to!) keep an extra CeraVe hydrating facial cleanser around so that when I'm feeling lazy I'll replace the foaming cleanser with the hydrating cleanser for dry skin types. Then I will skip moisturizing because that cleanser basically doubles as lotion. + - Update from late Feb/early March: this is no longer needed (and actually strictly worse than my new solution) because I discovered a gel moisturizer. I just use the foaming cleanser for oily skin now and moisturize via alcohol based lotion which my skin prefers. +- I also have that cute Korean scrub glove, the green and pink brand, to do physical exfoliation every once and a while in the shower. I'm really light with it. I use green for body and pink for face so the two don't mix. More on this in the misc notes section. + +# Old routine below +## Old routine (Morning) +1) Cleanse ([CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser for Oily Skin](https://www.amazon.com/CeraVe-Foaming-Facial-Cleanser-Ounce/dp/B00IINMRWU/?th=1)) +2) Exfoliate ([The Ordinary Peeling Solution 30% AHA + 2% BHA](https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Peeling-Solution-30ml-AHA/dp/B071D4D5DT)) - once per 1 or 2 weeks ONLY +3) Moisturize + sunscreen (Target's Up&Up Oil-free Facial Moisturizer 15 SPF) + +## Old routine (Evening) +1) Cleanse (CeraVe) +2) Exfoliate (TO) - once per 1 or 2 weeks ONLY +3) Moisturize ([The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors HA](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0711DTHY2/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A9E0FP8NBC0A1&psc=1)) + +## Fun acronyms +- **AHAs**: Alpha Hydroxl Acids. + - Used for exfoliating the top layer of your skin. + - It basically chemical-burns off the top layer of dead skin on your face. + - You feel dry afterwards. + - **Note**: Wear AT LEAST SPF 30 sunscreen for 24hrs after using this. Your skin is a lot more fragile afterwards. + - This is not great for people with sensitive skin. + - Common acids: glycolic, lactic, mandelic. +- **BHAs**: Beta Hydroxl Acids. + - Used for exfoliating deeper layers of your skin. + - BHAs are salicylic acid-based, which is oil-soluble. + - Being oil-soluble means BHAs can slip past the oils in your pores to get deeper into your skin, chemically dissolving dead cells and grime underneath your pores. + - Sunscreen is still necessary. + - You can use both AHA and BHA exfoliants at once but be careful. Chemical skin damage is bad. + +## Theories? +My skin might be dehydrated because I overwash it. If that's true, the way to fix this is: +- No exfoliation. +- Gentle, low-pH cleansers. +- Pair a gentle, water-based hydrating toner or serum with a cream to lock in the moisture. + +## Misc notes +Other people add toners/serums between steps 2-3 in my routine. Toners/serums are additive chemicals that are effective at treating specific skin issues (e.g. uneven pigment discoloration, acne, etc.). + +The sidebar on /r/skincareaddiction is incredibly helpful for getting a balanced picture of the products out there. + +There's this cute scrub glove thing that's popular in Korea these days. It's a cheap tool for physical exfoliation. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GCHR39G/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A2ELKFD9U58CKY&psc=1 +- Funny quote from /r/skincareaddiction: `THE GREEN ITALY TOWEL CURED MY ANXIETY, WATERED MY CROPS, AND PAID OFF MY CREDIT CARD` + +Misc list of interesting reddit posts that have product recommendations: +- https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/comments/8oildo/ba_my_freckles_fading_from_2015_to_today_after/ +- https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/comments/x4azkn/review_my_thoughts_on_every_the_ordinary_product/ + +39daph's skincare [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYzRacL54TM) and [routine doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10EpmKtn_XaoTkrh8cOSZ0N3SfpZ8X-PtbJrDyyBMBCI/edit). + +## Timeline updates +Moved to [[Skincare logs]] because it's a tad private. diff --git a/content/Son and Garden.md b/content/Son and Garden.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..33c54a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Son and Garden.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Son and Garden +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Went here [[2023-04-28]] for Casey's SF reunion dinner. + +The menu was insanely overpriced and the venue kind of in this limbo zone of kitschy and classy -- not really executing fully on either theme. It reminded me of Peppermill from Vegas on [[2023-03-18]] but somehow more expensive and way less atmospheric. + +![[PXL_20230429_021816691.MP.jpg]] + +I got the Good Son Burger, a staggering $32 that according to their menu contains: +- Waygu beef patty (+0 because this is compositionally the same as a normal patty) +- Bear belly bacon (+2) +- Caramelized onion (+0) +- Bacon jam (+1) +- Jack cheese (+0) +- Aioli (+0.5) +- Arugula (+0.5) +- Fried egg (+1) + +Total unusualness factor: +5 +I feel like I don't need to cover why a wagyu patty is pointless. It certainly a red flag they're trying too hard and I'm glad I caught on and agreed to split this burger because it was baaad. + +The bacon is really the star of this catastrophe. Idk what this shit is but it's terrible: literally 1/4-1/3" thick of sinewy, chewy pork meat. It's too thick to be bacon and too oily and chewy to be a pork chop. My teeth would slice cleanly through every part of the burger except this, requiring me to double over my food like a gazelle hunched over, shielding its meal from the gaze of its peers. + +There are other issues too. The aioli + egg combo is just way too rich and oily, and the buttered bun didn't help with that. You basically need to wipe your hands on a napkin after every bite and even then, your hands would still be oily. The bacon jam was overwhelmingly sweet, which made the combo even worse. The jam was clearly made from cubes of the same "bacon" topping, which left a confusing texture of "I'm not sure whether I just chewed the bacon that tumbled into my mouth just now, or whether it's just hanging loose off the burger." The cubing of the bacon didn't help with the sinewy texture of the meat so even in this pre-chewed state, it wasn't very tasty. + +The argula added a refreshing punch but it was barely detectable within the hurricane of aforementioned flavors. + +2.5/10. I was starving today and barely wanted to finish my half. I skipped the fries. The crazy thing is that removing the stupid "bacon" from this burger would have elevated it to a 4/10, which is what I did after getting halfway through it and just wanting an edible meal. + +Potato wedges were included in the price. But I didn't finish those either by how bad they were. They didn't come with ketchup and the sauce they did come with was intolerably sweet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Spruce.md b/content/Spruce.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72f8d63 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Spruce.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Spruce +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Went here [[2022-12-27]] with Sharon. Their walk-in bar menu has a $25 burger! + +There's a catch to that price -- basic add-ons cost you: +- $7 for their chef-recommended Taleggio cheese. +- $2 for any other cheese. +- $2 for additional toppings such as caramelized mushrooms, onions, a fried egg, and avocado. + +![[PXL_20221228_054128406.MP.jpg]] + +The burger came with lettuce, tomato, pickled onions, and spiral-cut pickles. I didn't request more than that, so this is a review of the $32 burger containing just the basics plus the Taleggio. + +As a bonus I'll also review the same burger in $27 form with only white cheddar added on - this is what Sharon bought and I took a few bites. + +## The full review +_(Skip to the bottom to read how I derived the unusualness factor)_ +9.5/10. I loved this burger. It's legitimately the best I've had so far. But it's not perfect so let me break down my review. + +What I liked: +- The ground beef was spiced evenly (i.e. the ground beef itself was seasoned), cooked perfectly medium rare, and there was just the right amount of it (1/2lb) to complement the toppings. +- The Taleggio cheese was a great addition to the burger. It basically tasted like a less rich version of brie. Its texture was firm so it couldn't drip and it complemented the savory/punchy taste of the seasoned beef amazingly. +- The pickled toppings were all clearly made in-house and the fresh vinegar flavor was great. +- The condiments - ketchup, mustard, and ranch - were also made in-house. I'm not a mustard nor ranch person but I liked both which is unusual. Having great ketchup definitely affects my vote positively. +- Overall the burger wasn't greasy! It was juicy and that inevitably spilled into the dish but it didn't feel overly oily in any bite. That's a big plus. + +What I didn't like: +- The English muffin bun. Like the sauces it was clearly made in-house, but it was doughy and not meaningfully toasted so there was no crunch. It tasted better than something off the shelf at a grocery store, but I think most non-greasy burger buns from another burger restaurant would have been an improvement over this. +- The burger violated the [[Warren's long burgers]] principle. This is doubly sad because it totally didn't need to if had the bun been smaller. Even after pressing firmly I couldn't take a proper bite of the sandwich. + - Do expensive burger places just enjoy doing this? Looking at you, [[Miller and Lux]]. +- This doesn't affect the rating but I'm rather disappointed that the overall burger wasn't presented as a standalone dish and was more of a build-your-own meal. I would have loved for the chef to recommend the ingredients and have that be the default - as it stands, I feel I might have missed out on trying some really great grilled mushrooms. And the toppings all arrived disassembled on the side of the burger (but maybe this method prevents sogginess). + - I'm actually quite glad the side toppings were plain btw - this means a lower unusualness rating. + +This burger came with fries. + +Overall, this was a pricey burger that was legitimately worth it. I could have eaten another one right after and loved it. Notably, the cheese played a huge role in how much I liked the burger: + +## Numerical rating and justification +$32 burger w/ Taleggio: +- 9.5/10 +- 2.75/10 unusualness due to: + - Taleggio (+1.5) + - English muffin bun (+1) + - Pickled onion (+0.25 as onions are staple but it's unusual to pickle them) + +$27 burger w/ white cheddar: +- 8.75/10 +- 1.25/10 unusualness (same as above minus the Taleggio) + +I didn't expect the cheese to play so heavy a role in me liking it. But I stand by that. The pairing of savory meat and cheese is a known good combination but it's tricky to make work with particularly rich cheeses (e.g. when eating charcuterie, you don't typically eat salami with brie as the two together are too greasy). This cheese has the rich taste of brie without contributing too much greasiness. I think it's a perfect addition to a burger and I'm glad I got to try it here. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Stable diffusion fraud.md b/content/Stable diffusion fraud.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2de0e6c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Stable diffusion fraud.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Stable diffusion fraud +#publish +#needswork - add a date opened +Backlink: [[Musings on philosophy]]. Or [[Musings on tech]]? Related to [[Post-truth media]]. + +It just blows my mind how rapidly we've gotten here. + +Update: [[2024-04-15]]: seen for the first time in the wild. + +## My first time +My first observation with AI image fraud happened on Facebook on [[2023-03-03]] in a hobbyist Michelin chef page I follow: + +![[Screenshot_20230303-100318.png]] + +![[Screenshot_20230303-100335.png]] +_Only one guy gets it_ + +This Facebook account is super active. He posts 2-3 food pics per day, all expertly-prepared and plated. + +The worst part is how long I hesitated before concluding this account was a fraud. All the dishes being posted look plausible - there's even recipes in the descriptions for all of them! + +![[Screenshot_20230303-101047.png]] + +What an elaborate lie this guy is running. + +In the end what tipped me off was the cover photo of this self-proclaimed "chef": + +![[Screenshot_20230303-101013.png]] + +![[Screenshot_20230303-101016.png]] + +No way this is real. Four of the same dish using four totally different loaves of bread? Not to mention the dishes are flawless. + +So we've established this dude is a fraud but where are these recipes coming from? Are they AI too? The fact this guy documented exact nutrition facts for his dishes suggests maybe it's more likely a copy-paste from a website: + +![[Screenshot_20230303-102855.png]] + +... but wait, nothing shows up for this specific (but also pretty common serving of chimichurri sauce): + +![[Screenshot_20230303-103838.png]] + +So was the recipe AI-generated too? + +![[Screenshot_20230303-104058.png]] + +![[Screenshot_20230303-104104.png]] + +_Probably, yes._ I'm not sure where the calorie count is coming from. The similarities in wording are too glaring for this to not be at least partly the work of an LLM. Like the exact wording on "salt and freshly ground pepper," the qualifiers after exactly (and only) the asparagus, steak, potatoes, and cherry tomatoes. + +This is nuts. I think I only saw through this because of how much I've been playing with Google's stable diffusion AI at work. Will internet users develop skepticism fast enough to see through frauds like this before something bad happens? Will any of us know what's real in a few years? + +I wonder still: who would choose to lie about something as trivial as chef status on a Facebook image board? I'm guessing this profile is a social experiment. Surely there's a sociology PhD behind the scenes of that account collecting data. + +I still shudder to imagine what a malicious actor could achieve. + +Also: how striking that of all the fields AI dominated first, it was the arts, photography, and music. Back in middle school I always imagined seeing artificial intelligence developed in my lifetime. But I didn't envision it taking over the arts first. + diff --git a/content/Stuff you the reader might like.md b/content/Stuff you the reader might like.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9084275 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Stuff you the reader might like.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Stuff you the reader might like +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-02]]. + +I'm going to [[Publishing this vault|publish Waulter]] soon and open my brain to the internet. When I do, it would be nice to consolidate a meta page of pages other people might enjoy reading. Maybe that's you, and that's this? + +## Meta pages (pages of pages) +- [[Musings]] (Meta-meta page) + - [[Musings on philosophy]] + - [[Musings on tech]] + - [[Musings on everything else]] +- [[Articles I like]] +- [[My tech setups]] +- [[Resources for readers]] + +## Pages I'm fond of +- [[The best burger in the bay area]] +- [[Perdicis etymology]] +- [[The cosmic computer]] + +## Misc pages that friends might enjoy leafing through +- [[The internet game decathlon]] +- [[Movies I've seen]] +- [[Skincare]] + +## Just for funsies +- [[Taylor Swift to trap pipeline]] +- [[Portuguese Man of War]] + + +## Appendix +Honestly, this list is so incomplete. A fun way to discover more pages is slamming the "Random article" button. Idk how to link that here easily so I'll put it in the 404 page, which you can reach by typing nonsense into your browser bar after the forward slash, like `notes.perdicis.com/Nonsense` diff --git a/content/Super Duper Burgers.md b/content/Super Duper Burgers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..21465f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Super Duper Burgers.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Super Duper Burgers +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Fast food chain. Visited on [[2022-07-05]] for lunch. + +https://goo.gl/maps/PnLbEF9yjdq9MqbU9 + +Ingredients-wise, totally unremarkable. The standard burger comprised double 1/4lb patties, tomato, onion, lettuce, and a sesame bun. Also some mayo/house sauce mixed in. I forget if I chose this voluntarily, but + +![[PXL_20220705_213742728.jpg]] + +The patties were effectively cooked like smash burger patties. There's barely any rose color in the cross-section. + +The ketchup on tap was noticeably good! It was a middle ground with some texture that was between Heinz and Sir Kensington - closer to the latter than the former. This alone bumped the rating up like 0.5-1 pt. I'll set my final rating to a 7. It's quite good for a fast food burger. But I wouldn't seek it out to eat. + +The unfortunate part is that this was clearly a fast food burger which meant it was incredibly greasy. My hands were drenched afterwards and the bottom bun was soggy the whole time I ate. That's the main thing I didn't like but I think it's unchangeable given how they cook their patties and arrange ingredients. + +The cost was $11 ($10 without cheese) and didn't come with fries. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Sweetheart cafe.md b/content/Sweetheart cafe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..308d47b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Sweetheart cafe.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Sweetheart cafe +#publish +Boba store in SF Chinatown. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + + +## Drinks +### Honeydew milk tea // 0% sugar // Aloe dices +7.25/10. + +The aloe is great. I didn't realize this was a milk tea drink, and I didn't want milk, so unfortunately there's a limit to how high I can rate it. + +The level of sweet was good I think. It was purely sweetened by the milk which I'm not sure is a flavor I love. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Taylor Swift to trap pipeline.md b/content/Taylor Swift to trap pipeline.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4ad79d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Taylor Swift to trap pipeline.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Taylor Swift to trap pipeline +#publish +#needswork: Unwall this garden +Opened around, like, [[2024-08-22]]. I forget when I first thought of this. + +Anyways my thought is that there's 3 songs that encapsulate the hero's journey into the depths of liking trap. + +1) [Anti-Hero // Taylor Swift](https://open.spotify.com/track/0V3wPSX9ygBnCm8psDIegu?si=23c5d753a7674e3e) + - Catchy. + - Inoffensive. + - Good song. + - I rang in 2023's New Year listening to this. +2) [Anti-Hero - ILLENIUM remix // Taylor Swift, ILLENIUM](https://open.spotify.com/track/6C0H8ts9M6deezz0yYR6LK?si=9cd42e5651af4902) + - Catchy. + - Inoffensive, provided you're not a diehard TSwift fan. + - Largely unchanged from the original. + - Adds standard pop EDM instrumental hook atop the hook @ 1m35s + - If you enjoy this, you might like other pop EDM. +1) [STFU // Crankdat](https://open.spotify.com/track/0v1nobrUSVLIXrYaI4zwkw?si=10e43242a1a34c9c) + - **Incomprehensible** to anyone who doesn't listen to trap. + - **Comprehensible** after listeners have reached stage 2 of the pipeline. + - **Actively enjoyable** at stage 3. + - Just listen to the first 20 seconds. + +I made a Spotify playlist of these 3 songs for easy access: [click me](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sFN9grxrxoqXDVR5W4sS8) diff --git a/content/Telic and atelic activities.md b/content/Telic and atelic activities.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..12f0fb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Telic and atelic activities.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Telic and atelic activities +#publish +#needswork - just add the date +Part of [[Musings on philosophy]]; seems highly related to [[The Sinusoid]]; first heard about this in [[Philosophy and the Good Life with Sam Harris]]. + +## What do these words mean? + +I think the terms come from Aristotle ("telos" refers to "fulfillment", "end", "terminus") + +So "telic" activities are those with a destination in sight. If I'm writing an article, my goal is to finish it. + +Whereas "atelic" activities are those without destination. The process of writing my daily journal doesn't have an end date and I won't run out of things to write. So it's more of a process. + +But it gets confusing. I enjoy drawing yet also seek to improve. Is it telic because I focus on getting better? Or atelic because I'm self-compelled to do it? + + +## My (light) take + +These terms remind me of my Type 2 fun-seeking philosophy, but I'm not sure how exactly; that you should do something for a telic goal, then embrace the atelic consequences perhaps? + +It also reminds me of the hobby compensation study. Where kids who have a hobby are paid for it, turning an atelic activity to a telic one, ruining their interest in it. Seems like telic-ification is bad, so what about the reverse? Running was once a telic goal for me that became atelic over time. That's interesting; it suggests making something telic is poisonous whereas making something atelic is nice. +- Idk if I truly believe this line of reasoning; should revisit it. +- Also, after I finished the SF marathon in 2019, I immediately stopped running and haven't run a race since (I write this in 2023) so perhaps telic-ification of my atelic-once-telic hobby went too far, and there's a middle ground you should do without becoming obsessed. + - But Hadi ran a marathon and then an iron man, so maybe you can't know what your middle ground is until you get burnt. That's disheartening if true, that all hobbyist pursuits must end in burnout unless we're lucky. diff --git a/content/The Barbenheimer Swirl.md b/content/The Barbenheimer Swirl.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3de43c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Barbenheimer Swirl.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# The Barbenheimer Swirl(tm) +#publish +#needswork - unwall the garden and explain what it is, that's all +Did this madness [[2023-07-30]]. + +The highest praise I can give this experience is calling it type 2 fun. My brain melted from the aggressive context switching. + +Some high-level takeaways: +- Oppenheimer's opening montage of Cillian Murphy looking at art and sweating awake in bed thinking about physics was pretty pretentious +- I appreciated this throwaway dialogue between Oppenheimer and Strauss as Strauss' character was introduced: + - "I'm a self-made man." + - "I can relate. So was my father." +- Barbie was more politically charged than Oppenheimer. + - Oppenheimer's sentiment boils down to "bomb bad. Oppenheimer is right" whereas Barbie is on a totally different level of feminist agenda. I remember reading online the word "patriarchy" was delivered 10+ times. + - Not that it's a bad thing lol. But ironically I could understand Oppenheimer's moral direction easier than Barbie's. +- The subplot about Strauss' sabotaged run for Secretary of Commerce and Oppenheimer's rigged hearings to renew his security clearance totally aligns with the ending symbolism of mutually assured destruction. + - I actually missed who Strauss was because of the swirl; Grant explained afterwards that he was the first senator in 20-30 years to be voted down from a nomination, making what happened all the more significant. diff --git a/content/The Boy and the Heron.md b/content/The Boy and the Heron.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a243eed --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Boy and the Heron.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# The Boy and the Heron +#publish +#mediareview +Watched this subbed [[2023-12-07]] in the Japantown Kabuki 8. + +## Themes I noticed +- The boy fearing nature (birds, foliage, caves) and taking solace in urban cities +- Heavy overarching theme of war + - Birds being evil probably parallels fighter jets, esp. as the father is an industrialist who owns a factory for them + - Original Japanese name for the movie, "How do you live?", rooted in a wartime book Miyazaki read +- Groupthink is made scary. Even benign creatures like pelicans and parakeets appear nightmarish when moving as a single ravenous herd + - Father character +- Theme of opposites + - boy is terrified by fire irl; enters an ocean world -- his doppelganger wields fire confidently as a weapon + +## Open questions +- Is himi the mom or not? What's up with her entering a "world" door with the intent to birth the boy and later die in the hospital? +- What do the blocks represent? And what changed between the boy's opinion of them being tainted in his vision vs being clean when he finally sees them in person? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The Epitaph of Edward, the Black Prince.md b/content/The Epitaph of Edward, the Black Prince.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e5b316 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Epitaph of Edward, the Black Prince.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# The Epitaph of Edward, the Black Prince +#publish +Opened [[2024-06-10]], but I originally bookmarked this for myself on 2017-06-1. From [[Poems and literature I like]]. + +> Whoso thou be that passeth by; +> Where these corps entombed lie: +> Understand what I shall say, +> As at this time speak I may. +> Such as thou art, sometime was I, +> Such as I am, such shalt thou be. +> I thought little on th’our of Death  +> So long as I enjoyed breath.  +> But now a wretched captive am I,  +> Deep in the ground, lo here I lie.  +> My beauty great, is all quite gone,  +> My flesh is wasted to the bone. + +(And below, the simpler version) + +> Remember stranger, as you pass by, +> As you are now, so once was I. +> As I'll be now soon must you be +> Prepare for death and follow me... + +Edward of Woodstock lived between 1330-1376 as the Prince of Wales. He was an exceptional military leader, and his victories over the French at the Battles of Crécy and Poitiers made him very popular in England during his lifetime. In 1348 he was made a Founding Knight of the Garter. He became known posthumously as the Black Prince. + +This epitaph is inscribed on the late Edward's tomb, a bronze effigy laid beneath a tester depicting the Holy Trinity. + +This is a spooky epitaph if you read it for what it says. I like it because it sounds distinctly human (and almost funny?) upon rereading. The tone here is so self-indulgent. For a poem about the inevitability of death, it's not very humble. It conveys something closer to scorn, to my ears. Like Edward is trying to convince his readers, posthumously, that his defeat at the hands of death is not a big deal, that it was an unfair fight, and that his ego has all rights to remain intact. + +The prose is nice too. + +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward,_the_Black_Prince#Death_andburial \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The Fly Trap.md b/content/The Fly Trap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fc79c43 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Fly Trap.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# The Fly Trap +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Restaurant in Rincon Hill I visited with Kenneth on [[2023-12-18]] after work. + +The restaurant itself was brightly lit and intricately decorated in a classy-kitschy type way. I hope they have good drinks because the burger was a really disappointing 3/10. It was $19 with fries. + +![[PXL_20231219_024210881.MP.jpg]] + +The rudimentary issue is I'm pretty sure I could make a better burger myself with zero prep or experience. The meat was indeed cooked medium rare which was great. But the bun was cold and looked like (or just was?) a generic Costco bun. All the vegetables toppings were raw and refrigerator-cold. + +So yeah 3/10. I'm super disappointed because I've been wanting to come here a while. Maybe the menu changed and this is a one-off? The menu tonight called this a "Bomb burger" or something to that tune, while online I can only find references to "Fly trap burger". Oh well. + +Unusualness calculation: 0/10 +- (Sadly) normal bun +- Normal meat patty +- Raw lettuce, onion, and tomato diff --git a/content/The Grove.md b/content/The Grove.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70bfa4a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Grove.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# The Grove +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +Hipstery sandwich/American place I visited on [[2022-06-06]]. + +Multiple locations; I went to the one in Yerba Buena that has 4.4/5 stars on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cw6XEHFQvVofwZGP8 + +Their burger was very interesting. Ingredients-wise it is totally unremarkable: white bun, single patty, lettuce, raw onion, tomato, and no sauce (although some mustard and tomato salsa(?) is provided on the side). It is literally the least greasy burger I've ever tasted. Which sounds good but it's not. + +![[PXL_20220607_014740058.jpg]] + +The burger was basically a 7/10 but I'm bumping it down to a 6.5 to provide some differentiation with existing reviews. + +[[2022-09-17]]: Actually, after formalizing [[My food rating system|the rating system]], I'm moving this further down to a 6. I believe that's most accurate. + +[[2022-12-28]]: I'm further bumping this down to a 5 to provide a better review spread. Furthermore I believe I've literally said the words "eh, it's not that good" to friends when describing The Grove's burger, which is precisely the quote from [[My food rating system]] for a 5-rated dish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The Machine Stops.md b/content/The Machine Stops.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4b4a29 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Machine Stops.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# The Machine Stops +#publish +#mediareview +Related to [[Musings on philosophy]]. + +A short sci-fi story by E. M. Forster published in the Oxford and Cambridge Review in 1909. + +PDF: https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~koehl/Teaching/ECS188/PDF_files/Machine_stops.pdf + +## Summary +- The story takes place in the distant future. +- Humans live in their own personal rooms, which interface with the highly advanced "Machine" to tend to all their physical needs. +- The sensuous reptile brain is always satisfied. +- Humans enjoy sharing second-hand "ideas" with each other. That's a common word used in criticism: "There are no ideas here". +- Humanity is fragile because of this. +- The story is told from the perspective of a mother, Vashti. +- She is emotionally frail and afraid of "direct experience". +- Her son, Kuno, verbally coerces her to travel on an airship to meet him. +- Now together in person, Kuno recounts his daring experience of leaving the sanctuary of the Machine. +- Kuno nearly died outside the Machine and was rescued via some unclear means. +- As a consequence of Kuno's trespass, he has been sentenced to "Homelessness" - in other words death by exile to the Earth's surface without a life-preserving respirator. +- The pair's conversation alludes to the Great Revolution, whose members "perished for our edification". + +## My thoughts +Refreshingly, there are no political motives to unpack here as the story was written in 1909. + +Forster is remarkably prescient in his criticism of the modern pseudo-intellectual. Vashti is experientially bankrupt. Yet she feels comfortable giving a 10 min lecture about "music during the Australian period". I can't really tell if she enjoys it. But she gets some kicks out of recycling second hand ideas and espousing them from an authoritative position. (The lecture length is another fun jab.) diff --git a/content/The Sinusoid.md b/content/The Sinusoid.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d9cef7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The Sinusoid.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# The Sinusoid +#publish +#needswork - I need to write this!! +[[Musings on philosophy]] + +Or: The multidimensional sinusoid. + +Or: a sinusoidal model of life. + +The idea is that my most compelling life philosophy is modeling life as a happy-sad sine wave. + +Related to [[Selective ignorance]] because specifically seeking out happiness makes you not really get it. Which is related to [[Philosophy on dating]] + +Todo: write about this. + +Todo: draw the diagram \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The best burger in the bay area.md b/content/The best burger in the bay area.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3686bb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The best burger in the bay area.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# The best burger in the bay area +#publish +Using [[My food rating system]] to set ratings. All burgers are cooked medium rare where possible. + +## Reviews + +| **Restaurant** | **Overall Rating** | **Unusualness Factor** | **Price** | +| --------------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- | --------- | +| [[Miller and Lux]] | 8.5/10 | 2.5 | $26 | +| [[Gott's Roadside]] | 7.25/10 | 2 | $15 | +| [[The Grove]] | 5/10 | 1 | $18 | +| [[4505 Burgers & BBQ]] | 9/10 | 0.25 | $16 | +| [[Super Duper Burgers]] | 7/10 | 0 | $11 | +| [[Causwell's]] | 3/10 | 0 | $19 | +| [[Bazille]] | 6.25/10 | 0 | $16 | +| [[Bacon Bacon]] | 7.25/10 | 0 | $16 | +| [[Amy's Drive Thru]] | 6.5/10 | 5 | $10 | +| [[Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant]] | 8.75/10 | 1 | $22 | +| [[Hobee's]] | 4.5/10 | 1 | $15 | +| [[Spruce]] | 9.5/10 | 2.75 | $32 | +| [[Kitchen Story]] | 7.5/10 | 1.25 | $23 | +| [[True Food Kitchen]] | 10/10 | 1.75 | $19.5 | +| [[Son and Garden]] | 2.5/10 | 5 | $32 | +| [[Marlowe]] | 6/10 | 1.5 | $25 | +| [[W6 Cafe]] | 2/10 | 0 | $0 | +| [[SPRO Coffee Lab]] | 7.5/10 | 1.75 | $13 | +| [[The Fly Trap]] | 3/10 | 0 | $19 | +| [[Chez Maman]] | 7/10 | 1 | $22 | +| [[Arbor]] | 5/10 | 0.25 | $17 | + + +## Philosophy behind these ratings +It's hard to rate a burger definitively "X/10" because burgers have a wide variety of ingredients and degrees of fanciness - you're often not comparing the same type of burger to the next. + +In general, my philosophy is that the "X/10" rating should only indicate how much I liked the burger. Points aren't docked for ingredients, nor price point, nor whether the burger came with fries - however it's still good to surface all these things so I include a second "unusualness factor" rating in each review denoting roughly how far the burger being reviewed deviates from staple ingredients. Also, while not noted in the table, I mention in each review whether the burger comes with fries. + +My guidelines for for unusualness ratings: +- +5 is the default unusualness factor for plant-based burgers since by forgoing meat, a restaurant is already pushing the definition of a burger. +- Unusual but not unheard of toppings like fried egg or arugula earn a +1 unusualness factor each (exceptions made for tiny variations like a noticeably seeded bun, pickles, caramelized onions, or mushrooms: +0.5 instead). +- Very unusual toppings like Brie cheese earn a minimum +1.5 unusualness factor each. +- Strange lack of default toppings like cheese earns somewhere between +0-0.5 unusualness. + +Example rating from the [[Spruce]] review: +> 2.75/10 unusualness due to: +> - Taleggio (+1.5) +> - English muffin bun (+1) +> - Pickled onion (+0.25 as onions are staple but it's unusual to pickle them) + +## Appendix +Burger-related but I haven't written about yet: [[Warren's long burgers]] + +Found [[2023-04-30]]: [The best SF burgers, according to /r/AskSF](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSF/comments/1341txx/best_burger_in_san_francisco/) + diff --git a/content/The cosmic computer.md b/content/The cosmic computer.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..791a0c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The cosmic computer.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# The cosmic computer +#publish +#needswork - unwall this garden further. It's a nice concise article +Backlink: [[Musings on philosophy]] + +My pet theory that the _only_ computer that can compute the future state of the universe is necessarily one that is the size of the universe. In other words, we are living in the computer program and the the program is running on reality. + +Corollary: Although a future universe state may theoretically be predictable, it is never actually predictable. Except perhaps in small, isolated corners of the universe untouched by all external forces. Maybe such corners don't exist though, and influences as benign as light from distant stars would disrupt otherwise predictable worlds. + + So, the only computer that knows all the rules of physics and can execute predictions flawlessly is reality itself. + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The internet game decathlon.md b/content/The internet game decathlon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..752aa24 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The internet game decathlon.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +aliases: Bro vs bro games, the master decathlon +--- +# The internet game decathlon +#publish +#needswork - unwall this garden +Opened [[2024-01-16]]. + +## What is this +Games, mostly internet games, which can be used to compete against your friends. Inspired by Ludwig's BvB and originally called "The master decathlon" because it was the method Samarth and I were going to use to determine who got the master bedroom on [[2024-01-17]]. + +## Games +### Internet games +- Wikipedia race (played on Wikipedia -- see [rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Game)) +- [The human benchmark](https://humanbenchmark.com/) +- [That game where you try to name all SF streets from memory](https://carvin.github.io/sf-street-names) +- [Geoguessr](https://www.geoguessr.com/) + - Note: requires $1 subscription :( + - Hmu and you can use my account +- [Infinite Craft](https://neal.fun/infinite-craft/) - open this with a friend and race to craft something, almost literally anything you can think of is in here +- [Travle](https://travle.earth/) - Geography game about country adjacency +- [Movie to movie](https://movietomovie.com) - Movie/actor adjacency game +- [TimeGuessr](https://timeguessr.com/) - Guess the year and map location of iconic photos +- [PokeDoku](https://pokedoku.com) - Pokemon sudoku. DIFFICULT even if you know pokemon well. +- [MovieGrid.io](https://moviegrid.io) - Movie sudoku. +- [Guess the Game](guessthe.game) - shows screenshots of video games and you need to guess what video game it is + +### Wordle variants +- [Semantle](https://semantle.com/) - my favorite. Guess words based on word2vec similarities + - [Contexto](https://contexto.me/) - same thing just different website in case the first one breaks or you want a different puzzle +- [Tradle](https://wordlegame.org/wordle-games/tradle) - guess the country based on its exports +- [Costcodle](https://costcodle.com/) - guess the price of Costco goods +- [Bazingle](https://bazingle.wook.wtf/) - wordle but with 7 (glorious) letters + + +### Internet games (competitively viable) +- [Super Auto Pets](https://teamwood.itch.io/super-auto-pets) - simple turn-based battle royale you can get on phones and play with friends. Good for road trips +- [Pokemon showdown](https://pokemonshowdown.com/) - competitive Pokemon battle simulator. DIFFICULT + +### Actual video games +- Beat Saber - I will smoke anyone at this game +- LoL ARAM 1v1 - unfortunately requires downloading League of Legends. First to {100 creeps, tower kill, player elimination} wins +- Smash Bros 1v1 - self explanatory. Use [competitive ruleset](https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament_rulesets_(SSBU)) so it's a game of skill +- Discord golf minigame - People in the same Discord call can play this. It's fun + +### Irl games: +- Chess +- Connect 4 +- [Tellstones](https://www.tellstones.com/) - don't buy the physical game. Just learn the rules from [this excellent video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0lol1-Xt3Q) and play with any 7 tokens (Pokemon energy cards are ideal, but playing cards are OK too) + +Just for fun: +- [FromSoft word processor](https://woe-industries.itch.io/fromsoftword) - legit just a blank text word processor. 1 typo and it's game over diff --git a/content/The spectrum of food formality.md b/content/The spectrum of food formality.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8878723 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The spectrum of food formality.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# The spectrum of food formality +#publish +Backlink: [[Musings on everything else]] + +Opened [[2022-03-31]]. + +**Conjecture**: All foods have a hidden objective property of "formality," expressing how comfortable you'd be eating the food in presence of someone you really wanted to impress. + +Imagine you're eating lunch with your mayor. The environment around you is an ambient, upscale cafe, somewhere downtown. Now, imagine you lean in to take a bite of: +- a sensibly-sized forkful of seared tuna, versus +- a sideways bite of soggy single-tortilla-wrapped taco? + +Clearly these foods have different food formality (foodmality?) levels. +## Foods ranked by formality score +_Rule for applying adjectives: acceptable modifiers for food are those which do not threaten the edibility of the food. (e.g. "soggy", "crispy" are acceptable; "stale", "moldy" are not. "Overcooked" is a bit of a grey zone so let's disqualify similar modifiers)._ +- 90/100 Filet mignon. +- 80/100 Cup of coffee (depends on context). +- 10/100 Soggy taco. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Three Polar Bears.md b/content/Three Polar Bears.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6403bae --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Three Polar Bears.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Three Polar Bears +#publish +Boba place north of GGP. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Peach Oolong tea // 0% sugar // boba +8.5/10. It's been a while since my last rating but I definitely think this is above average. + +Boba has a pleasant texture and isn't too sweet. The tea itself tastes vaguely sweet; maybe that's just from the peach. So maybe this rating is cheating a little by being sweeter than 0%. + +Got this drink on [[2024-07-06]]. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Tisane.md b/content/Tisane.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5c494a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Tisane.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Tisane +#publish +Boba store in San Jose. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Melon Rouge // 0% sugar // Lychee jelly +_Organic oolong tea infused with strawberry, melon, and lychee._ +7.25/10. A little bit too sweet. And they combined the lychee jelly with another topping I didn't ask for but ostensibly came as part of the drink preset. + +This was the third boba order I added to [[Best boba orders]] and it was a major outlier based on [[My food rating system]]. I retroactively lowered my rating 8.5->7.25/10. diff --git a/content/Tpumps.md b/content/Tpumps.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d478718 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Tpumps.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Tpumps +#publish +Boba store near the SF Marina. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Watermelon lychee green tea // Low sugar // Lychee jelly +4.75/10. The whole thing tastes kind of artificial and too sweet. + diff --git a/content/True Food Kitchen.md b/content/True Food Kitchen.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67bb366 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/True Food Kitchen.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# True Food Kitchen +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +This burger started it all. I first ate here 2021-05-27 and it planted the seed of an idea to create a Bay Area burger tier list. How fitting I should return here _for my first and only 10/10 rating. + +The only downside of this burger is that the restaurant is located in Palo Alto, not SF. But I'm still putting it in my [[Attractions in San Francisco]] list. + +![[PXL_20230125_031829244.MP.jpg]] + +In summary: It's simply a perfect 10/10; it's not even close to a 9/10. 1.75/10 unusualness factor (see below). Reviewed on [[2023-01-24]]. $19.5 and comes with a modest side of kale and sweet potatoes. + +Unusualness calculation of 1.75: +- In-house ground beef patty (+0 since it's still beef, but you can really taste the difference in texture) +- Mushrooms (+0.25) +- Caramelized onions (+0.25) +- Arugula (+0.5) +- Parmesan (+0.5) +- Mayonnaise (+0.25) + +((Writing this from the future; past Warren was so floored by the experience he forgot to revise his notes into a review. Here are the raw notes)) +- Very juicy. Best cooked burger I think +- Umami of the mushrooms works well +- Drips juice but not too much +- Bread is perfectly toasted and crunchy. Maybe a better bun with more seeds could be used but its virtually perfect +- Like a backyard BBQ burger elevated to heavenly proportions +- Arugula wasn't overwhelming at all. Good punctuation +- Modest amount of cheese +- With my brain I can focus and taste only the bun and meat if I wanted + +![[PXL_20230125_032019736.MP.jpg]] + +- Sauce was good +- Literally would not change a thing about this burger + +I was having a bad day and this burger rescued me into being happy again. Absolutely magical experience. What more can I ask of a burger? 10/10. diff --git a/content/Tswift to trap pipeline.md b/content/Tswift to trap pipeline.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66e054e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Tswift to trap pipeline.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Tswift to trap pipeline +#publish #needswork +Opened [[2024-08-22]]. + +https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sFN9grxrxoqXDVR5W4sS8?si=JgOYDNhzRReRnJtfTFjksA&pi=Q38psMRnSfekh \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Types of financing.md b/content/Types of financing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..424bd50 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Types of financing.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Types of financing +#publish +Opened [[2023-05-02]]. Branched out as I was writing [[Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate]]. + +Related to [[SRE career notes|career notes]]. + +**Equity financing**: sale of stock for money. Effectively, selling shares of your company to raise capital from public investors. + +**Debt financing**: loans that the company must pay back. The lender has no control over the business' operations. However, once you're in debt, your company must seek a low debt-to-equity ratio because creditors look more favorably upon such a metric and may allow additional debt financing in the future because of it. + +Not sure how this part fits in but I wanted to document it -- + +**Retained earnings**: the cumulative net earnings of a company. Such earnings aren't paid out to shareholders as dividends; they are retained by the company. + + + + diff --git a/content/W6 Cafe.md b/content/W6 Cafe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3d03286 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/W6 Cafe.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# W6 Cafe +#publish +_Part of a series on [[The best burger in the bay area]]._ + +The 6th floor cafe of 345 Spear St.. In the year+ I'd worked here I hadn't seen a burger, but today ([[2023-05-26]]) was the day I'll finally try a Google burger. + +2/10. Disgraceful. + +![[PXL_20230526_192707574.MP.jpg]] + +The cost was $0. Yeah, including fries. But some things you don't pay for with money. + +Unusualness calculator: +- Top bun (+0) +- Some cheese (+0) +- A very small burger patty (+0) +- Bottom bun (+0) + +In all seriousness this is somehow far worse than I could make myself at a BBQ with only Costco ingredients. It's even worse than [[Causwell's]]. I didn't finish eating the whole thing. + +Specifically, the bread was cold, the meat was thoroughly overcooked to a leathery texture, and the cheese was barely tasteable. + +I think if this came without cheese I'd give it at 1.25. Or a 1.5 if it came with American cheese. + +Update ((DATE SOMETIME IN MID 2024)): Turns out this burger is typically served with accoutrements (lettuce, tomato, onions) that weren't around that day. Maybe I got to the cafeteria late last year? But, basically, I rated an unfurnished burger. I'll have to rerate it if it comes back. diff --git a/content/We don't know our potential.md b/content/We don't know our potential.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80b2bdd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/We don't know our potential.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# We don't know our potential +#publish +#needswork - add the date I opened this. I'm curious +Sharded from [[Musings on politics]]. + +A brief critique of the _Current Affairs_ article, https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/09/we-dont-know-our-potential. + +The author is brazenly pro-socialist (as is only natural - he's a professional writer) and makes some novel arguments in support of socialism through a critique of the pro-socialist novel, _The Cult of Smart_ by Fredrik DeBoer, which is in turn a critique of the 1994 libertarian(?) novel, _The Bell Curve_ by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray. + +The ideas behind Herrnstein and Murray's (henceforth I will refer to them as H&M's) book is that: +1. Human intelligence is measurable. +2. Human intelligence is hereditary. Several studies allege 0.5-0.8 variation in educational metrics tied to genetics. +3. The supposedly-meritocratic system we live in is flawed because it organizes a hierarchy based on intelligence, which is beyond an individual's control. +4. Intelligence is neither an inherently good nor bad quality. +5. The world would be better if systems of government would recognize this and stop pouring money into illusory promises of equal opportunity. +6. We should return to tradition as a means of inefficiently yet stably guiding our social stratification in spite of this revelation. + +DeBoer's argument seems to be identical except with points 5 and 6 replaced: + +5. The world would be better if systems of government would recognize this and denounce capitalism as an absurd project. +6. We should return to community-driven government as a means of inefficiently yet stably distributing power and cash to people in spite of this revelation. + +Both of these conclusions seem absurd IMO. The former basically accepts racism and social inequity as a fact of life and not worth fighting to fix (a fair utilitarian argument, but that doesn't really sit right with me), while the latter is naively optimistic about the average human's care towards other humans and the ability of a decentralized government to deliver everyone cash (I feel weary invoking this argument, but who in a volunteer-based labor force will want to calibrate and manufacture glasses for the 61% of 330 million US population who needs glasses?). + +Credit where it is due: both positions acknowledge the uncomfortable possibility that intelligence is hereditary. Given the global economy leaning deeper towards rewards intelligence (even when it is a market inefficiency to do so... looking at quantitative trading in particular), how can we organize society in the best way? + +Relatedly: Could it be that a major factor in rising economic inequality is highly-intelligent individuals genetically selecting their partners through college or similar institutions? diff --git a/content/What are dreams for.md b/content/What are dreams for.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cdb75f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/What are dreams for.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# What are dreams for +#publish + +This article is a #mediareview of the New Yorker article I read [[2023-09-17]]. For my take on the question see... well, nowhere, bc I don't have a page for it yet, womp womp. Backlink: [[Musings on everything else]] + +https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/what-are-dreams-for + +Neat factoids: +- Modern science suggests that body twitches are not triggered by the brain and received by the body but the reverse: we twitch as a calibration mechanism by which our brain can better sense the body. + - Supporting evidence: rat pups whose eyes aren't developed enough to have never seen anything still twitch their eyes + - Also, electrical impulses in the brain occur after body twitches. +- People with schizophrenia are capable of tickling themselves because they cannot distinguish self from other. + - Dreamers are the same way; if you wake someone during REM sleep, they too can tickle themselves as they come awake, presumably because they can't distinguish self from other. +- REM sleepers can't (easily) have their dreams influenced (the article doesn't really elaborate on this) + - But tests were run on sleepers where they're exposed to scents and even sights -- they pull their eyes open -- and the sleepers' dreams didn't react accordingly \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/What makes a good recommendation engine.md b/content/What makes a good recommendation engine.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b852cb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/What makes a good recommendation engine.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# What makes a good recommendation engine +#publish +Backlink: [[Musings on philosophy]] + +Most of the content here comes from a conversation I had with Preeti on [[2022-04-27]]. + +I argue that TikTok's engine is not good at figuring out "which things you like"; it's good at figuring out "which 10 second-long videos you like." The two are totally separate concepts in my mind. + +Proof of this/a related concept: I often add long documentaries to my "Watch later" playlist on YouTube about niche topics, like the life of an African warlord. Yet I don't watch many of these. Am I deluding myself into thinking I enjoy these topics since I don't watch them? Is this an example of [[Bad faith]]? I don't think so. I think the cost-risk-benefit analysis simply leads me (and others) to consume a 10 second long TikTok video easily since the risk is low and the benefit is high; and when I consider watching a 25 minute documentary about African warlords, the risk of costing me 25 minutes of my time is significant. + +So perhaps TikTok's short form videos are a tool for good. They provide a low risk / low cost method for people to break into their potential new interests. + +But it doesn't feel that way to me. + +Related thought: Neurons die when unused; strengthen and brainwash us when overused. Is there a middle ground? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Where does Apple maps source its images.md b/content/Where does Apple maps source its images.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee188e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Where does Apple maps source its images.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Where does Apple maps source its images +#publish +#needswork - add a date +Backlink: [[Musings on everything else]] + +Yelp and OpenTable, though not consistently. It seems like OpenTable is predominantly used for fancy restaurants. + +![[received_993702211523370.jpeg]] + +![[received_5574057192646171.jpeg]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Whirring.md b/content/Whirring.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e12699 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Whirring.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Whirring +_by The Joy Formidable_ +#publish + +Opened [[2024-05-23]] on behalf of [[2023-02-23]]. Backlink: [[Poems and literature I like]] + +I love this song. It's on both my workout and main playlist. + +The song is ostensibly about heartbreak with an overarching theme of a clock (hence the title "whirring"). Plus several lyrics have double meanings: + +- "Watch these hands move apart" -> (1) human hands moving apart after a breakup; (2) clock hands moving apart as time ticks too late +- "All these things about me you never can tell" -> (1) literally, you can't tell anyone these things because they're irrelevant with the relationship gone; (2) there are things about me you'll never know the truth about + diff --git a/content/Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate.md b/content/Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c4d51a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Why Chinese investors throw so much money into real estate +#publish +#mediareview wow I haven't used that tag in a while. + +Written [[2023-05-02]] when I should be working. [[Musings on everything else]]. + +[Forbes article](https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/29/the-real-reasons-why-the-chinese-love-throwing-money-into-the-housing-market/) + +I didn't realize this, but there's a reason why Chinese people with excess wealth often invest in real estate instead of in other assets. + +It stems from how the economy works in China. Property taxes in China are either non-existent or negligibly low. Typically, you pay all your taxes upfront upon the initial purchase of a home and don't pay again until your freehold lease runs out (up to 70 years away). + +Another relevant thing: all "private" property in China is really just freehold leases. The CCP prohibits actually owning urban land; all urban land is owned by the CCP and leased out to buyers on a multi-year basis. Rural and suburban land is a little different as they're owned by rural collectives (i.e. local groups of farmers), called "collective land." + +Returning to the topic at hand: Chinese people often invest in real estate because bank interest rates are well below the rate of inflation. Parking your money in an apartment investment is low-risk. Plus, the yuan is volatile due to global tensions (as compared to the American dollar) making this investment even more appealing. + +So why real estate and not stonks? Tldr: Chinese stonks are volatile too because they aren't diversely backed nor tightly tied to market trends. Chinese stock markets are nascent and isolated from the rest of the world. According to Investopedia, barely 5% of shares in Chinese exchanges are owned by foreign investors; compared to the US's 40% (source: 2019, taxpolicycenter.org). + +Furthermore, Chinese companies are not nearly as reliant as US ones on equity financing. See: [[Types of financing]] + +In the US, companies are mainly (Q: how much exactly?) reliant on equity financing (i.e. sale of stock) to fund themselves. In China, only ~5% of total corporate financing is funded by equity. The rest is mainly bank loans and retained earnings (Q: wait, shouldn't the latter imply a high level of stability? The company is profiting!). + +So because of this, stock markets play a larger role in the US economy than Chinese economy. While China's economy is therefore more protected against ups and downs in the market, it also means Chinese companies are limited in their financing opportunities, stunting their growth (Q: I guess that makes sense, but I'd be interested to know exactly how stunted). + +Anyways, the individual perspective on Chinese vs. American markets is deeply affected by this volatility. In the US, roughly 53% of the population owned stocks in 2019. In China, the figure is 7%. + +The Investopedia article mentioned that the Chinese market is more casino-like for retail investors, and that studies have shown that increasing the proportion of institutional investors in the market improves the efficiency of stock markets because they are less motivated by fear and irrational factors. This made me think of the GME, AMC hype train but I don't know what to make of it really. I think that institutional investors are also irrational, it's just not thought of as such because they have a playbook to follow. I think following any playbook to a T is irrational behavior disguised as thoughtful. + +Another case study in support of China's market as casino-like: [the 2015-2016 Chinese stock market turbulence](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%932016_Chinese_stock_market_turbulence) + +Back to real estate. China is in a weird spot. In 2013 they loosened restrictions on citizens who want to invest abroad, which provided some relief to their skyrocketing retail prices -- it meant the difference between a 31% increase in Shanghai housing prices instead of a forecasted 50%. But now that over a trillion dollars is annually flowing out of China, the CCP is clamping back down. + +Forbes notes: "Notwithstanding the considerable media attention being paid to the potential reassurance of a housing bubble, China's faith in real estate remains remarkably strong. But this is less because of a lack of awareness that the bottom could fall out the market than because there are simply no better options available." + +According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, 90% of families in the country own their own home (the real stat is estimated closer to 80% in Forbes) and roughly 21% of urban households own more than one house. + + + + + diff --git a/content/Your metrics shouldn't become your goals.md b/content/Your metrics shouldn't become your goals.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..830cc6b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Your metrics shouldn't become your goals.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +aliases: Goodhart's Law +--- +# Your metrics shouldn't become your goals +#publish +Related to [[Philosophy on dating]] and [[Selective ignorance]]. [[SRE career notes]]? + +In other words, when we set one specific goal, people will tend to optimize for that objective regardless of the consequences. This leads to problems when we neglect other equally important aspects of a situation. + +Also called Goodhart's Law, or so I heard on [[2023-10-25]] at the o11y summit. diff --git a/content/Zbiotics.md b/content/Zbiotics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4921ede --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Zbiotics.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Zbiotics +#publish +#needswork - unwall this garden + +Magical anti-hangover probiotic. I've been evangelizing this to my friends since roughly [[2023-05-01]]. + +## My referral code lol +https://fbuy.io/zbiotics/rdngqc68 + +## Notes on effectiveness +[[2023-05-06]]: Took Zbiotics before everything. I drank a degenerate amount (ballpark 8 drinks for my lightweight self) and was fine the next day. + +[[2023-05-28]]: Dosed after ~45 min and 1.5 drinks. No hangover the next day. + +[[2023-06-02]]: Dosed after 2 drinks and ~1.5 hours. I was decently sluggish the next day. I guess it doesn't work if you wait that long. + +[[2023-06-03]]: Dosed after 1.25 drinks and ~1 hour in. No hangover symptoms the next day. + +[[2023-07-15]]: Dosed before everything. No hangover at all the following day; I even got up at 8. + +[[2023-10-15]]: Just noting here for completeness sake, I think I threw it all up lol but it probably would have worked otherwise. + +[[2024-01-01]]: Totally didn't work. But I also drank zero water before passing out. So yeah this stuff isn't magic. + +[[2024-02-04]]: Didn't like, not work, but I felt off the following morning. It seems only a few drinks trigger a mild hangover. + +[[2024-02-24]]: Yeah I felt great the next day. diff --git a/content/Zero&.md b/content/Zero&.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a6fb42 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Zero&.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Zero& +#publish +Boba store in Hayes Valley. Recording my ratings here as part of [[Best boba orders]]. + +## Drinks +### Coconut Zero // 0 calorie sugar "less sweet" // Crystal boba +9/10. Really good. I would still rate this 9/10 without toppings too, since the drink is full of really fun textrous coconut pulp. + +It came in a weird half coconut though. Next time I'll ask them to hold that. It doesn't affect the rating. + +### Peach Oolong // 0 calorie sugar "less sweet" // Crystal boba // Hold the pine nuts but keep "signature oatly cloud" +7.5/10. I could've gotten it more sweet. + +Even without the pine nuts I still detected the pine nut flavor from the "oatly cloud" (which is some substitute for a sweet cheese top). I didn't love that flavor. + +### Coco melon // 0 calorie sugar "less sweet" // coconut pudding +8/10. Hard to rate because there isn't really a drink like this at other boba shops. + +Honestly it's barely even boba. It's not even tea. It's just blended watermelon, some coconut milk, and pudding. + +It's really good though. + +### Grapefruit spa // 0 calorie sugar "less sweet" // crystal boba +5.25/10. I think the real issue is I don't like grapefruit much. Also the grapefruit slices get in the way of drinking all the tea. + +Had this [[2023-07-03]]. + + + + diff --git a/content/asdfasdf.md b/content/asdfasdf.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b1de4a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/asdfasdf.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# asdfasdf +#publish +Opened [[2024-09-06]]. Related to [[Nonsense]] and [[Stuff you the reader might like]]. + +Nice ;) if you enjoy things like this, you should check out [[Puzzles]]. If you're the puzzle hunting type let me know and we should team up!