links, etc The Most Pathetic Men in America - The Atlantic far too kind. ‘Alarming’ court decision on Minneapolis 2040 puts a halt on expansion, growth | MinnPost this makes no sense and the suit was an embarrassing read. it’s increasingly apparent to me that i have vastly overestimated the intellectual capacity of brain surgeons and judges.
links, etc A Mirror of Nature | Mike Edmunds | Inference i cannot look away when i see articles about the the antikythera mechanism. Let the Rich Have Their Supertalls - The Atlantic technological innovation is really the only place where trickle down economics works. (yes, i’m being loose with that term.) besides, if you put all the rich in towers, it’s that much easier to find them when you want to eat them....
links, etc A six-figure income is needed to comfortably afford a home in the Twin Cities, nation | MinnPost unsurprising. it’s not just houses, rents are going through the roof and building is a total pain in the ass. In Defense of Dollar Cost Averaging – Of Dollars And Data mock my lazy investment style all you want.
links, etc Hemingway’s Mysterious, Thrilling Style | The New Yorker how had i not read this before?
random notes: COVID-omicron it’s been personally interesting to see how many of our initial assumptions/thoughts around pandemic recovery have turned out to be utterly useless. vaccines were supposed to deliver us the ability to develop herd immunity. fortunately, for COVID-wuhan they seem to have. but the never ending train of variants afflict those of us who’ve been vax’ing to the max. albeit to greater or lesser degrees of severity. it’s clear that COVID-omicron is worse than a case of the sniffles for many fully vax’d folks....