July 2021
RT @Cruftbox: Web site designers: No one wants your notifications No one wants to give you their location No one wants your newsletter No…
You don’t get props for doing your minutes in a timely manner. No one notices anything. Le sigh.
@fatemehx2 Be safe. I hope you have a calm and drama free weekend and summer!
Driving through the fecund Midwest today. Reminded of how much I love the land here.
Feeling limited with my abilities to deal with drama other people bring to me. My default is to activate hermit mode, but clearly this is a test of my abilities outside the dojo.
Great thread. I especially hate starlink destroying my dark skies. https://twitter.com/markhurst/status/1410688418267512833
@sixwing Reminds me of ppt karaoke vibe!
There’s always one person driving slow in the left lane. This is an opportunity to take a chill pill, take a moment and wait until space opens out and you can bust a move and GTFO from behind them. #drivingcrosscountry
Crossed the Mississippi this morning and realized I have only driven east one time 28 years ago. New fields, new adventures, the unknown once again. I keep my mind open to the many shifting possibilities.
Churches used to be the tallest buildings in a city, but today it’s Salesforce.
I am so confused. How are Indiana and Ohio considered Midwest? They are east of the Mississippi!!! This whole Midwest concept is so east coast biased!!!! Shouldn’t east of the Mississippi be mid-east?
What do you even wear when it’s cold* and humid? This weather is so confusing for desert dweller used to 10% humidity and triple digits. This is gonna be fun! *cold = <65
😮! You may be a decade late to the graph database game, but dint worry, there is still time to completely revolutionize the industry. I hope it’s not just to squeeze out more ad dollars through creepy triangulation and prediction models. https://twitter.com/jwolpert/status/1411311782430494721
RT @checarina: did i do this right
image@rosiepongracz Oh, I meant people like me who missed the whole graph database revolution 10 years ago... and I know there are lots of non-ad based business models... I was saying, I hope their customers don't just use them for that... I'm actually super excited for the graph database revolution
@boxeswithknobs 😂😂😂!
Feeling very proud of my LA parking chops squeezing my off-road desert truck into a small garage space. Might need to send her to the auto spa for a detail. She is an LA truck after all. 😂
Something I never imagined having to seriously adjust to: east coast time. Accepted my fate and switched my calendar time zone; watched all my meetings shift to the afternoons. So much for finishing my days at 3pm. Consolation prize: I may actually write in the mornings.
Also bonus accessibility for EU meetings I previously avoided.
RT @POTUS: If you haven’t gotten vaccinated, please do it now. It’s the most patriotic thing you can do.
Shoog is snoring as the fireworks go off around us. This dog is something straight out of Studio Ghibli. So grateful to take care of her in her sunset years.
Was on the dog walk with @ronmichael when we came across this car fire from almost the very start! It was crazy to watch it grow from the inside, crack the windshield, melt the interior plastic, and flame up into the tree. No nonsense Philly firefighter knocked it out ASAP.
#infosec fam, I need your help. I'm updating my #futureofsecurity scenarios. Please take 2 minutes to share how attack/defender variables have changed over the past 3 years? Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/62R2FQH
@taykendesign It’s all about the sheep dog. That’s the true genius.
#thunder #lightning #storm what a good reason to be in a humid climate finally! Desert creature is happy!
Getting used to city life, like carrying Shoog down 3 stories at 3am for surprise potty break. Luckily I am well rehearsed with her current condition so it’s chicken and rice to reset her digestive track.
Some mornings, I make a really excellent cup of coffee. Today is one of those mornings. Ahhhh.
11:59pm *pacific time zone* https://twitter.com/jinen/status/1412572055946481665
Learn to suffer in the desert and you can suffer anywhere. My deep thoughts while walking to the city emergency vet under storm clouds.
@SuchiPahi A++ paying it forward. I am always more cheerful to strangers when I have turmoil inside. Wishing you strength for the day.
I may have fallen down a new wave hole thanks to Electronic autoplay. Such pleasure to bounce down the stairs of New Order beats.
Do you have a dark spot on your past? / Leave it to my man, he'll fix it fast! #lyricsgame
@JoeBorfo With or without clowns?
@_gabecohen See “fixes that fail” systems archetype. There are better ways of thinking about problem solving.
@_gabecohen That's good. May I also recommend Donella Meadows, Gene Bellinger & (my teacher) Draper Kauffman (his classic is now available on kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Systems-1-Introduction-Thinking-ebook/dp/B08S6NSSLH/) You'll need Vensim to go all the way down the rabbit hole, but not necessary to shift your thinking.
@_gabecohen Enjoy and feel free to reach out with any questions/etc. Systems thinking will change the way you see/attempt to solve "problems."
Virgin Galactic & Blue Origin were the inspiration for Blue Orbit, in my 2011 scenario about the future of (financial & non-financial) transactions. It was also the first short I wrote/produced & I think it still holds up a decade later. https://vimeo.com/heathervescent/flyme
RT @ClimateHuman: This is one of the saddest pairs of images I have ever seen.
image8:30 call this am, rescheduled multiple times, finally happening. Also the morning of the jackhammer after a night of barely any sleep. City life.
Not the kind of story I want to read about my desert, but it's true and it's out of control (along with the AirBnBs). https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-11/illegal-marijuana-grows-have-overrun-the-california-desert
@SamBendett Indeed it is!!
Lost my new prescription sunglasses yesterday and I'm still shattered. It's like I lost a part of my soul. How can I face the external world without them?
@geminica The best job in the world! You are doing so well at it too! <3
If you're not ready for a full-time dog commitment, consider fostering. It will crack your heart wide open and you get moments like this a lot! https://twitter.com/geminica/status/1415864557340291072
@NishantK @idpro_org Where’s the hermit?
I am so bored by all the so called innovative technology that has been around for 10 years. We need something other than technology to solve our problems now.
I’m other news, the east coast does excel with tomatoes. I’ll give you that.
@summer_burkes Yup.
Severe thunderstorm watch = my happy place. Bring on the thunder, lightning and black sheets of rain!!
RT @DankDuneMemes:
imageRT @MarcHochstein:
imageA big thank you to @RandallGrahm! @ronmichael and I drank your 2015 Kermitage the other night and it was divine. A momentarily delight in the ennui of life. #blissandemptiness
Monday morning, windows open... / pretty music I hear, so happy and loud, feel sunshine sparkle pink and blue, the music plays, I sit in for a few ... / city life has its own gifts.
@NikolasFuturist @Gartner_inc It’s not necessarily tech.
Vroom vroom, ahhhh! https://twitter.com/loquaciousloka/status/1417485483937083404
After a couple weeks of rough waters, I feel like I'm finally getting my "east coast" legs. I learned how grounded I made my life in the Mojave with so many non-human furry, feathered & celestial bodied friends.
Adjusting to a human-centric environment has been interesting. It's not just the density of physical humans, but the ... energy of humanity requiring new practices, giving new insights.
Glimpsing the moon walking backward from new to full across the city skyline. The joy when a thunderstorm rolls in, obscures the sky and drops more rain in a single storm, than three years in Southern California.
I breathe. I settle. I feel.
@SamBendett ooohhh, sounds delish!
@BrianG416 I'm in Philadelphia for the summer.
RT @doriantaylor: who decided on "the pegasus project" and not "my little pwny" https://twitter.com/RonDeibert/status/1417521432184205317
Red sun, red moon, haze in the sky. The west coast fires have visited me. While my beloved coast is on the other side of the continent, the jetstream reminds me we live in a closed system. What happens there (& anywhere), effects me now-here. #globalnow
RT @Manigarm: Let go of all your attachments. Achieve Enlightenment. Blame the cat.
imageSystems Archetypes explain everything. Here's one I love (& forgot about until today). Accidental Adversaries, how the people you help can undermine you & how collaborative organizations can turn competitive: http://www.systems-thinking.org/theWay/saa/aa.htm. It's so annoying to be human.
Oh great they turned Dune into a superhero film.
😂 https://twitter.com/DelilahSDawson/status/1418012405674790915
Wherever you go, there you are. Can’t escape who you are.
RT @iang_fc: Solving identity
image@rosiepongracz I did see it. It looks stunning for sure. I hope the film has more quiet shots than were in the trailer though... it's really a slow moving story, with little action and a lot of intrigue.
Drove my truck once in the past three weeks. This is indicative of the 180 I’ve done with what feels like every aspect of my life. Hey, YOLO right? Also the only constant is change. #blissandemptiness
Why yes, I do keep track of the weather back home. Monsoon season is on and my internet connected weather device is off due to lack of software app updates. https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1419633946904592387
@ashigupta Haha. No. Wanna come visit the EC?
@LALeVasseur I’ve been watching the stats and it looks uncomfortable. Guess we are all gonna put in AC this winter. I would accept more humidity if it meant more rain, but unfortunately I don’t think it does. Stay cool!
Me talking to my editor: is that co-working or is that spa day? Her: If you do it right, both.
You have to realize, I'm an introvert, but I'm from LA. (While singing/air guttering to Bon Jovi, You Give Love a Bad Name.)
Amazing! Thank you @novysan https://twitter.com/ai_curio/status/1420158946195742723
@shamir_k From my perspective, that’s been going on for at least a decade that I’ve been lightly tracking. But all the alternatives suck and there a war of ideals going on at that level. (Interesting to see you say this tho.)
Highly recommended activity. Normalize appreciation. https://twitter.com/anildash/status/1420116914316226567
RT @MalwareTechBlog: mY tHrEaT mOdEl iS nOt Ur ThReAt MoDel https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1420090808011829250
image@mikojava Miko, do you know @roxannedarling? If not, I think you will enjoy connecting.
RT @TheAthletic: “No injury, thankfully … I think we're just a little bit too stressed out, but we should be out here having fun, and somet…
This is living life on your own terms. I'm impressed. May we have this same self knowledge and the courage to do what is best for the situation. https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1420252620967583748
@dgwbirch WOW!
@shamir_k There was a pretty strong "we could create an alternative to nation state" in the decentralized world about 5 years ago. @yaoeo and I wrote some stories about some possibilities.
@shamir_k @yaoeo Where I am right now, is there is a resurgence of the nation state (see China/Russia model vs EU/US model), and we will only see this strengthening. Corporations have lost trust, & until they become active change agents for climate change, will continue to lose trust.
@shamir_k @yaoeo Unfortunately Nation States are the only entity that can encourage corporate bad actors to stop through regulation. If corporations could self-regulate, we would not need regulation or to have this conversation (or this climate change reality).
Walking around a foreign city with my head full of Los Angeles dreaming. In my mind I’m in a timeless version of my mid-city.
I love it! --> "Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Reduce the Standard Workweek to 32 Hours" ht @askpang https://takano.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-takano-introduces-legislation-to-reduce-the-standard-workweek-to-32-hours
@CarGuyDad Omg amazing! What is this adrenaline rush called?!
@dgwbirch Oooo is it finally happening?
Doing some research and came across this clip that embodies my ethos for living. On (being able to) say "fuck you." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdfeXqHFmPI #fuckyoumoney #amwriting
@michaelsherrill wow! that's gorgeous!
RT @amandaknox: #STILLWATER was “directly inspired by the Amanda Knox saga.” Director Tom McCarthy tells Vanity Fair, “he couldn’t help but…
RT @amandaknox: Malcolm Gladwell’s last book, Talking to Strangers, has a whole chapter analyzing my case. He reached out on the eve of pub…
Totally agree. It's why I prefer to state I am "Californian" or more specifically, Angelino. But people love to bash the US and don't necessarily understand the geographic cultural nuances. https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1421183478306062338
I don't understand why all public transportation isn't free. Along with health care. This would radically change so many things, including operational costs & rider incentives.
It's the end of the month, & that means another set of small but consistent payments for https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Guide-Self-Sovereign-Identity-ebook/dp/B07Q3TXLDP from Amazon. 3 years later (2+ on Amazon) & it's still a great, accessible introduction.
@lucas_gonze Well my guess is that trucks do the most road damage and those are commercial externalities. So IDK...
@nicoleradziwill Wanna go in 2022?
@GloriaMattioni I agree!
@ronmichael Sounds like we need an east coast megaphone for the city living... 📢📢⚡️
