Category: Notes
Some things need to become enormous to survive. Other things survive because they never needed to become enormous.
A must-read for anyone interested in the health of the open web.
Watched: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 🍿
Finally got a chance to watch this and OMG it is so good. There were nods to nostalgia, but this film also delivers something completely fresh and new. Loved it.
We’re planning a family trip to Chicago. When we visit new cities, we like to explore on foot and taste our way through town. Tell me your favorite places for food in the Windy City.
Watched: Backrooms 🍿
What if David Lynch made the Blair Witch Project? It may be a generational thing, but I wasn’t that into it.
In case you’re wondering if and when the AI sector will become profitable, there’s now a website that tracks the spend and revenue of frontier AI companies. Spoiler Alert: They’re not – with one glaring exception, the company selling them all chips.
I just signed on to pace a good friend during his 100K next weekend. I’ve never paced before, but have appreciated having good pacers in my ultrarunning past. I’m planning to bring an approach that I would want in a pacer, but any advice from seasoned pacers for a first timer?
A must-read mic drop piece from Marisa Kabas: Hating AI is good, actually
When I’m 66 years old, I hope I’m rocking and smiling as hard as Pat Smear is rocking and smiling in this Tiny Desk concert: youtu.be/wxaXWSVhR…
Accidentally swallowed my first “natural GU” of the Spring 2026 Western Pennsylvania trail running season. Bigger than a gnat, smaller than a horsefly. A good reminder to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Stoked to be heading out to Bottlerocket Social Club tonight to see Saintseneca. Their 2025 release Highwalllow & Supermoon Songs was one of my favorites from last year. I’ve been looking forward to hearing these songs performed live for a while now.
“If you live at the intersection of being shit at something and holding an active disdain for craftsmanship, Fraude Design can keep you oblivious to your own shortcomings!”
I am a notoriously slow reader. Putting my e-reader in airplane mode so I can keep the library loan past its 3 week return date is the life hack I never knew I needed.
An amazing piece of writing from Steven Langbroek:
AI didn’t take our jobs. Greed did. Same greed that moved factories to Bangladesh and keeps slaves in cobalt mines in the Congo, wearing a new mask.
Substitute ‘programming’ with any other lane of knowledge work and you have your manifesto.
I really like this concept of a work/leadership diary from Seth Godin, and think I may give this a go. I’ve worked some things on this list into my daily practice (gratitude, empathy), but admittedly I could be more consistent in others (leadership generosity, new skills). This seems like a low-friction way to make progress.
Watched: Hulk Hogan: Real American Season 1 🍿
Listen up, brother. This was cool. Made me want to train hard, say my prayers and eat my vitamins. I had no idea about Hulk Hogan’s backstory. The vintage Wrestlemania footage brought me right back to being nine years old with wide eyes watching him body slam Andre the Giant.
I’ve never run a race with chest congestion and a head cold, but there’s a first time for everything. Still planning to send it. YOLO.
There are not many things in this world that I am truly good at, but I will put my grilled cheese up against anyone’s.
Watched: Big Mistakes 🍿
This was fantastic. Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega were great as dysfunctional but loving siblings caught up in a Russian crime ring. No spoilers, but it was left on a cliffhanger so hopefully a 2nd season is in the works.
I got my last tempo run in this morning before the Pittsburgh Half Marathon on Sunday. Seven miles at 7:20 average pace. Training has been on point this cycle and I’m feeling strong. Really looking forward to seeing what I can do this weekend. As they say, the hay is in the barn. Let’s go!
This story of the provenance surrounding the bat Roberto Clemente used to get his 3000th hit is absolutely incredible.