TIL in No Country for Old Men one of the characters says "Here a while back in San Antonio they shot and killed a federal judge", which is a reference to a 1979 assassination committed by Woody Harrelson’s father, for which he received 2 life sentences

Should I reduce my dose?

TIL when Jimmy Hendrix’s mom died (when Jimmy was 16) his dad did not allow him and his brother to go to the funeral, instead giving them shots of whiskey and telling them that was how men should deal with loss

TIL a team of researchers at UC Irvine found that the average attention span in 2004 was 150 seconds. In 2012 it was found to be 75 seconds, and recently was found to be 47 seconds.

iOS 17 makes the Notes app incredibly slow to type, scroll, and the search function is broken

What are some good ways to get started with Vipassana that don’t require a 10 day retreat?

Is there a good way to get started/practice without the 10 day retreat?

How does your relationship to food change as you increase the dose?

TIL up until 2015 the NFL was a 501c non profit, enjoying federal income tax exemption. Currently, the NFL is structured as a trade association that is financed by its 32 teams.

TIL Jerry Springer was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971, was forced to step down 3 years later after admitting to soliciting a prostitute, and then was re-elected the next year by a landslide

Do you still enjoy food?

In a move New York could benefit from, Argentina scraps rent controls, reviving its rental market

In a move New York could benefit from, Argentina scraps rent controls, reviving its rental market

TIL Low-background steel is steel produced prior to the detonation of the nuclear bombs. Typically sourced from old shipwrecks, it is often used for modern particle detectors because more modern steel is contaminated with traces of nuclear fallout

TIL Americans spend the same proportion of their income (.4%) on computers today as they did on nails in 1810

TIL each week, Katz's Delicatessen serves 15,000 lb of pastrami, 8,000 lb of corned beef, 2,000 lb of salami and 4,000 hot dogs

Best breakfast spots in East Village?

TIL The Order of the Frog is an academic order that is awarded as part of the Nobel Prize celebrations. Awardees have to jump like frogs on the University campus in keeping with tradition.

Have you ever gotten your laundry stolen by leaving the laundromat while it’s washing?

TIL that Jamie Hyneman was an early competitor in Robot Wars (where people design robots that fight each other), but his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition

2nd time visiting SF. the city itself feels like a startup accelerator

TIL the Picturephone, the first two way video communication device, was debuted in 1964 by Bell Labs. The device was withdrawn from the market in the early 70s as a commercial failure.

Are the FAANGs really that innovative?

Question about when to invite boss to stakeholder meetings

Would you rather have an afterlife or nothing after death?