There are three movie lines from the last 25 years that continue to vex me daily. It’s been 9,131 straight days of limbo. Here’s my attempt to work through it. A Beautiful Mind (2002) A Beautiful Mind recounts the true story of math prodigy John Nash. The film opens in 1947 with Nash beginning…
While Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter seems to have reduced censorship on that platform, I can tell you from personal experience it’s alive and well on YouTube. I’ve been posting short health and fitness videos on YouTube since 2022. Over the last year, I’ve been getting good traction, especially considering I’m an unknown that doesn’t…
This week, a long article about the inevitability of AI took social media by storm. The prediction (and engagement farming) is that in short order AI will bring about the End Times. Nevertheless, in my experience, AI sometimes works, sometimes not. In the fields of law and medicine, AI botches answers all the time. In…
One fascinating aspect of gym behavior is the effort people make to avoid doing the work. The cold plunge particularly seems to draw out the best (worst) in people. For example, at one recent plunge session, the weirdo in the tub next to mine demonstrated an impressive feat of strength and balance. She hooked her…
One of the ways I am trying to drive traffic to my blog is by subscribing to a reporter network called Quoted. Reporters in need of quotes from experts post their query to the website, which then blasts out the request to email subscribers based on whatever keywords you’ve selected. I’ve replied to a few…