Happy Thanksgiving (Weeknotes

Here’s what happened during the week of Monday November 25th to Sunday December 1st.

💻 Since all my vacation time is gone for the year it was a work week for me, except for Thursday, which was a Thanksgiving holiday here in the states.

🏃 Finished a “Turkey Trot” 5k in under 40 minutes, so I earned my carbs for the day.

🍗 We had the usual huge chaotic family celebration on Thursday. On Friday I cooked another turkey breast and some sides for just us, mostly to have the leftovers.}

🎰 On Sunday I arrived in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent. I’m here with several colleagues and we started things off on Sunday by getting checked into the conference and doing some fun stuff before things get underway on Monday. I snapped a few pics too. I’ll probably be quieter than usual over on Mastodon but I’ll try to post a few pics every day.

🧩 Started playing Tatami, a puzzle game, on iOS Test Flight. It’s a fun way to pass a little time, but I admit to being a little confused at level 101.

Watching

Watched the first five episodes of A Man on the Inside. It’s good (I guess?) but it just isn’t doing anything for me.

Watched the entire first season of 3 Body Problem over on Netflix. Interesting premise, a little weird at times. Looking forward to wrapping things up in season 2.

I gave up 108 minutes of my life watching Wolfs on Apple TV+, and I won’t get them back. They’re obviously trying to recapture the magic of Ocean’s Eleven but it just 👏 does 👏 not 👏 work. Bleh.

Reading

“In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse” by Ed Simon (Literary Hub) is a really interesting piece. The author is right, but for the wrong reasons. Screens (or digital technology more generally) are not to blame. Rather, it is algorithmic scrolling that is the real culprit. Setting aside the tactile experience of reading a physical codex (something I still greatly enjoy) it is still quite possible to immerse oneself in other worlds while reading a book on a device such as a Kindle. Let’s keep our eyes on the ball, shall we?

“Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam” by Greg Sargent (The New Republic) suggests the relationship between Sheinbaum and Trump is going to be interesting to watch.

Listening

Enjoyed listening to Adam on episode 125 of Hemispheric Views. Looking forward to what Neato brings!

Welcome to December, friends. Have a great week!