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Meanwhile… Alan Dye breathes a sigh of relief and resumes another 30 minute session of Minesweeper.

Content that James Damore can cite in his next paper.

The interior isn't offensive, but don't the dashboard air vents appear to kind of bolted on? Like, maybe they are super functional? But they look like an afterthought aesthetically.

> Minnesota currently has a complete ban on sports betting.

Canterbury Park would like a word…

Yes, the world absolutely needs more purity tests. Would you like to take the lead? Oh, and shaming. We should definitely be shaming more people because it has proven to be so productive.

Anecdata: Ordered my Mac mini M4 Pro (48GB) on April 1. Was told it wouldn't be available until June 4 but it just came in yesterday—a full month early. So I think there is an "underpromise; overdeliver" thing happening with current orders. Will be curious to see what happens with the Mini M5 release this year.

This problem is inevitable in all but the most egalitarian workplaces. It's called HIPPO—The Highest Paid Person's Opinion. Organizations tend to favor the opinions of senior, high-earning leaders over data-driven evidence. And it manifests to the user in various ways, enshittification being one of them.

Surprised that someone from Gen X is getting the opportunity to lead a company of this caliber. We've spent most of our adult lives getting smothered by Boomers and Millennials.

Thanks for making all that money, Tim. Now please retire. Please.

> It doesn't help that the west has a clear bias wherein moving "up" is moving away from the work.

Curious how you verify this behavior would be unique to the West?

According to one narrative, DEI.

Went to Badwater Basin in Death Valley last week and there's miles of (bad) water. Unfortunately the Park Service but the kibosh on paddle boarding, etc. Should be a good bloom this spring.

A quote by Charlie Munger comes to mind: "Invest in a business any fool can run, because someday a fool will".

He was, of course, speaking of Eddy Cue.