Alec Perkins @alec@perkins.pub

I’m a sucker for long takes and, even after hearing a lot of hype about it, The Bear’s 17-minutes crescendo didn’t disappoint.

Wordle Salad: make a grammatically correct sentence using your day’s guesses

(may be semantically incorrect, optionally exclude the day’s solution depending on spoiler context)

https://perkins.pub/@wordlec/108618013386218773

crypt: a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground

currency: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange

cryptocurrency:

Pittsburgh needs more shade trees and more frequent bus service.

The world needs more funiculars.

A perfect combination of some of my favorite things.

Why are the options: 2 hour flight; 6 hour drive; or 9 hour bus/train. And why is the flight the cheapest, most convenient.

OH: “Companies are built on minutiae.”

A pile of unclaimed Patagonia fleece vests has strong “fintech layoff” vibes

TIL Seven Nation Army started as a potential James Bond song

Got a simple home automation that’s been dutifully working for a few years. I want to tweak it slightly…but I can’t find it. The rule is just missing. It still runs, yet it’s not defined anywhere.

This race better happen because I just planned out the next ten months to build back up to it.

current status

It’s not particularly novel but the Stranger Things scene of Max running to escape Vecna is a impressively compelling sequence. Every aspect of it is perfectly executed.

Toronto streetcars: every 3–5 minutes, 10 when there was a replacement bus

NJ Transit light rail: lol don’t ask