Moving
I'm moving out of midtown and into downtown, 100 John Street. I chose the larger corner studio over the one with the wrap-around terrace, forsaking the view for the extra room. Both well lit; one terrace uselessly tiny.
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Sorry
I'm back, and I'm safe. Sorry if I didn't reach out to say so. Pictures and the rest of the trip are coming as soon as I can manage to catch up on work.
Hot and Cold
Given a room of people with similar body fat, why are some cold while others are hot? Something to do with metabolism? I'm going to see if I can find out.
Modern Day The Twilight Zone Ideas
Twilight Zone premises for the modern age: suddenly every installed web browser vanishes, leaving only the installers. Or every compiled compiler disappears, and we have to bootstrap gcc from scratch. Years are lost.
In New York in April?
Do you live in New York, or will you be there the second week of April? I have a plus-one for a company party. They're fun.
An Invite to The Met
Work is sponsoring a trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with some fun stuff afterwards. I've got an extra invitation. Anyone want to go?
Where to Move To
My New York lease is ending and I'm plotting where to move next. I scored eight cities against geography, people, and miscellany like 2nd Amendment rights and smell. Savannah edged out the top spot; New York came in dead last.
The Four Most Prolific Things in NYC
The four most prolific things in New York City: cockroaches, rats, people, and (you didn't see this coming) water towers. I noticed while eating my 3pm orange and circled all of them in a photo from the roof.
Resistentialism
I learned a new word today. Resistentialism: a jocular theory in which inanimate objects display hostile desires toward human beings.
Rubik's Cube Update
I've taken the simple layer-by-layer method about as far as it goes; my best was seventy-eight seconds. Time to learn the Fridrich method, which means memorizing at least fifty-three algorithms instead of half a dozen.
