Category: writing

Weekly Review

~ cafebedouin

"Every Friday afternoon, I’d send my boss a short email with three categories:* The work I had completed that week* What I was working on, including any deadlines that may have shifted or obstacles I’d encountered* What I was waiting on—that is, tasks that I’d completed, but require sign-off from my boss or contributions from … Continue reading Weekly Review

COVID-19 Deaths Compared to War

~ cafebedouin

"More Americans have died from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined."—Remy Tumin and Jeremiah M. Bogert, Jr., "Your Weekend Briefing." The New York Times. February 21, 2021. As another point of reference, 27 million people died in the Soviet Union during World War II.

First Step Toward The Matrix

~ cafebedouin

"Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new, low-cost wearable device that transforms the human body into a biological battery."—University of Colorado at Boulder, "New wearable device turns the body into a battery." TechXplore, February 10, 2021.

Grovertruk

~ cafebedouin

All you really need to know is that someone decided to document a van life buildout that features a firepit. The fact that this was inspired by Groverhaus, which was a dangerous and crazy decision a guy named Grover and his wife decided to build an add-on to his home without professional help, is interesting … Continue reading Grovertruk

Fascists in Need of a Punch

~ cafebedouin

"Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition—Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, s.v. “fascism,” accessed January 24, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism. When I … Continue reading Fascists in Need of a Punch