Operations, Work, & Life
The United States just made June 19 or Juneteenth a federal holiday when President Biden on Thursday signed the measure into law, marking the day when the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston.
It is a day of observation for all Americans. For, all of us are truly free only when everyone is free.
Leave a CommentMusk moves out of California, on the way to Mars colony. What does it mean for the Tesla plant in California? Not much. I argue that building operational capacity and expertise is hard, and the scaling at the CA plant continues to be one of Tesla’s continuing achievements.
Leave a CommentNew York Times reported yesterday that MoviePass finally agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission that it deceived customers and made their service difficult to use. Quelle Surprise! A quick look at MoviePass, passwords, and movie-watching pre-covid.
Leave a CommentIn her book, “On the Abolition of All Political Parties”, Weil’s skepticism towards organized parties emerges clearly. In the concise and short essay, Weil argues, why political parties are unendingly power-hungry. She proposes that imposing more constraints on them would only increase their motivation to grab more power and inch their way to totalitarianism. She then connects the lack of coherent philosophy to an increase in the dichotomy of viewpoints and polarization.
Leave a CommentThe recent kerfuffle about the book Noise, reminded me of my favorite Asimov story: Nightfall. Can be some basic ideas be overwritten and in the process, damaged?
Leave a CommentA note on graduation in an unusual year, thinking about barbershops and painting rooms, and our virtual circles.
Leave a CommentReaders of the blog know very well that I love travelogues and reading about different corners of the world. In our singular life, we cannot travel everywhere that our mind wishes to travel. We are often bound by finances, the duty to work, and dedication to family (and now, covid). Even if we were to only travel all our lives, one lifetime isn’t enough.
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