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On the super-optimistic side of the AI discussion: Solve Everything.
I haven’t gotten close to reading it all yet, but they envision a future so rosy even Star Trek might think it a tad unrealistic.
Filled a gap in my Coen Brothers filmography tonight by finally getting to The Hudsucker Proxy. That was good fun!
Didn’t realize how slow it was getting at my old job until I started a new job and for more than a week haven’t had a spare minute to even think about social media. I mean hopefully it lets up a little as I get oriented to it, but it’s nice to be busy.
2026 Reads: The Inescapable Love of God by Thomas Talbott 📚
Another re-read in prep for some talks I’m doing. So, so good.
A great week in Seattle getting going as a new employee at Boeing.
Also great to be headed to the airport this morning to fly back home! Remote work will be the name of the game for the next 16 months.
In Seattle (well, Everett) to start my new job this morning. Aviation safety is a small world, though: ended up running into an old boss from my last employer in the hotel lobby and having breakfast with him.
Cleaning out my last couple of desk drawers on my last day at this job. I’m excited about the new job I’m starting next week, but it’s still a bittersweet thing to pack up after working here for more than 26 years.
(Also: how did I accumulate all this stuff?)
2026 Reads: The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami 📚
Pretty heavy handed and a little too on the nose for my taste.