20200910

Going Postal — Book review with one of the best opening paragraphs Ive ever read.  Really captured the mood of the COVID lockdown.

Bonfires of Reason — Book review of the upcoming Burning of the Books by Richard Ovenden.  Ive pre-ordered my copy.

The Sturgis Statistical Misfire — “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  Phrase popularized by Mark Twain.  This Wall Street Journal OpEd exemplifies the hidden wisdom of this phrase.

20200804

The heroic couple who defied Hitler | The Spectator — good story about a couple of anti-nazis in Berlin who paid for their resistance with their lives.

David Lynch Posts His Nightmarish Sitcom Rabbits Online–the Show That Psychologists Use to Induce a Sense of Existential Crisis in Research Subjects. — strange, uncomfortable, and yet fascinating short film.

Reads from the web 202008

Father and Son Investment Bankers Describe Wall Street Regrets — Good interview with father and son about being black in Wall Street.

Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work — Clever delivery drivers figured out that by dangling cell phones on phones near the store they can a jump on other drivers, making more money.  Reminds me of Michale Lewis’ Flash Boys.

Retail Eviction Proceedings Pick Up as Economy Restarts — this is one of those second or third order effects from the pandemic.