Cornered
That ain’t me.
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Mi Mix Alpha
Duolingo
Samsung won’t fold on the Fold.
The Galaxy Fold is still extremely fragile, and Samsung knows it:
The updated Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally making its way into the world after a months-long delay by Samsung to shore up its hardware when it became apparent from review units (including The Verge’s) that the foldable phone was too fragile. Unfortunately, it seems that the “fixed” version of the Fold is still extremely fragile. And based on a new video Samsung released begging owners to treat their new phones with a “special level of care,” Samsung knows it. A new durability test from popular YouTube channel JerryRigEverything proves it.
You just won’t let it go, will you, Samsung?
Admit it, you have derailed.
Coney Island
Both these skulls are red.
Monkey Trap
Preconceptions can blind us from doing things in better ways. Sometimes expertise gets in the way. Buddhists push against this situation by seeking “beginner’s mind.” Over-devotion to the possibility of specific rewards can trap us in precarious situations. Poker players call it being “pot-committed.” All are forms of cognitive biases, but perhaps labelling it as “mental rigidity” is a more immediate and helpful way to think about all of this.
Stay loose. Let go. There are other bananas.
Schooley’s Mountain General Store
The 250-year-old general store in my hometown of Long Valley is up for sale:
LONG VALLEY, NJ — Schooley’s Mountain General Store is looking for a new owner.
The store is listed for $850,000 through realtor NAI James E. Hanson. Located at 250 Schooley’s Mountain Road, the store is 1,600 square feet. The colonial general store has been in business for 250 years.
Its currently occupied by the United States Postal Service, which is in the middle of a five-year lease. The old-school store also has sandwiches, pizza, salads, and other deli and grocery items.
It’s definitely not cheap, but it’s a great piece of history.
#walkingtowork
My walk to work, from the East Village down to SoHo.
September 11th, 2001
Some Dance
Wednesday Morning Schadenfreude
Milo Yiannopoulos Says He’s Broke:
Silicon Valley appears to have blown up Milo Yiannopoulos’s business model.
The disgraced right-wing troll is complaining that the major social media companies have effectively cut off his alt-right audience — and crushed his ability to make a decent living.
The former Breitbart tech writer shared the complaints on Telegram, a messaging app where some alt-right allies have set up shop after getting the boot by larger tech platforms. Yiannopoulos was banned from Twitter in 2016 for directing racist abuse at the comedian Leslie Jones, losing nearly 400,000 followers. He was banned from Facebook in May.
Yiannopoulos has discovered there can be repercussions to your actions. It’s good to see someone inciting violence and racism de-platformed, but it’s not enforced nearly enoughon Twitter and Facebook.
