Brown M&Ms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IxqdAgNJck

You don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

"I don't have anything against hot new technologies, but a lot of useful work comes from plugging boring technologies together and doing the obvious thing."

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …” — Isaac Asimov

But that's not as fun as doing a scheme to rust cross-compiler on kubernetes

wise words

https://marginalrevolution.com/ (Tyler Cowen)

What are some of the features missing in Airtable that you think would make it more palatable for real estate agents to use?

"Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome" -Charlie Munger

My favorite line in PGs essay:

"I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d) deliver them as informally as possible, (e) starting with a very crude version 1, then (f) iterating rapidly."

That is the Tl;dr of the essay. I looked at that and moved on.

"Starting this week, drivers of select new Audis who approach more than 600 intersections in the District, can know when the light will turn green, by glancing at their dashboards."

From https://www.arlnow.com/2017/08/08/morning-notes-1720/

"VT Says It Is Behind ‘Driverless’ Van — The “driverless” van seen driving around Clarendon over the past week was actually a Virginia Tech research project designed to record the “real world reactions” to a vehicle without a driver. However, there was a driver: a man dressed as a car seat. The mystery was solved in real time on Twitter yesterday and quickly went viral."

Announcement on Bitcoin Forum, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2042470.0