Combatting the desire to spend the rest of the day watching Camelot and lying on the couch.
A blog and newsletter from Dr. John T. Moist. Tech, writing, criticism, esoterica. The posting will continue until morale improves.
What is “enough screens?”
The Consulting Industry Is Fun and isn't Degrading Us At All
Small thought:
Twitter might be “the hellsite,” but one observation– the layers of performance both cushion the blatant status-seeking and encourage an obfuscatory “I just care so much” attitude.
But I’d take that …
Christmas Essentials: Frosted Windowpanes, Cold Weather, Upscale Niche Consumer Goods
Christmas Trees Trimmed in Irony, NYTimes
“American consumers’ spending on winter holidays including Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa has grown, rising from some $567.6 billion in 2012 to around $889.3 billion in 2021, according to data from …
An Iridescent Holiday
Counter Culture’s new winter blend “Iridescent” has arrived! I’m excited to put this one into circulation— right after this bag of Foundry from Mad Goat. Notably, Counter Culture isn’t in line with my goal of only buying coffee from roasters less …
Rent Control and Evictions:
“Rent control policies seek to ensure affordable and stable housing for current tenants; however, they also increase the incentive for landlords to evict tenants since rents re-set when tenants leave. We exploit variation across zip codes in …
The Canadian Press Newsroom, Toronto- U.D.
“The Courier” newsroom, April 1950, Urbana, IL
Subjecting our mental health discourse to the whims of an advertising-based content economy was probably a very bad idea.
Reading at lunch today: [Local politics]
Morning Music:
Young Gun Silver Fox, “Ticket to Shangri-La”
A new album from YGSF is always welcome.