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People have the wrong thought and assumption that somehow… having more money will make them live a “more” better life. This is not the case.

Here this is where critical thinking, physiology, practical thinking comes into play. I think if your true goal is to live a better life, you gotta think about physiology, environment, life in general, not money. 

The sun?

Probably the greatest realization and discovery that me Cindy and Seneca had recently was the discovery of the California science center, taking the metro, and being able to access it all simply while jumping on the metro, not having to drive at all. The reason why this is such a big deal is that truth be told, this life workflow has brought 1 million x joy to my life.

Why?

First, there is all this talk about cities of the future etc., and the truth is taking the metro, will indeed provide you with a “better” life.

How and why? 

First, contrary to the traditional antisocial behavior modernist line of thinking, the truth is people are actually much happier when they are kind of surrounded by people, or at least adjacent to other people.

For example, when you’re on the metro, being able to just be surrounded by other human bodies is actually strangely comforting, fun, and even the last few times that we have all taken the metro together, we had discovered some really cool people! Small talk, meeting new folks has been extremely uplifting.

Second, physiology. Thought to myself; we know that sitting is bad, and that standing is good… I thought of this invention of a standing car. We have standing desks, walking treadmill desks, why not the equivalent for transportation?

Surprisingly, it exists! The metro!

When you’re riding a metro, you could be straight up, and even walk around the cabin. The reason why this is so useful is that your physiology has improved by 1 billion x.

Also, thinking about your kids; kids love the metro! Actually which is funny; adults, we all dream about owning a certain type of car, but, kids don’t really care about ownership; they care more about experiences.

For example, the first time we jumped on the metro from the Culver City station, it was probably the most joy I’ve ever seen in Seneca’s face and his life.

Unlocking reality

Why? When we are walking around the metro, he always sees the metro going around, but I don’t think he actually really knew you could actually go on it. And once he is on it, it is so exciting and fun!

First, it is actually really really fast. A lot faster than driving, even if there is no traffic, which is an impossible in Los Angeles, even on Saturdays and Sundays.

Second, you get a really really cool elevated view of Los Angeles. I find it actually really exciting to jump on the metro, because what we have going for us in Los Angeles, is that our metro is above ground, which means that we are not trapped underground like the mole people in New York City.

I think the reason why people don’t like the metro in New York City is that you have to go underground, in Los Angeles, it is all above ground, which means that you get lots of natural light, and great view of the city.

What is the purpose of human beings?

I think this is the question which has plagued philosophers for thousands of years. The truth is that we are here, this is a fact. Now what?

A lot of these loser existential philosophers wonder, why are we here? 

I believe that this line of thinking is a waste of time. Much more productive to consider, now that we are here, what should I do with my life?

I think most people approach life the following way:

How do I progress through life with a minimal amount of pain, sorrow, and suffering… and maximize my base pleasures? 

For example, people dull the pain and the sorrow of modern day living with painkillers, antidepressants, marijuana, television and media, music, podcasts, going to festivals, going to burning man, “friends”, psychedelics, alcohol, drugs etc. Modern day soma. 

Ideas

First, the simple thought is in regards to transit, getting around, try to figure out whether you could do it all while standing, or walking, etc.

Even my critique about riding a bicycle is that it forces you to sit. Anything which forces you to sit is bad. 

Second, think the sun. I watched this insanely inspiring IMAX film at the California science center with Seneca and Cindy, called deep space, and the general thought about it was that the sun was the epicenter of all life at least in our galaxy.

And then the turbo thought I had:

Think Heat.

We also saw the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, and he attempted to create a perpetual machine, but as we all know, it is impossible and it doesn’t work and it feels because much of motion is actually lost to heat.

Which made me think, is motion, power, life, just heat?

Even one of the easiest modern day ways to make your life better is to crank up the heat! I find that people have this foolish optimization in life in which they subject themselves to terrible cold in order to “save money”. But don’t these fools realize that converting your money into heat, for your home is probably the wisest trade?

Real and metaphorical heat

Therefore, ways to heat up your life include creaking up the heat at your house, doing hot yoga, or investing in insulation for your home, or just wearing insulated clothes. For example instead buying a new BMW or Tesla, just buy a brandnew Canada goose jacket! 

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Food?

The difficulty with prices is that it is all framing.

For example, the big issue with apps, digital things that nobody wants to pay money for an app. Or a game. Because it is digital, we all think and hope and wish that it should be free. Why? The reproduction of digital things are technically free, but the big issue here is that the cost of production and maintenance is high. As a consequence, nobody likes to pay for digital things.

This is here where the subscription model has become interesting; I think people are actually more willing to pay for a subscription than to actually pay for a digital good.

The halving!

The bitcoin halving is happening very very soon, on April 20. Don’t be left behind.

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Finance thoughts?

What is it that people in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, California, or whatever like to complain about or comment on? The cost of living.

For example, rent, rent prices, as well as buying a house, homeownership, single-family homes, condos etc.

As of now, I still think it is wiser to rent a more expensive place in an insanely desirable neighborhood, with the ultimate 100% walkability score, than to own a home, even a very good home in a non-walkable area.

Why? In terms of your personal happiness, walking is insanely positive for your happiness. The more you walk the happier you will be.

Food

Grassfed beef, grass fed ground beef, they sell them at Costco for really cheap! Get the grass fed ground beef patties, in the frozen aisle at Costco. Probably the best deal on the planet. Why grass fed beef? From a practical perspective, naturally cattle consume grass, not corn. Therefore, the real thought is if you consume cattle that was naturally fed grass, as nature intended it, shouldn’t it have superior nutrition, which will better elevate you in terms of your overall health, well-being, how will you sleep, your energy levels etc.?

Don’t be like one of these foolish people who believe I “calories“, consuming 2000 cal of Twinkies is different than consuming calories of ribeye steak or bone marrow.

Scientism

True science is critical thinking and first principles thinking.

For example, a true scientist is not foolish enough to believe calories in calories out, the insanely foolish idea that somehow the average human being “burns” 2000 cal a day, and if one keeps their calorie consumption to below 2000 a day, somehow he or she will not get fat.

The reason why most scientists are foolish is that they think scalar, numbers in numbers out, rather than dynamics.

The truth about fat, getting fat, putting on more adipose fat tissue is it has to deal more with hormones, insulin levels, sugar and starches than it does with calories.

Also, I think the whole thing about protein is overblown. I think actually, if your true goal is to put on muscle mass, and to become more muscular and dominant, the true goal is actually consume more dietary cholesterol, and beef liver, organ meats, etc.

For example, loser Bill Gates is trying to get all of us to eat less meat, to consume more of a “plant based” diet“. But let us consider what he looks like, just google it, Google images what Elon Musk tweeted “the quickest way to kill your Boner”– (picture Bill Gates, with his obese morbidly obese stomach jutting out. )

Sleep

What is my definition of modernity, or the modern day man?

Somebody who trades his or her health for money and productivity. 

For example, anybody who sacrifices their sleep in order to finish their work related tasks, or to be more productive, is a slave to this system.

My very very very simple suggestion is when you get home after work, or when the sun goes down or whatever, turn off your devices 100%. Turn off your phone, all the way off, turn off the iPad etc.

Instead, the best way to wind down in the evening is take a really really hot bath, or take a really really hot shower, read a book or whatever. Try to hit a new meat PR, a new meat personal record, how many pounds of grass fed ground beef can you consume in one sitting? 

Media is toxic

I’ve also found that one should have a strict cut off time for consuming media. My funny thought is actually the best time to consume media or any sort of media, watching a movie or Netflix is actually first thing in the morning. Why? Media is insanely stimulating, and will disturb your sleep, because a lot of these plot lines in these shows and movies keep your brain running even late at night.

If you want to watch a movie or show, do it while drinking or consuming your morning coffee.

Anti screens?

The other day Cindy Seneca and I visited the Tesla store in Santa Monica, and some thing I never realized:

Looking at the touchscreen LCD display in a Tesla at nighttime really hurts your eyes.

That alone made me think, because we are sensitive to light, never buy a Tesla. 

Even one surprising thing that I personally love about my 2010 Prius is that there is no glaring LCD screens. And also you could easily turn off the display if you want to. I am a tech whiz, but I couldn’t intuitively figure out how to dim the screen of the Tesla LCD screen; not good.

iPad is bad for kids?

Seneca is now three years, one month old, and I am actually very very happy that ever since he was born, he has never watched YouTube, or any of these dumb shows or whatever. As a consequence, he is not subjected to any media.

The only apps I consider good for the iPhone or the iPad is GarageBand, swift playgrounds on the iPad, and more recently, I’m a big fan of the poly bridge 2 app; Seneca loves the physics. 

However ultimately, at times I’m considering just throwing away my iPad Pro in the trash. Why? Even when he is doing something “educational”, like learning about physics on the iPad, he is static and still, and actually a big problem about kids on an iPad is when they are so focused on it, they will often pee in their pants, they forget their bodily controls.

My suggestion is if you’re going to be a new parent or whatever, the simple thoughts:

1. Never buy your kid an iPad, a stupid Amazon tablet, whatever.
2. on your iPhone, never install the YouTube app, uninstalled it immediately. It is like giving your kid heroin.
3. On the iPhone, the only app you should let them play with is GarageBand.

The real world

At the age of 36, looking back at my childhood, my only regrets is how much time I wasted watching TV, and playing video games. The truth is only reason why I played so many video games to watch so much TV was that my mom was at work all day, and my dead dad was just watching TV all day, so I had no parental supervision, overseeing, Nobody to guide me in real life.

As a consequence, my number one tip is the best way to be a good parent is when you’re with your cat at the park, turn your phone all the way off, and just lock it in the glove compartment before you go out to play. Or when you’re at home, once again turn your phone all the way off.

One idea I am actually very committed to is I will never buy Seneca an iPhone, not even in high school. If you ever wants one, I’ll just tell him to get a job and buy one himself.

Maybe if he somehow doesn’t need a phone down the line, I will buy him a phone. Or just try to schedule in such a way that he doesn’t need a phone.

The future is physical

 whenever Seneca plays well at the park, is running around good, going on hikes with me etc.… I feel overjoyed. The days I feel bad is when it is raining outside, and we can’t go out.

Ultimate privilege of any child or human being or adult is the privilege of being physical. The privilege of walking 30,000 steps a day, the privilege of interacting in the real world. Let us think, if you’re real life was an RPG, would you want to be stuck in your apartment all day, or conquering the real world?

ERIC

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Audio

How to Live a Better Life 

People have the wrong thought and assumption that somehow… having more money will make them live a “more” better life. This is not the case.

Here this is where critical thinking, physiology, practical thinking comes into play. I think if your true goal is to live a better life, you gotta think about physiology, environment, life in general, not money. 

The sun?

Probably the greatest realization and discovery that me Cindy and Seneca had recently was the discovery of the California science center, taking the metro, and being able to access it all simply while jumping on the metro, not having to drive at all. The reason why this is such a big deal is that Truth be told, this life workflow has brought 1 million extra joy to my life.

Why?

First, there is all this talk about cities of the future etc., and the truth is taking the metro, will indeed provide you with a “better” life.

How and why? 

First, contrary to the traditional antisocial behavior modernist line of thinking, the truth is people are actually much happier when they are kind of surrounded by people, or at least adjacent to other people.

For example, when you’re on the metro, being able to just be surrounded by other human bodies is actually strangely comforting, fun, and even the last few times that we have all taken the metro together, we had discovered some really cool people! Small talk, meeting new folks has been extremely uplifting.

Second, physiology. Thought to myself; we know that is bad, and that is good… I thought of this invention of a standing car. We have standing desks, walking treadmill desks, why not the equivalent for transportation?

Surprisingly, it exists! The metro!

When you’re riding a metro, you could be straight up, and even walk around the cabin. The reason why this is so useful is that your physiology has improved by 1 billion x.

Also, thinking about your kids; kids love the metro! Actually which is funny; adults, we all dream about owning a certain type of car, but, kids don’t really care about ownership; they care more about experiences.

For example, the first time we jumped on the metro from the Culver City station, it was probably the most joy I’ve ever seen in Seneca’s face and his life.

Why? When we are walking around the metro, he always sees the metro going around, but I don’t think he actually really knew you could actually go on it. And once he is on it, it is so exciting and fun!

First, it is actually really really fast. A lot faster than driving, even if there is no traffic, which is an impossible in Los Angeles, even on Saturdays and Sundays.

Second, you get a really really cool elevated view of Los Angeles. I find it actually really exciting to jump on the metro, because what we have going for us in Los Angeles, is that our metro is above ground, which means that we are not trapped underground like the mold people in New York City. I think the reason why people don’t like the metro in New York City is that you have to go underground, in Los Angeles, it is all above ground, which means that you get lots of natural light, and great view of the city.

what is the purpose of human beings?

I think this is the question which has pled flossers for thousands of years. The truth is that we are here, this is a fact. Now what?

A lot of these loser existential philosophers wonder, why are we here? 

I believe that this line of thinking is a waste of time. Much more productive to consider, now that we are here, what should I do with my life?

I think most people approach life the following way:

How do I progress through life with a minimal amount of pain, sorrow, and suffering… and maximize my base pleasures? 

For example, people do the pain in the sorrow of modern day living with painkillers, antidepressants, marijuana, television and media, music, podcast, going to festivals, going to burning man, psychedelics, alcohol, drugs etc. Modern day soma. 

Ideas

First, the simple thought is in regards to transit, getting around, tried to figure out whether you could do it all while standing, or walking, etc.

Even my critique about riding a bicycle is that it forces you to sit. Anything which forces you to sit is bad. 

Second, think the sun. I watched this insanely inspiring IMAX film at the California science center with Santa and Cindy, called deep space, and the general thought about it was that the sun was the epicenter of all life at least in our galaxy.

And then the turbo thought I had:

Think Heat.

We also saw the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, and he attempted to create a perpetual machine, but as we all know, it is impossible and it doesn’t work and it feels because much of motion is actually lost to heat.

Which made me think, is motion, power, life, just heat?

Even one of the easiest modern day ways to make your life better is to crank up the heat! I find that people have this foolish optimization in life in which they subject themselves to terrible cold in order to “save money”. But don’t these fools realize that converting your money into heat, for your home is probably the wisest trade?

Therefore, ways to heat up your life include creaking up the heat at your house, doing hot yoga, or investing in insulation for your home, or just wearing insulated clothes. For example set up buying a new BMW or Tesla, just buy a brandnew Canada goose jacket! 

Food?

The difficulty with prices is that it is all framing.

For example, the big issue with apps, digital things that nobody wants to pay money for an app. Or a game. Because it is digital, we all think and hope and wish that it should be free. Why? The reproduction of digital things are technically free, but The big issue here is that the cost of production and maintenance is high. As a consequence, nobody likes to pay for digital things.

This is here where the subscription model has become interesting; I think people are actually more willing to pay for a subscription than to actually pay for a digital good.

The halving!

The bitcoin halving is happening very very soon, on April 20. Don’t be left behind.

---

Finance thoughts?

What is it that people in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, California, or whatever like to complain about or comment on? The cost of living.

For example, rent, rent prices, as well as buying a house, homeownership, single-family homes, condos etc.

As of now, I still think it is wiser to rent a more expensive place in an insanely desirable neighborhood, with the ultimate 100% walk ability score, then on a home, even a very good home in a non-walkable area.

Why in terms of your personal happiness, walking is insanely positive for your happiness. The more you walk the happier you will be.

Food

Grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, they sell them at Costco for really cheap! Get the grass fed ground beef patties, in the frozen owl at Costco. Probably the best deal on the planet. Why breast fed beef? From a practical perspective, naturally cattle consume grass, not corn. Therefore, the real thought is if you consume cattle that was naturally fed grass, as nature intended it, shouldn’t it have superior nutrition, which will better nurse issue in terms of your overall health, well-being, how will you sleep, your energy levels etc.? Don’t be like one of these foolish people “calories “, consuming 2000 cal of Twinkies is different than consuming calories of ribeye steak or bone marrow.

Scientism

True science is critical thinking and first principles thinking.

For example, a true scientist is not foolish enough to believe calories in calories out, the insanely foolish idea that somehow the average human being “burns” 2000 cal a day, and if one keeps their calorie consumption to below 2000 a day, somehow he or she will not get fat.

The reason why most scientists are foolish is that they think scaler, numbers in numbers out, rather than dynamics.

The truth about that, getting fat, pudding on post fat tissue is it has to deal more with hormones, insulin levels, sugar and starches then it does with calories.

Also, I think the whole thing about protein overblown. I think actually, if you’re true goal is to put on muscle mass, and to become more muscular and dominant, the true goal is actually cons more dietary cholesterol, and beef liver, organ meats, etc.

 For example, loser Bill Gates is trying to get all of us to eat less meat, to consume more of a “plant based” diet“. But let us consider what he looks like, just google it, Google images what Elon Musk tweeted “the quickest way to kill your Boner”– (picture Bill Gates, with his obese morbidly obese stomach jutting out. )

Sleep

What is my definition of maternity, or the modern day man?

Somebody who trades his or her health for money and productivity. 

For example, anybody who sacrifices their sleep in order to finish their work relay tasks, or to be more productive, is a slave to this system.

My very very very simple suggestion is when you get home after work, or when the sun goes down or whatever, turn off your devices 100%. Turn off your phone, all the way off, turn off the iPad etc.

Instead, the best way to wind down in the evening is take a really really hot bath, or take a really really hot shower, read a book or whatever. Try to hit a new meat PR, a new meat personal record, how many pounds of grass fed ground beef can you consume in one sitting? 

Media is toxic

I’ve also found that one should have a strict cut off time for consuming media. My funny thought is actually the best time to consume me any sort of media, watching a movie or Netflix is actually first thing in the morning. Why? Media is insanely stimulating, and will disturb your sleep, Because a lot of these plot lines in these shows and boobies keep your brain running even late at night.

If you want to watch a movie or show, do it while drinking or consuming your morning coffee.

Anti screens?

The other day Cindy Seneca and I visited the Tesla store in Santa Monica, and some thing I never realized:

Looking at the touchscreen LCD display in a Tesla at nighttime really hurts your eyes.

That alone made me think, because sensitive to light, never buy a Tesla. 

Even one surprising thing that I personally love about my 2010 Prius is that there is no glaring LCD screens. And also you could easily turn off the display if you want to. I am a tech whiz, but I couldn’t intuitively figure out how to dim the screen of the Tesla LCD screen; Not good.

iPad is bad for kids?

Send because now three years, one month old, and I am actually very very happy that ever since he was born, he has never watched YouTube, any of these dumb shows or whatever. As a consequence, he is not subjected to any media.

The only apps I consider good for the iPhone or the iPad is GarageBand, switch playgrounds on the iPad, and more recently, I’m a big fan of the poly bridge 2 app; Seneca loves the physics. 

However ultimately, at times I’m considering just throwing away my iPad Pro in the trash. Why? Even when he is doing something “educational”, like learning about physics on the iPad, he is static and still, and actually a big problem about kids on an iPad is when they are so focused on it, they will often pee in their pants, they forget their bodily controls.

Airport, my suggestion is if you’re going to be a new parent or whatever, the simple thoughts:

1. Never buy your kid an iPad, a stupid Amazon tablet, whatever.
2. on your iPhone, never install the YouTube app, uninstalled it immediately. It is like giving your kid heroin.
3. On the iPhone, the only app you should let them play with is GarageBand.

The real world

At the age of 36, looking back at my childhood, my only regrets is how much time I wasted watching TV, and playing video games. The truth is only reason why I played so many video games to watch so much TV was that my mom was at work all day, and my dead dad was just watching TV all day, so I had no parental supervision, overseeing, Nobody to guide me in real life.

As a consequence, my number one tip is the best way to be a good parent is when you’re with your cat at the park, turn your phone all the way off, and just lock it in the glove compartment before you go out to play. Or when you’re at home, once again turn your phone all the way off.

One idea I am actually very committed to is I will never buy Seneca an iPhone, not even in high school. If you ever wants one, I’ll just tell him to get a job and buy one himself.

Maybe if he somehow doesn’t need a phone down the line, I will buy him a phone. Or just try to schedule in such a way that he doesn’t need a phone.

The future is physical

 whenever Seneca plays well at the park, is running around good, going on hikes with me etc.… I feel overjoyed. The days I feel bad is when it is raining outside, and we can’t go out.

Ultimate privilege of any child or human being or adult is the privilege of being physical. The privilege of walking 30,000 steps a day, the privilege of interacting in the real world. Let us think, if you’re real life was an RPG, would you want to be stuck in your apartment all day, or conquering the real world?

ERIC

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Audio

The provided text emphasizes a shift away from materialism towards experiences and physical engagement as pathways to living a better life. The key insights are as follows:

1. Rethinking Transportation: Utilizing public transport like the metro, rather than personal vehicles, enhances experiences, fosters social interactions, and improves physical health due to the ability to stand and move around. This change can significantly increase daily joy and decrease the sedentary lifestyle associated with car travel.
2. Valuing Experiences Over Possessions: The author argues that true contentment comes from experiences rather than material possessions. Children, for example, derive more pleasure from activities like riding the metro than from owning goods.
3. The Importance of Environment: Exposure to natural light and active environments like those found in above-ground metros in Los Angeles is preferred over the confining, underground settings of places like New York City.
4. Human Purpose and Existence: The text dismisses existential ponderings on why we exist, suggesting a focus on how to live well given our existence. This includes seeking joy and minimizing suffering through lifestyle choices that enhance physical and mental health.
5. Practical Living Tips: The author suggests practical improvements to daily life:

• Increasing heat for comfort and health.
• Prioritizing walking and physical activity for happiness.
• Choosing food wisely, like opting for grass-fed beef, which is seen as more natural and nutritious.
• Managing media consumption to avoid disrupting sleep, suggesting morning as the best time for engaging with media.

1. Critique of Modern Lifestyles: There’s a strong critique of how modern society encourages habits detrimental to health, such as overreliance on technology and passive entertainment. The author promotes more physical engagement and less screen time, especially for children.
2. Parenting and Technology: The narrative strongly advises against providing children with too much screen time or access to gadgets like iPads and smartphones, promoting physical play and engagement with the real world instead.
3. Financial Thoughts: The text briefly touches on economic aspects, like the benefits of living in walkable neighborhoods over more isolated but affordable areas, emphasizing the quality of life over financial savings.

The overarching theme is to embrace a physically active, socially engaged, and experience-rich life, rather than one focused on material wealth or passive consumption.

How to Live a Better Life 

People have the wrong thought and assumption that somehow… having more money will make them live a “more” better life. This is not the case.

Here this is where critical thinking, physiology, practical thinking comes into play. I think if your true goal is to live a better life, you gotta think about physiology, environment, life in general, not money. 

The sun?

Probably the greatest realization and discovery that me Cindy and Seneca had recently was the discovery of the California science center, taking the metro, and being able to access it all simply while jumping on the metro, not having to drive at all. The reason why this is such a big deal is that Truth be told, this life workflow has brought 1 million extra joy to my life.

Why?

First, there is all this talk about cities of the future etc., and the truth is taking the metro, will indeed provide you with a “better” life.

How and why? 

First, contrary to the traditional antisocial behavior modernist line of thinking, the truth is people are actually much happier when they are kind of surrounded by people, or at least adjacent to other people.

For example, when you’re on the metro, being able to just be surrounded by other human bodies is actually strangely comforting, fun, and even the last few times that we have all taken the metro together, we had discovered some really cool people! Small talk, meeting new folks has been extremely uplifting.

Second, physiology. Thought to myself; we know that is bad, and that is good… I thought of this invention of a standing car. We have standing desks, walking treadmill desks, why not the equivalent for transportation?

Surprisingly, it exists! The metro!

When you’re riding a metro, you could be straight up, and even walk around the cabin. The reason why this is so useful is that your physiology has improved by 1 billion x.

Also, thinking about your kids; kids love the metro! Actually which is funny; adults, we all dream about owning a certain type of car, but, kids don’t really care about ownership; they care more about experiences.

For example, the first time we jumped on the metro from the Culver City station, it was probably the most joy I’ve ever seen in Seneca’s face and his life.

Why? When we are walking around the metro, he always sees the metro going around, but I don’t think he actually really knew you could actually go on it. And once he is on it, it is so exciting and fun!

First, it is actually really really fast. A lot faster than driving, even if there is no traffic, which is an impossible in Los Angeles, even on Saturdays and Sundays.

Second, you get a really really cool elevated view of Los Angeles. I find it actually really exciting to jump on the metro, because what we have going for us in Los Angeles, is that our metro is above ground, which means that we are not trapped underground like the mold people in New York City. I think the reason why people don’t like the metro in New York City is that you have to go underground, in Los Angeles, it is all above ground, which means that you get lots of natural light, and great view of the city.

what is the purpose of human beings?

I think this is the question which has pled flossers for thousands of years. The truth is that we are here, this is a fact. Now what?

A lot of these loser existential philosophers wonder, why are we here? 

I believe that this line of thinking is a waste of time. Much more productive to consider, now that we are here, what should I do with my life?

I think most people approach life the following way:

How do I progress through life with a minimal amount of pain, sorrow, and suffering… and maximize my base pleasures? 

For example, people do the pain in the sorrow of modern day living with painkillers, antidepressants, marijuana, television and media, music, podcast, going to festivals, going to burning man, psychedelics, alcohol, drugs etc. Modern day soma. 

Ideas

First, the simple thought is in regards to transit, getting around, tried to figure out whether you could do it all while standing, or walking, etc.

Even my critique about riding a bicycle is that it forces you to sit. Anything which forces you to sit is bad. 

Second, think the sun. I watched this insanely inspiring IMAX film at the California science center with Santa and Cindy, called deep space, and the general thought about it was that the sun was the epicenter of all life at least in our galaxy.

And then the turbo thought I had:

Think Heat.

We also saw the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, and he attempted to create a perpetual machine, but as we all know, it is impossible and it doesn’t work and it feels because much of motion is actually lost to heat.

Which made me think, is motion, power, life, just heat?

Even one of the easiest modern day ways to make your life better is to crank up the heat! I find that people have this foolish optimization in life in which they subject themselves to terrible cold in order to “save money”. But don’t these fools realize that converting your money into heat, for your home is probably the wisest trade?

Therefore, ways to heat up your life include creaking up the heat at your house, doing hot yoga, or investing in insulation for your home, or just wearing insulated clothes. For example set up buying a new BMW or Tesla, just buy a brandnew Canada goose jacket! 

Food?

The difficulty with prices is that it is all framing.

For example, the big issue with apps, digital things that nobody wants to pay money for an app. Or a game. Because it is digital, we all think and hope and wish that it should be free. Why? The reproduction of digital things are technically free, but The big issue here is that the cost of production and maintenance is high. As a consequence, nobody likes to pay for digital things.

This is here where the subscription model has become interesting; I think people are actually more willing to pay for a subscription than to actually pay for a digital good.

The halving!

The bitcoin halving is happening very very soon, on April 20. Don’t be left behind.

---

Finance thoughts?

What is it that people in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, California, or whatever like to complain about or comment on? The cost of living.

For example, rent, rent prices, as well as buying a house, homeownership, single-family homes, condos etc.

As of now, I still think it is wiser to rent a more expensive place in an insanely desirable neighborhood, with the ultimate 100% walk ability score, then on a home, even a very good home in a non-walkable area.

Why in terms of your personal happiness, walking is insanely positive for your happiness. The more you walk the happier you will be.

Food

Grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, they sell them at Costco for really cheap! Get the grass fed ground beef patties, in the frozen owl at Costco. Probably the best deal on the planet. Why breast fed beef? From a practical perspective, naturally cattle consume grass, not corn. Therefore, the real thought is if you consume cattle that was naturally fed grass, as nature intended it, shouldn’t it have superior nutrition, which will better nurse issue in terms of your overall health, well-being, how will you sleep, your energy levels etc.? Don’t be like one of these foolish people “calories “, consuming 2000 cal of Twinkies is different than consuming calories of ribeye steak or bone marrow.

Scientism

True science is critical thinking and first principles thinking.

For example, a true scientist is not foolish enough to believe calories in calories out, the insanely foolish idea that somehow the average human being “burns” 2000 cal a day, and if one keeps their calorie consumption to below 2000 a day, somehow he or she will not get fat.

The reason why most scientists are foolish is that they think scaler, numbers in numbers out, rather than dynamics.

The truth about that, getting fat, pudding on post fat tissue is it has to deal more with hormones, insulin levels, sugar and starches then it does with calories.

Also, I think the whole thing about protein overblown. I think actually, if you’re true goal is to put on muscle mass, and to become more muscular and dominant, the true goal is actually cons more dietary cholesterol, and beef liver, organ meats, etc.

 For example, loser Bill Gates is trying to get all of us to eat less meat, to consume more of a “plant based” diet“. But let us consider what he looks like, just google it, Google images what Elon Musk tweeted “the quickest way to kill your Boner”– (picture Bill Gates, with his obese morbidly obese stomach jutting out. )

Sleep

What is my definition of maternity, or the modern day man?

Somebody who trades his or her health for money and productivity. 

For example, anybody who sacrifices their sleep in order to finish their work relay tasks, or to be more productive, is a slave to this system.

My very very very simple suggestion is when you get home after work, or when the sun goes down or whatever, turn off your devices 100%. Turn off your phone, all the way off, turn off the iPad etc.

Instead, the best way to wind down in the evening is take a really really hot bath, or take a really really hot shower, read a book or whatever. Try to hit a new meat PR, a new meat personal record, how many pounds of grass fed ground beef can you consume in one sitting? 

Media is toxic

I’ve also found that one should have a strict cut off time for consuming media. My funny thought is actually the best time to consume me any sort of media, watching a movie or Netflix is actually first thing in the morning. Why? Media is insanely stimulating, and will disturb your sleep, Because a lot of these plot lines in these shows and boobies keep your brain running even late at night.

If you want to watch a movie or show, do it while drinking or consuming your morning coffee.

Anti screens?

The other day Cindy Seneca and I visited the Tesla store in Santa Monica, and some thing I never realized:

Looking at the touchscreen LCD display in a Tesla at nighttime really hurts your eyes.

That alone made me think, because sensitive to light, never buy a Tesla. 

Even one surprising thing that I personally love about my 2010 Prius is that there is no glaring LCD screens. And also you could easily turn off the display if you want to. I am a tech whiz, but I couldn’t intuitively figure out how to dim the screen of the Tesla LCD screen; Not good.

iPad is bad for kids?

Send because now three years, one month old, and I am actually very very happy that ever since he was born, he has never watched YouTube, any of these dumb shows or whatever. As a consequence, he is not subjected to any media.

The only apps I consider good for the iPhone or the iPad is GarageBand, switch playgrounds on the iPad, and more recently, I’m a big fan of the poly bridge 2 app; Seneca loves the physics. 

However ultimately, at times I’m considering just throwing away my iPad Pro in the trash. Why? Even when he is doing something “educational”, like learning about physics on the iPad, he is static and still, and actually a big problem about kids on an iPad is when they are so focused on it, they will often pee in their pants, they forget their bodily controls.

Airport, my suggestion is if you’re going to be a new parent or whatever, the simple thoughts:

1. Never buy your kid an iPad, a stupid Amazon tablet, whatever.
2. on your iPhone, never install the YouTube app, uninstalled it immediately. It is like giving your kid heroin.
3. On the iPhone, the only app you should let them play with is GarageBand.

The real world

At the age of 36, looking back at my childhood, my only regrets is how much time I wasted watching TV, and playing video games. The truth is only reason why I played so many video games to watch so much TV was that my mom was at work all day, and my dead dad was just watching TV all day, so I had no parental supervision, overseeing, Nobody to guide me in real life.

As a consequence, my number one tip is the best way to be a good parent is when you’re with your cat at the park, turn your phone all the way off, and just lock it in the glove compartment before you go out to play. Or when you’re at home, once again turn your phone all the way off.

One idea I am actually very committed to is I will never buy Seneca an iPhone, not even in high school. If you ever wants one, I’ll just tell him to get a job and buy one himself.

Maybe if he somehow doesn’t need a phone down the line, I will buy him a phone. Or just try to schedule in such a way that he doesn’t need a phone.

The future is physical

 whenever Seneca plays well at the park, is running around good, going on hikes with me etc.… I feel overjoyed. The days I feel bad is when it is raining outside, and we can’t go out.

Ultimate privilege of any child or human being or adult is the privilege of being physical. The privilege of walking 30,000 steps a day, the privilege of interacting in the real world. Let us think, if you’re real life was an RPG, would you want to be stuck in your apartment all day, or conquering the real world?

ERIC

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Having additional human bodies;; the ultimate capital

CYBERTRUCK

To me, doesn’t even matter if it is good or not, the more important thing is whether it inspires or not.

Why I love the notion of cybertruck: even if I never drove it, if it was just sitting on my driveway, it would always put me in a good mood!

Aero-dynamic — beautiful

Things which inspire you

Colors distinguish.

Volatile — fleeting, flying into the ether?

volare, volvere

To wish, to want — wehl

Real life is more interesting with volatility

Fly— voleo (I fly)

The evolution of the meaning of “volatility” from its Proto-Indo-European roots to its contemporary usage in finance and other fields is a fascinating linguistic journey that reflects both literal and metaphorical adaptations.

1. Proto-Indo-European Roots: The PIE root *welÉ™- initially involved meanings around physical motion such as turning, rolling, or flying. This base sense of movement is central to understanding how the word’s meaning evolved over time.
2. Latin Usage: In Latin, this root evolved into words like “volare” (to fly) and “volatilis” (capable of flying, fleeting, or ephemeral). The use of “volatilis” in describing substances that easily vaporize at room temperature—such as alcohol or essential oils—links the sense of physical movement (flying) to a state change (liquid to gas).
3. Scientific Context: By the 17th century, as scientific understanding grew, “volatile” in English began to describe chemicals that vaporize at relatively low temperatures. This usage underscored the transitory nature of their state—a quick transition from liquid to gas—emphasizing rapid and unpredictable change.
4. Economic and Financial Adaptation: The leap from a scientific to a financial context probably occurred due to the similar nature of rapid and unpredictable changes. In finance, “volatility” refers to the degree of variation in trading prices over time. Just as volatile substances quickly change from one state to another, financial volatility implies swift changes in value. The unpredictability and speed of these changes reflect the original meanings of flying or moving quickly.
5. Broader Metaphorical Use: Today, “volatility” is not just a financial term but is also used more broadly to describe any situation that is subject to rapid, unpredictable changes, similar to how “volatile” substances quickly evaporate or react.

Throughout these phases, the core idea of rapid and unpredictable movement or change remains a consistent theme, demonstrating how the original PIE meanings have expanded yet stayed remarkably aligned with modern interpretations.

The term “volatility” and its Latin roots “volatilis” and “volare” can be traced further back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root *welÉ™-. This root carries meanings associated with turning, rolling, or flying, and is also the source of other related words in various Indo-European languages.

From this PIE root *welÉ™-, we get a variety of derivatives, including:

• Latin “volare”: meaning “to fly.”
• Latin “volvere”: meaning “to roll,” which has also led to words like “revolve” and “involve” in English.
• Sanskrit “ulati”: meaning “wanders,” “turns.”
• Old Church Slavonic “valiti”: meaning “roll,” “turn.”
• Lithuanian “vilnis”: meaning “wave.”

These examples show how the PIE root *welÉ™- broadly pertains to concepts of movement, whether through air (flying) or along a surface (rolling, turning), which aligns with the dynamic and changing nature implied by “volatility” in both physical and financial contexts.

The word “volatility” originates from the Latin noun “volatilis,” which means “fleeting, transitory, flying.” This in turn is derived from the verb “volare,” meaning “to fly.” The term was initially used in the physical sciences to describe the quality of substances that readily vaporize or evaporate, such as volatile oils or spirits.

In financial contexts, “volatility” has been adapted to describe rapid and significant price movements—both up and down—within markets. The use of “volatility” in this way metaphorically refers to the speed and unpredictability with which prices can change, akin to the unpredictable and rapid movements of something flying. The term captures the essence of rapid shifts in valuation and the transient nature of those shifts, embodying both the opportunity and risk inherent in financial markets.

The next Bitcoin halving is expected to occur around April 20, 2024. During this event, the reward for mining a new Bitcoin block will be reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC .

People have the wrong thought and assumption that somehow… having more money will make them live a “more” better life. This is not the case.

Here this is where critical thinking, physiology, practical thinking comes into play. I think if your true goal is to live a better life, you gotta think about physiology, environment, life in general, not money. 

The sun?

Probably the greatest realization and discovery that me Cindy and Seneca had recently was the discovery of the California science center, taking the metro, and being able to access it all simply while jumping on the metro, not having to drive at all. The reason why this is such a big deal is that Truth be told, this life workflow has brought 1 million extra joy to my life.

Why?

First, there is all this talk about cities of the future etc., and the truth is taking the metro, will indeed provide you with a “better” life.

How and why? 

First, contrary to the traditional antisocial behavior modernist line of thinking, the truth is people are actually much happier when they are kind of surrounded by people, or at least adjacent to other people.

For example, when you’re on the metro, being able to just be surrounded by other human bodies is actually strangely comforting, fun, and even the last few times that we have all taken the metro together, we had discovered some really cool people! Small talk, meeting new folks has been extremely uplifting.

Second, physiology. Thought to myself; we know that is bad, and that is good… I thought of this invention of a standing car. We have standing desks, walking treadmill desks, why not the equivalent for transportation?

Surprisingly, it exists! The metro!

When you’re riding a metro, you could be straight up, and even walk around the cabin. The reason why this is so useful is that your physiology has improved by 1 billion x.

Also, thinking about your kids; kids love the metro! Actually which is funny; adults, we all dream about owning a certain type of car, but, kids don’t really care about ownership; they care more about experiences.

For example, the first time we jumped on the metro from the Culver City station, it was probably the most joy I’ve ever seen in Seneca’s face and his life.

Why? When we are walking around the metro, he always sees the metro going around, but I don’t think he actually really knew you could actually go on it. And once he is on it, it is so exciting and fun!

First, it is actually really really fast. A lot faster than driving, even if there is no traffic, which is an impossible in Los Angeles, even on Saturdays and Sundays.

Second, you get a really really cool elevated view of Los Angeles. I find it actually really exciting to jump on the metro, because what we have going for us in Los Angeles, is that our metro is above ground, which means that we are not trapped underground like the mold people in New York City. I think the reason why people don’t like the metro in New York City is that you have to go underground, in Los Angeles, it is all above ground, which means that you get lots of natural light, and great view of the city.

what is the purpose of human beings?

I think this is the question which has pled flossers for thousands of years. The truth is that we are here, this is a fact. Now what?

A lot of these loser existential philosophers wonder, why are we here? 

I believe that this line of thinking is a waste of time. Much more productive to consider, now that we are here, what should I do with my life?

I think most people approach life the following way:

How do I progress through life with a minimal amount of pain, sorrow, and suffering… and maximize my base pleasures? 

For example, people do the pain in the sorrow of modern day living with painkillers, antidepressants, marijuana, television and media, music, podcast, going to festivals, going to burning man, psychedelics, alcohol, drugs etc. Modern day soma. 

Ideas

First, the simple thought is in regards to transit, getting around, tried to figure out whether you could do it all while standing, or walking, etc.

Even my critique about riding a bicycle is that it forces you to sit. Anything which forces you to sit is bad. 

Second, think the sun. I watched this insanely inspiring IMAX film at the California science center with Santa and Cindy, called deep space, and the general thought about it was that the sun was the epicenter of all life at least in our galaxy.

And then the turbo thought I had:

Think Heat.

We also saw the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, and he attempted to create a perpetual machine, but as we all know, it is impossible and it doesn’t work and it feels because much of motion is actually lost to heat.

Which made me think, is motion, power, life, just heat?

Even one of the easiest modern day ways to make your life better is to crank up the heat! I find that people have this foolish optimization in life in which they subject themselves to terrible cold in order to “save money”. But don’t these fools realize that converting your money into heat, for your home is probably the wisest trade?

Therefore, ways to heat up your life include creaking up the heat at your house, doing hot yoga, or investing in insulation for your home, or just wearing insulated clothes. For example set up buying a new BMW or Tesla, just buy a brandnew Canada goose jacket! 

Food?

The difficulty with prices is that it is all framing.

For example, the big issue with apps, digital things that nobody wants to pay money for an app. Or a game. Because it is digital, we all think and hope and wish that it should be free. Why? The reproduction of digital things are technically free, but The big issue here is that the cost of production and maintenance is high. As a consequence, nobody likes to pay for digital things.

This is here where the subscription model has become interesting; I think people are actually more willing to pay for a subscription than to actually pay for a digital good.

The halving!

The bitcoin halving is happening very very soon, on April 20. Don’t be left behind.

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Finance thoughts?

What is it that people in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, California, or whatever like to complain about or comment on? The cost of living.

For example, rent, rent prices, as well as buying a house, homeownership, single-family homes, condos etc.

As of now, I still think it is wiser to rent a more expensive place in an insanely desirable neighborhood, with the ultimate 100% walk ability score, then on a home, even a very good home in a non-walkable area.

Why in terms of your personal happiness, walking is insanely positive for your happiness. The more you walk the happier you will be.

Food

Grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, they sell them at Costco for really cheap! Get the grass fed ground beef patties, in the frozen owl at Costco. Probably the best deal on the planet. Why breast fed beef? From a practical perspective, naturally cattle consume grass, not corn. Therefore, the real thought is if you consume cattle that was naturally fed grass, as nature intended it, shouldn’t it have superior nutrition, which will better nurse issue in terms of your overall health, well-being, how will you sleep, your energy levels etc.? Don’t be like one of these foolish people “calories “, consuming 2000 cal of Twinkies is different than consuming calories of ribeye steak or bone marrow.

Scientism

True science is critical thinking and first principles thinking.

For example, a true scientist is not foolish enough to believe calories in calories out, the insanely foolish idea that somehow the average human being “burns” 2000 cal a day, and if one keeps their calorie consumption to below 2000 a day, somehow he or she will not get fat.

The reason why most scientists are foolish is that they think scaler, numbers in numbers out, rather than dynamics.

The truth about that, getting fat, pudding on post fat tissue is it has to deal more with hormones, insulin levels, sugar and starches then it does with calories.

Also, I think the whole thing about protein overblown. I think actually, if you’re true goal is to put on muscle mass, and to become more muscular and dominant, the true goal is actually cons more dietary cholesterol, and beef liver, organ meats, etc.

 For example, loser Bill Gates is trying to get all of us to eat less meat, to consume more of a “plant based” diet“. But let us consider what he looks like, just google it, Google images what Elon Musk tweeted “the quickest way to kill your Boner”– (picture Bill Gates, with his obese morbidly obese stomach jutting out. )

Sleep

What is my definition of maternity, or the modern day man?

Somebody who trades his or her health for money and productivity. 

For example, anybody who sacrifices their sleep in order to finish their work relay tasks, or to be more productive, is a slave to this system.

My very very very simple suggestion is when you get home after work, or when the sun goes down or whatever, turn off your devices 100%. Turn off your phone, all the way off, turn off the iPad etc.

Instead, the best way to wind down in the evening is take a really really hot bath, or take a really really hot shower, read a book or whatever. Try to hit a new meat PR, a new meat personal record, how many pounds of grass fed ground beef can you consume in one sitting? 

Media is toxic

I’ve also found that one should have a strict cut off time for consuming media. My funny thought is actually the best time to consume me any sort of media, watching a movie or Netflix is actually first thing in the morning. Why? Media is insanely stimulating, and will disturb your sleep, Because a lot of these plot lines in these shows and boobies keep your brain running even late at night.

If you want to watch a movie or show, do it while drinking or consuming your morning coffee.

Anti screens?

The other day Cindy Seneca and I visited the Tesla store in Santa Monica, and some thing I never realized:

Looking at the touchscreen LCD display in a Tesla at nighttime really hurts your eyes.

That alone made me think, because sensitive to light, never buy a Tesla. 

Even one surprising thing that I personally love about my 2010 Prius is that there is no glaring LCD screens. And also you could easily turn off the display if you want to. I am a tech whiz, but I couldn’t intuitively figure out how to dim the screen of the Tesla LCD screen; Not good.

iPad is bad for kids?

Send because now three years, one month old, and I am actually very very happy that ever since he was born, he has never watched YouTube, any of these dumb shows or whatever. As a consequence, he is not subjected to any media.

The only apps I consider good for the iPhone or the iPad is GarageBand, switch playgrounds on the iPad, and more recently, I’m a big fan of the poly bridge 2 app; Seneca loves the physics. 

However ultimately, at times I’m considering just throwing away my iPad Pro in the trash. Why? Even when he is doing something “educational”, like learning about physics on the iPad, he is static and still, and actually a big problem about kids on an iPad is when they are so focused on it, they will often pee in their pants, they forget their bodily controls.

Airport, my suggestion is if you’re going to be a new parent or whatever, the simple thoughts:

1. Never buy your kid an iPad, a stupid Amazon tablet, whatever.
2. on your iPhone, never install the YouTube app, uninstalled it immediately. It is like giving your kid heroin.
3. On the iPhone, the only app you should let them play with is GarageBand.

The real world

At the age of 36, looking back at my childhood, my only regrets is how much time I wasted watching TV, and playing video games. The truth is only reason why I played so many video games to watch so much TV was that my mom was at work all day, and my dead dad was just watching TV all day, so I had no parental supervision, overseeing, Nobody to guide me in real life.

As a consequence, my number one tip is the best way to be a good parent is when you’re with your cat at the park, turn your phone all the way off, and just lock it in the glove compartment before you go out to play. Or when you’re at home, once again turn your phone all the way off.

One idea I am actually very committed to is I will never buy Seneca an iPhone, not even in high school. If you ever wants one, I’ll just tell him to get a job and buy one himself.

Maybe if he somehow doesn’t need a phone down the line, I will buy him a phone. Or just try to schedule in such a way that he doesn’t need a phone.

The future is physical

 whenever Seneca plays well at the park, is running around good, going on hikes with me etc.… I feel overjoyed. The days I feel bad is when it is raining outside, and we can’t go out.

Ultimate privilege of any child or human being or adult is the privilege of being physical. The privilege of walking 30,000 steps a day, the privilege of interacting in the real world. Let us think, if you’re real life was an RPG, would you want to be stuck in your apartment all day, or conquering the real world?

ERIC

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Los Angeles offers a vibrant art scene and several museums near the E Line of the Metro, which is great for a museum enthusiast who values aesthetics and innovation. Here are some notable museums along the E Line that you might consider visiting:

1. The Broad – Located near the 7th St/Metro Center station in Downtown LA, The Broad is a contemporary art museum with a dynamic collection of modern masterpieces. It’s just a short walk from the Metro station and offers free admission, although it’s wise to book tickets in advance.
2. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) – You can get off at the La Cienega/Jefferson station and take a short bus ride to LACMA, the largest art museum in the western United States. Its exhibitions span from classical to contemporary across a variety of mediums.
3. Craft Contemporary – Near the Wilshire/Fairfax station, Craft Contemporary offers a unique look at handmade art and design, showcasing innovative craft techniques and artist-driven exhibitions.
4. Hammer Museum – This museum is a bit farther from the Metro stations but can be reached by a bus ride from the Expo Line’s endpoint at Santa Monica. The Hammer Museum focuses on contemporary art and offers free admission.
5. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) – Near the Pershing Square station, MOCA is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art. It features an expansive collection of post-1940 artwork.
6. The Getty Center – Although a bit further from direct Metro Line E access, you can transfer to the 734 Metro bus line from the Expo Line to reach this iconic museum. The Getty Center presents an impressive collection of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present, set against a backdrop of dramatic architecture and serene gardens.

Exploring these museums provides not only a visual feast but also a chance to dive deeper into the themes of innovation, philosophy, and aesthetics that you appreciate.

LA METRO IS AMAZING!

Also, rappers, entertainers?

AVP sucks!

Even if you could produce this for $999 USD … you couldn’t *pay* people to use it?

In other words, nobody wants it!

Innovator:

Takes the old and is clever enough to figure out ingenious ways to re-purpose things.

Inventor:

Creates totally brand new things from scratch?

Innovator vs inventor?

When Leonardo da Vinci made his flying helicopter invention in which the user could peddle with their feet… 1490’s ish… the bicycle has not yet been invented??

Or in other words,,, often times the capacity and the capability has always been there, yet people haven’t been imaginative or creative enough to actually come up with real life use cases for it?

Bitcoin … also as a (digital) investment property, but online?

Like an investor?

Greedy for the Bitcoins!

Physics is pure joy!

Nobody is buying their new iPhones?

Things which I find really annoying about building in real life:

1. First, why is it so expensive and why does it take so long? And why do you need other people to help you do it? 

Transfer $1M safely—

Lock & Unlock

To support the cross-chain transfer of ETH—for example, between Ethereum and Arbitrum—ETH is wrapped to WETH and locked on Ethereum while an equivalent amount of WETH is unlocked on the layer-2 network, where it can be seamlessly unwrapped to native ETH. This received ETH can then be used to pay for network gas or deposited into DeFi applications. The process of wrapping and unwrapping WETH and ETH can be completely abstracted away as a result. 

Over time, we plan to expand support for additional tokens that uniquely benefit from a lock and unlock design.

Lock & Mint

Lock and mint—Tokens are locked on the chain they were natively issued on, and fully collateralized “wrapped” tokens are minted on destination chains. These wrapped tokens can be transferred across other non-native destination chains via burn and mint or be burned to unlock tokens back on the original issuing source chain.

NATIVE ETH:

To accelerate the adoption of CCIP and the cross-chain economy as a whole, we’re excited to introduce a new native token transfer mechanism to CCIP referred to as lock and unlock. This upgrade means that CCIP now supports the cross-chain transfer of native ETH between different blockchain networks, starting with Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Optimism, which is made possible by WETH lock and unlock token pools. 

Accelerating CCIP Adoption Through Native ETH Cross-Chain Transfers and Optimized Pricing

Heat is good for you

Bitcoin is pure digital energy?

BIG BITCOIN ENERGY!

THINK THE UNIVERSE.

California science center IMAX EXPERIENCE DEEP SPACE

Study more space?

The sun is the source of all our power?

California science center is lit! https://californiasciencecenter.org

CYBERBEAST MAN

The plot thickens —

Biological physics, also known as biophysics, is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles and techniques of physics to understand biological systems. This field encompasses a wide range of scales, from molecular to organismal, and involves the study of the physical principles underlying biological structures and processes. Here are some key aspects of biological physics:

1. Molecular Structures and Interactions: Biophysicists study the physical properties of biological molecules like proteins, DNA, and lipids. Techniques such as X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and cryo-electron microscopy are used to determine molecular structures and understand how molecules interact within cells.
2. Mechanics of Biological Systems: This includes studying the mechanical properties of cells, tissues, and organs. For example, understanding the elasticity of cell membranes, the mechanics of muscle contraction, or the biomechanics of locomotion.
3. Dynamics of Systems Biology: Biophysicists use mathematical models and simulations to study the dynamics of biological networks, such as metabolic pathways, genetic regulatory networks, or neural circuits. These studies help to predict how changes in one part of a system can affect the whole system.
4. Quantum Biology: This emerging field explores the role of quantum phenomena, such as coherence and entanglement, in biological processes. Examples include photosynthesis, where quantum effects contribute to the efficiency of light harvesting, and enzyme catalysis, where tunneling effects are important.
5. Neurophysics: Studies the physical aspects of the nervous system. Techniques such as EEG, MEG, and fMRI are used to understand how neural activity correlates with physical processes in the brain, contributing to insights into brain function, perception, and consciousness.
6. Biophysical Techniques: These include a range of experimental and computational techniques used to measure and model the physical properties of biological systems. Examples include fluorescence spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and various forms of microscopy and spectroscopy.

Overall, biological physics is vital for advancing our understanding of the fundamental principles that govern life at various scales, from atoms to ecosystems, contributing significantly to fields like medicine, environmental science, and nanotechnology.

Where does Aristotle talk about first principles?

Aristotle discusses the concept of first principles primarily in his work “Metaphysics,” particularly in Book IV (Gamma) and Book VI (Epsilon). In “Metaphysics,” Aristotle delves into the foundation of being and knowing, where he identifies first principles as the fundamental basis from which knowledge is derived.

In these sections, Aristotle explores various aspects of first principles, including:

• The Law of Non-Contradiction: This is a crucial first principle for Aristotle, which states that contradictory statements cannot both be true at the same time. This law is foundational to all logical reasoning.
• Causes and Principles: Aristotle argues that understanding the causes and principles behind things is essential for true knowledge. He distinguishes between different types of causes and principles, essential for the study of metaphysics.
• Potentiality and Actuality: These concepts are central to Aristotle’s explanation of change and existence. He discusses how things move from potentiality (possibility) to actuality (reality) through the influence of first principles.
• Substance and Essence: These are also key elements in Aristotle’s discussion of first principles. He examines what it means for something to exist in its own right (substance) and what makes a thing what it is (essence).

Aristotle’s examination of first principles in “Metaphysics” is both deep and broad, covering topics that intertwine with his other works on physics, ethics, and logic, reflecting his comprehensive approach to philosophy.

Aristotle’s concept of “first principles” is a foundational aspect of his philosophy, concerning the basic building blocks of knowledge and reasoning. Here are a few quotes that illustrate his views on first principles:

1. “The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.” – This aphorism, often attributed to Aristotle, highlights the endless pursuit of understanding first principles as one gains more knowledge.
2. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – This quote reflects Aristotle’s method of critical thinking and analysis, which is essential for understanding and questioning first principles.
3. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – This emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in philosophical inquiry, which is crucial for understanding the first principles of ethics and morality.
4. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Here, Aristotle connects the principles of habits and excellence, indicating that foundational behaviors lead to virtuous outcomes.

These quotes encapsulate how Aristotle approached the concept of first principles in different domains, from ethics to epistemology.

Toxic people, toxic environments, toxic media, toxic society

*Should* it survive a bomb?

Gerald Butler was around 36 years old during the filming of the movie 300, I am now 36 years old. Very interesting

Gerard Butler was born on November 13, 1969, and the movie “300” was released in 2007. He would have been 37 years old when the film was released. However, considering that movies are typically filmed months to years before their release, he was likely around 36 years old during the filming of “300.”

Gerard Butler is Scottish. He was born in Paisley, Scotland.

As of 2024, Gerard Butler is 54 years old; he was born on November 13, 1969. Here’s a brief overview of his life story:

Gerard Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler. His family moved to Montreal, Quebec, when he was six months old, but after his parents’ separation, Butler returned to Scotland with his mother at the age of eighteen months. He was raised primarily in Paisley and attended the Scottish Youth Theatre while a teenager.

Butler studied law at the University of Glasgow, where he was president of the university law society. However, despite being promising in his studies, he did not pursue a career in law. After being fired from a trainee lawyer position just one week before qualifying as a solicitor, he moved to London to pursue his passion for acting.

Butler’s acting career began with small roles in productions such as Mrs. Brown (1997), where he played opposite Judi Dench. His breakthrough role came in the 2000 adaptation of the musical “Dracula.” He gained worldwide fame for his role as King Leonidas in the action film “300” (2007), which was both critically and commercially successful. Since then, he has appeared in various film genres, including romantic comedies, thrillers, and action movies.

Throughout his career, Butler has been known for his versatility as an actor and his ability to perform in both intense and lighthearted roles. He’s also been involved in various charitable activities and has a passion for film production.

I don’t trust Beyoncé, I like her music, but… ultimately, I think she is not spectacular.

First, she is not a true feminist. If she really were, she would have divorced Jay Z a long time ago. Beyonce only cares about money, which is why she is still married to Jay Z even though he has cheated on her 1000 billion times. Ironically enough, I bet you that Kim Kardashian has better moral ethics than Beyoncé, at least Kim Kardashian had the wisdom to divorce Kanye West.

Racial makeup doesn’t make one ethnicity

I had this experience when I was in New England, on the East Coast, I met this one kid who was an Ivy League kid, with morphological features which made him look African-American. But ultimately I figured that he was just a white boy.

What does it mean to be “white”?

Whiteness has nothing to do with ethnicity, race, your family heritage or background. To me the notion of being white is simple:

How many generations has your family lived in America, and also, how much cultural heritage do you have left?

Being “white-washed”

I remember growing up in the East Bay, Alameda Oakland, 510 area code, I was born in 1988… In high school it was the apex of the hyphy movement, stupid dumb and hyphy, yellow bus retarded— E40, Keak da Sneak, etc.

One of the worst insults you could actually you could have at somebody was being “whitewashed”. Or I still recall, when my sister would ask simple things like having her own room or whatever… I would keep teasing her and saying “quit being so white”.

Similarly speaking, there were simple cultural things:

1. To be “white” there was a certain style you assumed, things you were into, the way you dressed, behaved, etc. For example, all of that Asian American kids were whitewashed would dress in booty shorts and UGG boots, they would wear flip-flops and rainbows, They would really be into surfing the beach, bonfires, Hollister, and this weird punk emo music, They will talk a certain way, wear seashell necklaces etc.

Your heritage?

Growing up in the east Bay, Alameda Oakland, was super fascinating for me because all my friends were Asian American, and I felt like my school was about 60 to 70% Asian Asian American. We ran the show.

Also later, getting into UCLA, which also at the time felt dominated mostly by Asian kids, I never felt like the minority.

Now being an adult?

Something I have discovered and uncovered, in my more advanced years:

People who seem to have ongoing traumas, ongoing difficulties, ongoing divorces, break ups, relationship mishaps etc., maybe the truces at the end of the day… They are the problem?

Not only that, but, it also seems that perhaps, it is precisely the good people who are the problem people. The people who have good souls, good intentions or whatever… Ultimately they are the ones?

Also nobody hates JAY Z

Be very very suspicious about people who are not hated by anybody.

Also—

Nobody hates J. Cole or Kendrick Lamar