Friday, July 27, 2018

@9:30, 7/27/18

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1
Technology

The Week in Tech: Inequality Rising

Why the week’s most important technology story involved the tragic slaying of a young woman at a train station in San Francisco’s East Bay.

https://www.amazon.com/Subways-Are-Sleeping-Edmund-Love/dp/B000HT9OD8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532701055&sr=1-1&keywords=subways+are+for+sleeping

Cheap shelter.

2
Fashion & Style

His Dating Profile Listed Reasons Not to Date Him. She Was Intrigued.

“Love is finding the person who understands you more intimately than you ever thought possible.”

Do what works.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

3
Technology

When You Want to Be Disturbed During ‘Do Not Disturb’ Time

Android and iOS have a setting to mute alerts, calls and notifications when you need some peace and quiet, but you can still let important calls ring through.

I do not doubt it works.
I do not use it.
One must know the number of the allowed party and the allowed party must know your number.

The loop is open.

4
Business Day

From the Poker Table to Wall Street

Vanessa Selbst, the most successful female professional poker player of all time, is now working for Bridgewater Associates, the hedge fund led by Ray Dalio.

There is very little luck in poker or investing.
Investing is a better game.

5
Books

‘We Couldn’t Have Colluded to Order a Cheeseburger’

Members of the Trump family get behind Jeanine Pirro’s new book, “Liars, Leakers and Liberals.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanine_Pirro#Federal_conviction_of_husband

https://www.amazon.com/Liars-Leakers-Liberals-Anti-Trump-Conspiracy/dp/1546083421/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1532712752&sr=8-3&keywords=liars%2C+leakers%2C+and+liberals&dpID=51BoOZs2v4L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

The Trump Family was not colluding among themselves.

6
Style

Taking Marriage Class at Guantánamo

While imprisoned for 14 years, a young Yemeni man learns about love from a fellow detainee — and an iguana.

The prison camp at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base is a monsterous idea created by monsters.
It is not gone because monsters called Republicans
defend it.

It will not be forgotten.

7
Well

Do Flip-Flops Protect Against Athlete’s Foot?

Public showers, locker rooms and swimming pools are breeding grounds for the fungi that cause athlete’s foot. Footwear can help prevent infections.

Yes.

8
Food

The Hand Roll as Common Pleasure

At Daigo Hand Roll Bar in Downtown Brooklyn, each roll is made to order with generosity, exactitude and supple, barely anointed fish.

yes.   As convenient.

9
Arts

Is America Ready for the Mind of Terence Nance?

In his late-night HBO series, “Random Acts of Flyness,” the writer-director accentuates the experience of being young and black in America right now.

Not all surprises are negative.

10
Opinion

Pop Culture Gets Radical

“Sorry to Bother You” and “Dietland” offer something we need at this moment.

Think more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire_of_the_vanities

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