I finally cancelled my Apple One premier subscription today. I get Apple Music Family for 10$ through Verizon Fios Perks. With change in Chase Sapphire Reserve (and their increased yearly fee), I get 18 months of AppleTV+ free through it. All I needed was iCloud+ 2TB. Canceling Apple One Premier and going for individual subscriptions through Chase, Verizon and Apple made the most sense and easily giving us a savings of 17$ per month for another 18 months. It was a no brainer. I don’t care for any other Apple bundled subscription, so this is perfect until it runs out!
Macro
I finally upgraded my personal Mac to Tahoe and honestly the design language on this new OS is just so weak. The over emphasis on curved edges is just not working for me and it looks way worse on a Mac than on a phone due to screen real estate. On phone it’s not as bothersome and you totally overlook it, but gawd on MacBook Air it looks kinda ridiculous. Couple that with Liquid Glass, I have no idea what happened to the design aesthetic of Apple. Usually they always get this right, but Tahoe is so off.
A relative of ours is getting a completely souped up Alienware laptop via my inlaws. The thing is a beast of a configuration and cost 2k – Intel Ultra 9, 64gb ram, Nvidia 570 with has its own massive RAM, 2TB, 240Hz 16″ screen – you name it its the top of the end. He is in first semester of engineering and wants it to both play games and as he said, “host local ML models so I don’t have to worry about internet access”. At first I was like wow, look at that, even college freshmen are now like I want to host ML models and all. Then I was like, this is how WE were too when we were freshmen. We wanted to buy PCs that were powerful enough to play games…. and be able to compile Java/C++ code without taking an inordinate amount of time. Be able to host a local ML model is literally “I want to install Java/C++ and compile code” of our times.
Several people I worked closely with in my company are trying hard to build their LinkedIn brand as a product expert on how to build at scale. The thing is they were not very good at all. Here’s the thing – the people who are trying hard to build their brand on LinkedIn are not the people you actually want to hire. The actual builders just… do their work and build.
At physical therapy for the kid who sustained an injury at swimming. Initial evaluation cost – 600$. Per visit cost – 350$. She is on her mom’s high deductible insurance plan. I can’t fathom this kind of insane cost. How do people afford this? It will be cheaper for me to take her to my gym and get her stretching done there. Healthcare is just unsustainable in this country.
At least Nancy didn’t cook up some BS like RBG that she wanted to see a woman president before retirement. Impressive career, but like a lot of ’em, stayed way way too long. That said, at least she was sharp and not a goner like Diane Feinstein. Thank you and goodbye! Go enjoy your millions you made through insider trading – you deserve it.
On surface Winsome had everything going for her. A Jamaican immigrant, small business owner, 2FA lover and a complete loony bin with extreme views which is basically baseline republican these days. Except she was not a white man. I am fairly certain that had Winsome been a white man with exact same views, Spanberger would’ve not won by the margin she did. I think it’s good proof that black women have no chance of being a president in this country. They simply won’t vote for her just by virtue of being black.
Can’t wait for white moms of Fairfax County to get hot and bothered again about their kids learning CRT again in 2025. Oh my fucking god, what a travesty! And even worse, protect trans kids. I can’t imagine the amount of stress and duress suburban white moms must be under today. Oh no!
I am usually as pessimistic as they come, but just some mid-data of over performance in northern Virginia and under performance in South-West Virginia & Shenandoah Valley is making heart feel a bit more warmer right now. Too early to call and still lot of time left, but boy that just looks like the best possible pattern democrats would hope for. Will it translate? Time will tell.
Let’s do this Virginia! Dear Indians of Loudon county, remember just by voting red your skin color won’t turn from brown to white as much as you believe so, so vote accordingly! Dear black people – keep saving us as you always do every election! Dear white people – this is your chance to elevate from pretty posters to actually making a difference. Vote!