Hexagons are the Bestagons is good fun
Microposts
Yesterday’s #mbnov word “astonish” would have been a great one for today, given how near the US presidential election is today
Every year I’m astonished by the first snowfall #mbnov
“We follow this new type of leader through upheaval. Because we have confidence. Not in their map, but in their compass”
Amy C Edmondson, How to lead in a crisis
Currently reading: Breath by James Nestor 📚
Having just finished a collection of quick, urgent projects, I’m looking forward to some time to concentrate on the big picture #mbnov
A couple of episodes in and I’m enjoying Long Way Up on Apple TV+. Relying on electric vehicles really adds to the adventure
Rouge River hike
An impressive attempt to visualize the standard model of particle physics by Quanta Magazine
More quantum weirdness: tunnelling particles can exceed the speed of light
Some great colours on the neighborhood trees 🍁🇨🇦
For my “A Day In The Life” photo, here’s a look out my window at a beautiful Fall day here in Toronto, Canada at noon
A great day for apple picking 🍎 🌳
A nice hike through Crother’s Woods
This agenda shortcut from Matthew Cassinelli is a useful way to start my day. I modified it to include flagged reminders and just have it appear as text, rather than be read aloud by Siri.
Although waiting can be annoying, How to Wait Well makes some good points:
Waiting pulls us into the present unlike any other experience of time. In the waiting, we realise that this moment is meaningful as it exists, not as some step toward a future moment. Waiting is present tense, and its meanings are full of the potential to transform the ways in which we see the world. Each moment is its own experience and its own fulfilment.
If you’re at all curious about physics, I strongly recommend you consider watching Sean Carroll’s Biggest Ideas in the Universe. Well worth the investment of time to watch
I’m listening to The Jungle by Plants and Animals a lot this week 🎧🎵
I continue to enjoy these posts on A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry. This one starts a new series on iron and steel production.
Using Shortcuts automation to automatically switch my watch faces has really helped enforce the work/personal transition. A simple, yet effective trick
Optimizing urban mobility by shifting from prediction to adaptation is a good example of how complexity theory can help solve practical problems
My current theme song: Everyday is exactly the same. Just the chorus though, some of the verses are pretty bleak!
We enjoyed playing Letter Jam. A nice mix of strategy, cooperation, and language
We really enjoyed our time at Bass Lake Provincial Park. Fresh air, campfire pizza, and a hike along the lake were a great escape 🏕
The widgets in the new Fantastical 3.2 are great. Having my calendar events and scheduled tasks in the same widget is really helpful
The toddler discovered Lucy’s tail. He’s amused, she is not 😀
Back to school
There’s a good distinction made in Is Your Chart a Detective Story? Or a Police Report? between visualization as explorations of data and communication of insights. Often these two purposes are in conflict with each other.
Evidently I haven’t been in the office for a while! Should take me a full day just to catch up on Dilbert.
I enjoyed The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington. A reasonably complex plot with mystery and adventure, along with some good characters. The word building has lots of potential and the rules for the magic make sense. I was a bit intimidated by the length, given it is part one of a trilogy, but it is nice to get immersed in a good, long book. 📚🧙♂️