Thoughts and observations from Jonah Bishop.
Destin from Smarter Every Day has knocked it out of the park again. In this update to the Smarter Scrubber project, he dives into the issues inherent in the way our current economy is set up. After watching this, I feel more motivated than ever to buy from American producers. Thinking long-term with the way we spend our money has never been more important.
Kip Robinson recently posted a thoughtful look at the impending death of Stack Overflow; I highly recommend it. The diagram he posted in his article is remarkable (I'm reproducing it below for convenience). Question and answer post rate at Stack Overflow As the graph demonstrates, essentially no one posts questions or answers to Stack Overflow anymore. One reason for this, as Kip posits, is that…
Our family loves the national parks here in the United States, and we enjoy collecting the posters for parks we've visited. Adam Savage recently posted a video to YouTube showcasing the history behind these iconic posters. Some of the original designs from the 1930s and 1940s that he showcases are truly amazing. My favorite quote from one of them: The adventures of today are the memories of…
Here's a terrific video from Rabbit Hole . I'll likely only buy iodized salt from here on out.
My final YouTube channel recommendation for the year (this has been a fun series!) is Phil Edwards . His videos do some deep dives on really interesting topics, including: The breadstick that changed restaurants Why every American kid sits on the same chair Getting a Coke, in three eras I've embedded one of his videos below that covers the strange product that is frozen orange juice concentrate, a…
Back at the beginning of this year, I set out to read the entire Bible in one year's time. Given that there are 1,189 chapters in the Protestant Bible, that works out to 3.25 chapters a day. I rounded up to four chapters to give me some padding for days that I missed, which turned out to be helpful. That said, four chapters a day is fairly aggressive. My chapter rule was strict: four chapters per…
The Wildlife Homestead is my YouTube channel pick for November. Although this channel is not new to me (I've been subscribed to it for quite a while now), it's definitely one that I want to advertise. The cinematography in these videos is breathtaking and rivals any nature documentary you've seen. Videos aren't posted often, but when they are you know that you're in for a treat. Stefano Ianiro is…
Smart Adjacent is my YouTube channel recommendation for October. The videos on this channel are pretty silly (I enjoy this guy's sense of humor), though the topics covered are all interesting. The one below discusses improving your sleep, and others discuss losing weight , phone addiction , and procrastination . Check it out.
The video below documents the first revenue train since Helene to run down the Clinchfield subdivision in the North Carolina mountains. This route was completely destroyed by Helene, and just under a year later is now back open. Amazing work by all the crews involved!
My wife and I enjoy watching travel shows (Rick Steves, for example), so we were pleased recently to stumble upon Jeb Brooks' channel, which is my channel recommendation for September. Jeb and his wife Suzanne post videos on all types of travel with a particular focus on trains, a mode of transport that we also enjoy. The video I have linked below covers a multi-day trip they took across Canada in…