The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else s Game by C. Thi Nguyen (no rating because I didn t actually finish the book; thanks Goodread s new Did Not Finish shelf!) Man, I tried to get into this book, but every time I tried I just could not do it after a month I wasn t even Continue reading "The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else s Game (sort of) review"
Check it out! Yordan Alvarez of the Astros is making a run at the baseball Triple Crown (leading their league in home runs, RBIs, and batting average), which hasn t been done since 2012! I wasn t able to find a quick view of the leaders, so I coded this up over a few evenings. The tech Continue reading "New project: Baseball Triple Crown leaderboard!"
So I read this story about Trump s teleprompter operator allegedly betting on words that Trump would say during speeches, and wow what a 2026 story that is! My first reaction to this story was that this was just another story about corruption in the Trump era. But I think this is actually weirder; unlike lots Continue reading "Prediction markets and insider trading don t be a sucker!"
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a wild ride, and maybe it’s because I’m on vacation and disconnected from the world (relatively speaking) but I devoured this 400 page book in a day and a half! It’s part mystery, part sci-fish Continue reading "The Last Murder at the End of the World review I couldn t put it down!"
Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love by Michael Schur My rating: 5 of 5 stars (probably closer to 4.5 stars) I would read Michael Schur (Parks and Rec, The Good Place, A Man on the Inside, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rutherford Falls) write the phone book. So a book by Continue reading "Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love review…
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I like this book, and it (almost by definition) very hopeful! As the author points out, it is good to have big things to hope for, because that can help us see intermediate steps that might Continue reading "Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World review"
Happy Pride everyone!
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream by Megan Greenwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars The world being what it is, I am getting more and more defensive about not reading depressing things (books, social media, movies). Obviously there s a balance that has to be struck here, because I don t Continue reading "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream…
Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer s by Charles Piller My rating: 4 of 5 stars A good read although pretty infuriating! It sure looks like some people faked some results that led a bunch of Alzheimer s researchers down a wrong path that cost us lots of money and time. It Continue reading "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer s…
The kids had never been to a baseball game, and my daughter is very into softball, so we thought we d make the trip down to Houston to see an Astros game. And I feel like we got the full baseball experience! Including Overall it was a really nice experience. Everyone was happy, it wasn t too Continue reading "Going to an Astros game healed my soul (a little bit)"