Forever Avoidance of UHC
UnitedHealthCare [1], somehow worse than United Fruit's "Nico death squads[2]"
Awakening any Sunday
An early morning log of conscious considerations upon waking up
Another World, Another Time, in the Age of Wonder
Is our memory illusory? Are the vector maps of neurotransmitter mixtures changing over time? .. Perhaps that malleability of memory is the most beautiful quality..
The World Bank's involvement with NASA, OSS, Ai, and LLMs
Ever wondered how The World Bank's open source software contributions have shaped global economics, financial markets, and generally been used for all manner of really quite fascinating insights into data science? How about the ways in which The World Bank's usage of Ai and LLMs have helped scientists understand populations at risk, how to analyze massive datasets to respond to climate catastrophes, and how to accurately
🌐 Surprise! 18 Million Colones!
Sometimes there's a reminder, an initiator of memory and emotions, which occurs upon opening my passport booklet. "Oh look! It's millions of Colones!, and with such a uniquely beautiful design. Every time this occurs it provides an unexpected reminder of my favorite country, Costa Rica. In association with the country itself, the bills are very pretty, colorfully fun, and durably resistant to humidity and water
Episode 44: "Leaving ORD, minimalism yes please."
At airport gate, waiting. Originally, a dawn departure. Hilton at ORD decides that rooms do not need the usual bathroom items, and prefers the full plastic half-assed attempt at a capsule pod coffee maker. Substantial displeasure occurs, events transpire, and now we're rebooked on flight a few hours later — sleeping in for those hours and have been – words and thoughts – but brain still not really awake. Robin is
Episode 42: "We're leaving. Take only what you need to survive!"
Goodbye Chicago, It was mostly Not.
Memories of a Younger Era — Tokyo Hiroshima Kyoto
Memories of Japan are easy to get lost in, the time period was often a blur. Capsule hotels, bullet trains, insomnia, and several neuro-cognitive mods offering symbiotic boosts to perception. Stimulated by a then-unknown cranial passenger, a surging PRL level resulted, HPG-axis thrown off course, thyroid blasting T3 in feedback-loop, resulting metabolic rate sky high. In personable social terms, an immediate realization dawned upon landing, that so many people seem