Dealing with pesky government debt In law, we’re frequently dealing with ordering and reviewing courtroom audio. In Ontario, the form that we tend to take delivery of those recordings is in PDF files with embedded audio. Of course, like all government technology, the form that it’s delivered in is incredibly antiquated and difficult to access, unless you happen to use exactly the same operating systems and programs as the government....
If not anger… In my last post First Principles & Horseshit, I wondered about whether my penchant for having to get angry at real problems before I could effectively solve them was a sustainable way of being. After thinking about it for awhile, I came to focus on another way that I’ve been slowly buying into more and more as I’ve gotten older - ’the way'. Stoics call it the logos....
I'm always angry Mental health is hard A new podcast I’m enjoying is Decoder from the Verge - it dives into the mechanics of things I’m interested in the way I like, with details and hard questions. Since I’m into tech and business, and it does a very good job finding interesting and timely subjects to dissect from those worlds, it’s been very enjoyable to take in. A lot of interviews naturally involve interviewing CEOs and founders, and the host frequently asks one particularly interesting question: how do you make decisions?...
Keeping an eye on the broader game I was listening to Lex Fridman’s interview of Marc Andreesen, which was jam-packed with interesting discussion, and I picked up a new phrase for me: “Baptists and Bootleggers”. Essentially, the idea is that in any circumstance in which you see groups lobbying to regulate some activity, some seemingly disparate groups may share the underlying intentions of regulating said activity for some ulterior beneficial purpose, thus permitting them to work together....
Well, I’m Here 90 days ago I (at the strong encouragement of my spouse) stopped floundering and started getting serious about creating a real business. As it turns out, giving yourself a deadline that you respect is a surprisingly effective tool. As of today, I am running a growing business bringing in thousands per month. It’s definitely not the business I set out to build 2 years ago when I left private practice, but it’s a business I enjoy and see a future for....