Precision machining, r0ml's third law, poop coffee

Precision

• “He’s lived above this workshop for 50 years making parts for bullet trains, satellites, and nuclear power stations”

Tech

• This talk from Professor Robert M. “r0ml” Lefkowitz, it one that I revisit and share frequently. My main takeaway is r0ml’s third law: “Any distributed system based on exchanging data will be replaced by a system based on exchanging programs.” I find it fascinating and possibly prescient with regards to MCP nowadays. At this point I can only be struck with awe by the APL and GPU programming examples.

Fun

• Kopi Luwak coffee is something I learned about only recently. This is James Hoffmann talking about it, and here is a recent article that seems to support that there is something unique about it after all.