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According to his interview with Richard Haier, Lex Fridman got a perfect math SAT score and a decent reading score. Given that both me and Anatoly Karlin coincidentally have the same SAT score of 1510, I’ll just guess that’s his score too for shits and giggles. Using the same mean and SD that I used for Scott, that translates to a z-score of roughly 2.65. He also has a PhD in computer science, which is roughly in the 97th percentile of educational attainment, which is an eduttainment z-score of 1.

A nasty nerve impingement kept me horizontal much of last week, but when I tried to call in sick the line was busy because that’s what happens when you try calling yourself. This week I’d planned to write about my visits to Krell’s Delicatessen in Yukon, but I had to postpone the last planned trip for knish. Luckily, I had some stuff banked from a couple of recent trips to Tulsa.

With the Commanders season effectively over with no realistic chance of making the playoffs, it’s time to start looking ahead to next season. Obviously there will be some big changes to the organization with the new owners expected to clean house and hire a new general manager and coaching staff. I’ll start looking at some potential candidates for those positions when we get to the end of the season, but for now I thought I could evaluate some core pieces on the team to see where they’re at and what they can offer to the team going forward.

I think 2 issues come into play... 1. Is it a preference? For example, that you like things done a specific way (like folding pants in a certain way) or 2. Does your partner just need more practice? For preferences, you have to decide how important it is to you and if it's worth showing your partner how you like it done and asking if they agree (maybe explaining if there's a reason you like your pants folded in that particular way).

I love your handle, Que Sera Sera! Moreover, you're a fellow cookbook lover. Checking them out of the library is a great way to see if a cookbook is for you. I used to do that and when I'm doing research, will go to the library, if I don't have a particular title. Also, I've done events at libraries and the American Library Association convention (they're party animals!). I'm thrilled that you'll be adding Ever-Green Vietnamese to your permanent collection.

Our Twilight edition of the main newsletter is still in progress as Kelsey and Hannah both juggle looming deadlines of the upcoming schoolyear and finishing their writing. In the meantime, please enjoy…… once Kelsey had her turn to unleash the somewhat-curséd timeline of the definitely-curséd Kristin/Robert relationship, I (Hannah) knew I wanted my own turn, and I knew exactly what my special edition had to be—a comprehensive ranking of the hotness of every named character in the Twilight Saga.

For the first time ever, I present to you… Every single “Linux Sucks” video. All in one place. From the very first one (in 2009) all the way up through the most recent one (just recorded a few weeks ago, in 2022). As I was going through, cataloging and uploading all of these, I found it absolutely fascinating to look at how much things have changed in the Linux world over the last 13+ years.

Hi hi hello. Welcome to the week that time forgot. Nobody knows what day or time it is—and most of us don’t care. I figured this was a perfect moment to time travel back to 1981 and one of the most beloved movies from my childhood: The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Programming Note: The regular Friday-style newsletter will be coming at you later this weekend as we inch toward the New Year.

If you were to ask me who my favorite artist is, I would not say Bob Dylan. I love Bob Dylan. He’s not my number one, though. Or is he? I grabbed my Spotify listening history, and Bob Dylan was my most played artist in the last decade. A few months ago, I connected with Ray Padgett to collaborate on a project about my apparent favorite artist. Padgett writes Flagging Down the Double E’s, a newsletter that chronicles Bob Dylan’s live concerts “from the ‘60s through just last night”.