We have finally arrived at the rental house. Some said it wouldn’t happen, but here we are, mere months after leaving South Carolina! Surely, smoother cross-country moves have never occurred. On to the links, after which I shall tear the house apart looking for various still-missing items; remotes, contact paper, etc.
This week’s offering:
The South Australia Police are reopening the case of the Somerton man – also called the “Tamam Shud” case, which is one of the world’s most fascinating and enduring modern mysteries. During the height of the Cold War, a man washed up on Somerton Park Beach in Australia, with no identifying papers and not fitting any descriptions of persons missing. The man’s clothing had no labels and his pockets only contained a piece of paper printed with the Persian phrase, Tamam Shud, meaning “finished.” A truly fascinating sequence of events.
“I think we’re actually on the cusp of something exhilarating and terrifying….” David Bowie on the internet.
The global pandemic temporarily reduced carbon emissions by a quarter in some parts of the world. Now, scientists and urban planners are contemplating how to get those going back to offices to walk or ride a bike on their commute one day each week.
David Perell recently listed out some of the most interesting paradoxes of modern life. I find the paradoxes of originality, decision-making, and the Abilene paradox the most striking. Are there any paradoxes you’re aware of which aren’t listed here?
“People said I did the impossible, but that’s wrong; I merely did something so boring nobody else had been willing to do it.” Being willing to do the boring and mundane work also works in other industries besides tech – in pretty much of all them, actually.
Currently reading: Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
Have a beautiful weekend.
