Notes

TIL: the US has a law from the Bush Jr era that authorizes invasion of the Netherlands if the International Criminal Court should dare to hold an American. Cute.

The EU is in a serious learning period over how to hold member states accountable to the union’s values. I find it surprising the mainstream press isn’t covering this more. https://twitter.com/teobone/status/1466447923772891136

I love to see the product backlash against operational agile worship, but we need a well-written manifesto for value orientation.

The common narrative of a monolithic China wielding their large scale businesses to exert state control internationally is lazy and flawed. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3157237/china-suspends-tencent-updating-existing-apps-or-launching-new-apps

Occasionally, I substitute my normal tea for more peppery masala. Drinking it strongly reminds me of Mumbai and takes me back to the beautiful chaos of Indian streets.

Happy Diwali, y’all!

This speculation is a nice counterpoint to my climate pessimism and distaste for Elon Musk.