this website

March 2023 update: you can find the current colophon and tech quiver info here.

As of January 2022, this site is set up and maintained with a few tools.

hardware and apps

I use a MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) with the Apple M1 Pro chip and 16 gigs of RAM. It’s connected to a 34-inch curved monitor, an Apple Magic Keyboard (with keypad), and a Microsoft Surface Precision mouse. Everything is silver(ish) so it feels congruent and simple.

In terms of apps:

Feedly
Pocket
Notion
Evernote
Lightroom Classic
Magnet
Todoist

hosting and cms

hosting. This site is hosted at DreamHost with their Basic VPS hosting plan (1GB RAM, 30GB SSD storage).

cms. I use WordPress.

visuals

theme. Authentic, by Code Supply Co.

font. lato and poppins. I like clean sans-serif fonts and the single-storey “a”.

when Batu Khan set out for the Eurasian Steppe...

how could he lead so many victorious campaigns and cover such vast territories if the subreddit r/CampingGear had not come to existence yet?

Nov 17

home scene

a royal pain to set up this trampoline... but an endless supply of fun.

Nov 11

virtue over fortune in investing and other pastimes

since you can't help yourself, then let's use the word "virtue" for the disciplined application of your method, and the word "fortune" for the outcome of your "investments."

Oct 31

what we talk about when we talk about correlation

in day-to-day meetings and coffee chats, no big deal, but when it comes to making investing or hedging decisions, beware.

Oct 27