The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations.
– David Friedman, The Machinery of Freedom, 1973
Drak Pack
Drak Pack is a 1980 Hanna-Barbera cartoon that lasted just a single season. The setup is that the descendants of the Universal Monsters–Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man–use their powers to atone for their progenitors. This is goofy 1980s Saturday cartoon nonsense at its absolute best.
Someone has uploaded all 16 episodes to YouTube.
Pivot to AI YouTube Channel
Pivot to AI is a YouTube channel and website that mocks and critiques the AI industry and general nonsense that seems to be everywhere these days.
Slice Auto-Retractable Box Cutter
One of my guilty pleasures is reading the “best gifts under $50” type lists that pop up around Christmas time. I get that they’re mostly just glorified ads, but I just can’t resist them.
Occasionally, I see things on these lists that I already own and think, “Yeah, that is a damn good gift for under that price point.” Like this Slice Auto-Retractable Box Cutter.
It’s not much more than the title suggests — it’s a box cutter with a retractable ceramic blade. I’ve got two of them: one for the basement and one for the main floor of my house, and I use them to cut boxes before putting them in the recycling.
I’m not much of a tool person, so I didn’t understand when people would talk about how much of a joy it was to use a specific well-built tool. Until I bought this box cutter. From the ergonomic candy cane shape to the ceramic blade, I love this thing.
It makes dismantling boxes something I look forward to. What more could you ask for in a tool?
Petty Is My Favorite Color
George Orwell on Liberty and Free Speech
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
–George Orwell, Animal Farm, 1953