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Anyway… hey! It’s 2022. Like a lot of us, I used the extended holiday break to read a bunch of things.
And something that almost never happened happened. I got the chance to read actual physical (or digital, thanks Kindle!) books:
The Fifties - David Halberstam (Doorstopper of a history book depicting an era of US life that was very, very different)
The Simple Path To Wealth - JL Collins (Which could basically be shortened to “live below your means, save up a f*ck-you fund and invest heavily in VTSAX” and is such a damn good book!)
Stop Living On Autopilot - Antonio Nieves (Kicking in 2022 with self-help LOL)
Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide To Launching a Startup - Rob Walling (Good for any small business, honestly)
Beneath the Rising - Premee Mohamed (HP Lovecraft monster YA sci-fi, but it works!)
Day of The Triffids - John Wyndham (Because in Ungerleider Haus, we always kick off the new year with apocalyptic sci-fi)
Now on to the links.
New Futures:
NASA head Bill Nelson talks UFOs.
Advertising/Marketing/PR:
Of course there are nuclear energy influencers.
CES is not having the best year.
Media:
“Liberals read, conservatives watch TV.”
Arguing that the New York Times has embraced clickbait.
Following the Bari Weiss money trail.
Hank Green on Joe Rogan’s contrarianism as money-making strategy.
More about Dave Ramsey’s business behind the scenes than you ever imagined.
Why Buzzfeed’s stock price is doing so damn badly.
Misc:
Jewish Nigerians and secessionist politics.
A Los Angeles restaurant guide based entirely on alleged political corruption.
A Shanghai restaurant guide based entirely on COVID contact tracing.
Why car thieves love stealing catalytic converters.
The Washington Post’s amazing virtual tour of the New York Tenement Museum.