netgarden
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Managing Director @ BrightStreet Ventures: PropTech, Retail & Big Data. Into Bikram, Trungpa, Lakers, Eating + Being Present.
All Time Great Line (because it's true): "In 'The Final Reckoning,' Tom Cruise is out to save movies as much as Ethan Hunt is out to save the world." variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Review: Tom Cruise Flies High in a Thrillingly Doom-Laden Series Grand Finale
A thrillingly doom-laden series finale, it's the most enveloping "M:I" film since "Ghost Protocol," because something's at stake.
variety.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
All Time Great Line (because it's true): "In 'The Final Reckoning,' Tom Cruise is out to save movies as much as Ethan Hunt is out to save the world." variety.com/2025/film/re...
Plaschke: A painful truth: Lakers must trade Austin Reaves (Compelling, no?) sports.yahoo.com/article/plas...
Plaschke: A painful truth: Lakers must trade Austin Reaves
The fan and locker-room favorite played his way into the Big 3 for the Lakers, but in the playoffs it was painfully clear the team needed a big man instead.
sports.yahoo.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Plaschke: A painful truth: Lakers must trade Austin Reaves (Compelling, no?) sports.yahoo.com/article/plas...
Fun with AI: "From the heart of the data highway comes Redis Cache — the outlaw of in-memory storage. He don’t write to disk unless he’s gotta, and when he hits your stack, performance sings."
April 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fun with AI: "From the heart of the data highway comes Redis Cache — the outlaw of in-memory storage. He don’t write to disk unless he’s gotta, and when he hits your stack, performance sings."
Every time I see the Seal commercial where Seal is a singing seal, I'm like, "I did not have that on my Bingo Card." www.the-sun.com/sport/134663...
Music legend Seal transformed into actual seal for bizarre Super Bowl advert
MUSIC legend Seal has been transformed into an actual seal using CGI for a bizarre Super Bowl advert. The Super Bowl always throws up some incredible star-studded ad campaigns, but this unusual Mou…
www.the-sun.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Every time I see the Seal commercial where Seal is a singing seal, I'm like, "I did not have that on my Bingo Card." www.the-sun.com/sport/134663...
Lakers' strengths can't mask their glaring weaknesses as potential playoff elimination to Timberwolves looms. www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lak...
Lakers' strengths can't mask their glaring weaknesses as potential playoff elimination to Timberwolves looms
JJ Redick felt like he had no choice other than to play the same five players for the entire second half
www.cbssports.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Lakers' strengths can't mask their glaring weaknesses as potential playoff elimination to Timberwolves looms. www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lak...
How the ‘Uber of weed’ went up in smoke after raising $350 million sfstandard.com/2025/04/20/e...
How the Uber of weed went up in smoke after burning $350 million
Eaze’s eat-the-world ambition was wiped out by broken technology, a revolving door of CEOs, and bungled regulation.
sfstandard.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
How the ‘Uber of weed’ went up in smoke after raising $350 million sfstandard.com/2025/04/20/e...
Lakers secure the three seed, hit 50 wins, Luka scores 39, beat Rockets, who rested their starters, 140-109.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Lakers 140-109 Rockets (Apr 11, 2025) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets NBA game from April 11, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
www.espn.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Lakers secure the three seed, hit 50 wins, Luka scores 39, beat Rockets, who rested their starters, 140-109.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Brian Windhorst on Luka's first game in Dallas post-trade (kudos to the Mavs for a fantastic, heartfelt tribute video) #Lakers www.espn.com/video/clip/_...
Windhorst: Luka officially became a Laker after return to Dallas - ESPN Video
Brian Windhorst weighs in on Luka Doncic's return to Dallas and why it's a defining night for him.
www.espn.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Brian Windhorst on Luka's first game in Dallas post-trade (kudos to the Mavs for a fantastic, heartfelt tribute video) #Lakers www.espn.com/video/clip/_...
Tootsie is a timeless movie thst works on so many levels.
Also, has one of the more affecting theme songs.
(Excerpt: That leads to “Tootsie’s” central question: Can a 40-ish New York actor find health, happiness and romance as a 40-ish New York actress?)
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toot...
Also, has one of the more affecting theme songs.
(Excerpt: That leads to “Tootsie’s” central question: Can a 40-ish New York actor find health, happiness and romance as a 40-ish New York actress?)
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toot...
Tootsie movie review & film summary (1982) | Roger Ebert
One of the most endearing things about "Tootsie," a movie in which Dustin Hoffman plays a middle-aged actress, is that the actress is able to carry most of
www.rogerebert.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tootsie is a timeless movie thst works on so many levels.
Also, has one of the more affecting theme songs.
(Excerpt: That leads to “Tootsie’s” central question: Can a 40-ish New York actor find health, happiness and romance as a 40-ish New York actress?)
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toot...
Also, has one of the more affecting theme songs.
(Excerpt: That leads to “Tootsie’s” central question: Can a 40-ish New York actor find health, happiness and romance as a 40-ish New York actress?)
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toot...
Watching ‘Silence of the Lambs’ the other night I was struck by feeling that Hannibal Lecter is like AI, the smartest mind in the room, capable of (out)playing all sides.
Ironically, Hopkin drew inspiration from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey in creating the character.
Ironically, Hopkin drew inspiration from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey in creating the character.
March 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Watching ‘Silence of the Lambs’ the other night I was struck by feeling that Hannibal Lecter is like AI, the smartest mind in the room, capable of (out)playing all sides.
Ironically, Hopkin drew inspiration from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey in creating the character.
Ironically, Hopkin drew inspiration from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey in creating the character.
Dominant win by UCLA over Utah State, 72-47.
Tennessee is next. Tough.
#UCLA #MarchMadness
www.espn.com/mens-college...
Tennessee is next. Tough.
#UCLA #MarchMadness
www.espn.com/mens-college...
UCLA 72-47 Utah State (Mar 20, 2025) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the UCLA Bruins vs. Utah State Aggies NCAAM game, final score 72-47, from March 20, 2025 on ESPN.
www.espn.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Dominant win by UCLA over Utah State, 72-47.
Tennessee is next. Tough.
#UCLA #MarchMadness
www.espn.com/mens-college...
Tennessee is next. Tough.
#UCLA #MarchMadness
www.espn.com/mens-college...
Jon Stewart crushes Chuck Schumer's absolute spinelessness and fecklessness, especially as Schumer recounts his gym strategy "long game," which Stewart shows is recycled bullshit.
youtu.be/W8OFrDQkfjM?...
youtu.be/W8OFrDQkfjM?...
Jon Stewart Knocks Dems' Lack of Vision In Countering The Trump Agenda | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
March 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Jon Stewart crushes Chuck Schumer's absolute spinelessness and fecklessness, especially as Schumer recounts his gym strategy "long game," which Stewart shows is recycled bullshit.
youtu.be/W8OFrDQkfjM?...
youtu.be/W8OFrDQkfjM?...
Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (compelling, clear take by @gruber) daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino
Who decided these personalized Siri features should go in the WWDC keynote, with a promise they’d arrive in the coming year, when, at the time, they were in such an unfinished state they could not be ...
daringfireball.net
March 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (compelling, clear take by @gruber) daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Related California bullish on SF, building $750 million, 41-story luxury office-and-hotel tower development at Sansome and Washington. www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-cit...
Developer bets $750M on downtown recovery
Related California pushes plan for office-hotel tower.
www.sfexaminer.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Related California bullish on SF, building $750 million, 41-story luxury office-and-hotel tower development at Sansome and Washington. www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-cit...
Prompt injection attacks in LLM-based systems as a security and system vulnerability. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Simon Willison on the Privacy/Security Risks of Personalized Siri, vis-à-vis Prompt Injection
Link to: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/delaying-personalized-siri/
daringfireball.net
March 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Prompt injection attacks in LLM-based systems as a security and system vulnerability. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Brilliant: Jon Stewart on Trump’s WWE-style Smackdown turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order (The Daily Show)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUZ...
Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Brilliant: Jon Stewart on Trump’s WWE-style Smackdown turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order (The Daily Show)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUZ...
Trump is unwinding principals that World War II was fought for:l “America’s alliances are now in danger, and should be: Trump is openly, and gleefully, betraying everything America has tried to defend since the defeat of the Axis 80 years ago.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Trump is unwinding principals that World War II was fought for:l “America’s alliances are now in danger, and should be: Trump is openly, and gleefully, betraying everything America has tried to defend since the defeat of the Axis 80 years ago.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Silver lining:
Europe became a Union yesterday.
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Europe became a Union yesterday.
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March 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Silver lining:
Europe became a Union yesterday.
🇪🇺
Europe became a Union yesterday.
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“Is it in America’s best interest for one man to have the combined power of Henry Ford, NASA, and William Randolph Hearst?”
(Hint: No)
www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
(Hint: No)
www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
DOGE: What Can Be Done? | No Mercy / No Malice
I’ve struggled my entire career to discern the difference between being right and being effective. A recent poll shows many moderates favor effective (move fast, break things) over right (checks and b...
www.profgalloway.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“Is it in America’s best interest for one man to have the combined power of Henry Ford, NASA, and William Randolph Hearst?”
(Hint: No)
www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
(Hint: No)
www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
Lakers go into Denver, hold Jokic to 2 for 7, Luka scores 32, four Lakers score 20+, #LakeShow rout Nuggets, 123-100.
Best win of the season. #nba
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Best win of the season. #nba
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Lakers 123-100 Nuggets (Feb 22, 2025) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets NBA game from February 22, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
www.espn.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Lakers go into Denver, hold Jokic to 2 for 7, Luka scores 32, four Lakers score 20+, #LakeShow rout Nuggets, 123-100.
Best win of the season. #nba
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Best win of the season. #nba
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
We are on the cusp of (many) humans having deeper & more meaningful social/romantic relationships with their AI bot-friends than their human counterparts.
This was one of the better “New Rules” segments on Real Time with @billmaher.
youtube.com/watch?v=fDKa...
This was one of the better “New Rules” segments on Real Time with @billmaher.
youtube.com/watch?v=fDKa...
youtube.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We are on the cusp of (many) humans having deeper & more meaningful social/romantic relationships with their AI bot-friends than their human counterparts.
This was one of the better “New Rules” segments on Real Time with @billmaher.
youtube.com/watch?v=fDKa...
This was one of the better “New Rules” segments on Real Time with @billmaher.
youtube.com/watch?v=fDKa...
Austin Reaves scores 45, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists to lead Lakers to a 124-117 win over Pacers.
Lakers played without LeBron or Luka.
#GoLakers
www.espn.com/nba/recap?ga...
Lakers played without LeBron or Luka.
#GoLakers
www.espn.com/nba/recap?ga...
Lakers 124-117 Pacers (Feb 8, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN
Expert recap and game analysis of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA game from February 8, 2025 on ESPN.
www.espn.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Austin Reaves scores 45, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists to lead Lakers to a 124-117 win over Pacers.
Lakers played without LeBron or Luka.
#GoLakers
www.espn.com/nba/recap?ga...
Lakers played without LeBron or Luka.
#GoLakers
www.espn.com/nba/recap?ga...
LeBron is timeless. Drops 42, 17 and 8.
At 40!
Lakers beat Warriors to move a season high 11 games over .500.
Luka coming soon.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
At 40!
Lakers beat Warriors to move a season high 11 games over .500.
Luka coming soon.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Lakers 120-112 Warriors (Feb 6, 2025) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA game from February 6, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
www.espn.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
LeBron is timeless. Drops 42, 17 and 8.
At 40!
Lakers beat Warriors to move a season high 11 games over .500.
Luka coming soon.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
At 40!
Lakers beat Warriors to move a season high 11 games over .500.
Luka coming soon.
www.espn.com/nba/boxscore...
Much gratitude for how complete of a player AD was for Lakers, how great his best version was, and general sense of great teammate and winner.
Earnest post that has nothing to do with Luka or trade evaluation: I will miss having AD on my favorite basketball team. Special player who is perpetually discussed for what he isn't rather than what he is and helped bring LA a title. Can't wait to see his jersey in the rafters.
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Much gratitude for how complete of a player AD was for Lakers, how great his best version was, and general sense of great teammate and winner.
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Quotes from Mavs GM Nico Harrison's press conference:
- "We think defense wins championships."
- "Time will tell if I'm right.”
- "Let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and J [Kidd] is supportive of it.”
- "There's some unique things about [Luka's] contract that we had to pay attention to"
- "We think defense wins championships."
- "Time will tell if I'm right.”
- "Let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and J [Kidd] is supportive of it.”
- "There's some unique things about [Luka's] contract that we had to pay attention to"
February 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Quotes from Mavs GM Nico Harrison's press conference:
- "We think defense wins championships."
- "Time will tell if I'm right.”
- "Let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and J [Kidd] is supportive of it.”
- "There's some unique things about [Luka's] contract that we had to pay attention to"
- "We think defense wins championships."
- "Time will tell if I'm right.”
- "Let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and J [Kidd] is supportive of it.”
- "There's some unique things about [Luka's] contract that we had to pay attention to"