I was at work on Monday. My phone was charging nearby. A colleague passed by, hit the charger with his foot, my new iPhone hit the floor and flew to the other end of the office. I all understand that this is an accident, but the replacement of the screen will cost a lot + the case is damaged. The colleague does not accept claims. What to do? I guess I'll have to do the repair at my own expense...

Books

now reading Working Backwards by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr

https://warpcast.com/drewcoffman.eth/0xac9101c8

The Caine Mutiny

Civilian becomes a captain of a minesweeper over the course of WWII. 

“The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots.”

The pain of coming to grips with this reality lies at the core of this book. The passably smart, reasonably independently thinking protagonist struggles with the dilemma, sometimes discarding his own rational reactions to formalistic bureaucratic nonsense and sometimes recoiling so strongly that he can’t help but reject the system level demands imposed by the distant geniuses. 

The court martial concerning the mutiny mentioned in the title is usually referred to as the dramatic climax, but the post mortem delivered by the conflicted defense attorney afterwards was, for me, by far the best scene. 

Other than one slow section near the middle, the whole book is outstanding. It feels grown up and sophisticated without being daunting or fatiguing.

Highly recommended. Lots of fun and full of insights applicable to any bureaucracy.

The Pearl 

Steinbeck tells the story of a poor father who finds a valuable natural resource and loses a great deal as a result. 

This book reminded me of why, after reading The Grapes of Wrath, I wrote Steinbeck off as a hack for a decade. 

The prose is more florid in this book, with flashes of brilliance, but an intolerable baseline cringe factor. 

The overt political message is so exhausting that I couldn’t even empathize with the human experience related in it. 

Exquisite books by Steinbeck:

East of Eden
Of Mice and Men 

Great book by Steinbeck:

Cannery Row

Bad books by Steinbeck:

The Grapes of Wrath 
The Pearl 

I haven’t read any of his others and I had such a bad experience with The Pearl that I’ll probably take another decade off.

reply guys

https://warpcast.com/aaronv.eth/0x5ef14355

My boyfriend and I had a fight. I've been in a relationship for two years. I had a blast at a friend's birthday party with a semi-familiar boy, but it didn't come to bed. I told the guy the next day. He forgave me. A couple months later we had another fight and he slept with a girl who has been in love with him for years. The guy tells about it, repeats the same words as I did then, “I wanted to”. And I love him and I forgave him too, only the girl is the worst of all....

degenpad

Currently at #237. Try to catch up, if your WiFi and skills allow it 😎.

cc @homohugh @bobyboby2828

https://warpcast.com/babaksadeghi/0x9c198613

wyat

new on /wyat: photos 📸

attach a photo to your check in and cast it. this was one of the most requested features this week and it’s great to get it ready before flying out back home.

https://warpcast.com/alvesjtiago.eth/0xba0fe2c1

Food

Lunch time
egg scramble + spinach + potatoes, avocado + crema = 😋😋
So Freakin Good!

apparently this is krong krang, tapioca starch gnocchi shaped pasta things, in salted and sweetened coconut milk with toasted sesame seeds. very yum, from a table by the side of the road.

Nature

Happy Mountain Monday
MT GONGGA⛰️ - 3 editions left on manifold
https://i.postimg.cc/L5qh6J61/mt-gongga.gif
https://manifold.gallery/trillobyte/curation/TOUR?utm_source=manifold_gallery&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share_link

https://warpcast.com/trillobyte/0x2987fb98

FarCon

just arrived to santiago after a 12 hour bus. joined my girls as they did everything to start the day, showed mila the metro and the big city (we live in a small town in the south so this is all impressive to her)

will stay today on a friends house and tomorrow early am head to the airport to fly to nyc via bogota

gmatcha

gmatcha just cause it’s monday…. 

coffee >>> every other day of the week !

Varanamb

@varanamb