This week we're looking at the most anticipated tech of the year, the Cluttercore movement, EV brand loyalty, Netflix workout classes, and Glass Onion!
1. Is Meta the only game in town? I'm back into Second Life after 15 years out. It's thriving.
2. My girlfriend embraced minimalism before we moved last fall. She still keeps a corner of her large desk hopelessly cluttered. I'll have to introduce her to cluttercore.
3. I'm hearing rumblings from many quarters essentially that the manufacturing process of EV basically negates the environmentally-positive climate savings.
4. No Netflix workouts for our household, not with my bodybuilder gf.
5. I'm interested in Glass Onion, but I've been seeing reviews that say calling it a "series" is a mistake. Even Rian Johnson complained about the title calling it a "Knives Out story."
1. Maybe Meta isn't the only game in town when it comes to digital environments to play in, but they do have a pretty big lead in the (somewhat affordable/mass adoption) VR headset space. The Meta Quest 2 isn't perfect, but it has a pretty big lead on the competition in terms of adoption.
2. I think I'm a fairly clean, minimal person, but if you ask my wife she'd say I was a total slob, haha. I'm extremely minimal in some areas but I'm also not bothered by small areas of clutter in some spots. I think we all falls somewhere on the spectrum between Marie Kondo and hardcore Cluttercore.
3. You bring up a good point about EV production. Every vehicle will be slightly different when it comes to where it was produced, etc. Large batteries to power a heavy vehicle will obviously be very resource intensive. Cutting emissions is great, but it's still a large piece of metal that needs to be created and shipped to you. Not using a car at all is still best. But I'm excited for smaller EVs like the Nimbus or Arcimoto FUV who use smaller batteries that need fewer resources. Also kudos to BMW for pioneering some more sustainable practices when creating their all electric i3.
4. Haha, I doubt there will be Netflix workouts happening in our house either, but I still think it's fascinating. Peloton workouts of all sorts are still in heavy rotation for me.
5. Yeah, calling it a "Knives Out Story" is a bit confusing. Sure, it's another murder mystery like the original, but it doesn't really build on the plot of the first one at all. I guess there is just one character that ties them all together. It's sort of like Sherlock Holmes solving a variety of mysteries, but each one can stand on its own. Whatever you want to call it, I found it to be highly entertaining.
Thanks so much for your insightful comments. Happy New Year!
I have so many comments, Chris.
1. Is Meta the only game in town? I'm back into Second Life after 15 years out. It's thriving.
2. My girlfriend embraced minimalism before we moved last fall. She still keeps a corner of her large desk hopelessly cluttered. I'll have to introduce her to cluttercore.
3. I'm hearing rumblings from many quarters essentially that the manufacturing process of EV basically negates the environmentally-positive climate savings.
4. No Netflix workouts for our household, not with my bodybuilder gf.
5. I'm interested in Glass Onion, but I've been seeing reviews that say calling it a "series" is a mistake. Even Rian Johnson complained about the title calling it a "Knives Out story."
Lookingforward to the next issue! Happy New Year.
Hey Lee!
1. Maybe Meta isn't the only game in town when it comes to digital environments to play in, but they do have a pretty big lead in the (somewhat affordable/mass adoption) VR headset space. The Meta Quest 2 isn't perfect, but it has a pretty big lead on the competition in terms of adoption.
2. I think I'm a fairly clean, minimal person, but if you ask my wife she'd say I was a total slob, haha. I'm extremely minimal in some areas but I'm also not bothered by small areas of clutter in some spots. I think we all falls somewhere on the spectrum between Marie Kondo and hardcore Cluttercore.
3. You bring up a good point about EV production. Every vehicle will be slightly different when it comes to where it was produced, etc. Large batteries to power a heavy vehicle will obviously be very resource intensive. Cutting emissions is great, but it's still a large piece of metal that needs to be created and shipped to you. Not using a car at all is still best. But I'm excited for smaller EVs like the Nimbus or Arcimoto FUV who use smaller batteries that need fewer resources. Also kudos to BMW for pioneering some more sustainable practices when creating their all electric i3.
4. Haha, I doubt there will be Netflix workouts happening in our house either, but I still think it's fascinating. Peloton workouts of all sorts are still in heavy rotation for me.
5. Yeah, calling it a "Knives Out Story" is a bit confusing. Sure, it's another murder mystery like the original, but it doesn't really build on the plot of the first one at all. I guess there is just one character that ties them all together. It's sort of like Sherlock Holmes solving a variety of mysteries, but each one can stand on its own. Whatever you want to call it, I found it to be highly entertaining.
Thanks so much for your insightful comments. Happy New Year!