Excited to be at Timberwolves v Grizzlies game! 🏀

I’ve been finding micro.blog a bit noisy lately. I was contemplating what to do about it and then I remembered that there is an option to “Show posts but no replies” for the timeline. I switched to that and am finding it much more relaxing again.

Have the next round of books to read for my book club assembled. 📚

Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence by Tim Parks

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the... www.thingelstad.com https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/15/have-the-next.html

Interview with 612 Series creator Erik Halaas https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/15/interview-with-series.html

Wallet of Satoshi Stops Serving US Customers https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/14/wallet-of-satoshi.html

New POAP Onboarding Process https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/14/new-poap-onboarding.html

We all went to the new Mean Girls movie tonight. I had seen the 2004 Mean Girls a long time ago but didn’t remember that much of it. The musical interpretation was fun and had good moments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls_%282024_film%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls

There is certainly some luck involved with Microsofts early investment and partnership with OpenAI. However, the strategy they have built to bring AI to “where work happens”, productize it through Copilot, and create enterprise-ready capabilities to build off of is truly impressive.

"Microsoft surpassed Apple to become the world’s most valuable public company. Microsoft was valued at $2.89trn as markets closed on Friday; Apple at $2.87trn. The iPhone-maker has been the most valuable listed firm for most of the past 12 years. But Microsoft’s investments in artificial intelligence have helped it catch... www.thingelstad.com https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/13/there-is-certainly.html

It might have been better if I never would have found out about these Bailey’s Irish Cream Minis. Delicious.

We watched Here Comes the Boom tonight. Kevin James is a great lead for this and the story has some laughs along the way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Boom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_James

Milestone day to recognize — SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs for Everyday Investors. Bitcoin doesn’t need this to validate it or prove value but it is a big plus for the credibility of Bitcoin. BTC currently at $46,611 now.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/sec-approves-bitcoin-etfs-for-everyday-investors-dc3125ef

My 52nd Birthday POAP was highlighted in the newest This Week in POAP. 🤩

https://poap.family/event/166479 https://www.poap.news/jan-9-2023/

Just set calendar event to pre-order Apple Vision Pro on January 19th! 🎉

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-vision-pro-available-in-the-us-on-february-2/

Another proof point that smoke detector low battery “chirps” always start when you are trying to sleep.

We saw The Boy and the Heron today. The animation was beautiful as you would expect from Studio Ghibli. The story was wild and took many turns. Overall very good and will likely watch it again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_and_the_Heron https://www.ghibli.jp

Tammy is our family trip planner extraordinaire and she has mapped out the general structure of our Ireland trip in June!

Put together this fun Tribute to Galileo Galilei LEGO this morning. Reminded me of our bike tour in Tuscany when we stopped at Villa Galileo (building on the left in the street photo).

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/tribute-to-galileo-galilei-40595

Just booked flights for our summer vacation to Ireland! We are excited for our first trip there. 🇮🇪

Birthday POAPs https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/01/06/birthday-poaps.html

First time trying this Natural-Processed Coffee Beans from Myanmar that I got from Pair Cupworks. Delightful coffee with a rich and full flavor. Definitely get a Nutella flavor in it. Pair continues to be one of my favorite roasters.

https://paircupworks.com/products/96-natural-processed-coffee-beans-from-myanmar