A story about luck and extensive preparation.

From an unforgettable final performance by @PetrCech.

Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard - Summary and Notes | Sameer Bajaj My notes from Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard. A very well-written and engaging book on Churchill that deep-dives into his formative years. Started as ...

my notes here -
1/ sameerbajaj.com/theescapear...
2/ sameerbajaj.com/herooftheem...

two biographies that I read sometime back and still keep thinking about are –

1/ The Escape Artist - An incredible survival against all odds story.

2/ Hero of the Empire - Churchill's early years and the Boer war. Exceptional self-belief and ambition.

“Too much focus on wealth, not enough focus on lifestyle”

2025 is the year of running.

Almost 100 miles completed. 350 to go!

very good read from @benthompson in @stratechery reg Deepseek. The US chip ban has had some very unintended consequences.

some historical context around Deepseek

Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly. My notes here – sameerbajaj.com/excellentadv...

love this! Very excited about my own pair 🕶️

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such a fan of readwise and reader! thank you for building it.

sort of.. personally the drawback with Reader's feed is the high context for each feed item (takes up more screen space). I tend to prefer Feedly for sifting through high-volume feeds.

With the trust that Reader will eventually upgrade those views.

yeah – they call it their 'feed'. All read-later articles go to inbox and 'feed' is what you subscribe to (RSS, newsletters etc). Try it out by using Shift + A.

Folders in the feed can help organize RSS feeds.

Readwise's Reader does have a pretty good RSS feed functionality. Loving the improvements they've made recently @tristan.bsky.social

ah badly cropped photo

that subreddit was inspiration for me when I travelled to Italy for 3 weeks in 2019. I somehow managed to pack my suit perfectly for a wedding in this Osprey backpack that I love.

now, THAT is a differentiating feature!

100%.

Exciting stuff all around with AI and hardware products.

Google's I/O was an all around great and exciting!
Solid products (pixel fold) and flex of it's capabilities in search and AI.

I feel the same way when I was done reading book 3 of the Stormlight Archive!

"The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic"

a quote from @kevinkelly.bsky.social is perfectly timed as the weekend approaches!

This is amazing! Thank you for building this!

Tame Impala just came out with a banger new track –

open.spotify.com/track/62tGzw9OJOwDcjPBnM...

yes that's on my reading list!! Especially looking forward to river of doubt.

Can we have one in Los Angeles too!!

While Twitter degrades it's API and shunning developers, Bluesky is built for these developers to build cool stuff on top of the protocol.

The impact of this will be truly realized in a few months.

Recommend his latest book too! Succint and deep thoughts!

Casey - love your work! Looking forward to reading this!

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Love that there is a solution to the Top Articles feature from the bird app.

that is perfect weather conditions for me. Ideally a bit of a sun break would be 🤌