an image recognition app that can "now" quickly copy-paste handwritten notes between devices.

the verge
(see: google)

red planet. its first 4k video was released couple of days ago on youtube.

aka scaffold piercing, two piercings connected by a bar across the top of the ear

i chase the weight of the moments after rainfall


where the world is restored to its former peace, albeit heavier, and the only sounds are the whispers of wayward droplets being tossed down from the treetops to join their minuscule sea

sherman was the head of a military school in louisiana when the civil war began. ohio-born, sherman rejected the south's offer of a command and enlisted in the union army. early in the war, he suffered from severe depression, considering himself a failure. sherman went on to become a relentless leader, and was grant's most trusted general.

i am giving you free will but you cannot use it.

the most sincere and fun way of conversation.

this is an argument that asserts that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false, or vice versa. for example, "there is no evidence that aliens don't exist, so they must exist."

southwest airlines, renowned for its low-cost fares and customer-friendly service, is an iconic american airline that revolutionized air travel with its no-frills approach and point-to-point flight model. known for its humorous flight attendants and unique boarding process, southwest has consistently ranked high in customer satisfaction. in a recent move to enhance accessibility and convenience, southwest airlines has begun displaying its flight schedules and fares on google flights, allowing travelers to easily compare and book southwest flights alongside other airlines, ensuring an even smoother journey from planning to takeoff.

everyone's all focused on the hawk tuah thing, but the real bomb she dropped was when she said, "the only way to get over one is to get under another."

it is now the worst buyout for banks since the financial crisis. the wall street journal

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

nietzsche's "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" as an epistemic method

friedrich nietzsche argued that hardship is essential for personal and intellectual growth. a masochistic epistemologist might deliberately seek out suffering—physical, mental, or existential—to reach higher knowledge. this could include exposing oneself to extreme contradictions in philosophy, embracing cognitive dissonance, or deliberately engaging with unsettling ideas to refine one's perspective.

the “trial by fire” academic approach

some scholars believe that only by putting themselves under extreme academic pressure—sleep deprivation, obsessive study habits, grueling argumentation—can they truly grasp a subject. the belief is that true knowledge comes not just from learning, but from enduring the exhaustion and mental anguish of relentless intellectual pursuit. think of law students cramming for the bar or physicists pushing their minds to the brink in pursuit of theoretical breakthroughs.

zen koans and the agony of unanswerable questions

zen buddhism employs koans—paradoxical riddles meant to frustrate and dismantle logical reasoning (e.g., what is the sound of one hand clapping?). the frustration, the repeated mental failure, and the ego death that comes from realizing the futility of logic are all considered necessary steps toward enlightenment. in this sense, knowledge is acquired through self-inflicted epistemic suffering.

the soviet “sharashka” model—knowledge through forced labor

during stalin’s reign, many of the soviet union’s best scientists and engineers were imprisoned in sharashkas—secret research labs inside labor camps. they were forced to innovate under harsh conditions. some of the soviet union’s most significant technological advances (including early space technology) were developed by prisoners enduring immense suffering. this raises the idea that the best insights may arise not in comfort, but under extreme duress.

extreme sports and the limits of perception

some athletes—especially in extreme sports like free solo climbing or ultramarathons—report a hyper-aware, almost mystical state of knowledge that comes only when their bodies and minds are pushed beyond normal endurance. pain becomes an epistemic tool: suffering leads to heightened perception, clarity, and a new understanding of the body’s and mind’s limits.

self-destructive art as an epistemic practice

some artists—like marina abramovic—deliberately put themselves through pain or suffering as a way to achieve higher artistic and existential understanding. her work rhythm 0 (where she let the audience do anything to her body, including cutting her) reflects the idea that true artistic insight requires masochistic exposure to suffering.

stoic voluntary hardship—learning through deprivation

stoics like seneca and epictetus encouraged deliberately living in poverty, enduring cold, and denying oneself pleasures to cultivate wisdom. they believed that true knowledge of life and self-control comes not from intellectual reflection alone, but from experiencing pain, deprivation, and the stripping away of comfort.

monastic self-flagellation as a path to divine knowledge

some christian monks, especially in medieval times, practiced self-flagellation as a way to deepen their spiritual understanding. the belief was that physical suffering purified the soul and led to divine revelation—an extreme form of masochistic epistemology where knowledge of god comes only through pain.

“red-pilling” and the psychological pain of awakening

some modern ideological movements embrace the idea that “waking up” to the truth requires suffering—being ostracized, experiencing mental turmoil, or even enduring social exile. this is evident in radical political or philosophical circles where undergoing mental anguish is seen as proof of gaining real knowledge.

hacker culture—“the struggle is the learning”

the hacker ethos often values breaking systems, struggling through endless failures, and enduring sleepless nights debugging code as the only legitimate path to real technical mastery. a masochistic epistemologist in this domain might argue that the more painful the process of acquiring knowledge, the more deeply it is understood.

it is called the "flying wing" concept.

in other words, it is essentially one giant wing. not just any wing either, with a wingspan of 52 meters. from an aerodynamic perspective, it is a true engineering masterpiece. the surface is perfectly smooth, with not even the tiniest bump or seam, in order to maintain laminar airflow and stealth capability.

the fuselage is made of carbon composites. it is covered with radar-absorbing paint, special coatings that leave no magnetic signature, and exhaust diffusers that reduce infrared visibility. on radar, the aircraft practically shouts, "i am not here."

it can carry up to 18 tons of bombs, from gps-guided jdams to b61 nuclear bombs.

the cost per plane is 2.1 billion dollars. even if you park it on the ground, it requires constant, around-the-clock maintenance. and this is not ordinary maintenance. even the technicians who apply the coatings are not allowed to touch the surface without gloves. if you pour water on it, it would leave a mark. that is how sensitive it is.

let me start with my rating: 8 out of 10.

we saw the film on opening day, and the theater was about 85 percent full. apple went all in on this one. you can feel that massive 300 million dollar budget throughout the film. the racing scenes are absolutely stunning. outside the races, though, some parts felt a bit cliche and surface-level.

brad pitt, on the other hand, doesn't seem to age at all. it's honestly impressive. the high-energy race scenes gave me a bit of a headache afterward, but i was fully engaged for the entire two and a half hours and never got bored.

i'm not sure what kind of deal apple has with formula 1, but with a film like this, it's pretty clear that f1's growing popularity in the u.s. is only going to keep rising. i wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing apple and formula 1 show up together a lot more often in the future.