• [Aviation] GPS Spamming and Spoofing.
• [Aviation] I used to work on financial modeling software for jet engine leasing so I found this one on aircraft leasing super interesting.
• [Design] Delving into research photography. I never quite realized how much of a thing this was until I worked with IDEO designers.
• [Design] Yay design maturity! Emma Blomkamp talks through some great principles and methodology around co-design.
• [Design] Used to have one of these in Houston and have found one in Sydney too (with different names but same concept): Tinkertopia.
• [General] Similar to the period article I posted a while ago, Anne Helen does a deep dive into whose bodies are studied.
• [General] Airbnb is starting to offer pay transparency. Glad someone is starting somewhere.
• [South Asian] I did the South Asian Radical History Walking Tour a while back and it was one of the best experiences of my life. They have now started an archive of their stories.
• [Tech] When I used to do a lot more illustration and photo editing work, I used to dream of modular input devices. Something sparked me to think about that again and go down the rabbit hole. The original Kickstarter I was trying to find has now morphed into Monogram. But I found some more on Amazon as well.
• [Tech] Vision Pro is what everyone was talking about in March. I thought this piece by Hugo Barra, former Head of Oculus at Meta, said a lot.
• [Tech] Annual reports are not my jam. But I strangely enjoyed this very human-feeling one from Stripe this year.
• [Urban Design] Good read when thinking about revitalizing old historical towns.
• [Urban Design] I think competitions are a great way to showcase what could be: The Tokyo Toilet Project.

Finished Reading:

• Exiles. I love Jane Harper books cause they’re just easy reads. I loved this one in particular because I found it at the library as a “blind date with a book”.

Finished Watching:

• The Imperfects. It was like the Boys but younger and less gore.
• The Gentlemen. Based off the original movie. Went on a bit long but enjoyable at the beginning.

New Vocab:

• Sotto voce- (of singing or a spoken remark) sung or said in a quiet voice, as if not to be overheard.
• Sophistry - the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
• Avuncular - relating to the relationship between men and their siblings' children.
• Pusillanimous - showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
• Meshugganah - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters. (Yiddish) a crazy fool. synonyms: meshuggener. type of: fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool. a person who lacks good judgment.