There is a new three part documentary on Netflix about Bill Gates. It is a beautifully-crafted pastiche of his achievements and his philanthropic efforts. I cannot recommend it more strongly. If you have Netflix, watch it.
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Oil’s Fall Was Obvious
It couldn’t be simpler. If the media is going ape about some given event, and particularly if ZH is clutching its pearls about how such-and-so is going to go to price thus-and-such, you can count on the exact opposite taking place. I offer you Exhibit A:
Fifty Years of Inertia
With the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing upon us, the local paper did a reprint of their front page from that day:
Poking the Gods in the Eye with a Stick
The Boom that Busted
Exactly twenty-two years ago, I walked into the Fry’s Electronics store in Palo Alto to get a few items, and I was faced with this cheerful cover on the magazine rack:
