238 to all my friends on the right


We might as well start here. The city's positive test rate has tripled in the past month.

Indoor dining is off the table once again. 

The local office of the law firm pushing the narrative that this election was somehow tainted by something other than T45's rhetoric got something new to look at.

The Gray Lady got called out.

For tip-toeing around power, rather than speaking truth to it.

NPR and the NYT have always struck me as propaganda for people who really want to think they're not being propagandized. They do such a careful job of seeming impartial that they ignore certain obvious truths. 

Like how good he was for their business. And how they keep moving is rightward.

This is something the DNC is grappling with. Do they win elections by getting that "swing voter?"

Or as AOC recommends, do they fire up the base by actually promoting progress?

Seriously, before AOC and Bernie stepped up to the mic, it was like the DNC didn't know what a progressive agenda even looked like.

All that "socialist" talk? That's an attempt to get us back to where we were before Reagan, when working people actually had a chance in this country.

When we aspired to having a decent middle-class lifestyle, not some Robin Leach bullshit that everyone seems to think will make you complete these days, but is actually just completely out of reach.

So, you might be asking, which VR camera is the one for me?

In three years, 3D 180 VR cameras have gone from specialty DIY devices costing thousands, to under $500. This one from Insta seems to be the class leader right now. 

Looking at VR, I see three things happening soon:

1. Most video will be shot in 3D VR. It will be down-rez'd, reframed and/or flattened to play on other devices.

2. You will have at least 2 front facing and two back facing cameras on your phone, allowing you to shoot 3D, including selfies, and 360 shots.

3. It will get easier to playback VR on our phones in 3D.

For instance, I'm not exactly sure how, but this phone case promises to do what cardboard does, but without all the cardboard.

At $15, I wonder if they have one for my phone.

Finally, a warning to all my friends on the right...

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