With ers Without You

I swear I’m the only person who googles “New Amazon Kindle Oasis” every week waiting to see if I’ve missed the announcement I’ve been waiting for. The second I buy a new current generation Oasis will be the day they release a new one, I know it.

I’m fascinated by this idea: Vickrey auction as price discovery mechanism

“If you run a sale at $X, the most you can learn is that Y people were willing to buy there. Actually, not even that: If your entire inventory sells out, you learn only that at least that many people were willing to buy — you don’t learn how many would’ve bought your kit, had it been in stock.”

Queensland woman sacked for not including an emoji in a text message:

Ms Wang stated repeatedly that the Applicant “didn’t add any smiley faces! There are no emotions!”

Tuesday sunrise from Tugun with Luna (and a visit to Highline Palm Beach for espresso afterward)

I’ve convinced Luna that Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl” is actually “Big Girl” and that it’s about her. She now requests the song about her. I don’t know what I have done, but I’ve probably made a mistake.

I can only, and will only, eat hotdogs from this day on, after I have been introduced like this

This story about Disney - and Hollywood - in China is wild:

The other fascinating part about Disney’s strategy involves the string of English language schools that they opened in the country.

When they were building their theme park in Shanghai, they knew that a child won’t beg their parents to go to a theme park unless they love the characters that they’ll see there. Disney said, “Well, okay, we don’t have decades of movies to do this with.” And they were not allowed [by the Chinese government] to get a Disney Channel onto Chinese airwaves.

So what they decided to do was to launch a string of schools called Disney English, which would essentially teach young Chinese children English, but using Disney characters: Mickey wants an apple, or Luke Skywalker is 30 years old. I walked by one of these schools when I was there, and I remember that Toy Story 4 was coming out that week; all of the teachers were wearing Toy Story 4 T-shirts. So it doubled as a really effective marketing tool as well. Not only did these kids learn the English that their parents wanted them to speak, but they also left with an affection for these Disney characters that they had been introduced to.

Read more at Big Hollywood movies are being made with Chinese audiences in mind - Vox

James Clear:

“Many people are not ready for their lucky break when it comes to them.

Develop your skills. Study your craft. Save some money. Build a network before you need it. Lay the ground work.

The prepared person is positioned to benefit from unexpected opportunities.”

Police are now targeting:

• People who don’t know to walk away from the counter after they’ve ordered their coffee.
• Americans who think that America is the only country on earth.
• Anyone named Boris.

Jetstar Informs Passengers Mid Flight That The Trip Has Been Cancelled:

“Thank you for choosing Jetstar.”

Taking a pause from the Tugun Pause

James Dale Davidson:

“In the future, wealth will be measured not just by the amount in your bank account, but in your ability to structure your affairs to realise complete individual autonomy and independence.”

God is love but love gets weird Said the flea to the ant in the devil’s beard We are passengers here, and it’s as we feared That God is love but love gets weird

Yes, God gets weird and so does love Said the flea to the ant and gave him a shove And came down upon him from above Crying, God gets weird and so does love

Well, Weird got Love and God got Weird And in the monstrous morning there appeared The very thing we’ve always feared That God is nothing, but love gone weird

Words by Nate Lane/Nick Cave

It’s great that Google’s automatically deleting location history to keep people safe, it’d just be nice if they extended it to include me buying ice cream.

Nothing says “you’re awesome at decisions” like purchasing a $2 service station coffee at 5pm on a Saturday.