After a couple weeks off due to prior commitments, the “band” was back together this week. I had good intentions to practice over those two weeks, but I mostly picked up my bass only to move it to the other side of the room. Despite the lack of practice, we had a good jam and sounded alright.

I really do need to get back to a good practice routine. My playing ability is certainly somewhere shy of “intermediate” and I’m not going to progress by playing once a week. I think I need to do something that puts the fun in fundamentals, which might help keep me on a regular routine and, in turn, increase my dexterity and speed–two things that I am lacking.

Links

• E-bike injuries have been spiking at Bellevue trauma center, study finds
  It would be interesting to see a breakdown of how many of these injuries come from Citibikes vs privately owned vs delivery. Anecdotally, I suspect the grey Citibikes might contribute to a disproportionate number of injuries per mile traveled.
• To Fight Heat, NYC Sets 2040 Tree Canopy Deadline, With Riskiest Areas First
• Making the Case Against Markdown
  This is an interesting post. It reminds me of how markdown is seemingly everywhere now since it is the preferred format of AI tools: instructions.md, soul.md etc. I wonder if John Gruber thought it would become ubiquitous when he created the first version of Markdown.
• Revealing who you are to chatbots
• Do I belong in tech anymore? via Beto Dealmeida
  “Even if I, personally, abstained from most AI usage, I was steeped in an environment which made it impossible to avoid. Pushing back felt futile.”