Micro
Microposts are known by many other names, "tweets", "threads", or "toots". Either way, they are fleeting thoughts that I'd like to share with the world.
I evaluating an investment in HSBC’s AT1 perpetual bond — I was worried about a situation similar to Credit Suisse, where AT1 bonds were wiped out, but equity holders were paid.
ChatGPT’s o1 model did reasonably well in guiding me through. (Note: Not investment advice.)
With Super Duolingo, I found myself doing lessons repetitively to gain more XP, rather than maximising what I could learn by progressing further. I feel like incentivising based on “new words learned” would make it a more fulfilling experience.
Someone needs to do a series on the various “stock exchange person facepalming and looking worried” photos on top of every piece of financial markets news these days.
I resolved to write around 300 words a day, and apart from the actual writing output, I feel a lot less scatterbrained. Ulysses makes it effortless to set a daily writing goal. I love the pretty little graph the app makes to gamify the experience:
Chinese tradition during weddings suggests gifting a red packet that at least offsets the cost of your seat, and there’s something beautiful about that, when done willingly.