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This week, we are joined by Ben Stookesberry, legendary white water expedition kayaker whose death defying exploits on some of the most extreme rapids in the world are nothing short of awe inspiring. “In the last 4 years alone I’ve made dozens of first descents on six continents from the tropics to the Arctic with long time kayaking partners Chris Korbulic and Pedro Oliva,” says Ben. “In total I have over 130 first descents and counting.

We've spent a lot of time thinking about optimal strategies for putting together the most balanced team that exists in harmony. The inspiration: these 2021 Phoenix Suns. Sculpted through the draft, free agency/ trade and patience, this piece isn't meant to go over the acquisition methods and salary cap balances necessary to make a roster hit its stride at the right time. Instead, we'll discuss the actual mesh on-court and how different positions, skill sets and organizational culture come together to formulate the optimal on-court product.

Here’s the list of probabilities generated from my ratings. I hope to have larger thoughts on the selection process tomorrow. But a couple of points: It’s quite possible this is wrong. The 10-seeds getting the play-ins might have messed things up. I think I got the regions matched up, but who knows! It always seems like I screw this up. Things appear close to the market, so hopefully it’s fine.

There's a rider that's fallen and It's clear there's no time to return Ellensburg, WA is a small city east of the Cascade Mountains, a windy spot known for its rodeo grounds. It’s the sort of place from which a disaffected, restless young man with a few punk records would seek escape — by drink, drugs, or touring in a band with people he actively disliked. Mark Lanegan pushed the limits of all three.

Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home ahead. Back in December, Marvel released the final installment of the current Spider-Man trilogy, Spider-Man: No Way Home. The film was met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, becoming one of the top 10 highest grossing films of all time.  No Way Home follows high school seniors Peter Parker, Michelle “MJ” Jones, and Ned Leeds as they navigate a world complicated by Spider-Man’s secret identity being leaked to the public.

Hey y’all, Today I wanted to write an ode to the humble Paper Mate Flair, an ubiquitous felt tip pen that is easily purchased at any office supply store or stolen from any office supply closet. The Flair works its bleedless black magic on the thin pages in my Moleskine Diary that I use for my logbook and the Leuchtturm 1917s I use as pocket notebooks. When the pens are new, they have a hard, thin line, but if you want the kind of fat line that I love, you can break the felt tip in quickly just like a Sharpie.

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Hi Neo Family, We’re responding to the market nosedive by doubling down on early-stage startups. We’ve picked 20 new companies to fund for Neo Accelerator 2022.  More than half the CEOs we chose are women or under-represented minorities. Our acceptance rate was 3.5% for new applications, with several spots earned by existing Neo Scholars. We feel privileged and grateful to select from an exceptional pool of hundreds of talented teams.

One of my favorite textposts I ever wrote was about the Nerd-Geek war of the 2010s. Unfortunately I don’t have it anymore, but I wanted to write a Substack about the topic because it’s a good one. I remember, in the early 2010s, the motif of “Nerd vs. Geek” being a repeated dyad in media, especially on the internet. I’ve always been into somewhat Nerdy things, so maybe it’s me, but it’s an important distinction.