I Kept Tech Scaling Dreams and China-Virus Rants Colliding
April 14, 2020 Lehan Edirisinghe
I spent the day swinging between scaling dreams, hiring, China-virus anger, surveillance logic, and the need to keep telling myself I was still building something bigger than the panic around me.
Arguing Tiny Technology Could Scale Into Clean Energy
I think that if Facebook started in a dorm and grew to a behemoth. This tech may be small at 0.5v, but it can definitely be scaled up and made into large scale projects and applications. We'll need zero emissions electricity at some point.
Mocking Trump’s “China Virus” Naming Logic
Listen, Trump hears "Spanish Flu" (which started in the WW1 trenches but was never reported on except in Spain) and then he sees Wuhan originated Coronavirus and -- monkey hears, monkey says, monkey see, monkey do -- "China virus". 🐒🐵🙈🙉🙊
Admitting Racism, Forgiving My Mother and Choosing Joy
Tue 14 Apr
6:45 p.m.
I said a few angry things about people in the morning. I don't know. It's probably best to forgive and help them. No point hating on people so much.
Imtiyaz Gaffoor seems like a really good guy. I'm a really racist person. I should improve. It's no point keeping that kind of racist baloney.
My mum made serious mistakes. I should forgive her. She didn't know what she was doing was wrong. She realised later onwards.
9:15 p.m.
I think today was a bad day. But not really. I connected with Imtiyaz Gaffoor. I think every day is new and exciting. I must be merry and joyous and celebrate every new day as a blessing.
Watching Reservoir Dogs and Thinking About Trust
Tue 14 Apr
8:00 p.m.
Exhibit 1. Coconut
I watched Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs again. I loved it. I watch it to see that people struggle with trusting. We're all sadly beguiled easily. It's tough to judge people correctly.
Planning a Darth Vader Entrance With Stormtroopers
You know Madam Ho Ching, I think one day, I'm going to star wearing the Darth Vader outfit and every where I go, I'm going to get 2 Storm Troopers to go and play this, to announce my arrival:
I know the Death Star has a separate team, but the Imperial March is so much better...
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