Journal - July 2025 - Prophecy, Power, and the Birth of AngryPages

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July: strategy month—Trump July 13, geopolitics, pro-law/pro-market leadership notes, Akamai/Red Hat plans, FB cleanup, AngryPages quietly live.

30 July
18 11 1 2
Walter Isaacson and NYT’s Sulzberger sharpened a storytelling impulse. King Arthur and Halo’s “Demon” lines kept it marching.
28 July
15 8 3
Security worries and Red Hat talk ran alongside “milk and honey” hopes. I left Facebook to build on my own ground.
26 July
87 16 1 2
A cozy afternoon drift: an all-time favorite ant-defense game, then Ina Garten’s lentil soup basics—wash leeks, add cumin, build that earthy flavor—ending in a calm, satisfying “you can’t make lentil soup without lentils.”
25 July
1 0
24 July
19 0
23 July
30 6 1
Nostalgia scroll turns into security jitters: Teenage Dirtbag, whisper-secrets, Halo scores, mysterious hackers. Hillary becomes a General Leia symbol.
22 July
18 1
A quick look at the AI arms-race chart sparks one sharp thought: maybe I’m smarter than I let myself admit—and built to lead.
21 July
34 11 1 1
Sheryl Crow and Alan Jackson keep it humble, small comforts steady the day—then the real win: the Akamai server comes back up and the work moves on.
20 July
23 4 5
Swift’s “Trouble” sparks Pauline flashback, then a cat-in-water video hits.Halo+Avril “Nobody’s Fool”: build California, choose America.
19 July
38 24 6 4
Emailed Akamai; Linode custom ISO failed. Decided AWS for stronger hosting, while stepping back from Facebook noise.
18 July
18 15 4 3
Opus 4 burned $15; Ars Technica CVEs and hacker fears kept him awake. Akamai and Danny Lewin stayed on his mind.
17 July
19 18 4 4
Taylor Swift lyric videos and Halo 3 clips ran all morning. A Legally Blonde quote capped a push to self-publish the diary.
14 July
37 17 2 7
Halo 3 clips and Tylenol grenades made day fly. Red Hat and SELinux headaches sent him coding, dreaming of 32v32 matches.
13 July
32 6
Lovin’ Spoonful lyrics play as Reservoir Dogs clips loop. Trump’s red phone montage and Cybernews hacking video spark a quick hobby aside.
12 July
39 11 1 2
Failed maths, then watched a Sam Altman whistleblower clip. Church banter and a 30% tariff sharpened the California–Delaware plan and SurveyMonkey courts.
10 July
24 3 1
A Trump rally image framed belief in divine protection. FATCA and taxes felt like a brake on U.S. growth and innovation.  
9 July
6 1
Lawrence Summers’ NYT art shows a wheelchair sketch and “look after themselves” scold. Augustana’s “Boston” lyric frames it as satire over apathy. 
8 July
38 5
BBC park clips: pink guitar, tattooed bassist, and Busted’s “Year 3000.” A “GAME OVER” screen and a Trump portrait riff close it. 
5 July
19 9 1
AngryPages went online 19 minutes before midnight in California after the DC cutoff slipped. Linode, Akamai, and Halo 3 marked the Fourth.
4 July
1 0
3 July
5 2
“Stuck in the Middle” recalls Reservoir Dogs and Michael Madsen. Tarantino’s diner crew image seals a late-night tribute. 
2 July
8 0