D-Squared Musings – Week 44

Tech


✈️ Airalo – eSIM

  • I’ve doing a good amount of travel recently and have found Airalo, which has saved time and reduced stress. 😀 Now that I’ve converted to the dark side (iOS) I realized there’s no such thing as a SIM, but instead an eSIM. After doing some research I found that Airalo seems to be the simplest eSIM to use for my Tokyo trip (here now). Highly recommended if you’re eSIM-constrained. 

🖊️ China Chips and Moore’s Law

  • A solid blog post from Ben on the state of Moore’s law and how some (not all) US sanctions on China in regard to chips have turned out to be useless.

Education


💰 Talking About True Wealth and Entrenchment

  • This blog post does a great job of summarizing a realization I made roughly 6 – 8 months ago… If I (we) want to make enough to be sustainably comfortable and live life without money stress, then a salary won’t get me there. 

🇨🇳 China’s Crumbling Economic Story

  • Economics explained does a great job of puzzling different pieces together around China’s economy. The future looks bleak.  

🦢 IQ is a scientific swindle –A brief explanation of the math

  • I’ve found myself revisiting Nassim’s content and recently stumbled across this gem. In this video and technical blog post Nassim debunks a myth that IQ correlates with wealth. The scatter plot below says it all. TLDR: There’s no correlation. 

💸 William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour

  • Many years ago (~2015) I came across this video, it was an eye-opener. It helped me grasp the application of many finance concepts I learned in school. Recently I decided to revisit this video as a refresher and it’s still amazing. 

Miscellaneous


🇫🇷 NAPOLEON – Official Trailer #2

  • Very excited about this film.