019 - Right Foot Tappin'

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Kyle Scheuerle
February 09, 2023

Welcome!

Welcome to thirty-two eleven (”3211”). This newsletter will entail: 3 Reads, 2 Rabbit Holes, 1 Watch, and 1 Listen — 3/2/1/1. Detailing what I have been up to, on the internet.

introduction:

Hitting up a free bluegrass concert tonight with $2 beers offered - stoked! Good way to get people to come out, they will be slinging canned bud lights and miller lights all night while I tap my right foot.

3 reads:

1 - Getty Images is suing Diffusion (AI art software) for copyright infringement. Very interesting to see how this plays out.

Getty Images is Suing Stable Diffusion for a Staggering $1.8 Trillion

The numbers involved are mindblowing.

https://petapixel.com/2023/02/07/getty-images-are-suing-stable-diffusion-for-a-staggering-1-8-trillion/?utm_source=pocket_saves

2 - If you are considering living out of your van in Japan anytime soon, this is the best spot for information.

A guide for Van Life in Japan - KumaZen

It’s been already 9 months and 10,000 kilometers we are living across Japan in our small camper van. We are a mixed couple (European/Japanese) with a 1 year and a half kid. As a lot of people are curious about our experience, I’ll try to cover everything you might want to know before getting into […]

https://kumazen.com/a-guide-for-van-life-in-japan/?utm_source=pocket_saves

3 - Kareem Abdul Jabar's take on Lebron James breaking his all time scoring record for the NBA.

What I Think About LeBron Breaking My NBA Scoring Record

Everything You Wanted to Know About LeBron and Me and the Scoring Record

https://kareem.substack.com/p/what-i-think-about-lebron-breaking

2 rabbit holes:

1 - A chrome extension that summarizes articles into a single paragraph using AI.

r/ObsidianMD - I made a chrome extension that summarises articles into a single paragraph using AI, making it super easy to save stuff in Obsidian. Hit copy and then paste into Obsidian for better indexing and rediscovery of saved articles. Search "squish AI" in the chrome store to try it out :)

283 votes and 36 comments so far on Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/10929ym/i_made_a_chrome_extension_that_summarises/?utm_source=pocket_saves

2 - Trying out a new backpack, potentially returning or potentially going to love it — The Kota UL by Outdoor Vitals. I am hoping to use this for onebag travel and outdoor backpacking trips.

Here is a video breaking down its features:

1 watch:

1 - Speaking of Getty, highly recommend this movie on the kidnapping of the Getty's grandchild (true story).

All the Money in the World (2017) - IMDb

All the Money in the World: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris. The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5294550/

1 listen:

1 - Elderbrook.

Cheers,