The video above was recorded in January, 2026, but George’s love for old buses started back in 2023.
Category Archives: YouTube
My favorite YouTube channel?
I’m an amateur when it comes to video production but I’ve created enough of them over the years to have a sense of how much time and effort even a simple video requires. While the overall quality and professionalism of YouTube videos seems to be going up, few rise to the level of Maxinomics. I don’t recall how I happened on the channel but was immediately impressed by the presenter, Phil Andrews. Some background from Claude:
He’s an entrepreneur and engineer turned digital storyteller, breaking down the data behind major stories in business and geopolitics through maps, data visualization, and rich visuals. Continue reading
Farewell Majestic Oak
Cataract Surgery
Next week I have the first of two procedures to remove the cataracts that have finally started affecting my vision. It’s a pretty simple “surgery” that takes about 15 minutes (don’t even have to take my shoes off!)
My ophthalmologist has recommended light adjustable lenses (LALs) which will require a series (three?) UV light adjustments a few weeks following the second surgery. More expensive and more visits but the best option for getting back to near 20-20 vision. Continue reading
Asimov on robots in 1954
From Isaac Asimov’s 1954 novel, The Caves of Steel
“Every one of us stands the chance of being out of a job.”
Baley said, “Replace us all? Nuts. The trained men to do it with don’t exist.”
“R’s,” said the Commissioner. “They exist.”
“What?
“R. Sammy is just a beginning. He runs errands. Others can patrol the expressways. Damn it, man, I know the Spacers better than you do, and I know what they’re doing. There are R’s that can do your work and mine. We can be declassified. Don’t think differently. And at our age, to hit the labor pool…