Monday, 23 June 2025

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I hope they haven’t moved elsewhere by then. My 2nd Generation AirPods Pro pair, nestled in their little white case, fell out of my pocket in the waiting room at the VW dealer here in Bloomington. At least that’s the last place I knew I had them. According to the Find My apps on both my laptop and my phone, they are at an address 21 miles southwest of here on state road 54. They have been telling me that for hours, and just the things were still there 10 minutes ago. Problem is, I can’t go there to say “Hi, my Air Pods are at this address,” because I won’t have the car until midday tomorrow.

In a world of infinite media choices, I consider these stats a success. Linkedin tells me this post, which pointed to Toward a Personal AI Roadmap for VRM on the ProjectVRM blog, had 395 impressions. On Linkedin, that is. The ProjectVRM post has had 85 views so far. Not sure how many of those are among the 30 who came from Linkedin to the blog. One reader responded in the comments below the piece.

May the least injured win. In the seventh and final game of the NBA Finals yesterday, the Oklahoma City Thunder won. They deserved to win, having the best overall record in the league, the best combination of scoring and defense, and the league MVP. But the Indiana Pacers deserved to win as well. They were an even match for the Thunder, and might have won had their star player, Tyrese Halliburton, not gone down with a torn Achilles just seven minutes into the game. This game, and the whole series, will be remembered less for the Thunder’s achievements than for the Pacers’ grit, determination, teamwork and exciting brand of play, led by Halliburton’s extreme selflessness. Here is a weird and haunting fact for you: All three stars that went down with Achilles injuries in the playoffs—Damien Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, and Tyrese Halliburton of the Pacers—wear the same number on their jerseys… 0 (zero).