Weekly Review #162: Medellin, Money-less Currency, and Lateral Artistry
I promised you a Cartagena Guide last week, but never delivered! My bad.
The old city is great, but Getsemani is the most vibrant.
The Volcan Del Totumo is totally worth it (middle of nowhere mud volcano bath and old ladies wash you off after).
Morros Beach Kitesurfing was the cheapest I found.
CartagenaConnections is a great resource, as is JuanBallena for cheap tours
Now we're in Medellin, which is our favorite so far. Weather and people and level of congestion are way better than anywhere else. MedellinLiving has been our go-to guide to date!
We're here for almost a month, so look forward to more in-depth tips soon.
Tech
Lifehacks
Oblique Strategies - Wikipedia
A deck of cards from Brian Eno offering cryptic tips to artists to encourage lateral thinking. Cool!
G2A, Piracy, and the Four Currencies
Money isn't the only currency out there. There's also the Pain involved in the purchase, the Time of the thing, and the Moral cost of whatever you're doing. Piracy has lower money cost, but is higher in all 3 others...
Open Veins of Latin America - Wikipedia
Apparently Hugo Chavez gave this to Obama a few years ago - a leftist history of Latin America and it's pillaging. Now the author has officially renounced it - drama, drama!
Fun
I'm only halfway through this super long read about where AI has come from and where its headed, but it's fascinating. Hat tip to reader and fellow newsletter host Simo on this one!