Larry's Weekly Newsletter - September 13, 2026
Hi friends,
This past week was the 25th anniversary of 9/11. It stands out as a major turning point in my life and marks the time I started to notice the glitches in the matrix. I wanted to flag my post on that this week for your consideration. Does 9/11 stand out in the narrative of your life or was it a nothing-burger?
As always, you'll find links to my posts from this past week below.
Yours,
Larry
50 cent debunks the massive mansion myth
“Americans don’t have hobbies, they have houses” In the video below, rapper 50 Cent debunks the male dream of having a massive mansion: I think 50% of my reason for making a life in tiny-housing-Hong Kong is a reaction to growing up in a ridiculously large (but
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Cutting haircuts
X user/digital nomad JuanSanchez on haircuts: Haircuts around the world from a dude who got cuts in 50 countries. You don’t speak the language, what do you do in a foreign country at the barber? Step 1: show them a picture of you with the hair you want.
Larry Salibra
Dream feed magic
For those unfamiliar with babies, the “dream feed” is the middle-of-the-night feed around midnight. It is so named because it is given a few hours after his bedtime in the middle of his night sleep session when he is sleepy and should be dreaming. As father, I’
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iPhone Duo: the high price is a feature
Open Hacker News on any iPhone keynote day and, without fail, you’ll see the same comments. Today with the launch of iPhone Duo, things were no different. “It’s too big” “When are they bringing back the iPhone mini?” “It’s too expensive” I can’t really help these
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A fork in the timeline: 9/11
Twenty-five years ago today, I was sitting in a history class called “The History of US Foreign Relations,” at Wesleyan University in roughly a two-hour drive from New York City. A classmate’s phone rang (or perhaps she got an text message...I don’t remember) and she
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Buying a folding bike
Earlier this year, I moved to the suburbs of Hong Kong and bought the first car of my adulthood this year in preparation for my new entry into family life. A downside of living in the suburbs in Hong Kong is that one needs to take a bus or drive
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Drive like someone is watching
Dance like no one is watching I was driving this afternoon in Hong Kong and saw flashing headlights in my rearview mirror. A driver who had been speeding was suddenly tailgating me and wanted to pass. I was in the right-hand, overtaking lane because I had just been passing
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