The Iron Claw – ★★★★½

The Iron Claw movie poster

God I hope Kevin is truly as well adjusted as they allude at the end of this. Because after all this it would be remarkable for him to come out the other side with that perspective.

Hopefully that postscript about all his kids and grandkids living at his ranch means he really he is.

Rating: 4.5 stars

Crossposted on Letterboxd

How to Speak Machine – ★★

How to Speak Machines book cover

Turned out to be pretty entry level book. Maeda spends the majority of the book’s 200 pages explaining the basics and extolling the value of UX research, product design, agile delivery, and iterative development and comparatively little on the actual premise of the book.

Rating: 2 stars

Full thoughts and review on BrianBehrend.com.

Pinched a nerve

I am “pinched a nerve washing the dishes” years old I guess.

Spent the morning in debilitating pain but now just in miserable unable to move or sit or lay down pain thanks to steroids and muscle relaxers.