Neat idea. Why logs, and not metrics too? You can characterize an accurate "baseline" system behavior through a combination of system level and userspace metrics. This profile would offer more depth than what you'd otherwise piece together with userspace logs.
The vol smile is mostly a byproduct of greater demand for far OTM options to hedge tail risk, alongside more sellers for ATM options which depresses the middle portion of the curve. I am not sure why this is a problem
I must be shallow but these massive feature-rich updates they produce continue to make me want to use VSC less. I just don't want to have all these features I know I'll never use baked into my code editor
If you want to appreciate the album art then purchase the LP. A tiny JPEG on AM or Spotify UI is never going to cut it for anybody who is interested in inspecting the cover art. These tools are designed for background listening
Yes, they're valuable because they capture many listeners and generate revenue. It doesn't need to interesting for it to be valuable.
Plenty of interesting music flies under the radar. Even without the massive marketing push some artists get, the same artists would still rise to the top producing familiar song structures the average listener can recognize.