I recently had the pleasure of being in the Naval Museum in Cartagena. When the tour guide got to the section of the museum featuring Vernon's attempted takeover of the city, I was ecstatic. I was like, "I know about this! George Washington's brother fought in that battle!" Thanks to Mike I can be THAT guy on history tours now lol.
The author had nice, if somewhat demure, things to say about Mike Duncan. I absolutely love his Revolutions podcast and find his series on the French and Haitian revolutions to be particularly fun and interesting.
They also denied threatening to sue the Guardian over its coverage of Cambridge Analytica. Then admitted it was true and apologized saying it, "wasn't their wisest move."
I'm a big fan of the History of Rome podcast and the occasional narratives into Palmyra were always some of the most fascinating. Sad to see what has happened there.
Zoom fatigue is real. I know the feeling of not wanting to look at another screen at the end of the day or pretend to be animated for another meeting or whatever it is that requires a video call, even if it's something I don't actually mind doing.
The second might need more context. If you try to estimate upfront a big project, it's obvious. But for big projects once you break them down appropriately (it's an art, yes) and consistently revisit estimates given new information and changes, you can bring future work into some acceptable limits.
But the caveat I noticed is that in order for people to be comfortable and adjust estimates realistically when the situation demands it, people "on top" need to get past #1 and don't create an irrational pressure to "polish" estimates