Kurt Thams

@thams.com

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FinTech founder, Glider Pilot. Building social media that is… social! Retired CTO of http://PayNearMe.com. Economics enthusiast. Meteorology geek.

Looking down the wing of a glider at another glider under deep blue sky with bright white clouds.
Snow on the ground, blue skies and mountains in the back.
Wide shot of Las Vegas with cloud shadows, and foothills in the foreground.
SFO seen from 1000 feet above, just to the west
Looking out to the horizon, two areas of pink orange from the sunset. Mountains in the medium distance snow everywhere.
Sunset over Steamer Lane surf break, with big well-defined waves.
San Pablo Bay from a small airplane, at sunset
Rick Astley
Photo of the author, in Death Valley National Park, small red and white airplane behind him.
Capital, by Thomas Piketty
One does not simply verify Jerry Chen meme
Tiny flats in a canyon with vineyards turning yellow, red, and brown. Mountains and bright clouds in background.
Tuxedo gray tabby cat next to Edmond Morris book, “Edison“, which features a photo of Thomas Edison in black tie on the cover
Book: “Atlas of the invisible. Maps and graphics that will change how you see the world.”
Just after sunset, tiny glow of sunlight. Snowfields in foreground. Mountains and clouds in background.
RV6 airplane landing on a desert dry lake. Mountains and clouds in background.
Nine big jets on the runways and taxiways at San Francisco International, and traffic flowing on the 101
The book “the life and times of the thunderbolt kid, a memoir “by Bill Bryson. Fire pit and flowers in the background.
Tuxedo gray tabby sitting on a fence post
Tabby cat looking standing next to the book “We’ll Prescribe You a Cat,” and coincidentally posed similar to cat on book cover.
San Francisco business district, Bay Bridge, Piers at night from an airplane.
2 books by Chuck Palahniuk: Haunted, and Consider This. Cat walking in background.
Front plate of the book: Writing on the wall: social media – the first 2000 years by Tom Standage
Hotel room number 404
Cartoon of programmer looking mildly frantic, with thousands of icons surrounding him.