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It’s hard to believe today, but 10 years ago Wikipedia was widely considered a doomed experiment… Today, Wikipedia is widely considered an invaluable resource. There are occasional errors and...
over a year ago
Noahpinion
The California Forever project is a great idea The implementation will be very tricky, but there's a big opportunity here.
a year ago
Blog posts of...
Managing Remote Teams - A Crash Course Hey folks, I haven’t been blogging for quite some time, so everything is a bit rusty for me, but i...
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Hey folks, I haven’t been blogging for quite some time, so everything is a bit rusty for me, but i thought this article might be u...
Tech + Economics +...
The unchecked rise of theocracy will extinguish liberal democracy. As a transgender woman, under any form of populist theocracy, my existence would be illegal. This...
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As a transgender woman, under any form of populist theocracy, my existence would be illegal. This is the reality of governance by faith-based doctrine. And it's a reality that cannot be allowed to spread. Religious freedom is a cornerstone of liberal democracy. Individuals...
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Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
4 months ago
David Perell
Trevor Bauer: Playing Professional Baseball My guest today is Trevor Bauer, who is arguably the very best pitcher in Major League Baseball. In...
over a year ago
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My guest today is Trevor Bauer, who is arguably the very best pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 2020, he had the lowest Earned Run Average of any pitcher and won the National League Cy Young Award, which goes to the top pitcher in the game. I wanted to interview Trevor not...
Noahpinion
Interview: Chris Miller, historian and author of "Chip War" In which I consult an expert on the battle to control the semiconductor industry.
over a year ago
AVC
Art On The Wall I’ve written about this topic a bunch over the years. It is something I’ve been interested in for...
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I’ve written about this topic a bunch over the years. It is something I’ve been interested in for quite a while. Our homes are filled with big hunks of plastic hanging on the wall that are off most of the time. They look like this: Now that’s a lovely scene. Some nice plants. A...
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2018 year in review
over a year ago
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Be careful who you go to for advice
over a year ago
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Can you bootstrap a business if you have young kids?
over a year ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Monopoly Money Last week, in the midst of the slow, painful collapse of the generative AI hype cycle, something...
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Last week, in the midst of the slow, painful collapse of the generative AI hype cycle, something incredible happened. On Monday, a Federal Judge delivered a crushing ruling in the multi-year-long antitrust case filed against Google by the Department of Justice. In 300-pages of...
Noahpinion
The New 1970s The U.S. is a confused, unsettled nation. But green shoots are quietly sprouting.
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Fashionable Problems
over a year ago
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Calm yourself Here are a few techniques I've used to calm myself down in times of anxiety..
over a year ago
tomcritchlow.com
3,573 Days On The Road Every year on the 24th October I've written a reflection on the last year of my independent...
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a year ago
Every year on the 24th October I've written a reflection on the last year of my independent consulting. This would have been my 10th issue, but is instead a special issue, for reasons that will become apparent.
Nothing Human
Against Positive-Sum Thinking why conflict is necessary
over a year ago
Nadia Asparouhova
Working notes for Summer of Protocols I’m participating in the Summer of Protocols research program this summer as a Core Researcher. It’s...
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I’m participating in the Summer of Protocols research program this summer as a Core Researcher. It’s an 18-week program, funded by the Ethereum Foundation, that aims to catalyze a wider exploration of protocols and their social implications. I plan to focus on protocols as...
Noahpinion
Xi Jinping is the main thing holding China back If the Chinese Century underwhelms, it'll be partly due to a single man.
a month ago
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South Africans are using a power outage notification app to sell weed, find odd jobs With blackouts devastating the country’s economy, EskomSePush’s AskMyStreet feature has become a...
over a year ago
Articles
How to build demand before you launch
over a year ago
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Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords? CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.”
2 months ago
Tech + Economics +...
Bootstrapped to death: why America’s favourite saying is strangling mobility The old saying goes that anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps - if they work hard...
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The old saying goes that anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps - if they work hard enough. There's this pervasive and poisonous idea that success or failure rests solely on the individual and their effort. And if you don't make it, if you don't lift yourself out...
Paul Graham: Essays
How to Lose Time and Money
over a year ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Sam Altman Is Full Of Shit Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook...
a year ago
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a year ago
Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook autopsy. Don’t worry, that’s still coming, but given the recent drama between Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Scarlett Johansson, I felt the need to write something. Don’
Paul Graham: Essays
Snapshot: Viaweb, June 1998
over a year ago
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Why decentralization matters The first two eras of the internet During the first era of the internet — from the 1980s through the...
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over a year ago
The first two eras of the internet During the first era of the internet — from the 1980s through the early 2000s — internet services were…
Steve Blank
The 6th Lean Innovation Educators Summit – Education and Innovation in the Age of Chaos and... Join Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, and Steve Weinstein for the sixth edition of the Lean Innovation...
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over a year ago
Join Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, and Steve Weinstein for the sixth edition of the Lean Innovation Educators Summit December 14, 1-4 pm Eastern Time, 10 am-1 pm Pacific Time. Register here. — This virtual gathering will bring together entrepreneurship educators from around the world...
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Why content sites are getting ripped off A commenter on my blog the other day (Tim Ogilvie) mentioned a distinction that I found really...
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over a year ago
A commenter on my blog the other day (Tim Ogilvie) mentioned a distinction that I found really interesting between intent generation and…
Platformer
Five reasons Threads could still go the distance One week later, engagement is down — but the prize is still there for the taking
over a year ago
Noahpinion
The Age of Twitter is finally ending. Can Substack take its place? Some thoughts on the future of the media.
3 months ago
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Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are...
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11 months ago
As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are helping them pay respects from afar.
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Screaming customers, unpaid workers: Inside the chaotic demise of Indian online delivery pioneer... Dunzo was a trailblazer in India’s online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from...
5 months ago
Essays - Benedict...
ChatGPT and the Imagenet moment The wave of enthusiasm around generative networks feels like another Imagenet moment - a step...
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over a year ago
The wave of enthusiasm around generative networks feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. What can it create, and where are the humans in the loop?
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Scalability patterns of distributed systems I have released a new chapter of Understanding Distributed Systems ! It explores the different...
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I have released a new chapter of Understanding Distributed Systems ! It explores the different patterns at your disposal when designing…
Data Boutique
Expensive Data and Cannibalism Or.. Why some data products are priced so high
over a year ago
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Venezuelan migrants helped build Colombia’s tech scene. Now the country is kicking them out New rules make getting a visa more difficult, even as Colombia struggles to find enough tech...
over a year ago
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The segmentation of the venture industry Ford Motors dominated the auto market in the early 20th century with a single car model, the Model...
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Ford Motors dominated the auto market in the early 20th century with a single car model, the Model T.  At the time, customers were seeking…
Business Brainstorms
Cubicles, boring first ideas, luck surface math, and spirituality has to go somewhere Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
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over a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “Is there anything a corp can do to break out of a...
Articles
You only win once Geeks, hackers, and founders could learn a lot from a guy like Rodney.
over a year ago
Essays - Benedict...
When big tech buys small tech ‘Big tech’ buys hundreds of startups, but what are they, what does that mean for competition, and...
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‘Big tech’ buys hundreds of startups, but what are they, what does that mean for competition, and how does this fit into the broader market? How many more Instagrams are there, and how many DAOs?
Paul Graham: Essays
Apple's Mistake
over a year ago
Articles
You can't change the customer's behavior
over a year ago
Steve Blank
National Industrial Policy – Private Capital and The America’s Frontier Fund Steps Up This article previously appeared in The National Interest. Last month the U.S. passed the CHIPS and...
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This article previously appeared in The National Interest. Last month the U.S. passed the CHIPS and Science Act, one of the first pieces of national industrial policy – government planning and intervention in a specific industry — in the last 50 years, in this case for...
Tech + Economics +...
How to quit capitalism. Let's start with something controversial: Capitalism is not an economic system. It is a...
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Let's start with something controversial: Capitalism is not an economic system. It is a philosophical and ideological force that shapes our lives, environment, and perception of humanity. It's a behemoth that thrives on relentless growth, often at a devastating cost....
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The next big thing will start out looking like a toy One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet...
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One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet properties today looks from the list ten…
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 1 of Ansi Common Lisp
over a year ago
Articles
Your secret success fantasy
over a year ago
haseeb qureshi
How DeFi cannibalizes PoS security On-chain lending has become the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) application today,...
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over a year ago
On-chain lending has become the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) application today, with over $600M in loans originated this year across MakerDAO, Compound, and dYdX. On-chain lending has the potential to disrupt traditional secured lending. But it seems it may do more...
Data Boutique
How To Improve QA With Data Boutique For In-House Web Scraping Independent data help you get to 99% reliability
over a year ago