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This article explains the Kakeya Conjecture in amazing detail and understandability: https://www.quantamagazine.org/hong-wang-wins-2026-fields-me...

Update from a VP at Microsoft: https://x.com/shanselman/status/2041977121686585396?s=46

Its true that innovation isn't clearly shown in this mission; we also haven't flown humans out that far in more than 50 years either and while we have memories of it, our ability t…

63000 acres is about 98 square miles, so about a 10 mile by 10 mile area. Pretty sure this isn't 'destroying wildlife' levels of destruction, but yes, definitely ecosystem influenc…

can you attribute a source for this loss? Since its not talked about, can you share from a credible source?

If you want to learn more about good system design at an abstract level (not just online), cannot recommend Systemantics[1] by John Gall enough. I wish all engineers get an opportu…

I found this article [1] and the one from November from Ben, very educational on understanding motivation. However, putting it in practice is a very different thing. From [1]: _Tha…

>>> US wants nothing to do with China. As the biggest consumer economy in the world, the have that right. Yes, they have the right, but it doesn’t mean this is the right way. Consu…

Haven’t seen the series yet, but I do have some exposure to the underlying problem. Online bullying and social media pressure are real issues that cannot be ignored. At home, we ta…

It does seem though that this legacy-cloud-pocket-innovation combination continues to work without slowing down. It also what was said for Microsoft 15 years ago too (not really mu…

How does one define an AI powerhouse? If its building models, a smart business wouldn't bank on that alone. There is no moat. If the definition of an AI Powerhouse is more about th…

CDNs like Akamai still don’t support H2 back to origins. That’s likely not because of the wisdom in the article per se, but because of rising complexity in managing streams and con…

Can you recommend some social apps from China that we may have not paid attention to? I’m assuming there’s a list more than ‘RedNote’. I tried using WeChat but it’s not where my ne…

To the post indicating shouting fire is legal - I believe the parent’s intent is to indicate there are consequences to it. From the article — >> The act of shouting "fire" when the…

The article, other than the headline, describes a few more details on how kids as young as 6 years old do things different, other the the subway part of it. Public safety doesn't c…