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One explanation: The models will not be a moat, but the products can be. More specifically "sticky" products / killer apps like ChatGPT, and whatever forthcoming products this acqu…

Alternatively, this may be Deno’s “Dip”: A tough period of time before continued gains and small breakthroughs that build up over time to a new plateau. Maybe all new creative proj…

This is why we need to transition the USD away from being the world reserve currency. https://www.hudsonbaycapital.com/documents/FG/hudsonbay/rese...

One problem I have is that AI is writing code I don't understand completely, yet I'm still responsible for it. Vibe coding seems like an echo from the future.

I came here just to post a few words of encouragement. I think this is fun project. Thanks for making it!

Never were legal.

US scientific research funding is largely driven by nepotism and favoritism. Insiders know but don't talk too much about it. They have a few options: a) just quietly stay in the sy…

Yup, and right on time we have a fresh update to their revolutionary ideology into which a majority of people with degrees have been indoctrinated.

I had the advantage of having a mentor early in my career hold my code to the highest standards with regards to using the semantics of HTML. We were working on a big redesign of a …

RFK Jr and Nicole Shanahan are running, and already on the ballot in 29 states. Though you won't see them interviewed on CNN or Fox News, many polls show them winning against Trump…

ClojureScript Koans is also quite nice: http://clojurescriptkoans.com/

When Rails became popular I started using it on basic web site catalog / e-commerce projects in 2007. It was very difficult to deploy. Thanks to Heroku and other pioneering compani…

I find this exciting because after reading Brain Energy [1] by Christopher Palmer I was convinced that his thesis that "Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain" is ce…

I believe you are correct that public schools are instruments of social progress, but to assume that this is good for the students is a terrible assumption. A society may "progress…

Is humanity monolithic? Are other quests available?

I recommend the book "Self Parenting - The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations" by John K Pollard In the book it specifically teaches how to "patiently and kindly listening …

I had the sense last year that the limitless desire for a different life is a destructive force. Mid-life crisis examples of how this desire shows up as regret: "What if I had stay…

Yes, you will have more time later. Now is the time to invest as much attention as you can into your child. It is the investment you can make now that will pay off massively later …

Agree - there are other forms of capital and support which are more important to children, spouses, other family members, and friends than money. It seems like many people have alr…

This series of videos by Airforce Col. Mark D. Jacobsen may be helpful: "Tools for the Life of the Mind. These videos are intended to help my students at the Air Force's School of …

Has anyone tried the Shape Up method by Basecamp? Their concept of “fixed time, variable scope” seems like it might break the Gordion Knot of software estimation challenges. Their …

I wonder what Rene Girard and Mimetic Theory would have to say about this. Of course, printers user experience and user interface design are terrible. But can they be made effectiv…

I have taken on intractable problems and succeeded in finding novel solutions to them (with a team) Here's some advice. Don't give up before at least you: 1. Prototype many solutio…

Whatever gets us to successive waves "tech burnouts turned mushroom farmers" is fine by me!

I recommend the online courses (one of which is free) [1], and videos [2] on YouTube made by Anna Runkle, the "Crappy Childhood Fairy". [1] https://courses.crappychildhoodfairy.com…