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A Reply to Josef Průša
On the state of open source 3D printing in 2023
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Problems that attract smart people
The roller-coaster that is generative AI keeps chugging on, and for those of us sitting in the audience, it is more than entertaining.
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When Google paid websites to promote Firefox
Having grown up in the 2000s, I love discovering that things I presumed were banal back then were, in fact, part of a bigger story.
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The Cambrian Period of AI
I’ve noticed that AI twitter is talking a lot about evolution lately, and for good reason. Comparing AI development to an evolutionary system lets
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Fireside Chat with Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face
We discuss Hugging Face, Open Source, and AI
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Carl Braun on communicating like a grown-up (2016)
Industrial genius Carl Braun believed that clear thinking and clear communication go hand in hand. Here the guide on writing productively to get things done.
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Incompetent but Nice
A question I’ve never been able to answer to my satisfaction: how do you manage people who are nice but can’t do the work?
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Wavelength
Private group chat with friends and AI, with good native apps.
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The Prospect of an AI Winter
Texts on this and that.
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A Short 100-Question Diligence Checklist
Plus! Bank Capital; Where Venture Funding is Squeezed; Free Shipping and Marginal Costs; Chinese Apps and Data Advantages; Many Funnels; Diff Jobs
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When Will AI Take Your Job?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes 100 times more money than Pelé did in his prime. If you understand why, you’ll know when to expect an AI to take your job.
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Linux is Making Apple Great Again
My personal website and blog
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Time to end the speed limit in US airspace?
It's time to end the speed limit in US airspace
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Things I’ve Learned from Charlie Munger about Moats (2015)
1. “We have to have a business with some inherent characteristics that give it a durable competitive advantage.” Professor Michael Porter calls barriers to market entry that a business may have…
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An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About AI’s iPhone Moment
An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about the impact of ChatGPT, Nvidia’s new cloud service, and how Nvidia is adapting to new geopolitical and competitive realities.
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Post-GPT Computing
Is software done now? Processing the the ChatGPT Plugins announcement.
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The venture capitalist's dilemma
The embarrassing investor meltdown surrounding Silicon Valley Bank should drive us to consider new models.
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I bought back my acquihired startup
I wrote about my language learning startup, Readlang , back in 2014 , and then again in 2016 , both times attracting attention on Hacker News, where my story of a struggling one-man startup seemed to resonate. Well, it’s now 7 years later, and a bunch has happened since, so it’s time for an update…
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ChatGPT can now call Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram plugin gives computationally accurate answers to ChatGPT queries using Wolfram's data knowledgebase and language. Custom visualizations are given as well. Stephen Wolfram explains how it works.
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Chinese app included malware to gain competitive advantage
Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the software. The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published an analysis suggesting the popular e-commerce app sought to seize total control over affected devices by exploiting…
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Banks as collateral damage in a class war
Central Bank obsession with holding down wages has consequences for fin stability
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Understanding the .NET ecosystem: The evolution of .NET into .NET 7
In this article, previously part of my new book, we look at the introduction of .NET Core, why it was created, and how it has evolved into .NET 7.
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Why construction projects always go over budget
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] Boston, Massachusetts is one of the oldest cities in America, founded in 1630, more than a few years before the advent of modern motor vehicles. In the 1980s, traffic in downtown Boston was nearly unbearable from the tangled str
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Bank failures come in waves
Interactive post about the frequency of bank failures over time
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SVB was particularly poorly run
Banks manage their liquidity through their asset composition and choice of liabilities. Badly run banks have volatile liabilities and assets.
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Meta Layoffs
Words from Mark Zuckerberg on management and remote work.
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Epic Games, others accuse Sundar Pichai of violating retention obligations
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AWS’s anti-competitive move hidden in plain sight
Folks have been making noises for a while that Amazon is anti-competitive in a variety of ways. I don’t disagree with the overall sentiment, but there’s one particular aspect of how AWS advantages its own offerings that I don’t see folks talking about–and strikes me as particularly egregious.