Your (AI) Summer is Unlikely
FOL produced a letter this week that is worth a read. Their point is straightforward, the development of AI systems with human-competitive intelligenceRead More
AI and the Stoics.
Today is the worst AI will ever be. Hopefully, you too. A successful day for a Stoic is simple. It’s not about making more money.Read More
Starry Night, a Protest against Tech
Van Gogh and the Impressionists came along at a time when a new technology, photography, created a huge shift in art. Suddenly, aRead More
Chaos and Order
I remember the terrible conversation like it was yesterday. One of best friends had ended his life, and I was chasing after theRead More
Weekend Watercolor #3 Grapes
I began painting watercolors during lockdown, when a special friend gave me a set of Kai paints and I've painted nearly everyRead More
There’s No Place Like Home. No place Like Home.
I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, in a town called Beaver. For the record, I never saw one there. To me, the most fantasticRead More
Growth Rules
I was listening to Chamath, the great Facebook growth officer on his basic tenets of "just figuring things out".
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Care for less people, but More
It's not hard to blame Social Media for one more thing, so I'm going to try. In the years BZ (before 'Zuck) Dunbar's numberRead More
Lonely by choice
Sometime I am asked where I get ideas, and how I choose to work on them. I am not one to pile on.
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