better doing
An unreasonable amount of time.
“Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” ~ learn more
Month: January 2025
tech, startups, internet
CES 2015 impressive reveals.
Someone made a roomba-looking vacuum that has an arm to move dirty socks. Follow the link for that video and nine others. ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024.
Simon Willison has been keeping good notes! “Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past twelve months, plus my attempt at identifying key themes and pivotal moments.” ~ learn more
fun facts
52 things I learned in 2024.
Subscribed to this once-a-year blog after reading the 2023 post. The things that Kent Hendricks learns are very interesting to me, so I think they’ll be interestig to you! ~ learn more
fun facts
Devon Lévesque bear-crawled a marathon.
“It wasn’t easy. Around mile 21, Lévesque was exhausted. He had been bear-crawling for the past 17 hours with breaks every 3 miles to wrap his hands to protect them from deep blistering. As he entered Central Park for the […]
fun facts
We are closer to 2040 than 2010.
And other fun mind-bending facts about our present era from Tim Urban. ~ learn more
on the blockchain
What is a vampire attack?
“In a vampire attack, a new platform targets established rivals by offering more attractive incentives to lure away liquidity and users. This can have a significant impact on the DeFi ecosystem, potentially luring users, draining liquidity from existing platforms, and […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList’s advice for food companies.
“I am happy to report that no food company wants this stuff in their food and they are all eager to figure out what’s going on and how to remove it. After a while I noticed the advice we were […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList report — endocrine disruptors everywhere.
“We were, like many others, asking ourselves if plastic chemicals would turn out to be the next public health crisis for humanity to overcome. We realized it was important to try and get closer to the true answer. Finding out […]
under the microscope
Effect of swearing on physical performance.
“Swearing has been shown to improve physical performance in tasks that are relatively short and intense, and this effect has been repeated across experiments, suggesting that it may be a reliable effect.” ~ learn more