fun facts
How to name a baby.
This gem from Wait But Why is a few years old, and just as great as ever. | learn more
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fun facts
The Great Emu War.
In the 1930s, the Australian military fought a war against emus (yeah – the animal). | learn more
on the blockchain
SpankChain.
Finally, adult entertainment on the blockchain. As much as I want to shake my head, this actually seems like a decent idea. The link is safe for work. | learn more
on the blockchain
Did one person drive Bitcoin from $150 to $1,000?
“Researchers Neil Gandal, JT Hamrick, Tyler Moore, and Tali Oberman have written a fascinating paper on Bitcoin price manipulation.” TechCrunch sums it up for us lay-folk. | learn more
on the blockchain
Crypto theses for 2018.
I don’t really know who the author (@TwoBitIdiot) is, though now I’m officially a fan of his. He comes off as both knowledgeable and level-headed when it comes to crypto. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
Bryce Roberts of Indie.vc shares how his firm gets an early warning signal of waning VC interest in a space. When the traditional VC cash spigot closes, companies in the category apparently run to Indie.vc. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Stop worrying about superintelligence.
I don’t think I’ve ever been an AI alarmist. That said, when I read Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence a few years ago, I was pretty convinced of his message that smarter-than-human intelligence is coming. I’ve since read a few good counterpoints. […]
big ideas
I tend not to prefer videos.
However, this week I’m sharing two. It’s because they’re both that interesting. The first is from Swedish professor Hans Rosling, who will absolutely blow your mind with global public health data. The second is from Laura Deming, who graduated from MIT at 14 and […]
thoughts of food
People keep finding ‘entirely empty’ shelves at Whole Foods.
This caught my eye because I’ve fallen victim to the WF stockouts for the past few months. | learn more
profiles of people
Alan Patricof, the 82-year-old tech investor.
He was an early investor in Apple and AOL, and he’s still at it. “New York magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week,” he points out. “I’ll be one of two people attending who was there when it opened.” | learn more