Author: Man
on the blockchain
This A16Z Crypto explanation video is excellent.
Alex Rampell, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, does a wonderful job of highlighting the important aspects of Bitcoin and blockchain in 20 minutes. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Tesla Model 3 review.
What The Drive’s Alex Roy calls “The First Serious Review”. Overall he likes it, though he finds one big flaw. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Designing against misinformation.
Jeff Smith, the Facebook product designer who works on the news feed, offers an inside look into their process for addressing fake news. He discusses what they’ve learned so far and where the product is heading in the near future. | learn […]
tech, startups, internet
The Allbirds story.
This shoe brand has come out of nowhere to take the tech world by storm. I own a pair and love them. This interesting article in Forbes discusses the leap of faith the founders took to build the business. | learn more
big ideas
How energy makes life possible.
Bill Gates reviews “Energy and Civilization: A History” by author Vaclav Smil. | learn more
thoughts of food
Man tricks TripAdvisor to make his shed the top-rated restaurant in London.
If you need another reminder about why not to trust things you see on the internet, here it is. This is amazing. | learn more
under the microscope
Dr. Valter Longo interviewed by Kevin Rose.
This interview was fascinating, and presented new information that’s broadened my perspective on diet and longevity. “Dr. Valter Longo is director of the Longevity Institute at USC and the Program on Longevity and Cancer at IFOM in Milan.” | learn more
under the microscope
To stay young, kill zombie cells.
Long time readers might recall the story of senescent cells – those that no longer divide, but haven’t self-destructed either. When researchers killed them off in mice, it seemed to reverse the aging process (more active, healthier fur, etc.). Now, […]
fun facts
Lava Lamps are being used for encryption.
Computers don’t do random numbers very well. So, security firm Cloudflare decided to let a wall of lava lamps handle the randomizing instead. The array of over 100 lava lamps in assorted colors is in their lobby for all to […]