tech, startups, internet

Intelligence arbitrage.

“2010s; build software that solves a problem and sell it to other businesses. 2024; build software that buys businesses. Whether you start with models and use acquisitions for data, compete with PE firms, or create a tech-enabled rollup – the […]

better doing

The not-so-fake citizen.

“I was labeled a “fake citizen” because while I had written an article all about it, I hadn’t actually done anything about it. Fair point, actually.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Racing’s deadliest day.

“How the 1955 Le Mans disaster changed motorsport forever.” I’m not a huge racing enthusiast and didn’t know this story prior to reading. It’s pretty gory. ~ learn more

fun facts

Encyclopedia of Smell History and Heritage.

I stumbled upon this and am so glad it exists. Today’s link is to an article on Civet. “Unlike musk, ambergris and castoreum, civet had been unknown to the classical Western world. As of its introduction to the European market […]

fun facts

Aerial firefighting is a labor of love.

“Diving toward a burning hillside in his first season flying an air tanker for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Jeff Reynolds realized he was doing just about everything his early flight instructors warned him not to.” ~ […]

fun facts

What is in fire retardants dropped from planes?

“In the United States, firefighting strategies range from the ground to the air. Aerial firefighting is one of these strategies. It involves dropping water and fire retardant from planes to slow or stop the spread of a wildfire. But what […]

big ideas

You have no idea what thermodynamic computing is.

Neither do I, but this might catch your attention: “Energy efficiency, while being about 1000x faster than today’s GPUs, you know, you can get up to 100 million X more energy efficiency…” Extropic CEO Gill Verdon presenting for 13 minutes […]

thoughts of food

Grubhub paying big fine for icky behavior toward all.

The FTC went after them for harming the whole trifecta — consumers, drivers and restaurants. “The settlement includes a monetary judgment of $140 million against Grubhub, which is partially suspended based on the company’s inability to pay the full amount. […]

thoughts of food

Phthalates with your ghee.

A group called Mamavation commissioned a study at an EPA-certified lab. “100% of ghees analyzed by our laboratory had traces of phthalates. This is a total of 7 detections from 7 ghees products. Ranges of phthalates were from 105 parts […]