A Tesla Model Y police chase.
If the police didn’t have aerial assistance, I think Teslas would be a guaranteed way to escape. But they do, so maybe don’t try and evade the cops? ~ learn more
If the police didn’t have aerial assistance, I think Teslas would be a guaranteed way to escape. But they do, so maybe don’t try and evade the cops? ~ learn more
It’s way more legitimate than it sounds. “In a contract worth up to US$843 million, NASA has selected SpaceX to design the "US Deorbit Vehicle." The spacecraft will bring the $150 billion International Space Station out of orbit to safely and burn up in our atmosphere at 3,000 ºF (1,649 ºC).” ~ learn more
“Martin Shkreli, also known as "Pharma Bro," claims he and Barron Trump created the DJT token after initially denying involvement.” ~ learn more
“The data supports the hypothesis that light, which suppresses or shifts central circadian rhythms, putting them in an "abnormal phase", may also change how insulin is secreted and glucose metabolized.” ~ learn more
This is a post about marketing, believe it or not. “I used to go get bagels and coffees on Saturday mornings with my wife. I would always order a toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese. The bagel always came out barely toasted from this shop. This went on for weeks until I finally said something.” ~ learn more
“This is the anti-routine essay, in which I refute the paradigm of fitter, happier, more productive routines as the secret to success. Our careers are defined by the highest moments of its biggest upside swings. The question is how to create the most opportunities at achieving that, not how to execute perfect little habits.” ~ learn more
Your “frog” is your big, important, and often unpleasant task. Productivity gurus often promote the strategy of “eating your frog” by forcing yourself to do it first. “All of this has been a long way of saying: if you’re forcing yourself to eat frogs all day, maybe you need a vacation, or better pay, or some help organizing your life. But maybe you what you really need is to stop…
“Whenever there are “too many” of fundraises of one type, the next round becomes the hardest to raise. In 2024, the Series A Crunch has returned. Software companies that have achieved the previous era’s milestone, $1m or more in ARR, face a challenging Series A market. Why is this happening again?” ~ learn more
“One of the things I emphasized to [my students] is that no one really knows what current LLMs are capable of, since most of the tests conducted by AI companies focus mostly on coding and testing benchmarks, not real-world applications. … By the time they started building GPTs for their specific needs, whether private equity deal memos or suggesting a perfect wedding ring to their fiancé, they became the world…
“Ald. David Moore vowed to stay on 73rd Street despite having to leave over the weekend after shots rang out. … “Camping out was his “last resort,” Moore said. “I know what I’ve been doing and, evidently, what I’ve been doing is not helping,” Moore said. “I don’t know what else to do. I’m asking somebody else, tell me, what else can I do? Give me something.” ~ learn more