Interruptions can be so costly for many types of work. Not short mindless tasks like stuffing envelopes, but certainly for complex thought work. This piece explores the two dimensions that can make this costly: fixed startup costs and linear vs […]
This was new advice: “As I start my run, my heart rate spikes and I start sweating. At that point, I start practicing my speech to make it muscle memory, allowing my brain to know that I can calmly get […]
Did you see that Apple ad? The one where they crushed all the creative tools of the last several centuries into one super-thin iPad. Creatives didn’t love it. This Stratechery piece uses the ad as a jumping off point for […]
Yes! Well, almost! Okay, soon! Fine, someway! “People in the industry tend to think that flight is useful and awesome, and not necessarily in that order. One of the reasons that the idea of flying cars has endured is that […]
Google’s DeepMind research team made something really good. You might enjoy flipping through this paper and reading the exhibits. “Finally, Med-Gemini’s performance suggests real-world utility by surpassing human experts on tasks such as medical text summarization and referral letter generation, […]
It’s akin to the curse of oil for developing nations. ~ learn more
I guess Lehman is given credit for standardizing the fees for selling a business. The “Lehman scale” is one where the % fees go down as the value of the deal goes up. It’s the opposite of how Federal income […]
An early 5-minute interview with Zuck. He’s holding a red solo cup. He’s pumped to occasionally be out in the wild and see Facebook open on someone’s computer screen. Someone in the office is filmed doing a keg stand. ~ […]
America has relatively high gender equality, maybe maybe that’s not such a great thing here. ~ learn more
No need to take this candidate seriously, yet the idea of a truly transparant government budget sounds lovely. “During a Michigan rally on April 21, he proposed the idea and said the move would allow every American to look at […]