That means during the period when both the US and New Zealand are both on DST, the cumulative time difference is an extra 2 hours. ~ learn more
There’s a construction project next to my home that’s currently a big hole in the ground. After some rain, it became a makeshift pond. Then a frog moved in. The frog made lots of loud noise all through the night. […]
Matt Levine explains in vivid detail the trap that is the US regulatory environment, and the sense of scary foreboding that other US crypto exchanges might be experiencing these days. ~ learn more (open in incognito if paywalled)
“In their study, the team fed mice a diet that restricted the intake of cysteine and methionine, two sulfur amino acids… Not only did they find that the diet made glioblastoma cells more likely to die from ferroptosis, but they […]
“New research into bite-protection has taken a readily available natural molecule, cellulose, and manipulated it to produce a product that saw an 80% reduction in mosquito feeds on human skin.” ~ learn more
Late last year they shuttered their d2c business. Similarly, Liquid Death no longer sells its canned water d2c, pointing customers to Amazon instead. It’s because after accounting for all costs, their margins were actually better in wholesale channels. ~ learn more
Over the years I have shared articles that reflect bits and pieces of this story. Now, a more comprehensive look. “This article argues that from film to fashion and architecture to advertising, creative fields have become dominated and defined by […]
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The ability to quickly abandon previous beliefs. Mostly our brains try to resist information that’s contrary to beliefs. Click thru for a nice Albert Einstein anecdote. ~ learn more
Tom Tunguz presentation about the 4 questions: layer; market; moat; ai depth. I liked that the author shares the prompts for the AI images he used in the slide deck. Example: “A robot working on a rocket in a laboratory […]