“The simplicity of a historical map — the clear labels, the sharp edges, and above all the reduction of thousands or millions of people into abstract symbols — is a big part of why they’re so beguiling. But it’s also why they lead us astray.” ~ learn more
This is near my home and very sad all around. I used to cross through this trail to get my morning coffee, but not anymore. It’s been a 2-month (ongoing) cleanup process for workers to remove all the trash. “The videos, from Austin activist Jamie Hammonds, show the encampment covered in trash "as far as the eye can see," including liquor bottles, needles, Narcan, and other junk.” ~ learn more
From the head of Ads to the heads of Search and Chrome: “I also don’t want the message to be ‘we’re doing this thing because the Ads team needs revenue.’ That’s a very negative message. But my question to all of you is - based on the above - what do we think is the best decision for Google overall?” [Emphasis mine.] ~ learn more
Greylock investor Seth Rosenberg wants to back the ‘gold miners’ in AI, rather than the popular ‘picks and shovels’. “As I see it, these are the three largest opportunities for founders to build AI-first companies: 1. AI-first networks & marketplaces; 2. Re-defining enterprise software categories; 3. Co-pilot for services” ~ learn more
This Wired article covers the company’s ambitions. Everyone involved seems to stick to the script: they’re working to create a safe AGI, and it’ll be glorious for humanity. ~ learn more
“Meadows started with the observation that there are levers, or places within a complex system (such as a firm, a city, an economy, a living being, an ecosystem, an ecoregion) where a "small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything" … She said most people know where these points are instinctively, but tend to adjust them in the wrong direction.” ~ learn more
An excellent illustrative example from “The Secret CFO” about working capital’s impact on a growing business. I recently discovered this writer and am thoroughly impressed. ~ learn more
“Stupider games are not realizing that other people are playing different games. OpenAI is playing a different game. Capital agglomerators are playing different games. Chamath is playing a different game. One of the biggest obstacles to most of the systems in the world, whether its healthcare, criminal justice, mental health, housing, or capitalism itself—all of them are filled with people playing different games.” ~ learn more
“Though many may call themselves a nutritionist in most states, that’s not the case with other credentials such as registered dietitian nutritionist (RD/RDN) and certified nutrition specialist (CNS). So what’s the difference between these two types of nutritionists?” ~ learn more
“The study, published Wednesday in the BMJ, shows “the quality of the carbohydrates in a person’s diet is much more important than the amount,” said its senior author, Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.” ~ learn more