thoughts of food
Alaska snow crab season canceled.
“An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% drop in their population.” | learn more
under the microscope
NASA makes progress on solid state battery.
No overheating or fires, “and can hold more energy and perform better in stressful environments than standard lithium-ion batteries.” | learn more
retail therapy
The pitfalls of churn rate.
In 2018, as Spotify prepared to go public, this author noted “Spotify is making a common and dangerous mistake in their LTV calculation.” He uses this to make the point that, “Investors and entrepreneurs should shift their attention towards a […]
to your health
How to build an artificial heart.
This New Yorker story covers the development of artificial hearts and the continued efforts to improve their design and development. It includes recent interviews of the engineering teams who are on the cutting edge of new designs as well as […]
better doing
How to make decisions in a complex world.
The actual post is titled, “Breaking: Elon Musk is Not Stupid” and that’s also a good lead. | learn more
better doing
The staircase of the self.
Lawrence Yeo takes the evolution of self and grafts it onto a metaphorical staircase. It’s an interesting exploration that reminded me of the Jung quote: “The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half […]
tech, startups, internet
Sugar Lab buys back its tech to take 3D-printed foods mainstream.
The story of a founder buying back the technology they sold years prior is always fun. I wonder if anyone’s analyzed the outcome stats for this sort of deal. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Dynamic pricing to sustain marketplace balance.
A data scientist from the Lyft team explained their various iterations of how to keep drivers and riders in balance using price. “Dynamic pricing is the main technology that allows us to maintain market balance in real-time. If we were […]
tech, startups, internet
Creator earnings probably aren’t what you think.
This post offers a look into the creator economics of Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube. “Professional influencers can command huge sums for sponsored posts/videos… But it’s a tough game, with enormous power laws and low chances of success. Even on YouTube, […]
oh, Austin
Building around protected trees in Austin.
There’s construction on my street and that included removal of a big tree. I learned that trees larger than 19″ diameter are all protected, so to remove one you must pay a fee, plant new trees elsewhere on the property, […]