This Paul Graham essay is partly him patting himself on the back for YC’s success. But it’s also partly a window into the recurring problems that founders face and the way his team tries to help. | learn more
“In 2006 Byron Deeter met the team and test-drove a roadster. He put a deposit on the car, but passed on the negative margin company telling his partners, “It’s a win-win. I get a great car and some other VC […]
I’m planning to try this next time I need a ride somewhere. “Users can hail an autonomous ride using the Lyft app, similarly to how they would hail a regular Lyft car. Prices for the rides will also be the […]
It starts with the cube shapes in the corner, called Finder Patterns. The most interesting part to me is the mask, of which there are 8 standard patterns. | learn more
Xu Zhixian thought the trip would take about a year. After six months he’s made it from Spain to the Netherlands, about a quarter of the way. | learn more
Y’all know I love etymology. This article helped me connect an old Russian-language insult back to English (via Greek). “Everyday words often hide histories revealing a time when people’s views of the world, the cosmos, and each other were profoundly […]
These relatively modern sharks are impressive! This is a great video ~18 minutes long. | learn more
“It is a project officials hope could significantly increase their control over the national currency and its users while offering new opportunities to financial actors.” | learn more
I missed this news last year, but I think it’s quite interesting. You can use a .com (or other) domain name as an address in cryptoland. “For example, if you own “example.com” on DNS, you can import it into ENS […]
“If you were to go back over the past couple of centuries, the vast majority of the most appalling regimes would be republics. Mussolini’s Italy might merit a place, and perhaps Tsarist Russia, which killed a fair few political opponents […]