Sarah Guo thinks pseudonymity will help us all use the internet better. I’m seeing more pseudonymous writers building names for themselves lately. Without any credentialing they manage to build brands and audiences based solely on merit. | learn more
A detailed and easy-to-grasp economic analysis of trucking automation from the CEO of Starsky. “The hardest 1% of the technical problem, automating the surface streets and interchanges, would end up being worth only about $600/truck/yr. Level 4 truck autonomy has […]
“The Austin-Round Rock MSA saw 41,316 homes sold in 2021, 2.5% more than a record-setting 2020. Median home prices skyrocketed as well, rising 30.8% from 2020 to $450,000.” | learn more
“Use alcohol to find your inner monkey.” | learn more
This story is incredible. “[A] French showman and soldier, noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits… He was hospitalised due to exhaustion and became the subject of a series of medical experiments to test his eating capacity, in which, […]
Published by W. L. George in the New York Herald in 1922, many of the predictions hold up surprisingly well. | learn more
Harvard Business Review discusses one of the hottest markets of last year. “Amidst a flood of new ventures, however, it can be hard to tell which are creating value and which are just riding the hype. The companies that have […]
“This week, we take a closer look at the prime brokerage business model and its application in crypto. [In November 2021], the aggregate value of the world’s crypto assets flew through $3 trillion for the very first time. Institutional interest […]
Read this for inspiration. People all over the world are still building. “An electric aircraft race, a new dark-matter detector, and a permanent Chinese space station await.” | learn more
“Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F (the record low is -40°F/C), but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse without paying for heat.” | learn more