better doing
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up every day
“With no self-imposed time pressure, I was able to focus on just one thing: showing up every day and writing some code.” | learn more
better doing
The most precious resource is agency
“Do children today have useful childhoods? … Gaining agency is gaining the capacity to do something differently from, or in addition to, the events that simply happen to you. Most famous people go off-script early, usually in more than one […]
tech, startups, internet
Tesla’s building a solar neighborhood.
“The first Tesla Solar neighborhood—dubbed the nation’s most sustainable residential community—will be built in Easton Park, a master-planned community in far Southeast Austin near McKinney Falls State Park. The newly built homes will feature Tesla solar roof tiles and Powerwall […]
tech, startups, internet
Lilium’s CPO on the massively expensive challenge of eVTOL certification
“There’s a billion-dollar elephant in the room; any startup that wants to bring an eVTOL air taxi into commercial service needs to structure its entire operation to meet the same aerospace standards Boeing does. Does anyone have the money?” | learn more
oh, chicago
A battle between a great city and a great lake
A reader shared this with me after seeing my story about Lake Michigan last week. It’s an excellent read! “Chicago has a weakness at its very foundations. The towering skyscrapers and temples of commerce were built upon a swamp.” | learn more
fun facts
This story of a $33 Billion SPAC deal has everything.
Analysis from a friend: “Terrible incentives ✔, Lack of any regulatory oversight ✔, Insiders with opportunity cash out immediately ✔, Massive payday for investment bankers ✔, “Medical reimbursements” sort of historically shady biz ✔, “Complex data analysis” and “disruption” name […]
fun facts
Friendship paradox
“The friendship paradox is the phenomenon first observed by the sociologist Scott L. Feld in 1991 that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average.” | learn more
fun facts
One in four Americans aged 40 to 49 is a millionaire
“…If you include in their household net worth the net present value of their retirement benefits.” Is this a fair thing to do? Kinda… | learn more
profiles of people
The fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master.
“Authorities say Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, perfected a simple internet scam and laundered millions of dollars. His past says a lot about digital swagger, and the kinds of stories that get told online.” | learn more
on the blockchain
Eth2 could kick-start $40B staking industry by 2025, say JPM analysts.
“The authors estimate that holders of staked coins on PoS blockchains are currently generating some $9 billion in revenue annually from their staked holdings.” | learn more