fun facts
First versions
This site’s tagline is “Everything had a first version: here you can find it!” Link to the page for Youtube’s first version. | learn more
on the blockchain
Finally, you can bet on other peoples’ social status
“BitClout is a new type of social network that lets you speculate on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain.” | learn more
big ideas
What is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?
“It’s produced from sustainable feedstocks and is very similar in its chemistry to traditional fossil jet fuel. Using SAF results in a reduction in carbon emissions compared to the traditional jet fuel it replaces over the lifecycle of the fuel.” […]
thoughts of food
The mysterious case of the F*cking Good Pizza
“A quest to find the origin of a pizza place led me down a rabbit hole of clickbait restaurants—with Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick’s new company at the end.” | learn more
thoughts of food
Those cosmic wings you had delivered are really from Applebee’s
The revenues ghost kitchens are already generating are eye-opening. Virtual restaurants became a big deal very quickly. | learn more
under the microscope
Some genes come to life in the brain after death
“In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.” | learn more
retail therapy
In defense of Amazon’s private labels
Ben Evans reminds us, with data and charts, that it’s not quite fair to have a problem with Amazon for their private label strategy. This is tried & true retail strategy for over a hundred years and Amazon isn’t even […]
retail therapy
Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters
Nike cuts 6 more retailers including DSW and Urban Outfitters. They closed 9 wholesale accounts in August and now are closing even more. The slow but steady march toward direct-to-consumer continues. | learn more
better doing
Don’t end the week with nothing
“Prefer to work on things you can show. Prefer to work where people can see you. Prefer to work on things you can own.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How I lost $10 million by doing something stupid
The inside story of bootstrapped todo app Flow competing in a VC-funded world. | learn more