Balaji is a blockchain guy, having most recently worked as CTO of Coinbase. He also was very early (January) with coronavirus analysis. This covers a lot of ground including how public health plays the role of a utility that we’ve […]
A database of paper airplane designs with all the instructions you’ll need to succeed. | learn more
Did you know that The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Ace Ventura all came out in the same year? | learn more
“Below is what many consider ‘The Greatest Sales Letter of All Time.’ It sold $2 billion worth of Wall St. Journal subscriptions & ran from 1975-2003 with only minor edits.” | learn more
This was for the bogus ICO of Centra Tech which was promoted by Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled. The founder is now sentenced to 7 years in jail and a fine up to $250k. | learn more
From a16z: “Crypto cycles look chaotic, but over the long term they’ve generated steady growth of ideas, code, projects, and startups — the drivers of innovation.” | learn more
“Because resupply missions are challenging and sunlight doesn’t reach some parts of the Moon, NASA is betting that simple, lightweight nuclear reactors are the way to go.” I especially love this because when I was a kid, I thought it’d […]
“Rather than swimming through the blood like other micro-robots, the new ones move by rolling along the walls of blood vessels, much like white blood cells do. The direction of this movement can be controlled from outside the body by […]
Walmart’s had an online marketplace since 2009, though it’s always fallen short of Amazon’s in scale. Now they’re teaming up with Shopify to bring more sellers and more products to the platform. It’s also a reflection of (I think) philosophical […]
Sutter Health, a California health system with 43% net profit margins over the past decade and $13 Billion in revenue last year, “was accused of using its market dominance in Northern California to illegally drive up prices.” They had agreed […]