Everyone is multi-tenanting AI coding tools now
The legendary KORG M1 "Organ 2" preset
SubstackRoundup #25: AI friends, Jevon's Paradox, social media, and Tic Tac Toe
SubstackGPT-5 came out and progress is incremental
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SubstackFor the first time, millennials were fooled en-masse by AI generated video
SubstackYou only see the ones that are obvious to you
SubstackStreaming AI responses is hard, and…rare?
SubstackAI in education: An opportunity to do away with homework altogether
SubstackWhy do millennials seem to get a lot more cancer than previous generations?
SubstackRoundup #24: leaving books and movies unfinished, MechaHitler, and conspiracies
SubstackRoundup #23: Powerpoint, AI images, the first recorded sound, and the Attention Economy
SubstackMy playbook to hack the Spotify algorithm
SubstackRoundup #22: USB standard transition, Clippy the paperclip, and medical claims
SubstackWithout a destination the journey isn’t as fun
SubstackRoundup #21: Elon Trump fight, Selective Agency, and AI Coding Agents
SubstackGoogle is back
SubstackSome of the worst business ideas I ever had came to me when I was living on Bali
SubstackTo get to the moon, we didn’t build two groups of rockets and see which group made it to orbit
SubstackWe will never know what would have otherwise happened
SubstackThree great virtues: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris
SubstackRoundup #20: Why would AI take jobs we could have already automated for 10+ years? Streaming TV, and AI-2027
SubstackFreedom to, versus Freedom from
SubstackThe abundance agenda
SubstackRoundup #19: Bioplastic, AI, and the greatest guitar solo in the world
SubstackMaster vs Slave Morality
SubstackGen Z’s rightward turn
SubstackVibe Coding, YOLO Mode and the impact of AI on programming jobs
SubstackMini-roundup: Two great posts on Trump's progress
SubstackOpenAI's Deep Research demonstrates that reasoning does not solve hallucinations
SubstackRoundup #17: Europe vs Russia, some AI stuff and...good music
SubstackRoundup #16: Random stuff and reconnecting with my creativity
SubstackUnpacking Deepseek
SubstackRoundup #15:
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SubstackMetalayers with AI
SubstackRoundup #14: What I've been reading, pet peeves, Underworld, and not being extreme
SubstackCorporate Bullshit Series: Episode #2
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SubstackLaunched my first web app that I built entirely by myself with AI
SubstackMoats, platforms and network effects
SubstackRoundup #13: The usual and: Are you hard working? Am I hard working?
SubstackRoundup of random things
SubstackWhere do I find the time to write (and why do I do it?)
SubstackAn ode to the artist Prince
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SubstackEverybody's free (to wear sunscreen)
SubstackWhat I think AI will mean for society
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SubstackThe unifying theory of the learning curve concept
SubstackRound-up and the next chapter of the Nepal story
SubstackA roundup, why I never got into a meditation routine, and the story of when I first arrived in Asia
SubstackReflections on ~20 hours of building software with AI
SubstackHow to find meaningful work and/or meaning in work
SubstackRoundup of what caught my eye + thoughts on Peter Attia and the longevity trend
SubstackRoundup | And music heavy original thoughts
SubstackRoundup for the week | And why it took me 15 minutes to code a small app but >5 hours to deploy it
SubstackTiger Moms
Substack10 Good blogs
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SubstackIf only Karl Popper had a black belt in Jiu Jitsu, so he could beat Joe Rogan's ass
SubstackInteresting things of the week
SubstackThe joy of learning new things that are hard
SubstackRoundup of interesting things
SubstackAssociating success with difficulty level
SubstackRoundup for the week - 24 July 2024
SubstackRoundup for the week - 24 July 2024
SubstackThe avalanche of AI Scribes (Notetaker bots)
Tips to make VCs think you know what you're talking about
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AI Employee' startups that raised funding in 2024
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SubstackAnger as a founder or manager
The preference window and the tolerance window
The joys of Natural Language Processing input
Getting better at playing guitar
Speedskating
An excerpt from The Jokester by Isaac Asimov
There is no point to building in stealth
There is no point to building in stealth
Write for others
My system to fight distraction and get work done
Is the pope catholic?
CMD+K Appreciation post
Use Google Groups to get unlimited free email addresses for your startup
About this website
Generative AI opportunities
How to exercise free will
Slack = Crack
Build
Actual early-stage fundraising tips for founders
Web 3 Horrible Futures
Issues with google search for products
Seneca and Stoicism
MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive)
Occam's Razor: The simplest explanation is the likeliest
Critical Thinking summary
First learnings in Product Management
Mail order catalogues as a precursor to eCommerce