: 1\. The illusion of knowledge 2\. AI capex boom 3\. China and weaponized interdependence…
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Collections of interesting links and resources. Curated content from around the web with commentary and context.
odds and ends
I've been unable to think about by Tolstoy: > There can be only one permanent revolution—a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. > > <p style="text-a…
AI links
As always, by Ethan Mollick on what AI can and cannot do: > Agents are here. They can do real work, and while that work is still limited, it is valuable and i…
Everything everywhere all at once
for your consideration.…
I got some links for you
The human brain isn't built to : > Today China’s share of global export containers is over 36%, though the country represents around a fifth of world GDP. A fo…
Twilight of the humans?
We've all seen images about the . Some have apocalyptic pronouncements about this, trend and predict the end of humanity, but I've never been convinced about th…
Today in learning
The Swiss central bank has . > The Swiss National Bank has US equity holdings amounting to $167bn, spread across more than 2,300 positions, according to SEC fi…
Philosophy understood as a way of life
This is a brilliant video by Gregory Sadler. I’ve always liked the thought that philosophy began as a way of learning how to live well. A few things that stood…
The economics of tyranny
From this article in the _:_ > Bukele has forced Salvadorans to trade civil liberties for a sense of security, a bargain that has only grown starker over his f…
I got some links for you
**File under US-China tech cold war.** : > The policy, which takes effect immediately, will potentially apply to Chinese companies from ByteDance and Tencent…
Will the poor countries catch up the rich?
Came across looking at whether developing countries are catching up to advanced countries. It's frankly depressing, but I asked Claude for a summary. ! > Wha…
Your next good read
A collection of the most insightful articles on culture, philosophy, history, science, finance, economics and much more.…
On AI taking jobs
Making sense of reality as it unfolds is always hard because of the variance in outcomes. With Artificial Intelligence, that difficulty compounds massively. Bot…
Is the twilight of the humans? A few AI links
LLMs show promise but can’t yet build software. AI's rise is slow, uneven, and energy-hungry—progress needs breakthroughs or massive infrastructure.…
The potato love story
I didn't know that hybridization in plants and animals can lead to sterility in many cases. Well-known examples include the mule (a cross between a horse and a…
I gots Links for you: Issue #1
A few good links. ---------- Kevin Munger on Anti-Mimetics I always enjoy, although frustratingly so, reading Kevin Munger, who is probably one of the most…