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Personal Update: Buffett Book, SpaceX, and Mashgin at 10 years
Updates on "Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders", my new SpaceX book, and being at Mashgin for 10 years.
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Catching Giants
What's next for SpaceX's Starship after the booster catch? On October 13, 2024, SpaceX launched their fifth test flight of Starship, the largest rocket…
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The Price of Progress
Why f**king around (and finding out) is our only option. The Proactionary Principle is not just a guide; it’s a belief in action over inaction, in…
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Deep Tech Startups: Technical vs. Market Risk
Breaking down "deep tech" with another 2x2.
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SpaceX's Starship Test Flight 2: What will happen and why it matters
The Starship flight test 2 launch is scheduled for TOMORROW!
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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
“You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of…
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Roundup #7: Augmented Intelligence & The Education Frontier
The state of AI; how the models work; how AI allows us to be smarter, more creative, and communicate better; the future of education; interesting links…
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Roundup #6: Design & the future of generative AI
The Grand Unifying Theory of Design; my rant to AI skeptics; AI design gets innovative; LLM agents are the future; Starship & the next 10 years of space
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The Grand Unifying Theory of Design
Design isn’t just about how something looks. It’s a universal problem-solving process that can be applied to any discipline to create valuable and…
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Addressing any remaining LLM skepticism
Another essay extolling the virtues of AI... and addressing the practical concerns.
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Roundup #5: The AI Epoch
Thoughts on the New AI Epoch; An idea maze for LLMs; Punctuated Equilibrium; The fate of Google; The BuffettBot Experiment; Space 2022 in 4 photos
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