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Barbara Kruger once slammed some as “a ridiculous clusterfuck of uncool jokers”. I think of that phrase often, and I thought to apply it again when I read about Palantir’s manifesto on a recent thread on X. It’s easy to dismiss it as...
Read the full post at - Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss I picked up Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss after getting so much value from The 4-Hour Work Week. That book did an excellent job helping me reframe and understand the world of...
Usually, I’m not a giant fan of somewhat dull blog posts that only serve as link list collections, but in this case I have to make an exception. I just...
Two Music Nerds Revisit The Strokes’ Is This It—Does It Still Hit? Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Is This It? as it faces off against Ryan Adams’ Gold. In early fall 2024 Sam Colt and both took one look at Apple’s Best...
Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest...
Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were designed as universal constraints for any thinking machine powerful enough to harm us: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey...
Read the full post at - 6+ Favorite Books on The American West (So Far!) A Roundup of My Favorite Books on The American West...so far.
Ulysses S. Grant considered Phil Sheridan the greatest general in history. The best example of Sheridan’s exemplary ability was his success turning defeat into victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek during October 18, 1864. The battle took...
The best thing about 1930s screwball comedies is the practical solutions they offer for everyday problems. Look at A Bride for Henry (1937). Not only is it an excellent guide for choosing a marriage partner, it has useful advice on...
Yesterday a friend and I had a conversation about category theory, how it can be a useful pattern description language, but also about how people have unrealistic expectations for it, believing category theory can deliver something for...