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AI Optimism
When the hype cycle around AI was picking up a few years back, there was this pervasive fear that we were on the cusp of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). ChatGPT and its ilk were such a step function over what…
Emergent Tetris
Here's a fun, 2-hour documentary on the 35+ year history of the NES version of Tetris and the community still surrounding it to this day: Tetris is hardly a complicated game, and an early version like this one…
EV Overcapacity
We're well into the bust stretch of the EV boom-bust cycle. The boom portion started just as we eased out of the COVID lockdowns. Tesla had nurtured—almost single-handedly—the market demand for EVs, much to the envy…
The Same Game, Prettier
A tried-and-true way to make more money from the same movie is to re-release it in a new format, for the diehard fans who want to own every single version of a piece of cinema. For a while, this meant…
Main Character Syndrome
Put yourself in their shoes. It's an idiom taught at a young age[1]; I think I introduced this to my children sometime around kindergarten. Of course, kids have to be reminded—consistently—about explicitly demonstrating empathy, to…
Feedback Void
There is a certain allure to someone who marches to the beat of their own drum. Framed negatively, it's stubbornness or a refusal to heed the warning of others; positively, it's harboring deep conviction and blazing…
