Paul Graham (Twitter)
It's an interesting data point that companies planning to compete with Google all trust them enough to talk about their plans via GMail without a second thought. It's a good thing to have that level of trust.
It's an interesting data point that companies planning to compete with Google all trust them enough to talk about their plans via GMail without a second thought. It's a good thing to have that level of trust.
Reid Hoffman (Twitter)
Actor, @SimpsonStreet founder, and activist @kerrywashington shares what tech has given her: a deeper connection to her audiences, co-stars, family (given & found) and herself.
Spotify, et al. link.chtbl.com/yXU33a4S
YT www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5x4E9GRL3w
Transcript https://www.possible.fm/podcasts/kerrywashington/
Actor, @SimpsonStreet founder, and activist @kerrywashington shares what tech has given her: a deeper connection to her audiences, co-stars, family (given & found) and herself.
Spotify, et al. link.chtbl.com/yXU33a4S
YT www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5x4E9GRL3w
Transcript https://www.possible.fm/podcasts/kerrywashington/
Chtbl
Possible
Possible is an award-winning podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Tune in for grounded and speculative takes on how…
Reid Hoffman (Twitter)
“I’m really excited about AI. Anybody who wants to put it back in the bottle… I'm so sorry. That's just not happening.” - @kerrywashington
Kerry, Aria and I talk AI, tech, identity, and connection, with cameos from my AI avatar and @InflectionAI’s Pi:
link.chtbl.com/yXU33a4S
“I’m really excited about AI. Anybody who wants to put it back in the bottle… I'm so sorry. That's just not happening.” - @kerrywashington
Kerry, Aria and I talk AI, tech, identity, and connection, with cameos from my AI avatar and @InflectionAI’s Pi:
link.chtbl.com/yXU33a4S
Chtbl
Possible
Possible is an award-winning podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Tune in for grounded and speculative takes on how…
Shreyas Doshi (Twitter)
It took me more than a decade & some timely coaching from my last manager at Google to internalize that it is wise to be dedicated to the end outcome, not be wedded to a favorite methodology / best practice & to never attach any specific methodology to your professional identity.
It took me more than a decade & some timely coaching from my last manager at Google to internalize that it is wise to be dedicated to the end outcome, not be wedded to a favorite methodology / best practice & to never attach any specific methodology to your professional identity.
Shreyas Doshi (Twitter)
RT @patrickc: I was an undergrad in 2006. Friends who've been in academia since then, and remain on campus today, tell very similar stories.
RT @patrickc: I was an undergrad in 2006. Friends who've been in academia since then, and remain on campus today, tell very similar stories.
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John Arnold (@JohnArnoldFndtn)
Two Harvard Crimson articles, one from 2006 and the other from 2023, describing the legendary Math 55 class showcase how much college has changed in less than a generation.
'06: “This is probably the most difficult undergraduate math class in the country…
'06: “This is probably the most difficult undergraduate math class in the country…
Paul Graham (Twitter)
RT @ahistoryinart: Flicking through the Yale Center for British Art website for work by George Stubbs, I came across his painting of a zebra.
At the time of Stubbs' painting in 1763, it was the second seen in England and was presented to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III the previous year having been brought from the Cape of Good Hope by Sir Thomas Adams as a belated wedding present.
The zebra was placed on public view in the royal menagerie at the Tower of London.
RT @ahistoryinart: Flicking through the Yale Center for British Art website for work by George Stubbs, I came across his painting of a zebra.
At the time of Stubbs' painting in 1763, it was the second seen in England and was presented to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III the previous year having been brought from the Cape of Good Hope by Sir Thomas Adams as a belated wedding present.
The zebra was placed on public view in the royal menagerie at the Tower of London.
Paul Graham (Twitter)
I don't always invest in funds, but when I do, I prefer Wayfinder. https://twitter.com/yuris/status/1747658051715559714#m
I don't always invest in funds, but when I do, I prefer Wayfinder. https://twitter.com/yuris/status/1747658051715559714#m
Paul Graham (Twitter)
A first-person account of a professor's fascinatingly mundane strategies for dealing with symptoms of schizophrenia. I don't think I've ever read anything so British.
A first-person account of a professor's fascinatingly mundane strategies for dealing with symptoms of schizophrenia. I don't think I've ever read anything so British.
OUP Academic
From Vexing Uncertainty to Intellectual Humility
I am a 55-year-old husband, father, friend, and professional philosopher. In 1992, as a graduate student at Cambridge University, a porter found me amongst the
Paul Graham (Twitter)
"Allegations that Israel is deliberately hampering the flow of food and basic supplies into Gaza lie at the heart of South Africa’s high-profile genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice."
"Allegations that Israel is deliberately hampering the flow of food and basic supplies into Gaza lie at the heart of South Africa’s high-profile genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice."
X (formerly Twitter)
Paul Graham (@paulg) on X
Allegations that Israel is deliberately hampering the flow of food and basic supplies into Gaza lie at the heart of South Africa’s high-profile genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice."
https://t.co/YZfq1TH8Oz
https://t.co/YZfq1TH8Oz
Paul Graham (Twitter)
We've noticed the Taft has an interesting property: you can use him as an oracle. You can propose an idea to him, and he'll either smile or frown. I think this is because the image is ambiguous. His brow is looks like he's frowning, but his mustache seems to be smiling.
We've noticed the Taft has an interesting property: you can use him as an oracle. You can propose an idea to him, and he'll either smile or frown. I think this is because the image is ambiguous. His brow is looks like he's frowning, but his mustache seems to be smiling.
Reid Hoffman (Twitter)
RT @robertwrighter: I had a great chat with @reidhoffman about why he co-founded @inflectionAI (maker of @heypi_ai), why he's less worried about AI than I am, and lots of related stuff. You can watch here or listen on my Nonzero Podcast.
RT @robertwrighter: I had a great chat with @reidhoffman about why he co-founded @inflectionAI (maker of @heypi_ai), why he's less worried about AI than I am, and lots of related stuff. You can watch here or listen on my Nonzero Podcast.
Nonzero | Invidious
Techno-Optimism vs. Techno-Pessimism | Robert Wright & Reid Hoffman
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0:00 Reid’s deep roots in the tech world
4:02 The kind of AI pessimism that irks Reid the most
15:48 Can (and should) we slow down AI progress?
27:48 Could AI help resolve international…
0:00 Reid’s deep roots in the tech world
4:02 The kind of AI pessimism that irks Reid the most
15:48 Can (and should) we slow down AI progress?
27:48 Could AI help resolve international…
Paul Graham (Twitter)
I was trying to explain to 11 yo what a priestly caste was. Eventually I settled on: a kind of hereditary union.
I was trying to explain to 11 yo what a priestly caste was. Eventually I settled on: a kind of hereditary union.
Paul Graham (Twitter)
RT @Liv_Boeree: AI apparently now at Math Olympiad levels in geometry 👀
Deepmind’s “AlphaGeometry”, uses a language model + deduction engine to solve complex geometry problems.
Also, it uses a similar dual-thinking method as humans (analogous to intuition & logic in the book “thinking fast and slow”)!
RT @Liv_Boeree: AI apparently now at Math Olympiad levels in geometry 👀
Deepmind’s “AlphaGeometry”, uses a language model + deduction engine to solve complex geometry problems.
Also, it uses a similar dual-thinking method as humans (analogous to intuition & logic in the book “thinking fast and slow”)!
Shreyas Doshi (Twitter)
RT @levie: US politicians don’t seem to comprehend the level and scale of talent that we’re keeping out of the country. The primary way to ensure our global position in tech, and the jobs that go along with it, is to have that talent here. This is why high skill immigration is so critical.
RT @levie: US politicians don’t seem to comprehend the level and scale of talent that we’re keeping out of the country. The primary way to ensure our global position in tech, and the jobs that go along with it, is to have that talent here. This is why high skill immigration is so critical.
Orange Book 🍊📖 (Twitter)
Never expect someone who never had the courage to walk on a truly different path to understand why you are doing it.
Never expect someone who never had the courage to walk on a truly different path to understand why you are doing it.
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Reid Hoffman (Twitter)
This week on the Possible podcast, I share a clip of an AI version of me. What do you think?
Thanks to @HourOneAI for working on this — and for bringing a few lines from my @TheAtlantic article to life.
This week on the Possible podcast, I share a clip of an AI version of me. What do you think?
Thanks to @HourOneAI for working on this — and for bringing a few lines from my @TheAtlantic article to life.
Shreyas Doshi (Twitter)
Many B2B / SaaS pivots happening as it becomes clear that the original product won’t scale beyond the very early adopters.
Be sure to consider these questions for whatever you are pivoting to now:
1. What problem are you solving
2. How important is this problem
3. Who gets fired if this problem is not solved -or-
4. Who gets promoted if this problem is solved
5. How easy or difficult will it be to justify paying for this product
6. What are the technical & human impediments to roll out your product
7. How easy or difficult will it be for competitors to steal a typical account by undercutting your pricing
There is of course a lot more to it and I suggest you also pay attention to your intuition, but you will at least give yourself a good chance by being rigorous with your answers this time around.
Rigorous = take the customer perspective + do your research + try your best to be honest + don’t believe your own pitch deck
Many B2B / SaaS pivots happening as it becomes clear that the original product won’t scale beyond the very early adopters.
Be sure to consider these questions for whatever you are pivoting to now:
1. What problem are you solving
2. How important is this problem
3. Who gets fired if this problem is not solved -or-
4. Who gets promoted if this problem is solved
5. How easy or difficult will it be to justify paying for this product
6. What are the technical & human impediments to roll out your product
7. How easy or difficult will it be for competitors to steal a typical account by undercutting your pricing
There is of course a lot more to it and I suggest you also pay attention to your intuition, but you will at least give yourself a good chance by being rigorous with your answers this time around.
Rigorous = take the customer perspective + do your research + try your best to be honest + don’t believe your own pitch deck
Orange Book 🍊📖 (Twitter)
It’s funny how people who are most worried about “doing something with their lives,” often end up doing nothing at all, because their anxiety interrupted their focus, because their lack of mental clarity prevented them from being smart. You want progress, learn to relax.
It’s funny how people who are most worried about “doing something with their lives,” often end up doing nothing at all, because their anxiety interrupted their focus, because their lack of mental clarity prevented them from being smart. You want progress, learn to relax.
Naval (Twitter)
Why doesn’t someone take all of the medical papers on Sci-Hub, dump them into an LLM, rip off the “safeguards,” and build the world’s best doctor?
Why doesn’t someone take all of the medical papers on Sci-Hub, dump them into an LLM, rip off the “safeguards,” and build the world’s best doctor?