Three Things: Fractal Violence, the Microsoft of AI, and Galloping Gertie
Things to think about: The fractal nature of violence. Why there will be no "next Microsoft" of AI/. Galloping Gertie and the recent North American heat wave
Weekend Readings: Air, Goldman, CUDA, Winter, and Satoshi's Pizza Emails
I'm in the middle of a few longer posts, so before those come out, some things I'
Prices and Wages
People often view wages and prices as separate when, in reality, rising wages can lead to increased prices as businesses seek to recover higher labor costs.
All You Need ... is All You Need
The most important paper of all time came out in June of 1951. It changed science. And science is about to change again.
California Weather Imagery
Lots of things coming, one tomorrow, but a quick shot of some striking weather imagery: the water vapor loop of
The Lithium Boom, Retractions, Real Estate, and Skateboarding
What the rise of skateboarding, the lithium boom, a spate of research paper retractions, and Canadian real estate tell us about the world.
Monday Roundup: Regional Conflicts, LLMs, Premier League, Snow Deficit, etc.
On airports, snow droughts, the rise in global conflicts, and more.
Risks, Immortal Finns, and Congressional Stability
In this post I examine the actuarial structures of various groups—from Finnish 8-year-olds to Congress—and the implications. It includes an interactive tool I designed to let people play with risk models.