“if you want to understand today you have to search yesterday” -pearl buck

people have happily worked so hard to build stuff for you knowing they would never meet you

just hoping that some of the people of the future would continue the quest and build the next branch of the tech tree

the typewriter and the later uptick (1980s) came with the personal computer

Thomson Reuters. Westlaw is unconscionably expensive. But using Lexis is malpractice.

The ability to find, see, or sense beauty amidst the overwhelming weight of the mundane and void is what brings us closest to life and its essence. As long as one is capable of holding a place in their heart for beauty, they are truly alive

People's success rate in distinguishing between human-generated and AI-generated online reviews was on a par with a coin toss. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

education and entertainment will blend a lot more in the coming years as ai becomes more widespread

you’ll be able to instantly generate a movie from any book in the future. likely will also allow you to select actors, genre, wardrobe etc.

in the future characters from movies will be generated into new movies even if that actor has passed away, aged etc.

imagine mrs. doubtfire 2 staring robin williams in 2031

A lot of “talented people” are simply people with infinite patience when it comes to repeating the simple and “boring” basics.

Unreasonable pace. Unreasonable employee standards. These are the hallmarks of world-class entrepreneurs.

Our last day at YC, now the real fun begins!

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A headline from 24 years ago.

jordan, saudi arabia, us, uk helping to intercept iranian drones and protect israel. looks like missile debris have been spotted in amman

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