Robinhood Prediction Markets just crossed 4 billion event contracts traded all-time, with over 2 billion in Q3 alone. And we’re just getting started.

MUST READ: Glencore has lost its swagger. "...Institutional investors in Glencore Plc have grown increasingly frustrated with the commodity giant’s underperformance, with several large shareholders privately questioning the company’s strategy..." $GLEN bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A CAPTCHA nightmare for programmers.

Model changes over weekend were clearly warmer for Consuming East.

One thing that is vastly under appreciated are the specialized technical skills necessary to build large, insanely complex machines like nuclear power plants. The extremely ambitious construction goals & timelines inherent in building the generation necessary to support

Cocoa Sinks to a 10-Month Low as New Season Heralds Supply Boost bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I was completely unaware that Trading Places had an origin story. And what a story it is, from Dom Cooke

Europe’s biggest weather forecaster is reporting record demand for its data, as energy traders, insurers, shipping lines and tech companies rush to improve the accuracy of their AI models bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On Wednesdays we Pokémon.

Copper needs increased demand, not just supply disruptions, to extend its rally, writes Javier Blas (via Bloomberg Opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Orders for turbines to power natural gas plants are vastly outpacing supply, threatening the world’s ability to keep pace with rising electricity demand. bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

GAS TURBINE SHORTAGE RISKS NEW ENERGY CRUNCH 🚨⚡ Orders for turbines for natural gas power plants are vastly outpacing supply, threatening the world’s ability to keep pace with rising electricity demand 🧵 Thread on how we got here and what it means for power-hungry nations

A frantic round of breakfast Pokémon trading this morning. Dealt a Wally’s Compassion for a Dugtrio, which immediately got swapped for a Rotom full art.

It is always fascinating to see who you are trading against, particularly when it is the founder of one of the most elite & secretive firms in the world: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat reuters.com/business/world…

Substack in 2026. Details to follow soon, very excited about the project.

Sitting in a waiting room, remembering how to do origami.

The finished product.

58 years ago, Larry Roberts presented his idea for an "ARPANet" for connecting multiple computers together across the United States. Full paper: shorturl.at/6uMNq

My actual creative process: 1. Fleeting, extremely complex but possibly awesome idea pops into head. 2. Frantic legal pad sketching for 30 minutes. 3. That’s not it. 4. More legal pad sketching. 5. Cross some stuff out. 6. Re-draw it so it is aesthetically pleasing. 7.