I think the 2010s will be remembered and characterized as when everything went full corporate. The internet was consolidated into a small handful of sites and all media became data driven to a never before realized level. This paved the way for the 2020s, the age of AI slop.

I've spent the past ~6 weeks going through the entire history of robotics and understanding all the core research breakthroughs. It has completely changed my beliefs about the future of humanoid robotics. My process + biggest takeaways in thread (full resource at the end) 👇

“France’s most unknown philosopher”

Do a PhD and free yourself of such concerns

software engineers after a decade of taunting other occupations about being replaced by AI

Forget Salesforce, what the fuck does Adobe do that makes them a $200bn company?

Starlink in Kosovo since 1335.

STEM is so cool. Science is amazing. Kids should develop curiosity about how the universe works and proficiency in uncovering its secrets, so that they can most effectively optimize clickthrough rates on banner ads at the bottom of VC-funded website-apps.

Hard to understand what to make of this. It shouldn’t be possible to co-author some 150 papers a year (in 2024 alone) and have any idea what’s in them. Past a certain point it seems meaningless to keep track, and downright bizarre to brag about.

just got the call. fired. I was the DEI coordinator at Area 51. my job was to trans the aliens and then inject them with fentanyl. they all died but that’s not important.

At 26, he launched a website that would change Bitcoin forever. At 29, he was sentenced to die in prison. After 10 years behind bars, Donald Trump just pardoned him. Here's the wild story of Ross Ulbricht, Bitcoin's most controversial pioneer:

This you?

That’s cool man, check this out

Average European morning

When the slide is continuous but not differentiable

I’ve done a total 180 on this guy. he’s not going to solve death, obviously. but he’s our last victorian gentleman scientist using his money doing mad shit to himself that can barely even be described as a proper experiment. shine on, weirdo

If you ever find yourself in a situation where your greatest assets are not valued - leave. Leave immediately if those assets are actually viewed as liabilities and used against you.

Heckler: 'Get vaccinated, mate!' Djokovic: Hits an ace to win the match. No jab, just aces. 🐐 #Djokovic | #NoleFam | Novak Djokovic

One of the best leaders in Europe and one of the only guys clapping for JD Vance’s speech the other week in Germany. Macedonia has a bright future.