A rare find for my fellow movie nerds. This is Christopher Nolan’s hand drawn plot map for his film Inception.

NYC vs SF? I asked Midjourney to mix the two and:

John Schulman on what he and others initially thought about ChatGPT. I think it’s worth realizing nobody really knew until it was released and the importance of shipping.

Working on confidential projects is by far some of the coolest/most exciting work in big tech. Huge downside though: you can’t talk about them in any meaningful way externally so can be quite punishing for your resume.

Yes.

A case to not define yourself with a single tech hype if I have ever seen one

Today I am observing how much of the twitter feed is blue ticks vs not. This superb thread by Adam Morgan needs to be seen. More. Please share with a writer you know.

every day i scroll past people on this site dehumanizing themselves and each other. that cant possibly lead to a good place over time. but like chain-smoking, binge-eating and other coping mechanisms, copes tend to be load-bearing in some way. it’s staving off something worse

- brain desires new good - ask brain if this is desire for positional good or functional good - brain doesn't understand, pull out illustrated diagram explaining relative income effect & hedonic treadmills - brain laughs "its a real desire ma'am" - acquires good - its positional

Rather than build it first, have someone ask it first. You'll get to know if someone else has already made it. Better to know sooner. You will also notice if people are yelping in reaction to the problem - are your real users showing up? On this thread, not yet.

The reddit blackout brings some interesting reactions. These days, what does Twitter feel like to you?

It is overly simplistic to you if you don't understand it. It is overly simplistic also if you apply it without understanding it.

That feeling of writing on paper for the first time in the year, making a mistake and legit thinking-let's ctrl+z

Today is my 35th birthday and I’m reviving an old tradition. If for any reason you’d like to give me a gift, please respond to this post with a link to the best thing you’ve read, watched, or listened to in the past year. Do it now before you forget. Thanks and love to you all.

Best POV here today- "Unfortunately, the Internet is broken. We’re trapped in a Never-Ending Now. The information architecture of the Internet leads us towards entertainment over education, news over history, drama over wisdom, and the timely over the timeless. "

What an interesting thread - biggest learnings are not the numbers

If you’re new here… Every Saturday at 8 am in SF, we walk 5 miles with strangers 🤩 This is Walk #45 & #46!!! 💪🏼 Last week someone said “These deep conversations are like cocaine” 😂 Walk #46 topics: Food science, letting go, life fulfillment, the trolley problem, how to