Alex Burns
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Alex Burns
21st century privacy : Why do teens have so many randos on Find My Friends? Do CCTVs work? Who ought we most fear surveillance from: corporations, the government, or each other? Should I tell Claude my secrets? Should I use a period tracking app? How much will people trade privacy for safety and convenience? What is being lost, and how might we... See more
🌻 statement of purpose
It’s a little bit like the famous liar’s paradox, which we studied in DeLong’s class. Here’s one version of it: “The following sentence is true. The preceding sentence is false.” As soon as you accept the first sentence, you validate the second sentence, which invalidates the first sentence, which invalidates the second, which validates the first,... See more
David Chang • David Chang’s Unified Theory of Deliciousness
Yesterday, ESPN reported that Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator who is accused of stealing $16 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to pay for his gambling addiction,has a connection to The Real Housewives of Orange County .
I really never thought this day would come. An ESPN headline about one of the biggest sports betting... See more
I really never thought this day would come. An ESPN headline about one of the biggest sports betting... See more
The Real Housewives of Sports Betting Scandals
Don't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine...Fill your website with your work with your ideas and the stuff you care about. Don't let it fall into neglect. Think about it in the long term. Stick with it, maintain it, and let it change you over time.
Here’s a short excerpt of my essay about A.I. and creativity in the New York Times Magazine.
Follow the link in the story to read the whole piece.
Endless thanks to @gailbichler , @billwasik and most importanly the amazing @annie76828 who designed the issue and still had the patience to discuss and improve every tiny detail of my... See more
instagram.comHandwrite a to-do list each morning
What did Benjamin Franklin, Ludwig van Beethoven and Michael Jordan have in common? They all woke up each day and jotted down a to-do list. Of course, none of those guys (even heyday Jordan) had access to today’s apps or programs, which are able to automate tasks and set reminders and track your progress with an... See more
What did Benjamin Franklin, Ludwig van Beethoven and Michael Jordan have in common? They all woke up each day and jotted down a to-do list. Of course, none of those guys (even heyday Jordan) had access to today’s apps or programs, which are able to automate tasks and set reminders and track your progress with an... See more
The Analog Life: 50 Ways to Unplug and Feel Human Again
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
— Herman Hesse, Siddhartha
— Herman Hesse, Siddhartha