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It was a question: "Given what we're trying to do now, what is the simplest thing that could possibly work?" In other words, let's focus on the goal. The goal right now is to make this routine do this thing. Let's not worry about what somebody reading the code tomorrow is going to think. Let's not worry about whether it's efficient. Let's not even ... See more

Though new sexual wellness categories are trending among lingerie brands, Victoria’s Secret has yet to go there. The mall retailer, which was expected to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners until the deal fell apart last week, has increasingly lost market share as it’s seen increased competition from more inclusive competitors and ... See more

This deserves its own post. What’s the relationship of capital to labor? How do supply and demand fit in together? How do we measure success? How to balance short-term incentives with long-term incentives? Where do social safety nets fit in? Where can we further align incentives?

Given how central memory is to our thinking, it's natural to ask whether computers can be used as tools to help improve our memory. This question turns out to be highly generative of good ideas, and pursuing it has led to many of the most important vision documents in the history of computing. One early example was Vannevar Bush's 1945 proposal** V... See more

Game psychologists note that a lot of the joy and addiction comes from unexpected and randomized rewards. The ability to easily acquire a known reward with money might actually rob the games of what makes them fun. The direction of NFTs and many P2E games are fast racing towards pure financialization which could ultimately kill core gameplay. Espec... See more

Just as our early ancestors had no understanding of how fire would fundamentally alter human evolution – it was just a very convenient tool – the inventors of key technologies which later became the plumbing of the internet had no idea what they were truly creating.