Mindblown: culture, urbanism, leadership, technology.
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motd: 20250412
Darling, someone’s tampering with your freedom again. Pour another drink.
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the illusion of stability
Why Everything You’ve Built Is on Shaky Ground You probably don’t think about the economy much. Not the big picture, anyway. You’ve got a job, a mortgage, maybe a 401(k). You pay your taxes, try to make smart decisions, and hope things work out. When something feels off—rising prices, a blown tire you can’t quite…
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motd: 20250405
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wake
You wake up in the middle of your life. Thirty tabs open. A hundred thousand dollars in debt. Three-day shipping and nothing left to want. You’re not free. You’re on a payment plan for a life you don’t even remember signing up for. The voice in your head? That’s not your voice. That’s the ad…
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the 20 worst ideas of the 20th Century
In no particular order: Dishonorable mentions that didn’t make the top 20, again in no particular order:
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motd: 20250329
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The mobile internet that fits my notion of that the mobile internet is
The Mobile Internet is just The Internet. The Internet is just the Network of Networks. Networks are just “computers connected to one another so they can send messages to one another”. “Computers connected to one another …” is just Ethernet. The Mobile Internet I want is just Ethernet. Like WiFi. Like WiFi but with long-distance…
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motd: 20250322
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The systemic state
Fixing a broken system is often hard because systems involve lots of parts and you might not be able to control all the parts involved in the fix. Knowing what to fix is usually pretty easy once you orient yourself to the system. Politics is this way. We know we need to fix elections by…
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motd: 20250315