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here, it's probably filled with eels or blackbirds or something weird like that)", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/it-is-notable-that-illustration-for-ft.html", "published_at": "2026-08-31T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d25a3026", "title": "Apparently they don't get MeTV in Florida", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/apparently-they-dont-get-metv-in-florida.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T11:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b1e4dc5e0", "title": "Apparently they don't get MeTV in Florida", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/apparently-they-dont-get-metv-in-florida.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T11:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d26a4166", "title": "Which is weirder, the fact that the president just suggested he might use a military intervention to stabilize the bond market, or the fact that almost no one seemed to notice?", 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}, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d29ea647", "title": "Saying something nice about Claude", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/saying-something-nice-about-claude.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b2115dffc", "title": "Saying something nice about Claude", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/saying-something-nice-about-claude.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d2b18aeb", "title": "October 28, 2016, was arguably the pivotal moment in the career of Elon Musk", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/october-28-2016-was-arguably-pivotal.html", "published_at": "2026-08-24T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b21722c19", "title": "October 28, 2016, was arguably the pivotal moment in the career of Elon Musk", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/october-28-2016-was-arguably-pivotal.html", "published_at": "2026-08-24T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d2f85fb5", "title": "Friday video/podcast recommendations -- Carl Brown edition", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/friday-videopodcast-recommendations.html", "published_at": "2026-08-21T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec531c7fc9", "title": "Friday video/podcast recommendations -- Carl Brown edition", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/friday-videopodcast-recommendations.html", "published_at": "2026-08-21T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d30c8d52", "title": "It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use while huge corporations try to sue the Internet Archive out of business.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/it-is-sign-of-times-that-amazon-gets-to.html", 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You can intimidate everybody.\" --- James Carville (with the mandatory AI angle, of course)", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-want-to-come-back-as-bond-market-you.html", "published_at": "2026-08-19T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec539a1c73", "title": "\"I want to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody.\" --- James Carville (with the mandatory AI angle, of course)", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-want-to-come-back-as-bond-market-you.html", "published_at": "2026-08-19T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d3f3a07c", "title": "Cory Doctorow on why centaurs like AI", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/cory-doctorow-on-why-centaurs-like-ai.html", "published_at": "2026-08-18T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec5407b625", "title": "Cory Doctorow on why centaurs like AI", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/cory-doctorow-on-why-centaurs-like-ai.html", "published_at": "2026-08-18T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c22f-7224-83db-9287d4d92a28", "title": "Commemorating thirteen years since Elon Musk revolutionized transportation with the hyperloop.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/commemorating-thirteen-years-since-elon.html", "published_at": "2026-08-17T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec546e3f1b", "title": "Commemorating thirteen years since Elon Musk revolutionized transportation with the hyperloop.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/commemorating-thirteen-years-since-elon.html", "published_at": "2026-08-17T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b16bd7a4d", "title": "Sure it's a rerun, but it's got a Frazetta cover.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/sure-its-rerun-but-its-got-frazetta.html", "published_at": "2026-08-14T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec54ec8853", "title": "Sure it's a rerun, but it's got a Frazetta cover.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/sure-its-rerun-but-its-got-frazetta.html", "published_at": "2026-08-14T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b16e433e5", "title": "LLMs are not nothing.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/llms-are-not-nothing.html", "published_at": "2026-08-13T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec558e5f59", "title": "LLMs are not nothing.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/llms-are-not-nothing.html", "published_at": "2026-08-13T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b173b930e", "title": "Great video but keep your finger over the mute button. Aschenbrenner's laugh will haunt your dreams.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/great-video-but-keep-your-finger-over.html", "published_at": "2026-08-12T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec560f4f1d", "title": "Great video but keep your finger over the mute button. Aschenbrenner's laugh will haunt your dreams.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/great-video-but-keep-your-finger-over.html", "published_at": "2026-08-12T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b17a2d519", "title": "Not another Cushing post, but Cushing-relevant", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-another-cushing-post-but-cushing.html", "published_at": "2026-08-11T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c231-70e2-8877-41ec56a9db49", "title": "Not another Cushing post, but Cushing-relevant", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-another-cushing-post-but-cushing.html", "published_at": "2026-08-11T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b18a169a9", "title": "The Ides (ish) of March -- checking in on the Ellison Media Empire", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-ides-ish-of-march-checking-in-on.html", "published_at": "2026-08-10T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c232-7008-8e6a-93b2d164314a", "title": "The Ides (ish) of March -- checking in on the Ellison Media Empire", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-ides-ish-of-march-checking-in-on.html", "published_at": "2026-08-10T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b198b74de", "title": "Not Enron, but not good either.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-enron-but-not-good-either.html", "published_at": "2026-08-07T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c232-7008-8e6a-93b2d201adb9", "title": "Not Enron, but not good either.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-enron-but-not-good-either.html", "published_at": "2026-08-07T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c230-7261-920d-e99b1a1ddb1a", "title": "Is it a bad sign when people start making Enron comparisons? It seems like a bad sign.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-it-bad-sign-when-people-start-making.html", "published_at": "2026-08-06T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087b4-c232-7008-8e6a-93b2d2e56075", "title": "Is it a bad sign when people start making Enron comparisons? It seems like a bad sign.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-it-bad-sign-when-people-start-making.html", "published_at": "2026-08-06T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c4255b2156", "title": "Why would some of the most profitable companies in the world feel the need to load up on debt? Why would some of the most creditworthy companies in the world borrow money at a higher interest rate?", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/why-would-some-of-most-profitable.html", "published_at": "2026-08-05T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29ce71134d", "title": "Why would some of the most profitable companies in the world feel the need to load up on debt? Why would some of the most creditworthy companies in the world borrow money at a higher interest rate?", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/why-would-some-of-most-profitable.html", "published_at": "2026-08-05T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c426475282", "title": "“Today is August 4, 2026”", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/today-is-august-4-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-08-04T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29cec83f4c", "title": "“Today is August 4, 2026”", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/today-is-august-4-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-08-04T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c42721fa9c", "title": "One of the great things about living in the 2020s is all of the fascinating ethical problems to discuss", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/one-of-great-things-about-living-in.html", "published_at": "2026-08-03T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29cf334123", "title": "One of the great things about living in the 2020s is all of the fascinating ethical problems to discuss", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/one-of-great-things-about-living-in.html", "published_at": "2026-08-03T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c428065a43", "title": "Carl Brown explains why being an AI developer is the best job in the whole wide world.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/carl-brown-explains-why-being-ai.html", "published_at": "2026-07-31T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29cfb64103", "title": "Carl Brown explains why being an AI developer is the best job in the whole wide world.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/carl-brown-explains-why-being-ai.html", "published_at": "2026-07-31T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c428d6b651", "title": "OpenAI, SoftBank, and Nvidia", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/openai-softbank-and-nvidia.html", "published_at": "2026-07-30T08:20:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29cff8a5a2", "title": "OpenAI, SoftBank, and Nvidia", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/openai-softbank-and-nvidia.html", "published_at": "2026-07-30T08:20:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c428ed5f57", "title": "Yesterday's Alarmism is Tomorrow's Consensus", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/yesterdays-alarmism-is-tomorrows.html", "published_at": "2026-07-29T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d0c22d2b", "title": "Yesterday's Alarmism is Tomorrow's Consensus", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/yesterdays-alarmism-is-tomorrows.html", "published_at": "2026-07-29T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c42934c130", "title": "As always, the important thing is we won't have to cancel HBO Max for at least another month.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/as-always-important-thing-is-we-wont.html", "published_at": "2026-07-28T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d181c0e5", "title": "As always, the important thing is we won't have to cancel HBO Max for at least another month.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/as-always-important-thing-is-we-wont.html", "published_at": "2026-07-28T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c429395498", "title": "It's not a fear of “AI communism”; it's a fear of competitive market capitalism.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/its-not-fear-of-ai-communism-its-fear.html", "published_at": "2026-07-27T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d196bdda", "title": "It's not a fear of “AI communism”; it's a fear of competitive market capitalism.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/its-not-fear-of-ai-communism-its-fear.html", "published_at": "2026-07-27T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c429468283", "title": "It's Friday. There's a heatwave. I'm feeling lazy. I'm just going to post some tweets.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/its-friday-theres-heatwave-im-feeling.html", "published_at": "2026-07-24T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d2011da2", "title": "It's Friday. There's a heatwave. I'm feeling lazy. I'm just going to post some tweets.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/its-friday-theres-heatwave-im-feeling.html", "published_at": "2026-07-24T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c429940862", "title": "Three video recommendations for the weekend (assuming you're taking Friday off).", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/three-video-recommendations-for-weekend.html", "published_at": "2026-07-23T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d25cba26", "title": "Three video recommendations for the weekend (assuming you're taking Friday off).", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/three-video-recommendations-for-weekend.html", "published_at": "2026-07-23T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c42a5cbf31", "title": "OpenAI needs to capture 1,852% of the total addressable market", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/openai-needs-to-capture-1852-of-total.html", "published_at": "2026-07-22T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d27284b7", "title": "OpenAI needs to capture 1,852% of the total addressable market", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/openai-needs-to-capture-1852-of-total.html", "published_at": "2026-07-22T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c42aebf660", "title": "Even less of a done deal—back on the Paramount/Warner beat.", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/even-less-of-done-dealback-on.html", "published_at": "2026-07-21T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d34e5794", "title": "Even less of a done deal—back on the Paramount/Warner beat.", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/even-less-of-done-dealback-on.html", "published_at": "2026-07-21T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a19a-71c1-8efc-50c42b207e79", "title": "\"The media is important for many, many reasons, but one of the biggest ones is that scrutiny is what keeps capital in check, for the benefit of humanity and at times the companies themselves.\"", "url": "http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-media-is-important-for-many-many.html", "published_at": "2026-07-20T11:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdd0-a1b1-71c2-98ee-ae29d3e54aac", "title": "\"The media is important for many, many reasons, but one of the biggest ones is that scrutiny is what keeps capital in check, for the benefit of humanity and at times the companies themselves.\"", "url": "https://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-media-is-important-for-many-many.html", "published_at": "2026-07-20T11:30:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

Maybe AI getting too smart too quickly is not our most immediate concern.original ↗
25 Sept 2026
Maybe AI getting too smart too quickly is not our most immediate concern.original ↗
25 Sept 2026
Making the case for Ed Zitron as the last of the great bloggers.original ↗
24 Sept 2026
Making the case for Ed Zitron as the last of the great bloggers.original ↗
24 Sept 2026
A rationalist, a cynic and an anthropologist walk into a bar...original ↗
23 Sept 2026
A rationalist, a cynic and an anthropologist walk into a bar...original ↗
23 Sept 2026
That was uglyoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
That was uglyoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
The most important thing to remember about the incident where OpenAI agents went rogue is that it never happened.original ↗
21 Sept 2026
The most important thing to remember about the incident where OpenAI agents went rogue is that it never happened.original ↗
21 Sept 2026
Friday Tweetsoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2026
Friday Tweetsoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2026
Computer scientist Cal Newport adds some clarity to the AI debateoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2026
Computer scientist Cal Newport adds some clarity to the AI debateoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2026
Maybe we could just try going back to the old fashioned notion of enforcing laws.original ↗
16 Sept 2026
Maybe we could just try going back to the old fashioned notion of enforcing laws.original ↗
16 Sept 2026
The timing of Sam Altman's principled stand is a bit suspiciousoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
The timing of Sam Altman's principled stand is a bit suspiciousoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
Sanewashing Revisitedoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
Sanewashing Revisitedoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
Nothing untoward going on hereoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2026
Nothing untoward going on hereoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2026
It turned out that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella actually could overstate the breakthrough of the metaverseoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
It turned out that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella actually could overstate the breakthrough of the metaverseoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
It's like something from a science fiction story. (No, it's literally* something from a science fiction novel)original ↗
9 Sept 2026
It's like something from a science fiction story. (No, it's literally* something from a science fiction novel)original ↗
9 Sept 2026
Coming soon to a theater near you...original ↗
8 Sept 2026
Coming soon to a theater near you...original ↗
8 Sept 2026
It's Labor Day, so we're taking time off and running a repostoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2026
It's Labor Day, so we're taking time off and running a repostoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2026
"An analyst at JP Morgan described the approach as being like paying your mortgage with your credit card, which is unkind, but it's also basically what it is."original ↗
4 Sept 2026
"An analyst at JP Morgan described the approach as being like paying your mortgage with your credit card, which is unkind, but it's also basically what it is."original ↗
4 Sept 2026
Elites in Americaoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2026
Elites in Americaoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2026
Will Fusion Fizzle?original ↗
2 Sept 2026
Will Fusion Fizzle?original ↗
2 Sept 2026
Fusion hype has a familiar ring to itoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
Fusion hype has a familiar ring to itoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
It is notable that the illustration for the FT article is a literal Pie in the Sky (but given that we're talking about Brits here, it's probably filled with eels or blackbirds or something weird like that)original ↗
31 Aug 2026
It is notable that the illustration for the FT article is a literal Pie in the Sky (but given that we're talking about Brits here, it's probably filled with eels or blackbirds or something weird like that)original ↗
31 Aug 2026
Apparently they don't get MeTV in Floridaoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2026
Apparently they don't get MeTV in Floridaoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2026
Which is weirder, the fact that the president just suggested he might use a military intervention to stabilize the bond market, or the fact that almost no one seemed to notice?original ↗
27 Aug 2026
Which is weirder, the fact that the president just suggested he might use a military intervention to stabilize the bond market, or the fact that almost no one seemed to notice?original ↗
27 Aug 2026
All roads lead to Cushing*original ↗
26 Aug 2026
All roads lead to Cushing*original ↗
26 Aug 2026
Saying something nice about Claudeoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2026
Saying something nice about Claudeoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2026
October 28, 2016, was arguably the pivotal moment in the career of Elon Muskoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2026
October 28, 2016, was arguably the pivotal moment in the career of Elon Muskoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2026
Friday video/podcast recommendations -- Carl Brown editionoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2026
Friday video/podcast recommendations -- Carl Brown editionoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2026
It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use while huge corporations try to sue the Internet Archive out of business.original ↗
20 Aug 2026
It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use while huge corporations try to sue the Internet Archive out of business.original ↗
20 Aug 2026
"I want to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody." --- James Carville (with the mandatory AI angle, of course)original ↗
19 Aug 2026
"I want to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody." --- James Carville (with the mandatory AI angle, of course)original ↗
19 Aug 2026
Cory Doctorow on why centaurs like AIoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2026
Cory Doctorow on why centaurs like AIoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2026
Commemorating thirteen years since Elon Musk revolutionized transportation with the hyperloop.original ↗
17 Aug 2026
Commemorating thirteen years since Elon Musk revolutionized transportation with the hyperloop.original ↗
17 Aug 2026
Sure it's a rerun, but it's got a Frazetta cover.original ↗
14 Aug 2026
Sure it's a rerun, but it's got a Frazetta cover.original ↗
14 Aug 2026
LLMs are not nothing.original ↗
13 Aug 2026
LLMs are not nothing.original ↗
13 Aug 2026
Great video but keep your finger over the mute button. Aschenbrenner's laugh will haunt your dreams.original ↗
12 Aug 2026
Great video but keep your finger over the mute button. Aschenbrenner's laugh will haunt your dreams.original ↗
12 Aug 2026
Not another Cushing post, but Cushing-relevantoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2026
Not another Cushing post, but Cushing-relevantoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2026
The Ides (ish) of March -- checking in on the Ellison Media Empireoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2026
The Ides (ish) of March -- checking in on the Ellison Media Empireoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2026
Not Enron, but not good either.original ↗
7 Aug 2026
Not Enron, but not good either.original ↗
7 Aug 2026
Is it a bad sign when people start making Enron comparisons? It seems like a bad sign.original ↗
6 Aug 2026
Is it a bad sign when people start making Enron comparisons? It seems like a bad sign.original ↗
6 Aug 2026
Why would some of the most profitable companies in the world feel the need to load up on debt? Why would some of the most creditworthy companies in the world borrow money at a higher interest rate?original ↗
5 Aug 2026
Why would some of the most profitable companies in the world feel the need to load up on debt? Why would some of the most creditworthy companies in the world borrow money at a higher interest rate?original ↗
5 Aug 2026
“Today is August 4, 2026”original ↗
4 Aug 2026
“Today is August 4, 2026”original ↗
4 Aug 2026
One of the great things about living in the 2020s is all of the fascinating ethical problems to discussoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2026
One of the great things about living in the 2020s is all of the fascinating ethical problems to discussoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2026
Carl Brown explains why being an AI developer is the best job in the whole wide world.original ↗
31 Jul 2026
Carl Brown explains why being an AI developer is the best job in the whole wide world.original ↗
31 Jul 2026
OpenAI, SoftBank, and Nvidiaoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2026
OpenAI, SoftBank, and Nvidiaoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2026
Yesterday's Alarmism is Tomorrow's Consensusoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2026
Yesterday's Alarmism is Tomorrow's Consensusoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2026
As always, the important thing is we won't have to cancel HBO Max for at least another month.original ↗
28 Jul 2026
As always, the important thing is we won't have to cancel HBO Max for at least another month.original ↗
28 Jul 2026
It's not a fear of “AI communism”; it's a fear of competitive market capitalism.original ↗
27 Jul 2026
It's not a fear of “AI communism”; it's a fear of competitive market capitalism.original ↗
27 Jul 2026
It's Friday. There's a heatwave. I'm feeling lazy. I'm just going to post some tweets.original ↗
24 Jul 2026
It's Friday. There's a heatwave. I'm feeling lazy. I'm just going to post some tweets.original ↗
24 Jul 2026
Three video recommendations for the weekend (assuming you're taking Friday off).original ↗
23 Jul 2026
Three video recommendations for the weekend (assuming you're taking Friday off).original ↗
23 Jul 2026
OpenAI needs to capture 1,852% of the total addressable marketoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2026
OpenAI needs to capture 1,852% of the total addressable marketoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2026
Even less of a done deal—back on the Paramount/Warner beat.original ↗
21 Jul 2026
Even less of a done deal—back on the Paramount/Warner beat.original ↗
21 Jul 2026
"The media is important for many, many reasons, but one of the biggest ones is that scrutiny is what keeps capital in check, for the benefit of humanity and at times the companies themselves."original ↗
20 Jul 2026
"The media is important for many, many reasons, but one of the biggest ones is that scrutiny is what keeps capital in check, for the benefit of humanity and at times the companies themselves."original ↗
20 Jul 2026
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