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things I’m trying to understand
I write about technology, history, economics, and how they fit together. There are some practical guides and things I’ve built here too. Pick a topic below or start with whatever looks interesting.
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Quotes
September 30, 2026
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prBar
August 27, 2026
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FireHose
July 22, 2026
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thrift.fit
June 18, 2026
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npm-age-pin
May 22, 2026
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Name all the countries that start with _
May 12, 2026
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Constraints beat prompts for AI code
February 13, 2026
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30for60
February 05, 2026
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Tab2Notes
January 09, 2026
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eBay2Parcel
November 22, 2025
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PlaylistMint
November 12, 2025
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What are the World’s Best Airports?
November 10, 2025
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Marginality: the Hidden Variable of Impact
September 08, 2025
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How to Own a Commodity
August 18, 2025
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Oil’s Financials are Falling Apart
July 28, 2025
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Founder’s Guide to Executive Skills
July 21, 2025
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The Factory's Quote is the Product
July 14, 2025
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Gold Mines & Self-Terminating Business Models
July 07, 2025
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Basic Capital's Big Idea: Bet Your Retirement on Interest Rates
June 30, 2025
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Your Credit Score is Worth More than the Plane
June 23, 2025
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Dancing with Missiles
June 16, 2025
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Delta Wings & Supersonic Dreams
June 09, 2025
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Andrew Jackson’s Ghost at the Fed
June 02, 2025
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Bad Startup Names
May 26, 2025
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WhisperBatch
May 09, 2025
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Founder’s Guide to Working with Filipino VAs
October 13, 2024
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bulkAirtable
October 04, 2024
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2MB + 2MB = 22MB
September 18, 2024
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Founder’s Guide to Personal Finance
September 10, 2024
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Traveler’s Guide to Vaccine-Maxing
April 18, 2024
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Founder’s Guide to Credit Cards
November 08, 2023
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We Probably Won't Fight Wars over Water
August 10, 2023
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Founder’s Guide to Hiring an Operations Team in the Philippines
June 22, 2023
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Travel Difficulty Index: My Tiered List for English Only Americans
May 08, 2023
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Founder's Guide to Building a Second Brain
February 13, 2023
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What happened to Pippin / Rent the Backyard
December 21, 2022
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Gramps
May 24, 2021
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Japan - So Many Nuggets
January 10, 2020
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Delta - Be Better
May 10, 2019
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Sukuk - No Interest Here
March 16, 2019
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Pierogis - with Bryndza Sheep Cheese
January 10, 2019
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Chicken - Inconsistent with the UK's Brand
October 10, 2018
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Institutions, Institutions, Institutions
September 05, 2018
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Snap - When your Core Competency is a Loss Leader
August 29, 2018
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Melting Pots - Not Quite Everywhere
August 22, 2018
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The Saudi Spat with Canada - Messy
August 15, 2018
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Protest in the 21st Century - Harder
August 08, 2018
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Remembering - Looking Forward
August 01, 2018
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Storytelling and Hope - Everywhere in Life
July 25, 2018
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Success Bias Reply - Maybe the Opposite
July 24, 2018
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Apollo - Success Bias
July 18, 2018
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21st Century Moats - Your Brand
July 11, 2018
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Duty - A Definition
July 04, 2018
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Photos - Ubiquitous, Worthless?
June 27, 2018
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American Words - Still Everywhere
June 20, 2018
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Unified Korea - An Ongoing Problem
June 13, 2018
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Getting Started
June 06, 2018