In a chapter on political systems in his remarkable book The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch notes that
…compromises -amalgams of the policies of the contributors- have an undeservedly high reputation. Though they are certainly better than immediate violence, they are generally, as I…
Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs, and Steel
Reader Submission: Title by GQ contributor, Dennis Tang.
See the original Better Book Title for this book here.
“It’s irresponsible not to use the tools of the day,” he charges. “People say, Oh, if I master Twitter, I’ve got it figured out. That’s right, but it’s also so wrong. If you master those things and stop, you’re just going to get killed by the next thing. Flexibility of skills leads to flexibility of options. To see what you can’t see coming, you’ve got to embrace larger principles.”
The wonder of Silicon Valley has been its rich history of producing incredibly capital efficient companies operating at massive scale. No doubt part of that achievement lies in the capital efficiency of software engineering itself where technology gives incredible leverage to create and disrupt…
In my parallel TV universe, Walter and Skyler White met in 1996, somewhere on the Upper West Side.
Yes. We’d also like to add Dr. Martens to Skyler’s outfit here.
WHOA.
Can you imagine Jerry Seinfeld doing standup on crystal meth?
And suddenly Kramer’s mental state makes perfect sense.
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On the Move
November 3, 1919 - this is Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s report on the Transcontinental Motor Convoy. Setting out from Washington, DC, on July 7, 1919, the Convoy was a test by the U.S. War Department to see if the country’s roads could handle long-distance movements of mechanized army units. Eisenhower’s experience during the expedition would later play a role in his support of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 while President.
