I don't know about behind the scenes but, to an outsider, Anthropic publishing that three Chinese labs tried to industrial-scale brute force hack their systems and then act like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa! ... Why's the Pentagon doing this to us all of a sudden?!" Is a very funny scene.
Unbelievable. Okay, I think I'm ready to say Caleb is the guy. Ben Johnson is the guy. They never quit. #ChicagoBears
Wait, the “beloved” Latin American socialist strongman didn’t have a single shot fired in his defense? Not one brave global friend rushed in? No heroic last stand? No solidarity? No sacrifice? He was just…hung out to dry? I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. An absolute mystery.
Since this is the country's 250th, I'm going to write a lot about America this year. Most will appear at @almanack.blog. Some will appear elsewhere.
Happy New Year. Be excellent to each other.
7. Practice daily noticing.
Take one quality photograph each day. Not for documentation or posting, but as a discipline of seeing.
6. Be local.
Pay attention to the immediate world. Write from somewhere specific. Allow place, history, and proximity to shape perspective.
5. Be intentional about relationships.
Network better by treating relationships as ongoing, not transactional. Follow up. Reach out first. Maintain connections instead of collecting them.
4. Depth over velocity.
Read fewer things more carefully. Respond more slowly. Resist the pressure.
3. Write for posterity.
In an age where AI produces endless text, write as a human. Write clearly and honestly. Assume much of what we write now is for ourselves and our children, not the algorithm.
2. Join the conversation.
Participate rather than observe. Write publicly more often. Share ideas while they are still alive, not only once they feel finished or safe.
New Year’s Resolutions
1. Remain present where it matters most.
Continue to try to be present with my wife and children. Protect ordinary time. Attention is finite and valuable.
All societies face a moment when the world they inherited is no longer the world they inhabit.
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It's time.
This Ohtani game is not real. AI has gone too far. #NLCS #MLBPlayoffs
Genuinely considered becoming a luddite and moving to the woods but apparently the only job in the future will be influencer curation so, I guess, if you can't beat the algorithm, you must become the algorithm. Anyway, please like and subscribe to my journey rejecting modernity.
Ryne Sandberg understood that when a kid looks up at you with wide-eyed admiration, you don’t make a fool out of them. Craig writes a tribute to the Cubs legend who respected the game, and us, too much to let us down.
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Why isn't Chicago with our grid system the primary training ground for autonomous driving? Genuinely asking. It seems ideal for testing real world pedestrian and intersection behavior, with less concern about terrain. Insufficient charger infrastructure or is it simply too easy?
Interior Designers take note. Man Caves are out. Monitoring the Situation Rooms are in.
If “God Only Knows” ain’t enough to get a man into Heaven, there’s no hope for the rest of us. Bye Brian.
I’ve long said techbros have a type of delusional ego paired with private wealth we haven’t seen since like ‘80s Wall Street, ‘50s Ad men, ‘20s bootleggers, and like 1890s robber barons, but taking on the President in such a public fashion could be a whole new level of grandeur…
Hope to meet the guy who not only thought to leave a little gap between the car seat and center console big enough for everything important to fall in yet too small for your hand to fit, but also convince all other designers to do it, too. Must be one charming son of a bitch…
So…the influencers were right? In the future, we’re all just going to be influencers? It’s influencers...all the way down, huh?
👨🚀💥 “Always has been.” #AlwaysHasBeen
Google has made an impressive comeback, and I'm excited for this year's I/O. I still think Bard was a better name than Gemini, though.
This project is still one of the coolest projects I’ve ever heard about and I hope they only continue to get better and better at what they’re trying to achieve.
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Hello again, Bluesky.
It's going to be a long week for everyone. Try to get some sleep.
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