i'm too old for cold start!

So seriously have the cold start problem here. How do i find these incredible follow lists people talk about?

Is there an AI for that?

Man that's true. Maybe the right framing is treat Rogue One / Andor as the true prequels.

So you do New Hope. then the lead up.

Thanks sir. 🙏

I have a friend in his 30s who has never seen any Star Wars.

I'm thinking of just Rogue One + Andor S1/2 which leads directly into New Hope.

Then stop.
That feels like such a gift.

2-2 vs Ipswich?

A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice The Trump Administration wants to punish schools for student activism. Michael Roth, of Wesleyan, argues that colleges don’t have to roll over.

Wesleyan should get more credit.

President went out in a limb first. Privately tried to get the other school to join together & they delayed. Plus he is pro-Israel, which makes it a hard principled stance.

www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

teenager. i'm ok making myself feel awkward watching it with him. 😉

Ooh. that's a good one.

Though Pacific Rim is so different stylistically I could also see picking Shape of Water

To be fair, we went on a Nolan binge that's what kind of inspired this. ;) I don't think we can do 6+ of each director like we did of Nolan. Hence, trilogy.

The goal is they feel loosely like an anthology. Could have happened in the same world and we can chat about how the director evolved. Also, banger movies helps.

Not sure Hitchcock will hold up, in which case maybe Kubrick (Shining, etc) or Cuaron (Children of Men, etc) or, ooh Lumet

Thoughts?

Im tired streaming filler TV, but my son is not down for one off movies.

Enter: Director Trilogies.

Help? First draft
1) PTA: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Phantom Thread
2) Tarantino: Res Dogs, Pulp Fiction & Once Upon a Time or Inglorious Basterds
3) Hitchcock: Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo

We had Chris Pedregal, CEO of Granola on Hallway Chat this week.
-everyone's favorite "AI pen and paper"
-second founder syndrome
-what else could be Granola-ized.

Chris is a truly thoughtful product CEOs, friend, & second time Spark founder.
www.hallwaychat.co/granola-the-art-of-invis...

The Venture Capitalist Who Finds the Best AI Products—Before They Win - Ep. 45 with Nabeel Hyatt Nabeel Hyatt is looking for the “Japanese toilets” of AI—products that delight users in unexpected ways.As a partner at Spark Capital, that investment philos...

Sat down with Dan Shipper to catch up. We talk about the types of AI startups being built, from "faster horses" to new experiences, the right "leash length" for AI agents, and the joy of AI products that enhance the creative process.

https://youtu.be/IsZh-nLyfBA?si=pfhGPC-xcNrw1ZLx

Is this LA or is this Gaza?

My sincere hope is for my family in LA and in Palestine to be safe, and have opportunity and dignity in their lives. As a wise person said recently, I want for you whatever you want for the Palestinians.

Really wish TV shows had a variable recap length. Seems AI possible.

Like it's another episode of Breaking Bad? I watched the one yesterday just give me 30 seconds.

It's a new season of Arcane & i'm trying to remember 12 characters and all their events after 2 years?

I'd like 45 mins please.

Gen Z and Millennials Find Offline Joy in Board Game Clubs Hungry for in-person interaction, Gen Z and millennial players are joining old-fashioned chess, mahjong and backgammon groups.

I have gotten this article sent to me more times than any article in a long time. Guess folks that know me kinda know. :)

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/s...

we aren't going to agree here. calling out the exception doesn't prove the rule.

is a16z a venture firm?
would have to see where a bulk of their assets are deployed at this point, but debatable.

they are all bad.
been down this rabbit hole.

multi step reflection and editing is better than fine tuning, fwiw.

If we want to diagnose each on their benefits & sins:
- one inherently pushes for risk / growth with all the positive/negatives inherent
- one mitigates against risk towards efficiency

Both can hurt or help workers & consumers depending where they are on that spectrum, and in which market.

well THAT was an internet rabbit hole sent me down. thx. 🙏

PE and VC are as wildly different as Poker is to Football, that pretty much invalidates everything else in this take.

Where? would love to see

Home - Gaza Soup Kitchen Our goal is clear: to ensure no one in Gaza goes to bed hungry. This is more than just an initiative, it's a personal vow.​ Don't wait, donate to Palestine Now.

Today's a really good day to send some love to Gaza Soup Kitchen. Tough week for them.

gazasoupkitchen.org

Bring back the Automat

Agreed. I didn't see the "perpetual underdog" from Zuck or Gates.

But VCs are the absolute worst at this (says one VC to another).

You can mock lack or laugh at it. But if your self image is tied to feeling like the nerd building and innovating large business and being treated lower than PE wealth extractors, it's going to hurt.

Ultimately they took a gambit the corrupt dude would be corrupt for them to fix that.

You are right but let's be honest the tech industry has been made to feel like vampiric private equity finance ghouls by the left.

Obviously tech required scrutiny, but other US industries- say Hollywood or Auto- get that with less vitriol. It messed w the self image of the innovator/builder.