Mythos: Powerful Model Too Risky for Public Release
Mythos is an awesome name for a model that’s too powerful to release to the public, have to hand it to them.
MARTA's Daily Chaos Hides Event‑Ready Capacity
On a daily basis MARTA is kind of a mess but because it has so much excess capacity it’s actually well-suited for big events.
Is Sam and Dario's Rhetoric Helpful or Doomerist?
Asking this in all sincerity — is the rhetoric from Sam and Dario closer to something society should want that’s broadly beneficial or doomerism?
NBA's Woes Trace to Overpaid Media Rights Deals
On some level I think the NBA’s problems stem from the league getting overpaid for media rights because streamers were desperate for content and agreed to uneconomic deals, which made the owners rich and reduced the financial pressure on them...
Prioritize Early Rounds that Capture Real Attention
I’m good with this. Better to have the first round series people will actually pay attention to.
Oil Headlines Mislead; Brent Stuck Near $100
I can’t be the only one who sees these headlines day in and day out yet sees Brent crude struggle to hold $100/barrel and thinks there must be magic supplies of oil out there somehow.
Early-Year Releases Surpass Expectations Across the Board
It’s still early in the year but it seems like most of the big releases have been beating expectations.
Even CEOs Like Schultz and Iger Follow Identical Playbooks
This is how it works in the corporate world too — Howard Schultz, Bob Iger…
Suburbs Must Offer Amenities for EV Residents, Replacing Cities
The real urbanism fight that doesn’t get talked about much is if suburbs — particularly your Johns Creek/Frisco types — can build enough amenities for your Rivian R2-type residents and consumers that they don’t need actual cities as they’re currently...
Satoshi’s Identity Remains Unknowable without Definitive Insight
Unless Joe has a view on who Satoshi is I’m just going to assume it’s unknowable.
Regulators May Force Anthropic to Go Non‑Profit
So the bear case on Anthropic (equity) is the technology is so good that the government will never allow it to stay a for-profit enterprise?
Healthcare Hiring Forces Other Sectors to Cut Jobs
[@opinion] If: -the labor force isn’t growing -healthcare adds at least a couple hundred thousand jobs a year then: -non-healthcare industries (85% of the labor market) have to be constantly shedding a modest number of jobs https://t.co/GVeOyRT44p
Algorithmic X Lets Fans Catch Baseball Highlights Next Morning
Elon’s more algo-centric X has been better for baseball than chronological Twitter. Catch some crazy play the next morning instead of having to be awake at midnight ET to see it.
AI Liquidity Surge Boosts Austin Real Estate Outlook 2027
My hot take is the AI liquidity events are bullish Austin real estate in 2027.
ICE Staffing Speeds up Hartsfield-Jackson Security, Benefits Flyers
Can’t speak to what the TSA situation at airports has been the past several weeks, but I just went through security at Hartsfield-Jackson and it was a breeze — ICE officers checking ID’s made it overstaffed in a way that...
