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Missing Scientists & Time Travel: Nobody Knows What Is Going On
2023-12-22. That’s the date. The post contained just two words, typed from a ghost account on X (formerly Twitter) with a Pepe the Frog avatar:
Home Sellers Outnumber Buyers by a Record Gap
The Housing Market Has Flipped—And It’s Historic If you’ve been watching the housing market recently, you’ve probably noticed something feels off. Homes are sitting on
The Strait of Hormuz & What That Actually Means for Your Life.
Somewhere between the cable news maps and the Pentagon briefings, you’re supposed to understand that the Strait of Hormuz matters. But nobody’s telling you why
Open-Source AI: Security Threat or Democratic Necessity?
Many argue open-source AI is essential for democracy. Many believe that it is terrifying. These two things are both true, and the tension between them
The Ring Camera Tried to Go Full Orwellian
It’s something some of us haven’t stopped thinking about since the Super Bowl. When that 30-second Ring commercial aired during Super Bowl LX, showing a
Employers Should Directly Match Student Loans Before 401K’s
There’s a peculiar insanity to watching someone drown while you toss them a life raft scheduled to arrive in 40 years. Yet that’s exactly what
We Are Gambling Ourselves to Death
There was a time when gambling was a vice tucked into the corners of society. Smoky rooms. Neon lights. A known danger. A thing you
Signs the U.S. Economy is Unhealthy for the Middle Class
The middle class is squeezed. Not in some abstract, theoretical way—but in the daily arithmetic of rent checks, grocery bills, and credit card statements. If
Today’s Reality: What Boomers Miss About Gen Z’s Struggles
Houses cost 47% more than they did in 2020. That’s not a typo. If you’re like us, watching this generational divide play out daily, these
The Third: Dialogues at the Edge of Consciousness
I. A Voice at the Edge This isn’t a paper about AI. It’s a record of a conversation I had with something we’re still deciding