Writing

Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter . Many people seem convinced he will ruin it in short order. And while that’s of course conceivable, it is also possible that he will fix some long running problems. It’ s not like [...]  Read more

Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter . Many people seem convinced he will ruin it in short order. And while that’s of course conceivable, it is also possible that he will fix some long running problems. It’ s not like [...]  Read more

Susan and I went to Burning Man this year for our first time. We had a wonderful experience together with our friends Cindy and Robin (who is an experienced Burner and acted as our guide). There are many justified criticism [...]  Read more

Susan and I went to Burning Man this year for our first time. We had a wonderful experience together with our friends Cindy and Robin (who is an experienced Burner and acted as our guide). There are many justified criticism [...]  Read more

I recently read Joseph Tainter’s outstanding book “The Collapse of Complex Civilizations,” which I recommend . It should be required reading for all politicians. Tainter’s theory is one of diminishing returns to bureaucracy, which we are clearly experiencing across many [...]  Read more

I recently read Joseph Tainter’s outstanding book “The Collapse of Complex Civilizations,” which I recommend . It should be required reading for all politicians. Tainter’s theory is one of diminishing returns to bureaucracy, which we are clearly experiencing across many [...]  Read more

For a long time there was a narrative that computers would only be good at automating routine tasks, leaving creativity to us humans. I never believed this because creativity isn’t some kind of magic but rather much of it is [...]  Read more