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a letter to myself from 2020

recently I've been spending time thinking about the more social/meta aspects of all this AI progress - the industrialization of knowledge work, human creativity and meaning, and what it means to live in the 21st century (and future generations). i'm working on some writing on this topic - more to come soon! history rhymes, and we've seen society react and adapt to the industrial revoluti...

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Money well spent

It’s been awhile since I’ve paid for a tasting menu in New York City. I think the initial novelty and status of fine dining eventually wore off. When friends ask me if I’ve been to any good new NYC restaurants lately, my only answers have been bakeries and a taco shop: Nick and Sons, Apollo Bagel, Radio Bakery, Taqueria El Chato. It’s egalitarian food - high quality food from establishments that you can walk in, wait in line, and eat on the sidewalk. None of the ridiculous NYC reservation cul.

#food#restaurant#money
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5 quick takes on AI interfaces

1. Wrappers are good 2. Characters are the new medium 3. Show the work 4. FYP is the gold standard of personalized AI 5. Short voice input, long voice output

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It makes me feel alive

I’ve been thinking about this question recently — what makes you feel alive? Everyone’s answer is different. But I think it’s a great compass for how we should each spend our time. How we spend our days is how we spend our lives, and the more days we feel alive the more meaningful our lives become.

#running#life
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On Type 1.5 Fun, Earned Fatigue, and a Weekend Backpacking in Yosemite

I sometimes joke that two of my favorite things to do in New York City are: 1. Leave NYC to take a break from the city and get some fresh air 2. Arrive back in NYC and feel main character energy staring out the Uber window at the Manhattan skyline

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Excerpts from Steve Jobs' 1983 talk "The Objects Of Our Life"

The other day I was scrolling through my YouTube feed and stumbled across a Steve Jobs talk I hadn’t seen before. It was titled “The Objects of Our Life”, a talk given at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen. I was struck by how prescient and truly visionary his thoughts were – this was

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There’s no rule against that

One of the most rewarding feelings is working on projects with friends. My most memorable experience at Uniswap was building a photobooth - a 16 hour project that included accidentally shattering a windshield, designing an iPad holster with wood, and coding in a U-Haul across the Williamsburg Bridge

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In Search of Magic: AI Interfaces Beyond the Chat Box

One of my favorite questions to ask is, when was the last time you used tech that felt like magic? I think everyone has only a handful of uniquely personal experiences with technology that evoke a visceral feeling of magic.

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On Yakiniku, Status Dining, and Food Made For Care

The most magical dining experience I’ve had in recent memory was during a 6 hour layover in Tokyo at Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara. Sitting at the counter...

On Identity Formation and the Infinite Personalized Feed

Alice Cappelle has a brilliant video essay called “Capitalism and Ego Formation” where she discusses how we’ve reached a point where products generat...