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- Call the plumber; we have leaky abstractions. Thoughts worth pondering on oil AI, and commerce.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- How an oil refinery works.

- Big 12 lands private capital deal. 

Some Memes I hope You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Genius idea.

- Definitions fit.

- If the shoe fits.

- Speaking of Godzilla

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- 26 useful concepts for 2026. Couple of months old but new to me.

- Gravitational time dilation. Not going to lie - both time and relativity give me mental fits.

- 7 big steps to foil organizational ambushes.

- Mexican army kills cartel leader. Is it bad I want these reports to become as common as the drug boat bombings were? 

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- Daniele Bolelli on George Washington's Warning. The only thing worse than a two-party system is a one party one though.

- Jonathan Turley on Rage Politics,

- Getting Good Vibrations.

- I like subtle.

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- Rob Henderson on Orwell in the Gutter. 

- Jonathan Turley on the Judicial Calvinball of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

- RIP Flight Lt. John Cruickshank. (HT Borepatch)

- Workplace cast of characters. Think we recognize most of these from personal experience. I would add the misplaced genius - the one who should have to job but is doing something else instead.

10 of the Greatest Acquisition of All-time

Always a Valid Question

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- Morgan Housel on the Thin Line between Bold and Reckless. Reminds me how Elon Musk treats any laws or regulations set by man as "suggestions" only. You'd be hard pressed to argue Musk isn't wildly successful.

- Hillary Clinton raises idea of  "formal re-education" of MAGA supporters. She's deplorable.

- VDH on our establishment's alternate realities.

- The FBI knew about Joe and Hunter Biden being corrupt all along.

The Holy Grail of Superior Business

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- The rising importance of older workers. Good news - many jobs are shifting to older workers. (HT Wally Bock)

- And I thought the Babylon Bee was supposed to be satire.

- Does "Made in America" still matter to consumers? Still say that Sears missed a giant opportunity by not going with a 100% Made in the USA approach.

- Morgan Housel on Rich and Anonymous. So true - well worth the read. Also one of my favorite Naval Ravikant quotes.

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- Jonathan Turley on Justice Jackson's dissent on Affirmative Action. She getting close to being known as the Affirmative Action Justice.

-  Ranking the best and worst brand reputations in 2023. Not sure if I agree with this poll. Seems like the sort of thing that would make ESG a real thing.

- You are here. (Via)

- I've spent way too much time on this question myself.

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- Man I loved the language of Deadwood.

- The 10 greatest acquisitions of all-time.

- Interesting look at the potential upcoming writers' strike in Hollywood.

- How can you not like Giannis? He's the MVP for this answer alone!

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- Going to hell for laughing at this (and for pulling it from the archives to laugh at it again). Be sure to have the volume on.

- Speaking of archives - from Forbes archives from 5-years ago, "We have five years to save ourselves from climate change." It's been a scam all along.

- Perennial Rice - larger crop yields with less labor. This is a big deal. Worries me that it almost seems too good to be true. Is the sample size of four years and eight cropping seasons enough to know the full scope?

- Interesting post - if you're a founder would you want to be an insider (a Nirav) or an outsider (a Naval)? 

What Ails Google - And How it Can Turn Things Around

Interesting look behind the curtains at Google from someone who could be both considered and insider and outsider (his company was acquired by Google and his three year retention period recently ended). The main gist, "Google's fundamental problems are along the culture axis and everything else is a reflection of it." 

Thought this paragraph helped illustrate the point:

If all the senior managers in a team spend one month in every six planning, and one month goes on vacations and one month doing performance reviews, there's suddenly just enough time to do a reorg and change in strategy once a year, right? Nothing gets done, no problem, no risk - hand out the promos and bonuses and keep going."

Reading the post I was suddenly reminded of General Motors in the 1970's who ended up having their lunch eaten by a more nimble and innovative Japan in the 1980's.

Long but worthwhile read for anyone in tech, management or the just curious.

The Six Most Important Business Lessons From All of History

 AJ Jacobs on what he considers the six most important business lessons in history. Not sure if these are "the six most important" business lessons but I enjoy AJ Jacobs' writing.

I enjoyed his book The Know It All and also his The Year of Living Biblically and would recommend both books as brain candy you might actually learn something from.

McDonald's $42 Billion Real Estate Empire Explained.

McDonald's is often called a real estate firm dressed up as a fast food chain - it's true.

Interesting look at how the building is the real profit center for McDonald's not the burger being sold.

Interesting Look at Peloton

Peloton is a business case study waiting to happen.

It could also be the ready-made outline for a new HBO series. So many twists and turns.

Interesting Thread

Interesting thread on how JIT (Just In Time) manufacturing is counter productive.

Especially in these days of supply chain disruptions. 

Farnam Street Knowledge

- Habits vs. Goals: A Look at the Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Life

- How to Write Creative Fiction: Umberto Eco's Four Rules

- Seizing the Middle: Chess Strategy in Business

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- Interesting cautionary tale from a start-up software founder.

- Omega-3 supplements offer some significant benefits. I've been taking Omega-3 (Krill Oil) supplements for 2-months now and have no plans to stop.

- Glenn Greenwald: The Media Lied Repeatedly about Officer Brian Sicknick's Death. The media has no shame - and once again the NYT is front and center among the worst offenders. 

- That was quick - proposed Super League collapses.