Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Not sure how I missed this anniversary. The cow pasture he launched his rocket is now a 9 hole municipal golf course and I used to hang out at Clark where he taught.

- He's become a joke,

- Shyam Sankar's Four 'Sputnik Moments.' 

- Tesla and LG Energy will build a $4.3 billion battery factory in Lansing Michigan. This is a big deal.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Palantir and NVIDIA announce turnkey AI datacenter. Look for other top defense contractor to do something similar.

- What Netflix is getting in the purchase of Ben Affleck's AI company. Not good news for film editors (especially assistant editors).

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- In massive news for Save America Act, Senator Cornyn flips on filibuster to push through voter ID.

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- For the Iranian diaspora in US, hope for a Berlin Wall moment. Strange that title talks of diaspora in US but article just talks about California.

- From the archives: Marc Andreessen on pausing alcohol.

- Profile of Palantir's CTO Shyam Sankar. Writer a big too prosaic and full of themselves but fan of Palantir.

- Glyphosate, soil health, and the fight over food safety.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share

- Morgan Housel: I Have a Few Questions. And the question - did I read this before?

- Melting Asphalt: Crony Beliefs. Know I've read this before but It's good to review from time to time.

- Nailing your theses to the Pentagon's Metro's door.

- A Christopher Lee badass Christmas