Priorities

“China and Japan are jointly developing a next-generation plug called ChaoJi that can handle almost four times the power of NACS, the North American charging standard … If ChaoJi is adopted globally, U.S. cars would be stuck charging on a slower, older system.”

In 2020, I had a book published by Hachette called How to Live to 100. As a stunt, we wanted to post free copies to celebs who were nearly 100, eg The Queen, Prince Philip and Desmond Tutu. David Attenborough is the only one of these people who has made it to 100. www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...

If it’s Google, say no.

Bicycles as fiscal sanity

Note the Great Depression and WW2. What if AI nonsense results in Minsky instability? We get GD 2.0 and WW3?

Corpo pablum. Sounds like a dumdum who got a PhD by hiring an Asian kid to do the math.

Stock Market closing in on its highest Shiller PE Ratio in history, now only slightly less than during the Dot Com Bubble 🚨🚨🚨

A sign for cities

Most relatable comic of all time?

Economics of solar vs nuclear

Or search that ignores AI-origin stuff.

A fiscal policy puzzle

I've been on sabbatical doing massive book rewrites. It's finished!* Today I have just sent pitches to ten new agents, and I don't know whether to laugh or dance or collapse in a heap. *books are never finished, obvs; you just stop writing them and turn over the ms., but this draft is done

That's how Vegas works

If creative destruction works, another app will displace Amazon.

Pedestrians matter

Largely under the radar, cities are going back to the old-fashioned two-way streets that enhance safety... and make streets and sidewalks into something more than speedways — into the walkable territory that used to be a fundamental part of urban social and community life. 👇 bit.ly/4ush5UX

"Hello, Kitty," she said to the cat sitting on the porch. "That's #phantom," the realtor replied, "He comes with the house." "Was he left behind?" "Yes, unfortunately," the realtor confirmed. "Why?" She reached out to touch the cat but her hand went right through him. "That's why." #vss365

A little bit of bolognese in my life, A little bit of pesto on the side, A little puttanesca here I am, A little bit of this goes in the pan.

How can an LLM ‘bluff’ when all it does is copy-paste? You can see the bluff only after the underlying cards are revealed.

There must be a problem with the two types of error here.

She can play. Unlike the screamer, sprayer, or wannabes chasing endor gigs. But root for MK.

3-13-17-6. Them stats.

“Mama, did you know ketchup is a non Newtonian fluid?” My 7yo, over chicken fingers and fries

Paris

Something needs explaining

Tell this to Dumaguete City officials.

The beginning of the end

Toronto's new eBike Share bikes are 🔥🔥🔥 1. Grey colour- Whole bike is reflective  2. Adaptive shifting 3. Built in phone holder 4. And ability to lock without a docking station for quick stops (at shops etc...) These are things that make choosing a bike way easier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Vk...

We need this here

David Hume was which?

AI slop runs amuck.

What’s up?

Causation carousel

54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/04/54-w...

The Best Place in the World. #BookSky

Loafers for loafers

this is what I call a fish and chip. flaky fish the size of a house please. The batter should be crunchier than overnight snow and made of beer

Why these 125/250 tours? Is it the math of the rankings?

Fernandez up, Iga struggling.

Seriously, the men’s game can disappear, and it won't be missed.

They don't get general equilibrium economics. If AI supplants labor, who will have the income to pay for AI? They must love Marie Antoinette.

A new review essay. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/24/h...

Too bad for Mboko. She had an off-day although McNally played great.

This is cool.

Wha’ happened?

Social justice and migration

doing a phd is awesome you spend weeks doing nothing but reading and going I DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT FUCK THERE'S TOO MUCH TO LEARN I KNOW NOTHING WHY AM I EVEN HERE HELP HELP HELP and then you start writing and go oh wait yeah i do know things

Who’s buying? Is it a wash?