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This is a collection of good, thought-provoking writing from the blogs and podcasts we have in our index. Discovered and carefully curated by our in-house AI tools. Whether a new take on a classic topic or a fresh voice on a trending issue, you will find something interesting to read here.

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#Japan2025 Nagoya for the first time

5 hours ago

Yesterday we took the Shinkansen fron Tōkyō to Nagoya, a city I’ve never been to before. Clara had been for a brief stopover, but hadn’t seen much of it beyond its port. Much of yesterday’s post may have been spent extolling the virtues of high-speed trains before I even got to what I was supposed t...

Not all heroes wear capes. Some just fix your NAT

1 day ago

Below, we’ve pulled together the most pivotal moments from Avery’s recent Stratechery interview with Ben Thompson. It’s a tale of sibling rivalry, dusty modems, open-source detours, and a vision for a better Internet. You can read the full Stratechery interview here. And now, on with our origin stor...

4 reasons to take rest more seriously

1 day ago

When you first meet someone, you are forced into the often tedious back-and-forth known as small talk. “How do you know Mark?” you ask, utterly uncaring for the answer. But the most common opening move in small talk, at least in many Western cultures, is the dreaded, “So, what do you do for a living...

Fly, Be Free

1 day ago

by Akim Reinhardt On a hot summer evening in Baltimore last year, the daylight still washing over the city, I sat on my front porch, drinking a beer with a friend. Not many people passed by. Most who did were either walking a dog or making their way to the corner tavern. And then an…

The Cost of Inaction

1 day ago

The one time I wanted to buy Bitcoin at $1 and didn’t. I made a mistake. I believe it’s usually better to make a wrong decision than to not make any decision. For example, I didn’t have access to a PC until I was about 17. As a result, I made an uninformed decision when … Continue reading The Cost o...

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The Blog Questions Challenge - TV Edition

2 days ago

What TV Character from a Beloved Show Do You Wish You Could Be Best Friends with in Real Life? I would really have enjoyed living in the world of Halt and Catch Fire, a show about a ten-year span of the early to mid-80s into the early 90s and the birth of the Internet. My brief interaction with corp...

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The Blog Questions Challenge - TV Edition

2 days ago

What TV Character from a Beloved Show Do You Wish You Could Be Best Friends with in Real Life? I would really have enjoyed living in the world of Halt and Catch Fire, a show about a ten-year span of the early to mid-80s into the early 90s and the birth of the Internet. My brief interaction with corp...