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Is AI Just Software? – Feld Thoughts

I decided to ask Claude (Opus 4), Gemini (2.5...

The Lesson to Unlearn

December 2019The most damaging thing you learned in school...

What Exactly is the “Peasant Railgun” in D&D 5e?

You may have been scrolling through the r/dnd or...

The latest AI scaling graph

Seen this? It (and the update to it) have been all the rage lately, among “AI forecasters”, on social media, and it has even made it into mainstream media...

The Cost of Passive Avoidance

Recently, the concept of “the truth” has become elusive. While mistruths, lies, and deceit have been a foundational part of our species’ communication, a new level of misdirection and...

Starbucks Adding New Staff, Says Machines Alone Won’t Cut It

Starbucks has found that removing human labor in favor of machines doesn't work for the company — so now the coffee chain is...

Early Work

October 2020One of the biggest things holding people back from doing great work is the fear of making something lame. And this fear is not an irrational one. Many great projects...

Innovation is managed chaos, with Eric Schmidt

ERIC SCHMIDT: My first office at Google was an 8-by-12 office, just enough room for me and my desk and my little chair. And one day I walked...

Response Time: Vol. 44 – The Intercom Blog

You satisfy your customers, but can you satisfy our curiosity? With Stephanie Smith, Manager, Customer Success at Collage. Please tell us a little bit about your company and what you do...

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Vegan colleague Crystal caught on camera eating a coworker’s beef lasagna, exposing her as the one behind the missing lunches: ‘Now she brings a...

After a particularly carnivorous lasagna from home went missing, despite being double-bagged, labeled, and plastered with a warning, enough was enough. With the help...

Unexpected Raffia Bag Outfit Ideas From Fashion Experts

In 2023, stylist Allison Bornstein introduced the now-viral concept of the "wrong shoe theory," which quickly took the fashion world by storm. The idea...

New Spring Perfumes I’ve Been Loving

It’s time for another perfume roundup! I’ve been exploring more fragrances this year and I’m thrilled to have found so many great new loves....