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Write Simply

March 2021I try to write using ordinary words and...

When UPS charged me a $684 tariff on $355 of vintage computer parts

I try not to write anything even vaguely political...

How People Get Rich Now

April 2021Every year since 1982, Forbes magazine has published...

Hollywood demos vs. real-world demos

There are two types of AI demos: the “Hollywood...

NeoClerks-partnership.md · GitHub

How I spent 18 months building an AI avatar platform through war, economic collapse, and 120-hour weeks—and why I'm now looking for a partner to help me turn this...

The Real Reason to End the Death Penalty

April 2021When intellectuals talk about the death penalty, they talk about things like whether it's permissible for the state to take someone's life, whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent,...

What’s new with Fin 3: The best AI Agent for complex queries across every channel

At Pioneer 2025, our Chief Product Officer Paul Adams announced Fin 3: the best AI Agent for resolving deep, complex queries across every channel. Our goal is to give customer...

FAA restricts commercial rocket launches indefinitely due to air traffic risks

Beginning next week, daytime rocket launches are all officially scrubbed thanks to the government shutdown.As the record-long shutdown of the U.S. federal government stretches into its second month, commercial...

What I’ve Learned from Users

September 2022I recently told applicants to Y Combinator that the best advice I could give for getting in, per word, was Explain what you've learned from users. That tests...

Building our next R&D hub in Berlin

We are opening our next R&D hub in Berlin to support significant investment in our AI customer service platform, Intercom, and market-leading AI Agent, Fin. We intend to hire...

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650GB of Data (Delta Lake on S3). Polars vs DuckDB vs Daft vs Spark.

I recently tried to light the tinder for what I hoped would be a revolt — the Single Node Rebellion — but, of course, it...

Hollywood demos vs. real-world demos

There are two types of AI demos: the “Hollywood demo,” which is highly produced, polished, and looks pretty perfect; and the “real-world demo,” which...

21 Adorable Memes of Cats Discovering That Pawrenthood Is Equal Parts Cuddles and Chaos

Cat parenting is serious business. Or at least, they make it look that way. One minute, a mama cat is proudly herding her kittens...

Simone Biles On WAG Life & Her New Athleta Collection

SB: There's a couple. I'm going to start with the sateen bucket bag. That is just such a fashionable piece. It's just a really...