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Espresso Shots 10-18-26

Espresso Shots 10-18-26

From forgetting the algorithms to Jim Henson’s puppets, a dramatic Ironman win, a view on friendships, thinking like a lab team, and choosing what you attend to.

Oct 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Espresso Shots 10-11-26

Espresso Shots 10-11-26

From Claude writing code and authoring apps to pirating the pirates, retro gaming, beauty in DVD menus, and the Tildeverse.

Oct 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Acquiescence

Acquiescence

Most old ways survive not because they’re right, but because questioning them takes effort, so the default quietly wins.

Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Espresso Shots 10-4-26

Espresso Shots 10-4-26

From the geology of sticking with it to Game Theory secrets, mathematicians, David Bowie's Proust Questionnaire, and an analemma over the Callanish Stones.

Oct 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Espresso Shots 9-13-26

Espresso Shots 9-13-26

From inverted asteroids and revived BBSs to MouthPad independence, archaic intelligence, exiting the cave, Steve Jobs's lost decade, and one true purpose.

Sep 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Espresso Shots 9-6-26

Espresso Shots 9-6-26

From optimizing the whole flow to rest versus idleness, high achievers chasing success, mindfulness's hidden risks, pinball, and an island that appeared then vanished.

Sep 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Espresso Shots 8-14-26

Espresso Shots 8-14-26

From people telling you AI is changing everything to the glitch that left Poland off the map, a hamster's wheel experiment, a wind phone, the impossible rhythm illusion, and a swarm of blood robots.

Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Espresso Shots 8-9-26

Espresso Shots 8-9-26

From lawn-mowing algorithms to being bald being better, energy hoarding, lighthouse rescues, digital sanctuaries, and the case for writing anyway.

Aug 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Espresso Shots 7-05-26

Espresso Shots 7-05-26

Private jets, red-and-green squiggles, power tools gone wrong, dogs texting people and how to find out how weird you really are.

Jul 5, 2026 · 6 min read