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How to effectively build software
Some principles I follow to build productive dev teams
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Best books of 2021
In 2021, I started 23 books: 20 non-fiction, 2 biographies and 1 fiction. Here are my 6 best.
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Building a cool product is not enough
Finding the right problem is more important than building the best product
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The challenge
In 2025, I will write 200 posts.
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What happened to the AI winter debates?
Twelve months ago, we were reading intense discussions between LLM advocates and critics—should I call them negationists?—about whether LLM models would…
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Crypto epistemic update 2021
Epistemic updates on crypto and NFTs.
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We are social learners
We over-estimate the extent to which we are individually responsible for our beliefs.
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Poor incentives will do this to you
Launched in Italy during COVID by Prime Minister Conte, the “Superbonus” scheme subsidized 110% of housing renovation costs.
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Don't think about JD Vance
The IMF estimates that Europe’s internal barriers are equivalent to a tariff of 45 per cent for manufacturing and 110 per cent for services.
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What makes a good life
A top student of her high school class is approaching graduation, and she must choose what to do next year.
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At least this is a start
Link There will be lots of bottle-cap-related-jokes in the comments for sure but, at least, the directionality is correct.
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Extensibility makes your product eternal
Extensibility is what makes your product eternal.
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