"The Maes–Garreau law is the statement that 'most favorable predictions about future technology will fall within the Maes–Garreau point', defined as 'the latest possible date a prediction can come true and still remain in the lifetime of the person making it'.[1] Specifically, it relates to predictions of a technological singularity or other radical future technologies.[1]" -Wikipedia contributors, "Maes–Garreau law," Wikipedia, The … Continue reading Maes-Garreau law
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The Advertising Test
The Campsite Rule
“Tell no lies; make no outsize promises; transmit no infections. Ideally, everyone would leave everyone in better shape than when they found them.” —Dan Savage quoted in Lila Shapiro, "The Age Gappers." The Cut. December 20, 2023.
Generalizing the 5/10/15 Rule for U.S. Drug Development, Or The Cycle of the New
"U.S. drug development cycle, which he says “always follows the 5/10/15 rule. For the first 5 years, companies hype new drugs; next 5 years all hidden side effects are exposed, leading to black-box warnings and class action lawsuits; in [the] last 5 years, the companies start dissing their own old drug as the patent runs … Continue reading Generalizing the 5/10/15 Rule for U.S. Drug Development, Or The Cycle of the New
Little Rules About Big Things
"People have vastly different desires, except for three things: Respect, feeling useful, and control over their time. Those are nearly universal. ...the past wasn’t as good as you remember, the present isn’t as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. A comforting delusion is thinking that other people’s bad … Continue reading Little Rules About Big Things
Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
"3. “Not wanting something is as good as having it.” — If you don’t want something, you’re just as satisfied as someone who has it. Naval Ravikant says that “…desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”... 42. “It’s easier to resist in the beginning than the end.” — Mistakes become harder … Continue reading Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
Zuihitsu, 2022-07
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. You do not need to be related to relate. Stop seeing life as a canvas to fill and see it as marble to … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-07
Zuihitsu, 2022-06
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Cocaine is a drug for the lonely.Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.—Alan WattsThere's … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-06
Zuihitsu: 2022-05
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Architecture is what you do with the potential of life. —Sir Peter CookSpecialization tends to shut off the wide-band tuning searches and thus … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2022-05
Zuihitsu: 2022-04
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. 1. I tell you: one must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.—Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche2. Build, test, and … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2022-04
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