Author’s note: I went backpacking with a couple of friends up in Desolation wilderness (southwest of Lake Tahoe) this past weekend. The timing was fortuitous because I’ve recently really gotten into “thinking”, and there’s no better time and place to do that than out in nature. Over three days: we... [read more]

In the hollow of his grand piano, Silence sang, [read more]

TLDR: Meta’s decision to open-source Llama 3.1 is a calculated bet on the future of content creation and ad campaign creation. By making AI models like Llama widely available, Meta is poised to benefit from the increased demand for curation, personalization, and distribution of AI-generated content. As the largest social... [read more]

Author’s note: The following is inspired by an entry in my journal reflecting on recent events at the office. After three and a half years of professional experience, I finally feel entitled to some opinions on how things ought to be done. Previously, holding such opinions would have been premature,... [read more]

All belongs to the genuine, [read more]

Author’s note: This work departs from the traditional essay format. It presents a series of personal annotations and critical reflections inspired by excerpts from Henry George’s seminal text, Progress and Poverty. Certain excerpts will be presented without additional commentary, allowing the power of George’s prose to speak for itself; for... [read more]

How lonely is the branch with no bird to give perch, [read more]

Heaven determined that the cosmos be like a frozen sea, [read more]

Author’s note: This poem was inspired by a quote attributed to Napoleon from a book I’d recently finished titled “Mind of Napoleon” compiled by J. Christopher Herold. “Everybody has loved me and hated me; everybody has taken me up, dropped me, and taken me up again. … Only this was... [read more]

There is a certain arrogance in man, [read more]