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week 2 / 2026: ... and the circus leaves town

week 2 / 2026: ... and the circus leaves town

Reading round-up: Rodney Brooks reassesses his own AI predictions; Dan Wang holds forth on China (and everything else); Bruce Sterling reports from the depths of the multitool rabbit-hole; an anthology of stories in homage to J G Ballard.
Paul Graham Raven Jan 11, 2026
week 43 / 2025: l'esprit de l'ascenseur

week 43 / 2025: l'esprit de l'ascenseur

Marketing 101 advises that you hone your elevator pitch. I'm increasingly convinced that simplifying problems this way just makes them worse in the long run.
Paul Graham Raven Oct 26, 2025

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