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Cheaper Parts, Faster Engines

Token prices are collapsing. AI bills are exploding. Both are true, and neither is the number that matters.

Jul 6

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The Accountable Animal

On risk, agency, accountability, and where we go from here.

Jul 5

June 2026

Seeing Like a Machine

The promise of a system

Jun 17

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The $14 Million Sentence

Three budget meetings, one distribution problem.

Jun 11

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May 2026

You Can't "AI Committee" Your Way Through This

Six reasons putting AI into an organization will be far messier than anyone admits.

May 31

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Sand That Thinks

On intelligence and humanity

May 21

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What We Actually Mean by Taste

Deconstructing the black box of professional taste

May 17

The Salt Merchant’s Son

In a market town centuries ago, a boy named Tomas inherited his father’s salt stall.

May 9

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April 2026

The Virtues of Thinking vs. Doing

Know which dimension energizes you. Then build around it.

Apr 12

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Corporations Should Die

On empire building, rent-seeking, and the case for trust-based businesses

Apr 7

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March 2026

Fat Margins Hide a Lot of Sins

What meatpacking knows about AI that wealth management is still figuring out

Mar 22

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The Landlord Fallacy

Why calling your ecosystem "parasites" is a confession, not a strategy

Mar 19

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