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Queens and Cables
At some point, humans walked out of Africa for the first time.
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Tech Nudism
Nudists are fascinating folks.
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Wet Jellybags
Apex predators are supposed to be intimidating.
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Is There Still Plenty of Time at the Bottom?
In late 2023, I wrote an essay called There’s Plenty More Room at the Bottom. If my title seems clever to you, we both have Richard Feynman to thank…
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The Floor
AI fails are everywhere.
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A Toe-Hold on a Dragon
In the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons world my friends and I inhabited, there were monsters you had to avoid if you were too inexperienced.
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Interrupted!
There I was, walking and talking—something becoming more and more normal for me these days.
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Adhocracy
Rapid technological change is something I’ve lived with my whole life.
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Frogger
In late 1981, a new standup arcade game grabbed everyone’s attention (and quarters).
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This is Cray
Superman.
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Cultural Lag
Ever get the feeling that technological change is hard to keep up with?
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Trillions of Transistors
A trillion is a very big number.
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