Scott Smith
@changeist.bsky.social
Futurist, Managing Partner: changeist.com.
Project Lead: https://10fconsortium.org
Author: “How to Future” (2020) howtofuture.com | “Future Cultures” (2023) futureculturesbook.com
Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
Project Lead: https://10fconsortium.org
Author: “How to Future” (2020) howtofuture.com | “Future Cultures” (2023) futureculturesbook.com
Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
Peak Columbo: Gena Rowlands and Oskar Werner
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Peak Columbo: Gena Rowlands and Oskar Werner
Bullshit piled on top of bullshit. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Kalshi chief Tarek Mansour: ‘We’re pricing the future’
The co-founder of America’s biggest predictions market on the ‘wisdom of the crowd’, political polarisation — and the company’s adviser, Donald Trump Jr
giftarticle.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Bullshit piled on top of bullshit. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
One of the most important technologies of the 20th century. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
One of the most important technologies of the 20th century. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
On a bus home from an urban light festival being held up by a nighttime Critical Mass bike protest. Honk if you’re jealous.
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
On a bus home from an urban light festival being held up by a nighttime Critical Mass bike protest. Honk if you’re jealous.
Claude this week
a race car with the number 0 on the front
ALT: a race car with the number 0 on the front
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Claude this week
I can't get no
Claude compaction
I can't get me no
prompt reaction
Claude compaction
I can't get me no
prompt reaction
February 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I can't get no
Claude compaction
I can't get me no
prompt reaction
Claude compaction
I can't get me no
prompt reaction
So with these updates, we now have two Keynote versions, two Pages versions etc? That's...bizarre.
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
So with these updates, we now have two Keynote versions, two Pages versions etc? That's...bizarre.
If you see a dog, post dog, same dog edition
February 5, 2026 at 11:18 AM
If you see a dog, post dog, same dog edition
Sometimes in classes I've taught on roadmapping futures, I ask students to imagine the mundane bureaucratic events that lead up to a ridiculous sci-fi ending. Somebody built the procurement department for that space elevator and trained the staff. I was too conservative.
The Sci-Fi Quants Dominating Europe’s Most Volatile Power Market
Second Foundation has grown to dominate European intraday trading — thanks to a group of puzzle-loving mathletes in Prague.
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Sometimes in classes I've taught on roadmapping futures, I ask students to imagine the mundane bureaucratic events that lead up to a ridiculous sci-fi ending. Somebody built the procurement department for that space elevator and trained the staff. I was too conservative.
Maybe somebody can vibe code a functioning news organization
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Maybe somebody can vibe code a functioning news organization
More like Washington Ghost, amiright?
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
More like Washington Ghost, amiright?
It's almost like—and hear me out—the market is not the economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Broken
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's almost like—and hear me out—the market is not the economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
Damn. In the 70s they just threw us in a trailer in the school parking lot. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
China’s genius plan to win the AI race is already paying off
A network of ultra-competitive high-school talent streams has been turning out the leading lights of science and tech
giftarticle.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Damn. In the 70s they just threw us in a trailer in the school parking lot. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Self-awareware for people with no self-awareness
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Self-awareware for people with no self-awareness
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Russian
Commercial French
African Economic History
European Economic History
Physical Anthropology
Russian
Commercial French
African Economic History
European Economic History
Physical Anthropology
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)
Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Russian
Commercial French
African Economic History
European Economic History
Physical Anthropology
Russian
Commercial French
African Economic History
European Economic History
Physical Anthropology
These aren’t so much cabinet officials as TV characters who get to follow different plot arcs.
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
These aren’t so much cabinet officials as TV characters who get to follow different plot arcs.
Cannot wait to use Final Cut Pro with Apple Numbers
January 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Cannot wait to use Final Cut Pro with Apple Numbers
Never should have shut down Minitel
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Never should have shut down Minitel
Now spending two hours a day debugging MCPs and python scripts.
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Now spending two hours a day debugging MCPs and python scripts.
When do we get the Claude Train Manifesto, and who will write it? Feels only days away.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
When do we get the Claude Train Manifesto, and who will write it? Feels only days away.
Random rewatch of the Pee-wee Herman Show, now 45 years on, and it’s still an amazing artifact of cabaret.
January 25, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Random rewatch of the Pee-wee Herman Show, now 45 years on, and it’s still an amazing artifact of cabaret.
Miro is a pop-up machine with a collaboration function.
January 24, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Miro is a pop-up machine with a collaboration function.
Quote post with a clue of where you're from.
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Quote post with a clue of where you're from.
Tinkering with Cowork and the first thing it reminds me of is project management apps. If I wanted several extra steps in everything I do, I'd add them myself. Why learn yet another workflow? And explain it to 5 other people?
First one to @ me gets 🗡️
First one to @ me gets 🗡️
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Tinkering with Cowork and the first thing it reminds me of is project management apps. If I wanted several extra steps in everything I do, I'd add them myself. Why learn yet another workflow? And explain it to 5 other people?
First one to @ me gets 🗡️
First one to @ me gets 🗡️