Rajiv
@rajivpr.bsky.social
Software engineer by day. Philosophy/finance junkie by night
Buy Low, Sell High: The Worst Financial Advice of All Time https://outlookzen.com/2016/04/25/buy-low-sell-high-the-worst-financial-advice-of-all-time/
Buy Low, Sell High: The Worst Financial Advice of All Time
As someone who’s given a number of talks on personal finance and managing your investments, there’s one piece of advice that I keep hearing from people over and over again. “Buy low, sell high”, th…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Buy Low, Sell High: The Worst Financial Advice of All Time https://outlookzen.com/2016/04/25/buy-low-sell-high-the-worst-financial-advice-of-all-time/
Agent Skills https://agentskills.io/home
Overview - Agent Skills
A simple, open format for giving agents new capabilities and expertise.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Agent Skills https://agentskills.io/home
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/economy/trump-history-newroyalism.html
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
Experts are reaching to divine the president’s approach to global policy and economics, with one theory seeing antecedents in centuries-old dynastic rule.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:43 AM
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/economy/trump-history-newroyalism.html
Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/court-orders-restart-of-all-us-offshore-wind-construction/
Court orders restart of all US offshore wind construction
Trump admin's "it's classified" ploy put on hold in five different cases.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/court-orders-restart-of-all-us-offshore-wind-construction/
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/nekima-levy-armstrong-minnesota-protest.html
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery that has been manipulated by A.I. But the photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong was different.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/nekima-levy-armstrong-minnesota-protest.html
Solving the Raven-Paradox and Improving the Way we do Science https://outlookzen.com/2017/12/04/solving-the-raven-paradox-and-improving-the-way-we-do-science/
Solving the Raven-Paradox and Improving the Way we do Science
One of the most interesting paradoxes studied by Philosophers, is also one that challenges our entire approach to science and knowledge gathering. Despite its monumental importance, there currently…
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February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Solving the Raven-Paradox and Improving the Way we do Science https://outlookzen.com/2017/12/04/solving-the-raven-paradox-and-improving-the-way-we-do-science/
GaME On – Big Corporations are Harmful to the Free Market https://outlookzen.com/2021/01/29/game-on-big-corporations-are-harmful-to-the-free-market/
GaME On – Big Corporations are Harmful to the Free Market
In past articles, we have discussed how big-corporations, particularly in the financial industry, put at risk our economy and financial system. Recent events around Gamestop trading, have served as…
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February 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
GaME On – Big Corporations are Harmful to the Free Market https://outlookzen.com/2021/01/29/game-on-big-corporations-are-harmful-to-the-free-market/
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/nude-photos-epstein-files.html
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
The photos, which showed young women or possibly teenagers with their faces visible, were largely removed after The New York Times began notifying the Justice Department.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/nude-photos-epstein-files.html
Why we “Need” Prohibition https://outlookzen.com/2014/01/05/why-we-need-prohibition/
Why we “Need” Prohibition
I was looking through some old essays and came across the following gem, written in favor of alcohol Prohibition in the 1930s. Needless to say, I found it highly amusing. Alcohol: Been There. Done …
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February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Why we “Need” Prohibition https://outlookzen.com/2014/01/05/why-we-need-prohibition/
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/trump-schumer-deal.html
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal
The president and the top Senate Democrat, who are often at each other’s throats, agreed to try to keep the government open and to start talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/trump-schumer-deal.html
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/business/melania-documentary-box-office.html
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary
Amazon backed up the Brink’s trucks for the vanity film, resulting in weekend ticket sales of about $7 million in North America, enough for third place.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/business/melania-documentary-box-office.html
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/democratic-upset-texas-district-republicans.html
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans
A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/democratic-upset-texas-district-republicans.html
ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/ice-kids-liam-ramos.html
Opinion | ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say.
Letters from students living in fear.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/ice-kids-liam-ramos.html
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/magazine/dissociative-identity-disorder-mental-health.html
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:51 PM
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/magazine/dissociative-identity-disorder-mental-health.html
We Don’t Get To Pick Our Family – That Is Why We Love Them https://outlookzen.com/2014/07/20/the-ties-that-bind/
We Don’t Get To Pick Our Family – That Is Why We Love Them
Can you imagine disowning your parents because you think you can do better? What about disowning your kids because you “just weren’t compatible with each other”? After all, our re…
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January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We Don’t Get To Pick Our Family – That Is Why We Love Them https://outlookzen.com/2014/07/20/the-ties-that-bind/
Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/health/longevity-lifespan-age-genes.html
Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live
A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/health/longevity-lifespan-age-genes.html
Melania Trump Documentary Pulled From South African Theaters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/africa/melania-trump-documentary-south-africa-cancel.html
Melania Trump Documentary Pulled From South African Theaters
The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Melania Trump Documentary Pulled From South African Theaters https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/africa/melania-trump-documentary-south-africa-cancel.html
What MAGA Sees in the Minnesota Mirror https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/truump-ice-minnesota-noem-miller.html
Opinion | What MAGA Sees in the Minnesota Mirror
Trump’s larger project is creating a parallel MAGA reality.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
What MAGA Sees in the Minnesota Mirror https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/truump-ice-minnesota-noem-miller.html
Landslide Leaves Town in Sicily Perched on a Cliff’s Edge https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/europe/sicily-town-landslide.html
Landslide Leaves Town in Sicily Perched on a Cliff’s Edge
“We are in a movie, in a horror film,” said a resident of Niscemi, where a widening chasm is threatening the town’s historic center.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Landslide Leaves Town in Sicily Perched on a Cliff’s Edge https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/europe/sicily-town-landslide.html
2024 American Presidential Election – A Comedy of Errors https://outlookzen.com/2024/11/06/2024-american-presidential-election-a-comedy-of-errors/
2024 American Presidential Election – A Comedy of Errors
It’s hard to imagine a more incompetent group of people than literally everyone involved in the latest election season. Let’s go down the list. Donald Trump After losing a closely fought election i…
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January 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
2024 American Presidential Election – A Comedy of Errors https://outlookzen.com/2024/11/06/2024-american-presidential-election-a-comedy-of-errors/
Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants https://blog.ncase.me/on-depression/
Vitamin D & Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants
A lay-friendly science explainer (?? 22 min read)
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January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants https://blog.ncase.me/on-depression/
Representative Ilhan Omar Is Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/ilhan-omar-town-hall-minnesota.html
Representative Ilhan Omar Is Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis
A man who had been sitting in the front row rushed at the Democratic representative and sprayed her with a strong-smelling liquid. He was removed by security and later booked into jail.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Representative Ilhan Omar Is Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/ilhan-omar-town-hall-minnesota.html
ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages and download files https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/26/chatgpt-containers/
ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages, and download files
One of my favourite features of ChatGPT is its ability to write and execute code in a container. This feature launched as ChatGPT Code Interpreter nearly three years ago, was …
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January 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages and download files https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/26/chatgpt-containers/
You Don’t Need a Lot of Money to be Happy https://outlookzen.com/2014/01/26/the-life-you-want/
You Don’t Need a Lot of Money to be Happy
Imagine yourself being retired right now. Imagine yourself having been retired ever since your early 30s. Financially secure & comfortable for the rest of your life. You wake up in the morning,…
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January 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
You Don’t Need a Lot of Money to be Happy https://outlookzen.com/2014/01/26/the-life-you-want/
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand https://atmoio.substack.com/p/after-two-years-of-vibecoding-im
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand
Agents write units of changes that look good in isolation. They are consistent with themselves and your prompt. But respect for the whole, there is not.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:57 PM
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand https://atmoio.substack.com/p/after-two-years-of-vibecoding-im