Akash Bhatia
@akash-bhatia.bsky.social
A periodic table of great typefaces.
(Notice Calibri isn't on here!)
www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/06/1...
(Notice Calibri isn't on here!)
www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/06/1...
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A periodic table of great typefaces.
(Notice Calibri isn't on here!)
www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/06/1...
(Notice Calibri isn't on here!)
www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/06/1...
Not sure if I'm the only one that feels like this about Adobe pdf software has apparently put on a bunch of weight. I stopped using Adobe years ago for exactly this reason -- too much crap, slow as molasses and in general just enshitified. Data courtesy: sigwait.org/~alex/blog/2...
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Not sure if I'm the only one that feels like this about Adobe pdf software has apparently put on a bunch of weight. I stopped using Adobe years ago for exactly this reason -- too much crap, slow as molasses and in general just enshitified. Data courtesy: sigwait.org/~alex/blog/2...
"I would have liked to have been examined in history, poetry and writing essays. … I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know."
— Winston Churchill (12 years old)
Source: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/11/a...
— Winston Churchill (12 years old)
Source: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/11/a...
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"I would have liked to have been examined in history, poetry and writing essays. … I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know."
— Winston Churchill (12 years old)
Source: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/11/a...
— Winston Churchill (12 years old)
Source: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/12/11/a...
Key takeaways from UBS VC day:
• VCs bullish on Claude Code/Opus 4.5 - "We pretty much have AGI now"
• SaaS under pressure - "Investor interest is the lowest in 20 years"
• One VC went from ~20 person team to a few using LLMs
sequoiacap.com/article/2026...
• VCs bullish on Claude Code/Opus 4.5 - "We pretty much have AGI now"
• SaaS under pressure - "Investor interest is the lowest in 20 years"
• One VC went from ~20 person team to a few using LLMs
sequoiacap.com/article/2026...
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Key takeaways from UBS VC day:
• VCs bullish on Claude Code/Opus 4.5 - "We pretty much have AGI now"
• SaaS under pressure - "Investor interest is the lowest in 20 years"
• One VC went from ~20 person team to a few using LLMs
sequoiacap.com/article/2026...
• VCs bullish on Claude Code/Opus 4.5 - "We pretty much have AGI now"
• SaaS under pressure - "Investor interest is the lowest in 20 years"
• One VC went from ~20 person team to a few using LLMs
sequoiacap.com/article/2026...
In case you are one of the people that are going to Davos, this "Davos to English" guide may prove timely.
Via @FT: www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
Via @FT: www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In case you are one of the people that are going to Davos, this "Davos to English" guide may prove timely.
Via @FT: www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
Via @FT: www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
One does not have to be religious to find a mission statement like this beautiful. sdcmuseum.org/inspiration/...
God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me
which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life,..
God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me
which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life,..
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
One does not have to be religious to find a mission statement like this beautiful. sdcmuseum.org/inspiration/...
God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me
which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life,..
God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me
which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life,..
Aristippus passed Diogenes as he was washing lentils. He said, “If you could but learn to flatter the king, you would not have to live on lentils.” Diogenes said, “And if you could learn to live on lentils, you would not have to flatter the king.” (Courtesy: Futility's Closet)
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Aristippus passed Diogenes as he was washing lentils. He said, “If you could but learn to flatter the king, you would not have to live on lentils.” Diogenes said, “And if you could learn to live on lentils, you would not have to flatter the king.” (Courtesy: Futility's Closet)
Nice set of proverbs from Bulgaria:
Hunger sees nothing but bread.
The clean gets dirty more easily.
The devil knows everything except where women sharpen their knives.
Man is ever self-forgiving.
Do not salt other people’s food.
Full list: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/06/26/d...
Hunger sees nothing but bread.
The clean gets dirty more easily.
The devil knows everything except where women sharpen their knives.
Man is ever self-forgiving.
Do not salt other people’s food.
Full list: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/06/26/d...
January 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Nice set of proverbs from Bulgaria:
Hunger sees nothing but bread.
The clean gets dirty more easily.
The devil knows everything except where women sharpen their knives.
Man is ever self-forgiving.
Do not salt other people’s food.
Full list: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/06/26/d...
Hunger sees nothing but bread.
The clean gets dirty more easily.
The devil knows everything except where women sharpen their knives.
Man is ever self-forgiving.
Do not salt other people’s food.
Full list: www.futilitycloset.com/2025/06/26/d...
Every company is now "agentic AI." Swap logos on any vendor's site and you'd never know the difference.
It's not a messaging problem — it's a positioning problem.
Youngme Moon's *Different* [1] offers escape routes worth revisiting.
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[1] amzn.to/4jgzuzE
It's not a messaging problem — it's a positioning problem.
Youngme Moon's *Different* [1] offers escape routes worth revisiting.
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[1] amzn.to/4jgzuzE
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Every company is now "agentic AI." Swap logos on any vendor's site and you'd never know the difference.
It's not a messaging problem — it's a positioning problem.
Youngme Moon's *Different* [1] offers escape routes worth revisiting.
---
[1] amzn.to/4jgzuzE
It's not a messaging problem — it's a positioning problem.
Youngme Moon's *Different* [1] offers escape routes worth revisiting.
---
[1] amzn.to/4jgzuzE
Rare photo of a campaign promise from the golden escalator, keeping its word
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Rare photo of a campaign promise from the golden escalator, keeping its word
Interesting (dramatic?) article on how lawyers are going get “obliterated” by AI. The things that stood out with (eerie) parallels to consultants:
spectator.com/article/ai-w...
spectator.com/article/ai-w...
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Interesting (dramatic?) article on how lawyers are going get “obliterated” by AI. The things that stood out with (eerie) parallels to consultants:
spectator.com/article/ai-w...
spectator.com/article/ai-w...
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Love this! Courtesy Futility's Closet.
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Love this! Courtesy Futility's Closet.
A site that allows you to search city signs in NYC. This shouldn't be surprising, since it's just images + text search but kinda interesting. www.alltext.nyc
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A site that allows you to search city signs in NYC. This shouldn't be surprising, since it's just images + text search but kinda interesting. www.alltext.nyc
Nothing to do with tech, but I found this article about dentist / teeth in the NewYorker interesting and well written. 70M Americans don't have dental insurance — three times as many as lack health insurance. More here: wp.me/pwV5j-23k
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Nothing to do with tech, but I found this article about dentist / teeth in the NewYorker interesting and well written. 70M Americans don't have dental insurance — three times as many as lack health insurance. More here: wp.me/pwV5j-23k
musophobist (n.) A person who dislikes or mistrusts poetry.
I think that’s me to a T! I think I’m not cultured enough to understand it for sure!
I think that’s me to a T! I think I’m not cultured enough to understand it for sure!
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
musophobist (n.) A person who dislikes or mistrusts poetry.
I think that’s me to a T! I think I’m not cultured enough to understand it for sure!
I think that’s me to a T! I think I’m not cultured enough to understand it for sure!
“Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.” — Sydney Smith
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.” — Sydney Smith
Why is the company that owns Outlook, Exchange can't have its Copilot figure out basic stuff? Take an example. Let's say I want to just ask it to list all the flights that I'm supposed to take this coming week. If you try the same thing in Perplexity's Comet, it works.
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Why is the company that owns Outlook, Exchange can't have its Copilot figure out basic stuff? Take an example. Let's say I want to just ask it to list all the flights that I'm supposed to take this coming week. If you try the same thing in Perplexity's Comet, it works.
I had high hopes for the "The Obstacle is the Way"; it's on many must read lists, 4.7 stars on Amazon, and the author is known as one who talks about Stoic philosophy. But the book is basic & covers already well known stories. More here buff.ly/40fR674
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I had high hopes for the "The Obstacle is the Way"; it's on many must read lists, 4.7 stars on Amazon, and the author is known as one who talks about Stoic philosophy. But the book is basic & covers already well known stories. More here buff.ly/40fR674
The strength of the US passport has plummeted from number 7 to number 12 over the last year. (Gee I wonder who [🍊🤡] caused that?) Latvia, Malta and Slovenia are higher. Since 2006 the US has fallen from #1 to #12.
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The strength of the US passport has plummeted from number 7 to number 12 over the last year. (Gee I wonder who [🍊🤡] caused that?) Latvia, Malta and Slovenia are higher. Since 2006 the US has fallen from #1 to #12.
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
The Economist does a well deserved skewering of people self promoting on LinkedIn. No wonder it has become a cesspool of trash. www.economist.com/business/202... . Here's a radical thought: Maybe post something that others could learn from?
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Economist does a well deserved skewering of people self promoting on LinkedIn. No wonder it has become a cesspool of trash. www.economist.com/business/202... . Here's a radical thought: Maybe post something that others could learn from?
Delightful. Courtesy: Kickshaws. God bless people who collate & curate things like this.🙏
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Delightful. Courtesy: Kickshaws. God bless people who collate & curate things like this.🙏
Hilarious letter rejecting a rejection letter. Courtesy: Kickshaws.
Kickshaws
A collection of linguistic kickshaws.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Hilarious letter rejecting a rejection letter. Courtesy: Kickshaws.
WellsFargo has a (forgettable) report (“2025-10-02-Wells Fargo”) with two charts woth glancing at – one that of the total GenAI spend, 80% is HW (Exhibit 4), and about a third (I’m eyeballing here) of the new revenue in apps is going to new entrants vs. incumbents (Exhibit 12).
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
WellsFargo has a (forgettable) report (“2025-10-02-Wells Fargo”) with two charts woth glancing at – one that of the total GenAI spend, 80% is HW (Exhibit 4), and about a third (I’m eyeballing here) of the new revenue in apps is going to new entrants vs. incumbents (Exhibit 12).
Good reminder to reflect...
If your nose is close to the grindstone
And you hold it there long enough
In time you’ll say there’s no such thing
As brooks that babble and birds that sing
These three will all your world compose
Just you, the stone and your poor old nose.
Courtesy: Futilitycloset.
If your nose is close to the grindstone
And you hold it there long enough
In time you’ll say there’s no such thing
As brooks that babble and birds that sing
These three will all your world compose
Just you, the stone and your poor old nose.
Courtesy: Futilitycloset.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Good reminder to reflect...
If your nose is close to the grindstone
And you hold it there long enough
In time you’ll say there’s no such thing
As brooks that babble and birds that sing
These three will all your world compose
Just you, the stone and your poor old nose.
Courtesy: Futilitycloset.
If your nose is close to the grindstone
And you hold it there long enough
In time you’ll say there’s no such thing
As brooks that babble and birds that sing
These three will all your world compose
Just you, the stone and your poor old nose.
Courtesy: Futilitycloset.