J. Powell Taylor
@jpowelltaylor.com
Author of The Inevitable Dr. Entropy, Cognitive Scientist, dad.
The incestuous investments and propping up of AI has Nvidia at its center. Is it a house of cards or are they building a strong foundation for future chip manufacturing. It doesn't look really stable to me, but I am not an economist.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The incestuous investments and propping up of AI has Nvidia at its center. Is it a house of cards or are they building a strong foundation for future chip manufacturing. It doesn't look really stable to me, but I am not an economist.
Bah. Scrivener on Mac is what I use.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bah. Scrivener on Mac is what I use.
Agreed. A single narrator who can distinguish the characters with their performance is absolutely superior.
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Agreed. A single narrator who can distinguish the characters with their performance is absolutely superior.
Yet he calls any critic nasty.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Yet he calls any critic nasty.
What a horrendous basis for a moral code that involves death as a consequence.
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
What a horrendous basis for a moral code that involves death as a consequence.
Now you get to go back and reread them all with a bonus treat
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Now you get to go back and reread them all with a bonus treat
I wouldn't have shared if you were unworthy!
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I wouldn't have shared if you were unworthy!
On the website, scroll down and click the red button. Bonus panel!
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On the website, scroll down and click the red button. Bonus panel!
"in the next study, let's not manage our controlled variables very well and introduce a bunch of background noise to the data."
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"in the next study, let's not manage our controlled variables very well and introduce a bunch of background noise to the data."
3.) is a bit problematic for some things like nuclear material management. I can see an extreme skeleton crew staffing situation, though.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
3.) is a bit problematic for some things like nuclear material management. I can see an extreme skeleton crew staffing situation, though.
It's a good investment because it will see plenty of future use.
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's a good investment because it will see plenty of future use.
Oi, thanks for this. I'm a big fan of Brooks early work at MIT.
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Oi, thanks for this. I'm a big fan of Brooks early work at MIT.
I've ridden in a Waymo in SF. It was surprisingly uneventful and a competent driver. IMO look to Waymo for the future of driverless vehicles and not Uber or Tesla.
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've ridden in a Waymo in SF. It was surprisingly uneventful and a competent driver. IMO look to Waymo for the future of driverless vehicles and not Uber or Tesla.
Is he haunting the properties he's selling? Could be a plus or a minus, depending on the buyer.
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Is he haunting the properties he's selling? Could be a plus or a minus, depending on the buyer.
Schumer isn't to blame this time. Not that I don't agree with the sentiment.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Schumer isn't to blame this time. Not that I don't agree with the sentiment.
Here, have some of my negative attention.
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here, have some of my negative attention.
Make your bonker drive itself! /Dadhumor
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Make your bonker drive itself! /Dadhumor
Data as a mass noun doesn't bother me. I prefer data point to datum.
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Data as a mass noun doesn't bother me. I prefer data point to datum.
Ghostbusters! Beetlejuice. Monsters, Inc.
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Ghostbusters! Beetlejuice. Monsters, Inc.
Not just style. Sense of humor would mesh well with that crew.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not just style. Sense of humor would mesh well with that crew.
I have been bingeing Drawfee videos on YouTube. I think you'd vibe with those guys as a guest.
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I have been bingeing Drawfee videos on YouTube. I think you'd vibe with those guys as a guest.
The least athletic-looking professional athlete I've seen in a long time.
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The least athletic-looking professional athlete I've seen in a long time.
This is steering directly into attribution error territory. People tend to excuse their own faults as situational and others' faults as character flaws.
October 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is steering directly into attribution error territory. People tend to excuse their own faults as situational and others' faults as character flaws.