Drew Volpe
@thecusp.bsky.social
coder / founder / investor. Hard computing VC at @FirstStarVC Interests: AI/ML, Bitcoin, climate, comp bio, coffee, and pie.
Causation likely does go both ways. To be clear, this is total funds, not just from Cambridge. Many candidates (Flaherty, McGovern, Simmons, Wilson, ...) got the majority of their funds from PACs and people outside of Cambridge.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Causation likely does go both ways. To be clear, this is total funds, not just from Cambridge. Many candidates (Flaherty, McGovern, Simmons, Wilson, ...) got the majority of their funds from PACs and people outside of Cambridge.
Hydrangeas doing well this year.
July 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hydrangeas doing well this year.
Did the prisoners dilemma with my kids tonight. Each wrote Y or X to decide if the other gets dessert. If they defect and choose X and the other person Y, they get 2 desserts. If they both choose Y, both get 1. Both X, they each get 1/2 dessert.
No honor among thieves. Or siblings.
No honor among thieves. Or siblings.
May 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Did the prisoners dilemma with my kids tonight. Each wrote Y or X to decide if the other gets dessert. If they defect and choose X and the other person Y, they get 2 desserts. If they both choose Y, both get 1. Both X, they each get 1/2 dessert.
No honor among thieves. Or siblings.
No honor among thieves. Or siblings.
seems to be real. wtf
April 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
seems to be real. wtf
Boston friends: I'm thrilled to back Mayor Wu again. I'm on the host committee for a fundraiser in Fort Point on Thursday, 300 Summer St.
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Boston friends: I'm thrilled to back Mayor Wu again. I'm on the host committee for a fundraiser in Fort Point on Thursday, 300 Summer St.
Have been enjoying Common Side Effects. If you need a laugh, highly recommended.
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Have been enjoying Common Side Effects. If you need a laugh, highly recommended.
only 2 days left until pi day. If you need a recipe, here’s my tried and true sweet potato pie:
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
only 2 days left until pi day. If you need a recipe, here’s my tried and true sweet potato pie:
deleting my reddit account and just learned Reddit keeps all of your posts, and just "disassociates" your account from them. there's no option to delete everything.
i had to write a script to do it one-by-one.
i had to write a script to do it one-by-one.
March 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
deleting my reddit account and just learned Reddit keeps all of your posts, and just "disassociates" your account from them. there's no option to delete everything.
i had to write a script to do it one-by-one.
i had to write a script to do it one-by-one.
great data here. this is a fascinating chart. i would not have guessed that everyone is paying less than in 2001, and that the top 0.1% have had the biggest drop
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
great data here. this is a fascinating chart. i would not have guessed that everyone is paying less than in 2001, and that the top 0.1% have had the biggest drop
This is our fucking city and no one is going to dictate our freedom.
March 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is our fucking city and no one is going to dictate our freedom.
Zanskar is using AI to make geothermal power work way better. Data from their initial drill at the Lightning Dock field are in and they're fantastic.
February 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Zanskar is using AI to make geothermal power work way better. Data from their initial drill at the Lightning Dock field are in and they're fantastic.
First sled of the year ❄️
December 21, 2024 at 9:53 PM
First sled of the year ❄️
I remember Massachusetts having a secret mission to bring in supplies for hospitals directly from China using the Patriots plane and the national guard, because the Federal government kept taking their shipments.
November 18, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I remember Massachusetts having a secret mission to bring in supplies for hospitals directly from China using the Patriots plane and the national guard, because the Federal government kept taking their shipments.
Heirloom apples from Vermont: Cox’s Orange Pippin, Black Oxford, and Ananas Reinette.
Still haven’t found Roxbury Russets this year.
Still haven’t found Roxbury Russets this year.
November 17, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Heirloom apples from Vermont: Cox’s Orange Pippin, Black Oxford, and Ananas Reinette.
Still haven’t found Roxbury Russets this year.
Still haven’t found Roxbury Russets this year.
“Everybody Knows” giving me 90s Christian Slater vibes
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM
“Everybody Knows” giving me 90s Christian Slater vibes
Proud to sign this letter along with 3k+ others from the
Harvard community condemning the terror attacks in Israel. There are no justifications for these horrible acts.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Harvard community condemning the terror attacks in Israel. There are no justifications for these horrible acts.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Proud to sign this letter along with 3k+ others from the
Harvard community condemning the terror attacks in Israel. There are no justifications for these horrible acts.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Harvard community condemning the terror attacks in Israel. There are no justifications for these horrible acts.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Disappointed fan this morning.
August 6, 2023 at 8:25 PM
Disappointed fan this morning.
The hot sauce Sticker Mule throws in w/ orders is actually quite hot and quite good.
June 26, 2023 at 5:24 PM
The hot sauce Sticker Mule throws in w/ orders is actually quite hot and quite good.
I really appreciate Apple's investment in privacy as a core part of their brand. And it's going going to pay huge dividends as computing is woven into more of our lives.
June 5, 2023 at 7:18 PM
I really appreciate Apple's investment in privacy as a core part of their brand. And it's going going to pay huge dividends as computing is woven into more of our lives.
My daughter (8) made origami invitations for her birthday party.
May 30, 2023 at 4:05 PM
My daughter (8) made origami invitations for her birthday party.
Why do fake turf fields have these pellets of fake “dirt”? Does it serve a purpose?
May 24, 2023 at 7:23 PM
Why do fake turf fields have these pellets of fake “dirt”? Does it serve a purpose?
