I'm looking to hire translators. Apply here: Translation needed in the near-term are: - Hindi to English - Russian to English - Chinese to English - Spanish to English Translation is an incredible art form, and one I take very seriously. I'm looking for truly world-class translators. Btw, AI is not there yet. It can do the first pass well, and gets 95% there but then a great human translator is needed to improve the translation, to capture the depth, the context, the nuance, the emotion, the humor, the pain in the words. This is essential when doing conversations with world leaders about matters of war and peace. Also, I am indeed traveling to India and other places in the world, and would love to meet or interview people! Please don't use the hiring link above for that. It's much better (higher likelihood of reaching me) to use the following: To contact me (a bunch of options there): To talk over a coffee: To suggest a guest for podcast:

A single aircraft fueling hose delivers more joules of energy per minute than a nuclear power plant. The energy density of liquid fuels is incredible.

Most people who wandered into that situation had no idea what was going on. Advocates are absolutely right about that. The same disadvantages which make you more likely to get debanked make you much less likely to read papers about money laundering compliance for work or fun.

@Lash344972 “Our planet has many more trees than 35 years ago! Looks like people notice deforestation, but not reforestation.” — @nntaleb

The vast majority of crime is done by just a few individuals. The vast majority of crime is also done in just a few locations. For example, in New York City, 75% of the violent crime happens on less than 10% of the streets.

We need a United States of Europe (not with this name, I picked it only to make the concept clear). ASAP.

It’s time to bring software collaboration into the 21st century. Replit is ready for the workplace.

According to @IDC, Stripe is the world's best online payments platform.

Reading Bleak House; discovered the idea of a home "growlery". Seems a real loss; can we bring it back?

Wrote a blog post on why it's been harder than usual for me to write

Should I buy an 8 sleep mattress cover? Do you recommend it?

Done with my first week of type school (jet school)! 10-12 hours a day all week not including homework. Really awesome experience and meeting so many amazing people. On my way to being a jet pilot 😎🛩️

Woot! I’m going to be so sad if/when they flip this to VC 🤣 Also, that photo is from like 10 yrs ago - they can leave that too! #notthatyoung

I spent some time last spring contemplating the utopian fantasy of how to build a quiet electric leaf blower. After making a few prototypes, I now believe that another world is possible. A world where the leaf blower's shrill whine has been transformed into a gentle whoosh.