PinnedThe Colorful History of X.com (Aka the website formerly known as Twitter)A dive down the rabbit hole of X.com’s history, based on my interviews with Elon Musk, other X.com employees, and the URL’s first owners.Jul 28, 20234Jul 28, 20234
Published inMission.orgIt’s Claude Shannon’s 104th Birthday. To Celebrate, We Give You 104 Of His Best Quotes And Quips.Claude Shannon was a scientific giant. In celebration of his 104th birthday, we offer 104 of his most memorable sayings and expressions.Apr 30, 20195Apr 30, 20195
Published inMission.orgClaude Shannon’s “Creative Thinking” Speech: A Genius Reveals How To Be CreativeA speech from one of the 20th century’s most brilliant minds about how to be creative.Aug 3, 20177Aug 3, 20177
Published inForge11 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated GeniusInsights on work and creativity from the life of mathematician Claude Shannon, the most influential figure you’ve never heard ofJul 20, 2017107Jul 20, 2017107
Why the Internet threatens to ruin the Chinese modelLast week brought the latest act in the theater of the absurd that has become China’s internet policy.Feb 9, 2015Feb 9, 2015
What Europe should learn from Google News shutdown in SpainSpain tried to force Google to pay a link tax. Google shut Google News down instead—a move that illustrated the tax’s total ridiculousness.Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Five Reasons Why Stoicism Matters TodayWhy the ancient philosophy of stoicism is still relevant to all of us in positions of power and leadershipDec 22, 2014Dec 22, 2014
Why Mark Zuckerberg failed in the Chinese visit to FacebookA Chinese delegation visited the Facebook offices. Mark Zuckerberg (allegedly) tried to cozy up to them…in a shameful way.Dec 15, 2014Dec 15, 2014
Should you be allowed to erase yourself from Google?A European Googled himself. He didn’t like the result — and decided to take action. Is he protecting privacy, or ruining the internet?Dec 8, 2014Dec 8, 2014
