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The only thing university administrators had to do was NOTHING.
They had one job. How did they mess it up so badly?
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Civil War (the movie) is a blunt object.
And the bluntness is the point.
Apr 24
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Dave Karpf
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On giant piles of cash, and their origins
The trouble with venture capital is that it has gotten too big.
Apr 19
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On AI agents: how are these digital butlers supposed to get paid?
FILE UNDER: the trajectory of any new technology bends toward money.
Apr 15
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Dave Karpf
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Some Personal News
"Why the Future Never Arrives" has a publisher!
Apr 12
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Dave Karpf
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Some Personal News
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March 2024
A Memo to OpenAI: You Are Not the Protagonists
Bury their new Voice Engine program in an unmarked grave
Mar 31
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Are large language models on the trajectory of word processing or digital advertising?
(In which Dave stumbles upon another analogy.)
Mar 29
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Dave Karpf
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Are large language models on the trajectory of word processing or digital advertising?
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The Gravitational Force of Tech Money
The main story of the post-techlash years has been too few people with too much capital
Mar 13
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The State of the Union, and the shape of the Presidential race
I thought Biden’s State of the Union address last night was excellent. He was sharp. He was feisty. And he gave a clear signal of what his reelection…
Mar 8
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February 2024
Read Write Own, Reviewed
Chris Dixon's Read Write Own has a few problems. And the biggest problem is Dixon himself.
Feb 26
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Dave Karpf
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Paul Graham, proto-techbro.
What a 2004 Paul Graham essay tells us about how the culture of Silicon Valley has changed.
Feb 15
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Bullet Points: On Bluesky, the Vision Pro Jackpot, and the Quiet Period before the Election
(Plus, a bonus take - Bill Ackman is an insufferable dweeb)
Feb 13
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Bullet Points: On Bluesky, the Vision Pro Jackpot, and the Quiet Period before the Election
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