On Longevity, Quarterly Results, and Tech Layoffs
From Aspirationally Peaks to Mundane Valleys
Topic
Work
A collection of 11 issues
Let’s Face It: Even the Irreplaceable are Replaceable
If Everybody is Replaceable, Nobody Can be Irreplaceable
Is it All for Nothing, and Nothing for All?
It's time to step up
Why AI Scenarios Are More Important than Predictions
Love in the Age of the AI Tech-Bro Gigolo
Each day brings a new jolt, not from our planet’s shifting tectonic plates but from the disorientating sensation of becoming dislodged from what we previously perceived as objective reality.
Whenever I see anybody today proclaiming an unerring foreknowledge of what the future holds, I cannot resist a derisive snort.
When it Comes to AI, Clear-Eyed Pragmatism Beats Slaphappy Optimism
After my return from vacation, I had a lot on my plate these last few days. The preceding sentence is my way of apologizing for not providing a post earlier this week.
Still, I’ll attempt to make amends, offering this post today and another tomorrow (on Nvidia GTC . . . for
Tesla and the Fickle Magic of Sentiment
One challenge associated with expounding on events is having to choose from a multiplicity of subject matter. On any given day — today, for instance — I could take this vehicle and drive it in any of several directions.
But since I’ve invoked a driving metaphor, let’s go with Tesla’
Answering Zuckerberg’s Call for Masculine Energy
Mark Zuckerberg says we need more “masculine energy” in today’s corporate culture, which presumably includes the tech industry to which he belongs. I’m now retired, but even so, I question whether I’m doing my part for the cause of corporate machismo. I sense that I am at
WEF's "Future of Jobs Report" Reveals Only One Certainty
Happy Holidays! We All Need a Break at this Time of Year
It seems like only last year that we commemorated Festivus together.
Well, here we are again, deriving curdled pleasure from our Airing of Grievances, spending less time each year on the Feats of Strength. Leave the athletic showboating to the youth, or to hipster oldsters pursuing, often at great financial