Log
Links, notes, and short thoughts. A reverse-chronological stream of what I'm reading and thinking about.
2025
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Why high-end Swiss watches are so expensive
Mechanical Swiss watches aren’t priced for timekeeping. They’re priced for scarcity, craftsmanship, and cultural signaling. This clip shows century-old artisanal processes, micro‑precision complications, and deliberately constrained supply that turn objects like Dufour’s Simplicity and MB&F pieces into financialized art (2% of global units, yet over 50% of market value!).
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Birthright
2024
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On the Limits of AI Reasoning
A thoughtful piece on what 'understanding' means and whether current AI systems have it.
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On Distraction
The problem isn't that we're bad at focusing. It's that we've built environments hostile to focus.
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John Maeda on Simplicity
Revisiting Maeda's 'Laws of Simplicity'—still relevant, perhaps more than ever.
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The Irreplaceable Local Church
No podcast, book club, or online community can replace the embodied gathering of believers.
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Information as Fundamental
Sean Carroll's conversation on whether information might be more fundamental than matter.
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Strategy Without Execution
A beautiful strategy that can't be executed is just an expensive piece of fiction.