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by skmurphy 7mo ago
Several good insights, compelling if true. The problem: "An American consumer wants a German duvet cover, 130x200 cm. They go to Amazon. They get four pages of Chinese-manufactured polyester comforters keyword-stuffed with every bed si
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Amazon Dies: A Possible, Maybe Likely Future(markatwood.substack.com)
6 points by skmurphy 7mo ago|2 comments
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by skmurphy 7mo ago
Articulate exchange between Emmanuel Saez and Josh Rauh. Saez fundamentally believes the billionaires won't leave and presents the tax as a five year experiment. Rauh believes it will lead to the disintegration of Silicon Valley.
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Siepr Economic Summit 2026 – California Wealth Tax [video](youtube.com)
1 points by skmurphy 7mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 7mo ago
March 2026 roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “ent
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in March 2026(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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by skmurphy 7mo ago
Henry Newbolt's Vitai Lampada https://net.lib.byu.edu/english/wwi/influences/vitai.html Captures a sense of duty against the realities of war. Randall Jarrell's "Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
Looks like they may be cancelling half of F-35 order in favor of Swedish Gripen https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/02/16/once_un... https://ca.news.yahoo.com/john-ivison-sourc
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
Key quote: "People misunderstand what built Silicon Valley. It wasn’t just intelligence. It was the stamina to endure embarrassment, the courage to diverge from the 'ideal path,' and the sheer will to keep going."
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
Absolutely, the size of a decision is the amount of resources you are committing irrevocably. Based on the size and the lack of a proven path, you need to invest effort in planning, adjusted for any deadlines the situation imposes on you. F
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
A decision is always an irrevocable commitment of resources: time, effort, cost, reputation, relationship capital, opportunity cost, etc. The trick is understanding the size of the commitment and having a plan for what you will do if things
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
Key Takeaways + Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, launched Garry's List, a California nonprofit organization. + The 501(c)(4) will distribute voter guides, research explainers, and digital content on economic policy. + Tan argues that Ca
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Y Combinator CEO launches nonprofit to shape California policy debates(bizjournals.com)
4 points by skmurphy 8mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
February 2026 roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in February 2026(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 8mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 8mo ago
Useful perspective. I think viable second sources can also lower costs. They might not increase QUALYS but would probably lower the cost of existing QUALYS so that money could be spent on other needs.
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by skmurphy 9mo ago
There are a number of tools out there that help map who you may know at a target firm or may know someone at the firm. I think it's critical that you handcraft craft a thoughtful personal email and not generate a flood of "fake pe
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by skmurphy 9mo ago
I found several Dr. Ned Hallowell's books helpful, see https://drhallowell.com/read/books-by-ned/ in particular "Delivered from Distraction" and "Answers to Distraction." The Amen Clinics
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by skmurphy 9mo ago
January 2026 roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “e
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in January 2026(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 9mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 9mo ago
Dyslexia affects both reading and writing. It's an inherited difference in brain connection structure that can cause difficulty in associating the phonemes or sounds with letters and letter combinations. It provides advantages in three
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by skmurphy 10mo ago
December 2025 roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in December 2025(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
2 points by skmurphy 10mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 10mo ago
Bennett offered a number of suggestions for improving Claude Code, three stood out: A markup tool: I wish I could easily point to things: screenshots, UI glitches, layout issues, or share a whiteboard with Claude. Currently, all of these mu
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Mark Bennett on Using Claude Code for Application Development(skmurphy.com)
2 points by skmurphy 10mo ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 10mo ago
I think in the early stages, the intent is self-rescue: prevent yourself from going off half-cocked. I see it as a way to gather feedback from trusted peers who have knowledge of the problem area. If it proves out, then they can help you se
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by skmurphy 10mo ago
In a technical environment the first step is probably to write your ideas down. Sleep on it, review, and then share with a few people you trust for candid feedback. From there you can share more widely, fine tune and adjust, or realize that
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by skmurphy 11mo ago
If the DNA does not encode it then it's an astounding coincidence that it happens so reliably and repeatedly.
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by skmurphy 11mo ago
goldfish, lobster, crocodile, crab, python, shark to name a few. It's referred to as indeterminate growth.
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by skmurphy 11mo ago
November 2025 roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “

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