How the Kurdish Offensive in Iran Unraveled
Palladium Magazineby Fin de Pencier·28 Mar 2026
The Kurds have no friends but the mountains. This sentiment is often attributed to Mustafa Barzani, the towering Kurdish nationalist leader who led multiple uprisings in Iraq, and reflects a long...
Permanent Games For Progress
Palladium Magazineby Brian Balkus·26 Mar 2026
We live in the wealthiest civilization in human history, yet we struggle to articulate, much less pursue, a compelling vision of what that civilization should become.
460: Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
Smashing Securityby Graham Cluley·26 Mar 2026
A disgruntled data analyst decides that the best response to losing his contract is to steal the entire company payroll database and demand $2.5 million in Bitcoin - signing his extortion emails...
Quality
Feld Thoughtsby Brad Feld·25 Mar 2026
I first read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in college. I’ve read it at least a half dozen times since. I’ve listened to it on Audible twice.
Three Books for the Next Phase
Feld Thoughtsby Brad Feld·22 Mar 2026
I was stretching next to a cactus this morning getting ready for a run thinking about the three books I read yesterday.
Cheap turpentine
Flurries of latent creativity - Stripe CTO blog·22 Mar 2026
“When art critics get together they talk about form and structure and meaning. When artists get together, they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.” — attributed to Pablo Picasso I’ve...
The Gut Decision Matrix: When to Trust Instinct and Intuition
Ness Labsby Anne-Laure Le Cunff·11 Mar 2026
We often talk about “trusting our gut.” But the gut feelings people refer to can actually stem from two very different sources: instinct and intuition.
Steve Blank Time to Move On – The Reason Relationships End
Steve Blankby steve blank·24 Feb 2026
What Lies Ahead I have no Way of Knowing, But It’s Now Time to Get Going Tom Petty This post previously appeared in Philanthropy.org A while ago I wrote about what happens in a startup when a new...
How will OpenAI compete? — Benedict Evans
Essays - Benedict Evansby Benedict Evans·19 Feb 2026
How will OpenAI compete? “Jakub and Mark set the research direction for the long run. Then after months of work, something incredible emerges and I get a researcher pinging me saying: “I have...
Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!
Blog·19 Feb 2026
You have probably noticed that my website has been a bit stale the last few months. I'll be frank about why that is.
After Orthogonality: Virtue-Ethical Agency and AI Alignment
The Gradientby Peli Grietzer·18 Feb 2026
Preface This essay argues that rational people don’t have goals, and that rational AIs shouldn’t have goals.
Notes on clarifying man pages
Julia Evansby Julia Evans·18 Feb 2026
Hello! After spending some time working on the Git man pages last year, I’ve been thinking a little more about what makes a good man page.
Launching The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative
Coding Horrorby Jeff Atwood·4 Feb 2026
It's been a year since I invited Americans to join us in a pledge to Share the American Dream: 1. Support organizations you feel are effectively helping those most in need across America right now.
Interview with Carly Valancy, founder of TETHER and Reach Out Party
Ness Labsby Editorial Team·3 Feb 2026
Welcome to this edition of our Tools for Thought series, where we interview founders on a mission to help us think, connect, and live better.
JOSEPH OF AFRICA AND AMERICA | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors·2 Feb 2026
by Kwadwo Abrokwa ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A sometimes-inspiring fictional account of one man’s journey through his own history.
PEOPLE I KNOW | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors·2 Feb 2026
by David Joseph ‧ RELEASE DATE: today Skillfully observed, fleeting miniatures that tend to evaporate before acquiring real depth.
THE STRONGEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors·2 Feb 2026
by Steinunn G. Helgadóttir ; translated by Larissa Kyzer ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A restrained novel about discovering and wielding one’s innate powers.
ALL THAT I'M ASKING | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors·2 Feb 2026
by Ellen Halter ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A well-researched, politically urgent story that could use more vivid prose to match its ambitions.
HINDOO | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors·2 Feb 2026
by Ranjit Arab ‧ RELEASE DATE: today An intriguing portrayal of an underdiscussed event in American history, let down by lackluster execution.
Some Absences Are Not Problems to Be Solved but Realities to Be Carried
The Sunday Wisdomby Abhishek Chakraborty·25 Jan 2026
I keep discovering that time is not a straight line so much as a series of rooms I can still walk into, even when the doors are supposed to be closed.
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