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Building NGP Energy Capital Management
Ken Hersh on why it’s important to only give money to people who can make lemonade out of lemons (e.g. the people who figured out what to do with wells with shale).
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The Farm Business
In the video “Farmer Answers Farming Questions | Tech Support | WIRED,” Tennessee farmer Matt Griggs addresses a variety of questions related to farming, providing insights into the modern agricultural industry. Griggs explains how farmers achieve straight lines in their fields primarily through the use of GPS-enabled tractors with auto-steer functionality. He highlights the essential…
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Port Alpha
In the video titled “Port Alpha: The US Navy’s Astonishing Next-Gen Shipyard,” the discussion centers around Port Alpha, an ambitious project spearheaded by the defense company Seronic Technologies, aimed at revolutionizing the United States Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities. The video outlines how serious deficiencies within the Navy, including escalating shipbuilding delays, have spurred the initiative to…
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Claude and AGI
The video “Is RL + LLMs enough for AGI?” features discussions by Sholto Douglas and Trenton Bricken, who delve into the latest developments in AI research concerning reinforcement learning (RL) and large language models (LLMs). They explore how RL has begun to demonstrate significant advancements in scaling AI capabilities, allowing models to achieve expert-level performance…
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Sergey Brin on A.I.
He discusses the transformative capabilities of AI, emphasizing its efficiency in processing information and generating insights, while also contemplating its implications for future generations and the education system. He addresses the complexities of AI in robotics and programming within corporate settings, highlighting the need for a supportive culture for innovation. Additionally, Brin showcases advancements in…
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La Disgrazia
Budget deficits of appx 8% of GDP a year are a problem for Friedberg. He suggests pausing all new spending and reducing all spending to pre covid levels.
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1971
WTF Happened In 1971?” focuses on the pivotal economic changes following President Nixon’s suspension of the dollar’s convertibility into gold, effectively ending the gold standard and marking a significant moment in modern economic history. This shift has been linked to rising inequality, soaring debt levels, and the growing influence of the financial industry, contrasting sharply with the…
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Farms
The Farm Crisis examines the tragic circumstances faced by farmers for most of the 1980s, when thousands were forced into bankruptcy, land values dropped by one-third nationally, and sky-high interest rates turned successes into failures seemingly overnight. Gov. Terry Branstad, Sen. Charles Grassley, Sen. Tom Harkin, former Rep. Jim Leach, the late Mark Pearson, former…
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Rating Western Thinkers: A Letter From the Editor (and ChatGPT)
Power, Liberty, and Markets in Political Thought and Outcomes Throughout history, political and economic debates have revolved around the distribution of power and money. These debates can be organized along a philosophical spectrum ranging from Machiavelli and Tocqueville (0), who emphasize virtue, realism, and institutional control, to Locke and Adam Smith (100), who champion individual…
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KKR Craving Clarity
KKR co-founder Henry Kravis said. They’re looking for certainty about where tariff policy is going. Also KKR trails public markets returns?!
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