Co-founder of the @Dent & Dent:AI conferences. Organizer of science & tech panels held at San Diego Comic-Con, Sun Valley skier, former professional magician.

Woodinville, WA
“ it’s just autocomplete!”
AIs cracking short-term superforecasting is such an important (and, still, under-discussed) trend. Via a new piece from @nikostro economist.com/science-and-te…
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Has anyone found an app/service more hostile to Claude than Squarespace? Mailchimp is way up there, but at least they have a fake connector. I can't even get Opus 4.8 to use Chrome to edit an event listing. (and like Mailchimp their API is beyond anemic). Looking at any/all headless options now.
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CHART OF THE DAY: On Apr 16, the IEA made a headline-grabbing warning: Europe had "maybe 6 weeks or so of jet fuel left." It's week seven; the planes are still flying. Since those headlines, European wholesale jet fuel prices have fallen ~30% to a ~3-month low.
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Hmmmm. Interest in MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) has reverted to equilibrium?
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I finally had to set up a dedicated Acorn account with them directly and will now delete Acorn from my Amazon account.
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Currently, ⁦@ManifoldMarkets⁩ has ⁦Sam Altman⁩ returning to OpenAI at a 78% likelihood. (Cc ⁦@jowyang⁩) manifold.markets/NealShresth…
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Returning from our @Dent conference in Santa Fe, headed to SEA on ⁦@AlaskaAir⁩, the pilot was kind enough to point out the ⁦@SpaceX⁩ launch visible out the port side…
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I am informed by a fellow passenger that the pilot may not be correct, and that this is more likely a @fireflyspace launch out of Vandenberg(??)
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Returning from our @Dent conference in Santa Fe, headed to SEA on ⁦@AlaskaAir⁩, the pilot was kind enough to point out the ⁦@SpaceX⁩ launch visible out the port side…
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Here’s a photo:
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The "Maui Fires People Locator" shows over 5,000 people listed as missing. 1,300 remain unfound. We are praying for the people we know whose status is still unresolved. FYI: The list is a crowdsourced compilation (google sheet) of data maintained by individual citizens and is not made by the American Red Cross. docs.google.com/spreadsheets… #Mauifires
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It’s been fun organizing our 'The Science of Avatar: The Way of Water' panel for #SDCC2023 with @Dent. A unique opportunity to delve into the mix of science and imagination that makes #Avatar so captivating. Can't wait to hear from our stellar panelists like Kirk Krack of @PerformanceFI, @GaelinGOExplore, & @nathanlents! Let's explore the future together. #sdcc #ScienceOfAvatar
Catch the science behind #Avatar at #SDCC! Our panel: 'The Science of Avatar: The Way of Water' will explore human-whale interaction, space travel, & the physiology of the sea-dwelling Sama tribe. Featuring Kirk Krack, @GaelinGOExplore, & @nathanlents. dentthefuture.com/avatar-san…
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