The system pushed neighbors to inform on neighbors and even family members to report supposed crimes against the state

Reading Darkness at Noon, The Master and Margarita, or some Solzhenitsyn reveals the lengths the Soviets went to make citizens turn on one another.

Hell hath no fury like a newsletter writer seeking subscribers

I'm really glad I did it because the stock plummeted from $15.50, which is what it was when we went public, down to less than $2. And I didn't feel too rich then. But that's another part of the story

So I drove her into San Francisco and I bought her a Jaguar and a fur coat and probably something else, but those are the two I remember the most. And she said, stop. I'm getting nervous. I love that.

I was worth a million and a half dollars the day that AMD went public. Wasn't much by today's standards, but I told my wife, we were rich. She said, well, I don't feel rich.

Found audio of a twenty-year-old interview with AMD founder Jerry Sanders. Might be published — such a character

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A recent article examines efforts to revive TRISO fuel and rebuild the US nuclear industry

Decades ago, the US developed a safer type of nuclear fuel that makes small reactors feasible near cities, data centers and battlefields Afterward, the US effectively allowed China to surge ahead on the

This inning will be defined by many more available rides to LEO and beyond and cheaper mass to space This could mark the industrial era of LEO and beyond

The third inning will likely be dominated by SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin and China; Stoke Space and Relativity, backed by Schmidt, will be interesting to watch

The third inning of commercial rocketry is starting now The first inning featured many false starts The second inning was dominated by SpaceX

No need to say that to someone's face More money has been made investing in the topics of those books than was earned from writing them!

Regret over passing on Rocket Lab stock because of ethical concerns

Is there a more formidable Jeopardy lineup than this? Vannevar Bush Claude Shannon John von Neumann

For insights into the history of brain implants, understanding BCIs, and future developments in this field, this conversation is worth a listen.

I’m not sure of the exact podcast name off the top of my head. It was one of those tech shows I stumbled across. I’ll try to dig up the details later if I can remember where I heard it

I was referring to a tech podcast episode I listened to recently about innovative gadgets. They highlighted this AI robot vacuum made in the US. Pretty cool stuff if you're into tech innovations

A new, impressive episode features the AI-enhanced robot vacuum that took seven years to develop and, unlike competitors, is manufactured in the US.