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I keep thinking about this line from poet Andrea Gibson in their book, “You Better Be Lightning”:

That was the future *I* grew up expecting — a neon-drenched, mostly earthbound world where humans would mingle with robots, escape into digital fantasies, and modify their bodies. Instead of bold space explorers firing ray guns at alien conquerors, the heroic figures of my fantasies were hackers and street samurai, battling the nefarious plots of shadowy corporations, insane billionaires, and dystopian surveillance states.

[A project] is about making a living, and it's about finding fulfillment, but it's also about having fun.

we've decided to call this prototype-building phase *Cosmic Maelstrom*. Patrick mentioned that what we're doing reminds him of how NASA's space exploration, which might seem outlandish, even pointless, can actually lead (and has led) to unexpected discoveries that benefit our lives on earth (such as the memory foam that's in my pillow––*thank you, NASA!*). Obviously we're not comparing what we're doing to NASA, but it's fun to imagine ourselves as space explorers! Besides, *Cosmic Maelstrom* just sounds cool.

We often conflate being exceptional with being lucky—born rich, connected, or privileged—but hey, did you know less than 7% of the variation in SAT scores can be explained by family income?

Embraer was founded as a majority owned state company, with its founders coming from both ITA and DCTA. The company understood early on that it would need to focus on a niche product and said initial product would be the EMB-110, a small commuter plane for both military and civilian use that could operate well in areas with poor infrastructure, as was the case in Brazil.

So what should we do with our lives? I wrote recently that I’m probably literally the worst person in the world to be asking this question, but my conclusion– at least for now– is pretty straightforward:

Fas­cism is, in my estimation, a direct linear func­tion of us vs. them.

This, I tell Lauren, this very thing - the wide open expanse to think my thoughts without needing to respond or reprimand or worry - is what feels so nice.

"Austin combines three elements," I explained. "Modern Silicon Valley, 1950s Detroit, and 1920s Paris. Digital tech, physical and industrial innovation at scale, and a mixture of creatives and intellectuals."