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There Ain’t No Coffee Like A Crappy Coffee
A badge that workaholics wear upon their sleeves, like a proud scout toting a navigation award. A method for feigning a false individuality – insert a fifteen-syllable order, invariably featuring the words “iced”, “syrup”, “oat milk”) – and sophistication of… Continue reading
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When Optics Skew Responsibility: From Munich 1972, to LA 2025
On the 5th of September, 1972, at the Munich Olympics, eight members of the Palestinian militant group Black September executed a brutal terrorist attack. September 5th, a historical-drama-thriller currently in cinemas, chronicles the massacre from the perspective of the ABC… Continue reading
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Atomic Habits: A Tier List
Choose life. Choose daily ice baths. Choose lion’s mane, creatine, vitamin D and magnesium supplements. Choose meditation and breathwork. Choose learning a new language by being pestered by a fucking owl. Choose vegan, keto, gluten-free, carnivore, fruitarian. Choose pissing it… Continue reading
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AI Safety, Corporate Governance, and Legitimation
“The road to AGI should be a giant power struggle.” Sam Altman (2024), CEO and Board Member of OpenAI … In September 2023 I returned to Durham University and enrolled in the Business School’s Management (MSc) programme. The year following… Continue reading
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A 36-Hour Fast: Reflections and Learnings
Eight thousand, four hundred and thirty-five days. That is the number of times that the earth has completed a full rotation on its axis since I was born. And in this period of time, which is both eternal (as far… Continue reading
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Altruism, done Effectively, and the moral imperative to Give What We Can
“I recognise that I can use part of my income to do a significant amount of good. Since I can live well enough on a smaller income, I pledge that from [now] until [my death], I shall give [at least… Continue reading
