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SpaceX's Starship Test Flight 2: What will happen and why it matters
The Starship flight test 2 launch is scheduled for TOMORROW! Watch it live here at 8am Eastern, 5am Pacific. The launch window is only 20 minutes, so if…
Nov 17
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October 2023
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
“You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of…
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July 2023
Roundup #7: Augmented Intelligence & The Education Frontier
The state of AI; how the models work; how AI allows us to be smarter, more creative, and communicate better; the future of education; interesting links…
Jul 12
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April 2023
Roundup #6: Design & the future of generative AI
The Grand Unifying Theory of Design; my rant to AI skeptics; AI design gets innovative; LLM agents are the future; Starship & the next 10 years of space
Apr 12
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The Grand Unifying Theory of Design
Design isn’t just about how something looks. It’s a universal problem-solving process that can be applied to any discipline to create valuable and…
Apr 6
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March 2023
Addressing any remaining LLM skepticism
Another essay extolling the virtues of AI... and addressing the practical concerns.
Mar 27
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January 2023
Roundup #5: The AI Epoch
Thoughts on the New AI Epoch; An idea maze for LLMs; Punctuated Equilibrium; The fate of Google; The BuffettBot Experiment; Space 2022 in 4 photos
Jan 10
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The New AI Epoch
What more can be said about the AI boom that began its ascent less than a year ago? A lot! The potential of AI is immense and its influence on our lives…
Jan 9
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November 2022
Creating Creator
A short case study on “Creator”, a cloud-based content management system I built at Mashgin.
Nov 5, 2022
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Welcome to FutureBlind!
Here’s a quick intro if you’re new here. My name is Max Olson, and I’ve been writing on FutureBlind since 2007. I write about whatever interests me, but…
Nov 4, 2022
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October 2022
Hiring Memo (2017)
I wrote the following memo 5 years ago (November 2017) immediately after Mashgin raised its Series A. It summarized my thoughts and learnings on hiring…
Oct 28, 2022
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September 2022
Roundup #4: 15th Anniversary Edition
Taking the Iterative Path: How SpaceX innovates by moving fast and blowing things up; the AI art renaissance; energy & nuclear; space updates; Rocket…
Sep 29, 2022
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Take the Iterative Path
How SpaceX innovates by moving fast and blowing things up.
Sep 27, 2022
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Book Notes: How Innovation Works
My notes on the book "How Innovation Works" by Matt Ridley.
Sep 21, 2022
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June 2022
Roundup June '22 Edition
Why progress needs better marketing; why we need a new World's Fair; company spotlights; request for a podcast; and a few interesting links
Jun 22, 2022
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To Increase Progress, Increase Desire
The key to faster progress is increased desire for more. That’s my theory, at least. In all the commentary on the “Great Stagnation”, much is written…
Jun 17, 2022
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March 2022
Roundup: March '22 Edition
A new industrial revolution; new science & research models; startup spotlights; space updates; and Planet Labs
Mar 11, 2022
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Investment: Planet Labs
The investment case for Planet Labs.
Mar 10, 2022
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The new wave of science and research models
There has been an increasing amount of experimentation in the philanthropic and scientific funding space over the past few years.
Mar 9, 2022
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Let’s jumpstart the new industrial revolution
What else could a new industrial revolution bring? Just imagine what you’d see in a typical sci-fi movie: Space parks/hotels/colonies, limb…
Mar 9, 2022
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November 2021
Singularities
What are the ultra tipping points in technology that will lead to radical changes?
Nov 10, 2021
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October 2021
Roundup: Space updates, Progress studies, New World’s Fair, Web3, DAOs, and “The First Tycoon”
Greetings FutureBlind readers! It’s been a while. Although I have 3 or so posts outlined and in various states of completion, life has gotten in the…
Oct 31, 2021
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Passages from "The First Tycoon"
The following are passages from the book The First Tycoon by T.J. Stiles. The book is a biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built a steamship and…
Oct 31, 2021
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