Mike
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Books, markets, planetary health. Occasionally coding projects.
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Stop living within a lie
Canadian PM Mark Carney's address to the WEF is excellent. (text below) He delivers truth about the state of the world, the failures of the United States, the need for middle powers to take action, and much else besides. I agree with him. Here's another lie that Americans…
Canadian PM Mark Carney's address to the WEF is excellent. (text below) He delivers truth about the state of the world, the failures of the United States, the need for middle powers to take action, and much else besides. I agree with him. Here's another lie that Americans…
Stop living within a lie
Canadian PM Mark Carney's address to the WEF is excellent. (text below) He delivers truth about the state of the world, the failures of the United States, the need for middle powers to take action, and much else besides. I agree with him. Here's another lie that Americans should stop living within: that the Trump Administration is legitimate. “Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting…
caseyjr.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Stop living within a lie
Canadian PM Mark Carney's address to the WEF is excellent. (text below) He delivers truth about the state of the world, the failures of the United States, the need for middle powers to take action, and much else besides. I agree with him. Here's another lie that Americans…
Canadian PM Mark Carney's address to the WEF is excellent. (text below) He delivers truth about the state of the world, the failures of the United States, the need for middle powers to take action, and much else besides. I agree with him. Here's another lie that Americans…
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The Norwegian letter should make it clear to everyone on the planet that the US President has the mindset of a spoiled toddler. What is interesting is why, with the exception of precious metals traders, no one else in the financial markets seems to care much
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Norwegian letter should make it clear to everyone on the planet that the US President has the mindset of a spoiled toddler. What is interesting is why, with the exception of precious metals traders, no one else in the financial markets seems to care much
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Of all the charts in @nathanielbullard.com's deck, this one hit hardest
I was melting on the Victoria line last June/July - believe it runs hotter than Central
I was melting on the Victoria line last June/July - believe it runs hotter than Central
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Of all the charts in @nathanielbullard.com's deck, this one hit hardest
I was melting on the Victoria line last June/July - believe it runs hotter than Central
I was melting on the Victoria line last June/July - believe it runs hotter than Central
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David Webb made such difference to Hong Kong and Asian business as a corporate governance activist. A unique figure who showed individuals can make a difference. The FT obit here www.ft.com/content/71bf...
Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies
Champion for corporate governance reform campaigned to improve transparency in financial hub’s markets
www.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM
David Webb made such difference to Hong Kong and Asian business as a corporate governance activist. A unique figure who showed individuals can make a difference. The FT obit here www.ft.com/content/71bf...
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Candide and the Modernity Machine
I’ve been reading Voltaire’s Candide for Venkat Rao’s Contraptions Book Club. The theme for the year is to trace the origins of the ‘Divergence Machine’—the idea that our current era is characterized by proliferating, mutually retreating varieties of life rather…
I’ve been reading Voltaire’s Candide for Venkat Rao’s Contraptions Book Club. The theme for the year is to trace the origins of the ‘Divergence Machine’—the idea that our current era is characterized by proliferating, mutually retreating varieties of life rather…
Candide and the Modernity Machine
I’ve been reading Voltaire’s Candide for Venkat Rao’s Contraptions Book Club. The theme for the year is to trace the origins of the ‘Divergence Machine’—the idea that our current era is characterized by proliferating, mutually retreating varieties of life rather than ‘convergent canonicity.’ (I must confess I am still wrapping my head around the taxonomy.) The question posed: is…
caseyjr.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Candide and the Modernity Machine
I’ve been reading Voltaire’s Candide for Venkat Rao’s Contraptions Book Club. The theme for the year is to trace the origins of the ‘Divergence Machine’—the idea that our current era is characterized by proliferating, mutually retreating varieties of life rather…
I’ve been reading Voltaire’s Candide for Venkat Rao’s Contraptions Book Club. The theme for the year is to trace the origins of the ‘Divergence Machine’—the idea that our current era is characterized by proliferating, mutually retreating varieties of life rather…
Lawlessness
The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela overnight are a clear violation of international law, and a distillation of the era we now live in: the age of lawlessness.
The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela overnight are a clear violation of international law, and a distillation of the era we now live in: the age of lawlessness.
Lawlessness
The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela overnight are a clear violation of international law, and a distillation of the era we now live in: the age of lawlessness.
caseyjr.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Lawlessness
The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela overnight are a clear violation of international law, and a distillation of the era we now live in: the age of lawlessness.
The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela overnight are a clear violation of international law, and a distillation of the era we now live in: the age of lawlessness.
AI & the extractive era
I recently finished Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. Would I recommend it? Depends on you, tbh, and how deep down the rabbit hole you wish to go. If you’re keen to learn, Ananthaswamy is an excellent teacher. That said, after…
I recently finished Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. Would I recommend it? Depends on you, tbh, and how deep down the rabbit hole you wish to go. If you’re keen to learn, Ananthaswamy is an excellent teacher. That said, after…
AI & the extractive era
I recently finished Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. Would I recommend it? Depends on you, tbh, and how deep down the rabbit hole you wish to go. If you’re keen to learn, Ananthaswamy is an excellent teacher. That said, after enduring hundreds of pages of math lessons and working through equations, this line—
caseyjr.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
AI & the extractive era
I recently finished Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. Would I recommend it? Depends on you, tbh, and how deep down the rabbit hole you wish to go. If you’re keen to learn, Ananthaswamy is an excellent teacher. That said, after…
I recently finished Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. Would I recommend it? Depends on you, tbh, and how deep down the rabbit hole you wish to go. If you’re keen to learn, Ananthaswamy is an excellent teacher. That said, after…
Where my head is
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December 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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December 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Browsing the internet in 2025 without a Pi-hole (left) is unreal
Super easy to set up; highly recommend it
Super easy to set up; highly recommend it
December 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Browsing the internet in 2025 without a Pi-hole (left) is unreal
Super easy to set up; highly recommend it
Super easy to set up; highly recommend it
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
'If you had to pick a single text to sum up the last few decades in political economy, it would be ‘for he that hath, to him shall be given.’ If I had to bet, it would be on the continuation of that trend.'
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'This was the point at which everything blew up. The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.'
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
'If you had to pick a single text to sum up the last few decades in political economy, it would be ‘for he that hath, to him shall be given.’ If I had to bet, it would be on the continuation of that trend.'
🎯
🎯
'This was the point at which everything blew up. The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.'
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'This was the point at which everything blew up. The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.'
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Have been enjoying a return to RSS feeds
Very cool tool that I've been giving a whirl of late is Alcove (alcove.tools)
More about it here: stevedylan.dev/posts/introd...
Very cool tool that I've been giving a whirl of late is Alcove (alcove.tools)
More about it here: stevedylan.dev/posts/introd...
Alcove
A privacy focused RSS reader for the open web
alcove.tools
December 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Have been enjoying a return to RSS feeds
Very cool tool that I've been giving a whirl of late is Alcove (alcove.tools)
More about it here: stevedylan.dev/posts/introd...
Very cool tool that I've been giving a whirl of late is Alcove (alcove.tools)
More about it here: stevedylan.dev/posts/introd...