Alex Jacobson
@alexjacobson
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Libertarians yearn for a high trust society but are unwilling to do what it takes to make one.
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A hypothesis says mass immigration reversal, immigration restriction (including of students or talented workers), and tariffs on imported goods are bad because that risks nuking American/Western living standards. Not only will it—it should. You WANT it to do so. Why? Consider a
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We talked with @alexjacobson (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) about the evolving private markets. "SpaceX gives employees equity and runs tenders regularly so that equity becomes liquidity. Although the liquidity price is lower than public market value, employees know their
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I'll be on at 1:50p.
Morning. On today’s stream: – How serious is Google’s Genie 3 model? – The new 5-level framework for robotics – Cerebras proves it can actually work – @pmarca (a16z) – @harleyf (Shopify) – @antonosika (Lovable) – @ashtom (GitHub) – @alexjacobson (137 Ventures) – @nicckopp
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These circles are not moving nor changing size or shape
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Lost his USAID funding. Looking for a place to live.
This could be the world's first recorded sighting of a live adult black devil or anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii), a deep sea creature in broad daylight and on the surface!!😱
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In 1951, Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works you can’t break the illusion [video from The Curiosity Show: https://t.co/DF82ASFj1a]
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This arrow by mathematician and sculptor Kokichi Sugihara can't point left. Here's how it works: It's 3D-printed with a bunch of curves our brains don't register. https://t.co/Xa32GrI7ii
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Congratulations to @balajis as new Coinbase CTO and on the sale of https://t.co/Y9TsH4EFAY!
Got a nice announcement for you today in three parts. First, Earn is joining Coinbase! Read all about it here:
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Verizon, Twitter and AOL now called Oath. So, close to oauth. If they also bought a u, they could provide secure identity.
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In Defense of Trump's 'Day of Patriotic Devotion' - Bloomberg View
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You can honor it, then march against the man who proclaimed it.
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What 21st century government could look like
Here's why @balajis should absolutely lead the FDA in the new Trump administration.
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If @balajis ran the FDA, it would literally add years to the average American's life.
.@SeanSpicer: Trump meeting w/ #FDA contenders Jim O'Neill & Balaji Srinivasan
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It's amazing how much in fight internet still sucks. #whitewine
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Microsoft Windows 7 sponsoring all the gates at lax terminal.
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Cross-posts from Twitter to FB currently take over an hour to arrive. I'm sure there is a good reason for that.
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Alt-tab should switch my various open windows rather than my various open applications. Content should win over managing CPU/memory.
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Occam's bikini: sexy explanations beat correct ones. So, if it's widely repeated its likely to be wrong. Exhibit A.
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