I love research

I love research

Ugh, so many writers say. Now I have to do research. Why can’t I just write? Turn your attitude around. Once upon a time I received an offer to work for a company called Forrester Research. “What is the job?” I asked. “You do research about questions people want to know about, then you write…

Fathers bear witness, even after they are gone: an appreciation for Xavier Tillman

Fathers bear witness, even after they are gone: an appreciation for Xavier Tillman

A big part of a father’s job is to bear witness to what his children do. Fathers come to your little league games. They observe your homework marks and your artwork. They watch you learn to ride a bike or shoot a basket. “Daddy, Daddy, watch me, watch me!”, the child shouts. The accomplishment becomes…

Smart wrong people; rampant drivel; foolish bookstore investors: Newsletter 29 May 2024
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Smart wrong people; rampant drivel; foolish bookstore investors: Newsletter 29 May 2024

Newsletter 46: Curiosity beats animosity, OpenAI trains ChatGPT-5, Google spreads fakery, plus three people to follow and three books to read. The value of principled argument When I was a media analyst, companies often brought me in to hear my perspective. Many of the companies who hired me also intensely (and sometimes very publicly) disagreed…