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been hustling a bit to catch up on succession, since the hype has been absolutely unreal. lots of great references, which had me hungry for more

• hans ulbrich obrist: og of art curation
• lyndon b johnson: not looking to get into political commentary, but lbj certainly had a legacy that i’ve been keen on learning more about.
• poison pills

cryptwitter sphere:

• lots of beef recently between jack <> a16z around the m/o of VC funds.
• https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1472052582310977536 : web3 becoming politicized?
• https://twitter.com/brendan_dharma/status/1472004426026029056 : dharma coo on su zhu’s arguments re: (de)centralization, L1s
• US needs to embrace stablecoins // techcrunch

random:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE : snowflakes!
  • colder + more humidity –> more branches in the snowflakes
  • many different form factors (as opposed to the oft-referenced hexagonal shape)
  • 35(!) types! just depending on water vapor
  • hexagonal structure is based on hydrogen bonds, forming hexagonal lattices
  • snowflake growth is based on hexagonal shape: likelihood is higher for corners to get hit than the flat edges, therefore these corners grow faster and faster (positive feedback loop)
  • 100,000 droplets in a given snowflake
  • process takes 30-45 minutes
  • temperature + level of supersaturation are the main levers of snowflake formation (not exactly straightforward, though; see diagram here)
  • omicron is actually taking over
    • athletes everywhere are in covid protocols
    • companies like google are backing out of in-person CES presence
    • snapchat is crafting your metaverse depiction
    • codecademy exit
    • jussie smollett — this whole situation… like bruh
  • a potempkin village: a facade hiding inner contents, referenced in succession
  • the rothschild family – interesting rabbit hole to go down
  • jeremy strong the method actor: probs can’t finish until i’ve finished succession