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English

Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro: A Product That Expects the Unreasonably Persistent

I accidentally made the China-market model work in the United States. This says more about my habits than Xiaomi’s design.

English

The Snake That Ate Itself

The market saw a 5 percent bruise. Apple saw a chance to move the price list. The AI companies wrote the alibi. The memory suppliers stamped it. Cook collected it in retail, with the expression of a man who had no better choice.

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The Fine Print of Matrimony

Marriage was never merely a romance plot. Once women could own, earn, inherit, borrow, and leave, the old bargain lost its terror.

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It's Never About Tech

The room was ready. One side had briefings, water, name placards. The other side had one chair. Dario walked in alone, thinking he could correct their technical understanding.

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money

The Option Musk Never Had to Ask For

These pieces were drafted before June 12. The IPO happened. Cursor closed at $60 billion. The analysis below did not need updating. That's the problem.

artificial intelligence

SpaceX IPO (SPCX): You're Already In

If you hold QQQ, you might end up owning SPCX. You do not get a vote. Here is what to do about it. What Every Retail Investor Needs to Know Before June 12, 2026

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SpaceX IPO Valuation: Am I Missing Something?

From $18.7 billion to $3.4 trillion in 15 years. That is 41.3% CAGR. For fifteen consecutive years. No company in history has done it. Maybe Alexander the Great, if he remembered to incorporate. I must be missing something. Maybe you can tell me

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artificial intelligence

One Post-Train to Rule Them All. Not Quite.

I gave Gemini a URL it never read, a bait it never caught, and a paper about its own failure. It responded to all three with enthusiasm. This is the live recording.

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artificial intelligence

SpaceX's S1 Is Out

SpaceX's S-1 is public. The valuation is high. The audit is gone. The disclosure window just got longer. The party has begun. Read the footnotes.

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artificial intelligence

The Landlord, The Exit, and The Ghost of Houston

The champagne is already in someone's hand. They're just waiting for the pop. The only question is: whose hand is it, and are you the one holding the door?

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artificial intelligence

You Write Like a Machine. That's Good.

I spent ten minutes fixing the logic of an article. The AI score jumped from 31% to 67%. Churchill failed the same test. Welcome to the Failurors Club.

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artificial intelligence

Open CloseAI

OpenAI is this company that always puzzles me. The more we know about it, the more puzzling it would become. I am not rooting against it. I am just doing the math.