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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 11 posts
Money Was Not Born from Barter — A World History of Money, from Lydian Coins to Credit
Chapter one of every economics textbook says money arose to cure the inconvenience of barter, yet anthropologists have never located a single society that worked that way. Follow the road money actually travelled: the el
2026-07-26 · 15 min read #humanities#history#money#economics#financeThe Industrial Revolution — The Age of Machines That Changed the World
A single steam engine transformed human life entirely. Why did it begin in Britain of all places, which inventions turned the world upside down, and what were the lights and shadows — we explore it all, comparing it with
2026-07-02 · 9 min read #history#industrial-revolution#technology#economics#societyA Society of Trust — The Invisible Social Capital
A simple question — can you trust a stranger — turns out to shape the fate of a whole society. We examine the value of generalized trust, the difference between high-trust and low-trust societies, and the path to rebuild
2026-06-21 · 28 min read #trust#social-capital#sociology#economics#institutionsInequality and Social Mobility — From Rags to Riches
From the Gini coefficient to the Great Gatsby Curve, we examine the core ideas behind inequality and intergenerational mobility. We weigh the debate between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome from several pe
2026-06-21 · 27 min read #inequality#social-mobility#economics#sociology#opportunityGlobal Supply Chains and Daily Life — Where Do My Things Come From
From the cup of coffee you drink in the morning to the smartphone in your hand, daily life rests on a vast invisible supply chain. This essay explores how supply chains work, the history of the container revolution, pand
2026-06-21 · 33 min read #economics#globalization#supply-chain#logistics#historyA History of Money — From Cowrie Shells to Bitcoin
From the myth of barter through commodity money, coins, paper notes, and credit, all the way to digital and cryptocurrencies, this essay traces the long road money has traveled. Through vivid cases, it shows that the ess
2026-06-21 · 26 min read #culture#history#money#economics#currencyGame Theory in Everyday Life — From the Prisoner's Dilemma to Rock-Paper-Scissors
Every moment, we are playing invisible games. Through the prisoner's dilemma, Nash equilibrium, the game of chicken, and repeated games, we explore how cooperation evolves and how the same logic runs everything from rock
2026-06-21 · 24 min read #game-theory#prisoners-dilemma#nash-equilibrium#cooperation#strategyAI and the Future of Work — Replacement or Augmentation
The story of machines taking over human labor has repeated itself since before the Industrial Revolution. This essay revisits the Luddites, ATMs and bank tellers, the lump of labor fallacy, and todays artificial intellig
2026-06-21 · 35 min read #ai#future-of-work#automation#economics#societyIs AI Really Slowing Down — Reading the 2026 AI Bubble Debate Through Datacenter Economics
A breakdown of the AI is slowing down debate that dominated the first half of 2026, viewed through datacenter economics. We cover the claim that 2 trillion dollars of annual revenue is needed by 2030, the arithmetic of 1
2026-06-12 · 20 min read #ai#economics#datacenter#gpu#infrastructureEconomics & Financial Literacy — Macroeconomics, Investment Principles, Asset Allocation, Retirement Planning
From fundamental economics to stock/bond/ETF investment principles, asset allocation strategies, tax optimization, and retirement planning. Everything you need to know about money.
2026-04-12 · 20 min read #culture#economics#finance#investment#retirement30 Essential Finance, Economics, and Business Concepts for Developers
30 essential finance, economics, and business concepts every developer should know for salary negotiations, stock investing, and understanding startups. From ROI to DCF, PER, and margin calls -- explained with code and a
2026-03-03 · 10 min read #finance#economics#business#investment#financial-literacy