Raymond Lei

Charities that are measurable + cost ineffective have a strong incentive to stop being measurable

Philip of Macedon had a brilliantly simple insight that was obvious in hindsight: make longer spears. His 16-foot sarissa hard countered the traditional 8-foot Greek spears, gaining military dominance overnight. Similarly, the US military's carrier-driven strategy has ruled for decades, and I wonder -- what'll be the hard counter to our strategy, and will we adapt quickly enough to stop it?

TIL the word "decimate" is quite dark

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Thought there would be a stronger correlation

caligula sounds like kanye

American Airlines to brand agency: we'll pay you $X million per word you come up with Brand agency: introducing the American Airlines AAdvantage Barclays Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard

Headcount is overrated

AI agent idea: ElonBot Asks “What did you get done this week” Asks follow-up questions based on response Integrates with your HRIS and auto-fires people You can't control who it fires

Enterprise sales is the art of exploiting bureaucracy

It's chatgpt approved

Open offer #1 Will pay name change fees if you change your name to Ptolemy XVI

My 80-20 list on how to lower your LDL: - lots of psyllium husk* - plant sterols* (~2g/day) - berberine + fish oil* - daily movement (walk/workout) - cut fried food & processed junk - 16/8 fasting *if you take these all at once in the morning, it shouldn't cost you any time/energy

overrated on resumes: - "Senior" - years of experience - led a team of __ people underrated on resumes: - side projects - built __ from scratch

IBS is my ozempic

Having all your eggs in one basket is underrated

given an omniscient, perfectly efficient government, what would be the appropriate penalty for: - coughing without covering your mouth - cutting in line - not washing hands after using the bathroom - not washing hands after using the bathroom (#2) - passing gas in a crowded elevator

Having no other option but to win is a competitive advantage

Twitter was 16 years old and had 7500 employees when Elon cut 80% of its workforce Makes you wonder how much can be cut from other companies: - UnitedHealth: 400k employees, 48 years old - Microsoft: 127k employees, 50 years old - Bank of America: 213k employees, 101 years old - Boeing: 156k employees, 109 years old - IBM: 300k employees, 114 years old If most people can be cut, then large corporations are providing a de facto welfare state for the American people

Why isn't traffic enforcement entirely automated? In Shenzhen, cameras will monitor red light violations, jaywalking, illegal parking, and more. Facial recognition might be politically infeasible in the US, but license plate recognition is already widely accepted. Cameras are cheap, especially compared to $200k/year human eyes. We should easily be able to detect speeding, traffic light violations, parking violations, and even reckless driving.