Max Holzheu's Newsletter - Issue #9
Hi friends! Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful time with friends and family. As you know, I try to send this newsletter only when I gather enough material that I like, and this time it just took a while đ Enjoy!
Quote(s) of the Day đ
âWe all are bundles of contradictions, and we manage to hang together by bringing out one side of ourselves at a given time.â Douglas Hofstadter
âWe demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!â â Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy
âIf you have to worry about it you canât afford it.â Warren Buffett
âYou are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in.â Robert Pirsig
What I'm reading đ
Iâm currently reading High Output Management, by Andy Grove (Former Chairman & CEO at Intel). Iâm loving this book. It dives really deep into specific strategies and why they are effective. Recommended for anyone who was people under management.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.
Byzantine Fault Tolerant Airplanes â Elaine's Idle Mind
Most engineering goals involve making something faster, better, cheaper. But when it comes to aircraft manufacturing, itâs always about making things safer. More reliable. Itâs very boring. Itâs also very wastefulâŚ
Seth's Blog: Getting clear about risk
There are potential horrible things in the future, perhaps your future or mine. Unthinkable illnesses, weird accidents, lightning bolts of misfortune at random moments. If you decide to focus on them, you can fill your days with despair. On theâŚ
Hash Power â A Documentary on Blockchains & Cryptocurrencies
Welcome Hash Power, a three part audio documentary that explores the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with leaders in the field including Naval Ravikant, Olaf Carlson-Wee, Fred Ehrsam, Ari Paul, Juan Benet, Muneeb Ali, Peter Van Valkenburgh, Jeremiah Lowin, Jameson Lopp, Jordan Cooper, Josh Seims, & Charlie Noyes.
Pro-Neutrality, Anti-Title II â Stratechery by Ben Thompson
This article made me change my mind about net neutrality.
CryptoZombies Ethereum Course - Learn how to code Solidity. Powered By Loom Network
Want to learn Solidity, Ethereumâs programming language? This course makes it fun (a little bit of programming experience required)
What I'm listening to đ
I didnât finish Small Giants, I got bored with one hour left. Itâs just a compendium of stories of companies that are doing things differently, but I found that it didnât dive too much into the mechanics of how.
I just started listening to SuperIntelligence by Nick Bostrom. It explores the question âWhat happens when humans create a greater intelligence than our own?â