Sep 7Do Political Parties Really Serve Their Leaders?It all begins with the best of intentions, to fix a mistake in the world. A close friend of yours is aware of or knowledgeable of issues in the world. They join a political movement in an effort to correct this wrong in the world. While it is generally accepted…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Aug 18PROMPT: Create a show about a spy that is seeking to destroy a cityLights, camera, picket signs! It seems like even Hollywood couldn’t resist getting in on the ‘drama’ — and no, I’m not talking about the latest blockbuster hit. …Actors2 min readActors2 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Jul 29PROMPT: Apply AI to write a spy thriller screenplayOn July 14th, actors representing the American SAG-AFTRA union went on strike over an ongoing feud with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This strike has coincided with an ongoing strike of The Writers Guild of America and is the first time in 43 years that both unions…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Jul 11The Frugal AstronautIt all began as a simple dream for Elon Musk 21 years ago. Construct the Falcon rocket. Launch a satellite into space. Market the service & repeat, and the Falcon rocket came from humble origins. The original vehicle could only lift 440 pounds into orbit burning kerosene (RP-1)/Liquid oxygen(LOX) on…Space2 min readSpace2 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Jun 17Is The Next SpaceX Starship Doomed?On April 20th of this year, the first SpaceX Starship Booster 7 and Ship 24 lifted off from the Starbase in Texas. The immense force of 16 million pounds from the 33 Raptor engines tore into the concrete pad, and blasted away chunks of concrete like missiles. …Spacex2 min readSpacex2 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·May 31Is Chat GPT a Parrot?It began as a simple dream, to build a robotic assistant, like the computers in Star Trek, to ease the pain of managing our daily activities. Then Amazon gave us Alexa as our own personal assistant eight years ago. But Alexa still wasn’t terribly helpful or smart so Sam Altman…ChatGPT3 min readChatGPT3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·May 17The Grind of Chatbot EngineeringIn this modern digital world where entrepreneurs are widely celebrated as celebrities, and new computing products are the work of magicians, it is easy to forget the grind that goes into building a new application. Take for example, Chat GPT. …Chatbots3 min readChatbots3 min read
May 16Can You Trust Payoneer?11Dave RauschenfelsGot nowhere with the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission.Got nowhere with the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission. Payoneer is meanwhile again asking for my transaction details from Peopleperhour. Peopleperhour says they couldn't process the original refund, or there never was one. I think its time to talk to the FBI about this.1 min read1 min read
Apr 26Can You Trust Payoneer?It all began in November of last year. I needed some extra cash so I resumed editing marketing content for a client of mine on Peopleperhour. I moved my first $48 to Payoneer. I’d used them about two years earlier to move money from Fiverr and never had any problems…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
Apr 16Do The Ends Justify The Means?Imagine for a moment that you are driving a locomotive. Behind you are pulling thousands of tons of highly toxic, corrosive, and explosive chemicals. You come around a corner and begin to descend a steep hill towards a city below. You engage the brakes, but they’re dead. …Ethics3 min readEthics3 min read
