Chris
@cb1814.bsky.social
Just turned 37. Best way to describe it is that a few days ago I rowed a marathon for fun and felt great, then had 2 beers with dinner last night and woke up asking wtf hit me.
Aging is weird
Aging is weird
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just turned 37. Best way to describe it is that a few days ago I rowed a marathon for fun and felt great, then had 2 beers with dinner last night and woke up asking wtf hit me.
Aging is weird
Aging is weird
Both overvalued by a ton, but SpaceX might actually be worse as the next wave of Starlink capex hits
SpaceX shopping stakes at an $800bn valuation, 2x their July valuation of $400bn; would make them more valuable than OpenAI.
Exclusive | SpaceX in Talks for Share Sale That Would Boost Valuation to $800 Billion
The company’s CFO told investors about the transaction in recent days, sources say.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Both overvalued by a ton, but SpaceX might actually be worse as the next wave of Starlink capex hits
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A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
"Cocaine is a hell of a drug"
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Cocaine is a hell of a drug"
Holy shit
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holy shit
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True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.
Um did they see the movie
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Um did they see the movie
Yup. I grew up near Boston and know plenty of folks there who make "good money" and have no disposable income at all.
1/ I may write something about this, but I've noticed some folks, notably Noah Smith, but others as well, deriding the $140,000=poverty in today's US guy.
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Yup. I grew up near Boston and know plenty of folks there who make "good money" and have no disposable income at all.
Bring back the slow, ugly, unsafe cars that make your kids sick!
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bring back the slow, ugly, unsafe cars that make your kids sick!
We live in the dumbest goddamn timeline
By all means, let’s waste more fuel and cause more health-and-climate damaging emissions for the culture war.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We live in the dumbest goddamn timeline
He seems nice
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
He seems nice
Data centers in space is a genuinely hilarious marketing strategy
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Data centers in space is a genuinely hilarious marketing strategy
Green data centers! AI bubbles! Zac Efron!
Hey atNorth, we should hang. Now live for your reading pleasure.
coralcarbon.substack.com/p/fire-and-i...
Hey atNorth, we should hang. Now live for your reading pleasure.
coralcarbon.substack.com/p/fire-and-i...
Fire and Ice Ages
How atNorth can future proof against the AI bubble
coralcarbon.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Green data centers! AI bubbles! Zac Efron!
Hey atNorth, we should hang. Now live for your reading pleasure.
coralcarbon.substack.com/p/fire-and-i...
Hey atNorth, we should hang. Now live for your reading pleasure.
coralcarbon.substack.com/p/fire-and-i...
More or less the subject of my gigantic Coral piece on data centers, which drops tomorrow morning
"IBM's CEO walked through some napkin math on data centers— and said that there's 'no way' to turn a profit at current costs... Krishna was skeptical that current tech would reach AGI, putting the likelihood between 0-1%."
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
finance.yahoo.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
More or less the subject of my gigantic Coral piece on data centers, which drops tomorrow morning
I am the new owner of the Boston Celtics, for which I will pay one dollar!
(Did I do it right?)
(Did I do it right?)
I’m also gonna start posting stuff I don’t have the authority to order.
Andrew Garfield shall be my husband.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Andrew Garfield shall be my husband.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I am the new owner of the Boston Celtics, for which I will pay one dollar!
(Did I do it right?)
(Did I do it right?)
Yup!
Lidar stopped being prohibitively expensive 5 years ago but Elon kept lying about it because he made a bad decision and people refuse to stop repeating the lie.
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yup!
Perfect headlines are rare
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Perfect headlines are rare
Data centers are secretly a terrible business model
Tomorrow on Coral
Tomorrow on Coral
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Data centers are secretly a terrible business model
Tomorrow on Coral
Tomorrow on Coral
I will happily accept $5k to tell OpenAi they're full of shit.
i'm fucking howling at $5,000
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I will happily accept $5k to tell OpenAi they're full of shit.
It is honestly hilarious given Cameron has 3 of the 5 highest grossing movies ever
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is honestly hilarious given Cameron has 3 of the 5 highest grossing movies ever
10/10 would eat
November 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
10/10 would eat
These are the two worst sentences I've ever read
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
These are the two worst sentences I've ever read
Wait until he hears about the markdowns in his crypto portfolio 😅
My direct influence over the president of the United States has actually cost me millions of dollars
— literally only David Sacks
— literally only David Sacks
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Wait until he hears about the markdowns in his crypto portfolio 😅
I'm a product of the Valley and can confirm most of it's a grift. Not quite all. But most
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm a product of the Valley and can confirm most of it's a grift. Not quite all. But most
"Continuity with Change!" - Selina Meyer
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Continuity with Change!" - Selina Meyer