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Silicon Valley is a spiderweb.

2026-04-20 · Bits and Bobs 4/20/26
  • Silicon Valley is a spiderweb.
    • When you're on it, you can feel vibrations even far away.

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  • Technologists get excited about tech as an end in and of itself.2026-05-26
  • Do you intrinsically care about other humans or not?2026-05-18
  • The AI Productivity Paradox creates a kind of anxious mania.2026-03-23
← Effective arguments often create a slot for the answer to go into before filling it.If your ecosystem has bilateral agreements across peers, then a layer will show up that centralizes. →

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Bits and Bobs by Alex Komoroske