Some Emails to the World
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Nero stylin'
A masterpiece of old engineering
Imagine dining in a room that literally rotates beneath your feet. Emperor Nero didn't just dream it, he built it. This wasn't some simple party trick. This was ancient Rome's most extravagant flex, a rotating dining hall powered entirely by water that spun day and night. For centuries, historians thought it was just legend. Then in 2009, archaeologists proved the impossible was real.
More: https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/neros-dining-room-revolved-day-and-night/
Imagine dining in a room that literally rotates beneath your feet. Emperor Nero didn't just dream it, he built it. This wasn't some simple party trick. This was ancient Rome's most extravagant flex, a rotating dining hall powered entirely by water that spun day and night. For centuries, historians thought it was just legend. Then in 2009, archaeologists proved the impossible was real.
More: https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/neros-dining-room-revolved-day-and-night/
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Art <-> Life
This is a steel and bronze sculpture of the Androgen Receptor (ligand binding domain) bound to enzalutamide, a drug that targets the protein and is used to treat prostate cancer. The sculpture was for Charles Sawyers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and was commissioned by Rodrigo Romero, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab.
The protein is made from polished steel. Enzalutamide was made from bronze and the base of the sculpture was made from steel and bronze. The stand is granite.
The protein is made from polished steel. Enzalutamide was made from bronze and the base of the sculpture was made from steel and bronze. The stand is granite.
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Gemini such a gem!
Gemini 3's boosted Gemini's share of ChatGPT visits from 23% to 30%!
Incredibly significant launch by the Google team.
Source: SimilarWeb. Only counts desktop and mobile web views, not app. Counts non-unique visits.
Incredibly significant launch by the Google team.
Source: SimilarWeb. Only counts desktop and mobile web views, not app. Counts non-unique visits.
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I'm biased and bullish on the goog
We're in the "what if Google does that" part of the AI cycle.
They can make
— cheaper models ($2/M in, $12/M out, just above GPT5.1, cheaper than Pro)
— better models (benchmarks)
— distribute products at no cost to billions of users (Gemini has >50% MAU of ChatGPT, Antigravity is free vs Cursor $20-40/mo)
— get good unit economics (own TPU, no reliance on Nvidia premiums), use it to retain premium talent cheaper
Of the BigTech giants, Amazon and Microsoft chose to be infra partners. Apple chose not to play. Meta shat the bed. Google is coming out on top.
They can make
— cheaper models ($2/M in, $12/M out, just above GPT5.1, cheaper than Pro)
— better models (benchmarks)
— distribute products at no cost to billions of users (Gemini has >50% MAU of ChatGPT, Antigravity is free vs Cursor $20-40/mo)
— get good unit economics (own TPU, no reliance on Nvidia premiums), use it to retain premium talent cheaper
Of the BigTech giants, Amazon and Microsoft chose to be infra partners. Apple chose not to play. Meta shat the bed. Google is coming out on top.
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Ramp to the future
the best marketing teams will become more engineer-led over time. Great example from Ramp - 'Vibe Growth Marketing Manager'.
What's in the role
- The ability for someone to do work autonomously, end-to-end, from idea to execution. It literally says it in the job spec, 'without needing support from Engineering.'
- Being skilled in AI workflow tools to build agents that improve speed, personalization, and targeting across marketing channels. Marketers will gradually become AI agent trainers and managers.
- Prototype + ship vs. meetings & memos
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You may not see this happening yet, as we're still early, but it is happening.
What's in the role
- The ability for someone to do work autonomously, end-to-end, from idea to execution. It literally says it in the job spec, 'without needing support from Engineering.'
- Being skilled in AI workflow tools to build agents that improve speed, personalization, and targeting across marketing channels. Marketers will gradually become AI agent trainers and managers.
- Prototype + ship vs. meetings & memos
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You may not see this happening yet, as we're still early, but it is happening.
express, not stress