Design for Safety, An Excerpt. Interesting framework and very relevant.

Thank You For Reading – “Your attentive kindness doesn’t get picked up by any analytical tool I’ve got other than my heart and my memory—however short lived.” Hear, hear! I can relate to this.

Facebook’s war on switching costs. “Network effects are how Facebook attracts users, but switching costs are how it holds them hostage. (…) Network effects inflate services, but low switching costs let the air out again. Interop is the escape valve that keeps big tech firms from sucking up all the oxygen and asphyxiating their rivals.” Well put!

“The Rare Earth Myth”. Interesting take on “China’s role as the bogeyman in the West’s rare earth debates”.