State Capacity Isn't FascismDec 19
tech companies give the government, historically dumb and slow, cutting-edge tools to enforce the law of the land. don't like it? change the law, don't blame the toolmakers.
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I Tried to Start an Education Company and It Failed. I Think I Finally Know Why.
why most education apps suck (or don't sell)
Gian Segato
Jun 11, 2025
Gian Segato is a founding data scientist and engineer at Replit, one of the most ambitious and fastest-growing startups today. When he was in college, Segato founded Uniwhere, Italy's first app to help students manage college life end-to-end (he later sold it to a leading Italian education technology firm).
Last month, Segato guested in Pirate Wires with a banger on how AI is giving rise to one-person billion-dollar companies. Today, he's back with a new piece on why education startups are so difficult to build, and why they almost never pay off (until now, thanks to AI — maybe). If you've ever wondered why our schools feel like ancient relics of a forgotten civilization, and why they have not yet been remade by technology, this story is for you.
State Capacity Isn't Fascism
The Data Center Water Crisis Isn't RealDec 18
one guy is single-handedly correcting the ai water doomerism with a calculator and a chatbot
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No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a CatDec 12
on kitkat, the beloved sf feline who was run over by an autonomous vehicle, and jackie fielder, the pandering sf politician who now wants to ban the vehicles altogether
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