I wrote this week on the Dark Forest and the internet. I finally had a chance to read this essay collection, and it got me thinking a bit on Clausewitz and competition in an adversarial environment. It’s up in a somewhat unedited form at the moment, so will be finalizing it over the weekend.

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• I was on a vacation of sorts last week, so skipped the last newsletter to focus on kid time.

• I’m working on bringing Knowsi back from the dead. If that’s of interest to anyone, please send me a note

• Last month, I started playing hockey again for the first time since I was a kid. Taking my own son out on the ice was an absolute joy, and discovered that the Copenhagen Falcons had a “give it a try” team. Anyway, I’m now on the ice three times a week at utterly ungodly times.

• I’m going to start returning to some articles and editing them down, so will add modified timestamps to things. After a clear my current todo list, I intend to revamp the site a bit.

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• Really appreciated this article on the Art of Finishing. I’ve finished plenty of projects and also let far too many linger, and the point about “mental weight” struck home.'

• This article on trust, reputation, and compound interest was super interesting. I enjoy the metaphor of filling the tub (though one then wonders about evaporation).

• I’ll be attending a few of these events for the Protocol Symposium. Worth checking out of you agree with my conclusion to this week’s essay.

• I’m signed up for Map Camp this week as well. I find the Wardley mapping world to be pretty useful, so will report back.