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Personal Pantheon: Tier List

My "Personal Pantheon" of role models. Folks who I can say won or failed to win at life and why. Who can pull off the trifecta of work, relationships, and flourishing?

Apr 11, 2026 · 45 min read

Hyperion

A solar get-you-up-to-speed

Jul 01, 2025

Chile

Antofagasta Chile will be the next industrial megacity

Jun 17, 2025

Getting rich to save the world

Is the Earth screwed?

Jan 28, 2025

Eurotrip

A comparison of the three serious civilizations

Jan 16, 2025

Unleashing the Presidio

America's greatest city is a mere executive order away.

Feb 12, 2025

WTF 1973

Why the singularity was cancelled.

Mar 01, 2025