Hey everyone! This week’s blog post features a variety of intriguing topics: the power of simple headlines, the concept of spatial compute, tips on avoiding career pitfalls, and Taylor Swift’s knack for engaging niche audiences. Plus, delve into AI photo editing, the debate on writing vs. content, and even discover the best value colleges in America for 2025. Dive in for more insights!
- Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline — like this one: “Headlines with more common words — simple words like ‘job’ instead of ‘occupation’ — shorter headlines, and those communicated in a narrative style, with more pronouns compared with prepositions, received more clicks.”
- spatial compute: Let the network decide where in the world to run your code
- the art of programming and why i won’t use llm:
- You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites: I always thought I was too dumb to understand math. During my school years, it was evident to me that for some kids math was easy, and for others like myself: painfully difficult.
- The 3 Big Mistakes That Almost Cost Me My Promotion (And How You Can Avoid Them): Guest post by Steve Huynh, ex-Amazon Principal Engineer
- No one’s ready for this: With AI photo editing getting easy and convincing, the world isn’t prepared for an era where photographs aren’t to be trusted.
- Do the weirdest thing that feels right.: From “what to write” to “how to live” | Castles in the Sky #35
- This Guy Probably Designed Half the Logos You Hold Dear: He’s carved out permanent space in your deepest memories
- Lessons from Taylor Swift: Engage niche audiences by staying true to brand identity, aligning with audience interests: Taylor Swift and others prove niche communities highlight the potential to find new audiences by extending a brand’s relevance.
- writing vs. content: Is Substack the heroic savior of a vanishing media industry, where the best minds of our generation are publishing their finest work, or is it a tech platform that “has become a really good way for women to monetize their diary entries?”
- See the 2025 ‘Best Value Colleges’ in America: study: High school seniors often talk about their dream school while applying for college, but what about the best value school?