Ethereum gas prices have been very high and sustained for a week now. This seems like the highest since the merge and the crazy highs of 2020. 🤔 I would like to upgrade all my ENS domains to the v3 wrapper but not at 100+ gwei!
Thanks to an invite from Hector, I was able to join the Economic Club of Minnesota luncheon today with James Bullard, the President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in discussion with Neel Kashkari, President & CEO of the Minneapolis Fed.
Tammy and I had a fun evening at Constellation Fund Bright Night event at the Fillmore. Constellations data driven approach to philanthropy and working to reduce poverty in the Twin Cities is a mission and method that resonates with me.
I purchased nnxyz abstract #0000 which comes with all 50 of the abstract collection. This is the fourth nnxyz collection that I have now. 🤩
MnTech Tech Connect 2023
I had a good time learning new topics and connecting with other technology leaders at the MnTech Tech Connect event today.
My sessions:
- Technological Disruption: A Futurist’s Perspective with Matt Versaggi
- Exploring OpenAI: Practical Applications for Real-World Problem Solving with Nick Kwicien
- The Art of Personalization wtih AI/ML: Optimizing Conversion by Showing Customers What They Want with Matt Yates and Max Lindquist
- Empowering Our Future Through Science with Dr. Jayshree Seth
- Cybersecurity State of the Union 2023 with Aaron Warner
- The Future Fit Digital Organization: What Does the Data Say? with Charles Betz
- Driving Business Success Through Innovation and Technology panel with Steve Arsenault, David Bingenheimer, David Black, Chris Chapman, and Julie Durham facilitated by Jeff Tollefson
A thesis I’ve pondered for years and won’t go away…
The real “threat” to capitalism isn’t socialism or communism. The thing that may break capitalism is technology.
Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. — Archimedes
Technology is leverage. Technology allows a small number of people to create immense output. The potential present in AI will allow new kinds of output that were never before possible, in some cases with no people at all. Technology has brought efficiency improvements for as long as it has existed, and we should assume that will continue.
With so much leverage the labor market fails. There is no market to exchange your abilities for. There may be no buyer for human capacity. It isn’t a question of retraining if there isn’t anything to train to.
Got a pair of Lowa Renegade GTX Mid hiking boots to get ready for our hiking trip in Switzerland this summer. Excited to get these on the trail!
Tammy's NYC Birthday Trip Day 4
No rain!
- Work meeting in hotel.
- Ole & Steen for breakfast.
- Explore Bryant Park.
- Visit NY Public Library.
- Blue Bottle coffee.
- Return to Ole & Steen.
- Return to Angelina.
- Return to hotel.
- Car to Newark Airport.
- Flight DL2589 to Minneapolis.
We explored the New York Public Library and were blown away by the amazing architecture and special collection. Theoretically they have books too, but not sure where those are. 📚
Our final morning in New York and it is not raining for the first time since Friday night! We get to venture out without rain jackets and umbrellas and enjoy Bryant Park!
