Essays
Reprint
Reprints and discussions of classic writings, bringing timeless works to a new audience. Rediscover the enduring value of these literary gems.
REPRINT: The Death of Software 2.0
An essay on why agentic AI changes software economics: interfaces become ephemeral, while durable systems of record (data, state, and APIs) become the high-value layer—using the memory hierarchy as the guiding analogy.
2025 Reprint – Top Consultancies Freeze Pay as AI Reshapes Pyramid Model
Reprint: AI is forcing leading consultancies to freeze starting salaries, slow graduate hiring and rethink the classic pyramid staffing model. Productivity gains mean fewer junior analysts are needed, while firms prio...
2025 Reprint - Accenture to ‘exit’ staff who cannot be retrained for age of AI
Reprint: Accenture to ‘exit’ staff who cannot be retrained for age of AI
2024 Reprint - What's Actually Inside a $100 Billion AI Data Center?
REPRINT: Overview of what it will take for Microsoft to Build out Project Stargate, a $100 Billion data center.
1956 Reprint - ICBM by Hanson W. Baldwin with full-page illustration by John Wilson
REPRINT: An exploration of the Cold War-era race between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Highlighting the technological, strategic, and political ...
Reprint - The Fellowship of the Ring
An in-depth look at how Tolkien fandom evolved during the making of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, from spy photos and online debates to questions of authenticity, myth, and cultural ownership. The article...