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Code as Commodity

What can salt teach about thriving in abundance?

Dec 16, 2025

Code as Commodity

Dec 16, 2025

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The Hashtag Remains Undefeated

Why It Remains Vital in Social Media

Apr 27, 2025

The Hashtag Remains Undefeated

Apr 27, 2025

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The Road to Arc 2.0

Will the Chrome killer become the user agent of the LLM era?

Oct 10, 2024

The Road to Arc 2.0

Oct 10, 2024

An update on Dia from Josh Miller

A thread originally posted on X from Browser Company of New York’s CEO.

May 15, 2025

An update on Dia from Josh Miller

May 15, 2025

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Sam Altman says young people use ChatGPT as an operating system

Older people use ChatGPT as a Google replacement. People in their 20s and 30s use it as a life advisor. People in college use it as an OS.

May 13, 2025

Sam Altman says young people use ChatGPT as an operating system

May 13, 2025

I don't (didn't) have a problem "keeping it in my pants".

Rather, I simply didn't find marriage's one-size-fits-all approach to matrimonial bliss suitable for my needs.

Feb 11, 2025

Feb 11, 2025

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Did Apple just declare war on OpenAI?

Does the Internet Accounts prefpane predict ChatGPT’s fate?

Jun 18, 2024

Did Apple just declare war on OpenAI?

Jun 18, 2024

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The problem with the problems with hashtags

16 years after their invention, is it time for a change?

Aug 13, 2023

The problem with the problems with hashtags

Aug 13, 2023

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Hashtags in the Sky

So Bluesky wants to change how hashtags work

Jun 27, 2023

Hashtags in the Sky

Jun 27, 2023

Thanks for your thoughts, Michael.

I agree with you. Much of our angst has to do with power and redistributing it — especially angst from those with a scarcity mindset and…

Mar 30, 2023

Mar 30, 2023

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

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VC, Product Hunter, creator of the hashtag and non-smoker. He’s explored the intersection of technology and human potential for over 20 years.

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