10/10 trolling. Masterful execution. Respect.

If you’ve lived in Florida long enough you can start identifying Florida men by county. The trees and his general attitude told me this is a North Florida Man, but it wasn’t until I looked at the sheriff’s car that I realized I was within thirty miles. Jacksonville Florida Man.

There’s a subset of women who tend to be exceptional judges of people: it’s like they can smell character, with special attention paid to danger, lying, fear, neuroticism. It’s not universal or even common, and society tries to beat this sense out of women early in all sorts of ways. But in many fields you see that women are often the ones who can spot the traitor, the liar or the dark forces early. There’s of course an evolutionary reason for this sense, and you’d think it would be talked about more openly. Women who have it should protect and cultivate it. It’s a valuable gift from nature.

America is not ready for a coordinated drone attack. Without investment in counter-drone technologies, we are susceptible to a 21st-century Pearl Harbor. The right moves would protect economic and national security in a new era in which speed, surprise, and scale dominate. It is essential that America leads the world in both drone innovation and security. Here are four actions from Matt Cronin, a16z senior national security advisor, that the US can take to close the gap in our defenses:

My oldest has decided that his younger brother is now named Buzz. But Buzz is protesting and saying his name is Bubba. Both names are superior to the real name we gave him so we’re going with it.

So many people in business throw around the word “mentor.” Mentorship is largely a myth. The reason for this is there is a small supply of people who are capable of mentoring, and their time is precious and limited. There’s also a small supply of people who are very good at attracting and keeping mentors. The vast majority of people are not. That means most successful people will learn from a lot of people, their peers, their day to day actions and have to absorb information and advice from many mediums. This is a good thing, because it creates agency. Mentorship is largely a story told after one’s rise, not before or during. Better to know you’re alone and piecing it together than to look for a guide who never arrives.

🇺🇸♥️ There are so many incredible companies in the American Dynamism cinematic universe. Each day brings a long list of product milestones, customer contracts, amazing hires, and impressive progress. As @JoshuaSteinman likes to remind us – We are going to make it! 💪

Introducing the Anduril 250. The first-ever @NASCAR race on an active military base.

Just another day at the mines with @tbc415 Come work @MarianaMinerals if you’re excited about big rocks, AI for process chemistry, and 🇺🇸

Ep 123 out now! @JTLonsdale sits down with @IanCinnamon, co-founder & CEO @ApexSpacecraft He sold his computer vision company to Palantir, worked on Project Maven, and is now building the fastest growing satellite manufacturer. Reusable rockets, attritable satellites, space-based interceptors, asteroid mining, and more — the new space age has arrived! (00:00) Episode intro (02:09) MIT, cognitive science & building Synapse (06:17) PLTR, Project Maven & protestors (08:53) Ian's "light bulb moment" for building Apex (15:23) The space boom & new possibilities (21:30) Engineering for space & lessons from SpaceX (27:50) China's ambitious space plans (30:19) Golden Dome & space-based interceptors (36:00) Understanding orbit altitudes (40:00) Is China trying to steal Apex's IP? (44:13) Asteroid mining & new possibilities beyond Earth