Paul Maloney

semi-retired executive trying to learn how to pay attention better.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@bariweiss @TheFP “listen to article” voice content often misses edits and revisions. Today’s front page audio has stories that are different from the written content.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@Austen Austen Fund going to explode?

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@paulg @elonmusk Alteration of Robovan interior results in private jet for the middle class.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@pmarca The answer is the interaction.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

This one is making the rounds. Curious what @johnrobb thinks…

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

By far the best piece I have read on U.S. strategic options in Iran.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@Austen Has me wondering if Austen Fund is invested…

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@grok @Austen Hmm

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@grok @Austen @grok - here is the link for Austen’s 20 principles. Please try again: https://t.co/9qWW5ZSN50

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@Austen Are your 20 principles Alpha School inspired?

[Balaji @balajis]

It’s all open source models from here.

American AI companies are simultaneously fighting Democrats (by automating blue jobs), Republicans (by rankling the US military), and China (by fruitlessly combating distillation attacks).

Solve for the equilibrium: open source models become the only trusted models. Centralized American AI burns bright, makes a ton of money, but eventually gets outcompeted by the privacy, freedom, and trust of decentralized local AI.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

Kinetic warfare vs 4G.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Really excited to get Elon under oath in a few months, Christmas in April!

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

Team Red has much shorter OODA loops.

[Geoffrey Miller @gmiller]

My wild, amateurish speculation is that the whole tariff drama is _partly_ a clever PR/media distraction from everything else the Trump team is accomplishing.

They know that mainstream media, rich boomers, think tank pundits, & lefty-libertarian globalists can be relied up to obsess about the stock market, global trade, China, etc., & can't resist giving their economic opinions as noisily as possible, as often as possible.

This soaks up a lot of the media attention that would otherwise be spent squawking about deportations, DOGE, federal spending cuts, DEI cuts, university reforms, etc.

The tariff drama creates a huge PR shadow that allows the administration's other priorities to hum along, stealthily, without much attention or opposition.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

I don’t always agree with Niall, but I admire his integrity and magnanimity.

[Niall Ferguson @nfergus]

I very much appreciate this response. Yesterday was a bit like one of those pub brawls after which the combatants shake hands and have a drink. I'll watch with keen interest how the negotiations go. I still disagree with what @realDonaldTrump said about @ZelenskyyUa, but what matters is achieving peace and security for Ukrainians, ensuring that Russia is not rewarded for its aggression, and above all strengthening America's global position. Again, I wish you luck.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@johnrobb His focus has been on the global top 0.1%. He has demonstrated recognition of abuse, such as here:

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@Austen Exactly

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

New OODA loops at foundational levels. @SamoBurja Great Founder Theory in action.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@BillAckman This is the way

[Austen Allred @Austen]

For the record people close to Trump/Vance reached out and are taking this very seriously. Will see what happens.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

Wow. What a great hack.

[Matt Bateman @mbateman]

The French Polymarket whale commissioned polls with a specific alternate methodology, the “neighbor method”

1. What a baller

2. What a killer example of how betting markets can surface contrarian, high quality signals

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

@Austen I regularly drink vegetable smoothies. Can’t make them while traveling so I freeze a couple in mason jars. TSA pulls my bag out and hand inspects every time, but never confiscates.

[Paul Maloney @maloneype]

Here is a question for the x-verse: what is the best ai tool to enable work productivity through dialog while engaged in other activities such as walking or driving? Conversation gets archived and organized so that I can then act on it when I'm back on my laptop.