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Andy Grove’s winning economic policy
Michael Moritz There is one notable thing lacking in Donald Trump’s declaration of economic and diplomatic war on the world: a strategy...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 203 min read
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About Germany artist Thomas Schutte
Caroline Roux, FT
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 205 min read
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Due to margin calls, will we get a black Monday?
Over the past two days, I've been shorting US stocks and made a killing, counting money until my hands were numb. I'm not bragging...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 73 min read
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Trump’s Tariffs set to make a history and break a system that MAGA hates
Nearly 100 years ago, the US enacted a tariff law that set off a global trade war and prolonged and deepened the Great Depression. Now...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 11 min read
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Life’s meaning is to complicate it
简单事情复杂化 换个测度看世界 说到把简单的事情复杂化,我就是这样的人,也是我乐此不疲的事情。因为简单的事儿,到底为什么,其实没那么简单,但是很多人,因为他们不求甚解,觉得这么简单,还深究个啥,就接受了。 比如我现在就在把一个简单的事复杂化,但这就给出了这样做的第一个好处,...
David Ai (艾行山)
May 12, 20232 min read
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The black swan that could come will definitely come
People usually think that most swans are white, and there are very few black swans, even if you look for one, you may not be able to find...
David Ai (艾行山)
May 2, 20232 min read
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Ryuichi Sakamoto's memoir "Music Makes You Free"
The famous Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28, 2023. In memory of him, I brought out an essay I wrote seven...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 30, 20236 min read
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Friendship in probability
When I was twenty years old, I read a book called "Introduction to Stochastic Processes". Although the book involves "advanced"...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 25, 20236 min read
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London Indian cuisine and my other thoughts
London Indian cuisine When I was in London, I often go to Indian restaurant, but usually couldn’t find a Chinese with the same taste. ...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 25, 20234 min read
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Visiting London again ten years later
London is where I lived for 8 years with fond memories. I love London and I mean it: I have written a collection of essays remembering...
David Ai (艾行山)
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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David Ai (艾行山)
Dec 17, 20220 min read
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苏格兰人如何影响中日两百年
苏格兰位于英国的北部,占英伦主岛的三分之一。在一七零七年并入英格兰而成为大不列颠王国的一部分之前,苏格兰是一个独立王国。 一八四五年,清人叶子佩制作了以北京为本初子午线的《万国大地全图》[1],成为现存最早由中国人绘制的世界地图。在这张地图上,北京位于世界的中心,日本是天朝...
David Ai (艾行山)
Dec 12, 20228 min read
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脸书和推特在行自由社会 最大的恶:删帖封号
西方政治学里对自由社会有一个著名的理论冲突,发生在著名的政治哲学家以赛亚柏林和利奥施特劳斯之间。 柏林是从苏联逃出的犹太人。他看到苏联所做的统一思想的做法,认为思想的一元论是极权的罪魁祸首,认为多元论是免于极权的办法。 柏林的多元论对自由社会制度的合理性看上去是不言而喻的,...
David Ai (艾行山)
Dec 12, 20224 min read
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远行
远行这个词,在今天这个航空及网络时代,已经没有从前那种“远望可以当归,悲歌可以当泣”的游子意境了。从马德里到纽约,从罗马到上海,十几个小时就到了。到了之后还可以和家人报平安,网络视频相见,没什么可牵挂的。然而在哥伦布,马可波罗,或者李白,杜甫那个时代,远行一次,一别经年,甚...
David Ai (艾行山)
Dec 11, 20224 min read
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