Some of our favorite posts

George Pillari
December 26, 2024

This week we are featuring three of our most-read posts of the last year. And yes, we have included a recommended reading list since this has become a fan favorite.

We will be back next Thursday with original material to kick-off the new year. Happy and safe holidays to all.

Train Your Brain

What is a single point of failure?

www.stupid.blog/p/train-brain

How do disasters happen?

Learn about the error cascade

www.stupid.blog/p/disasters-happen

Titan Submersible, Part 3-3: How sloppiness caught up to OceanGate

Early history set the stage for the implosion

www.stupid.blog/p/titan-3

This month’s reading recommendations

The Smartest Guys in the Room.
Journalists cover the Enron story end-to-end. The definitive account.

The Art of the Start 2.0
By Guy Kawasaki, original marketing evangelist at Apple

Thinking in Bets
Poker champ turned consultant teaches us how to evaluate risk.

Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
Definitive account of the failures of the Secret Service

The Subprime AI Crisis
Technology contrarian Ed Zitron summarizing all that AI is not

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