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A brief generational overview of the tech industry

Modern consumer-focused technology, the finished products that we use in our day-to-day lives, is defined by the tech industry(AKA Big Tech, tech companies, the Internet, whatever you want to call it). Broadly speaking, this is the industry that has been the main driver of innovation in the past 50 years: producing wealth, increasing the standard of living, and improving human productivity. As...

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Copy of the email I sent to my undergraduate professors on Nov 30, 2025

After further consideration, I have come to the conclusion that graduate education in Economics would be impractical for me and not aligned with my goals. So you do not have to expect to write a letter of recommendation for me. Also, I would like to briefly explain some of the statements I made regarding my motivations. When I approached you two with my circumstances, I was feeling considerably...

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I've created a prototype for the front-end of a website inside an AI chatbot

It took me about 2 hours using a popular AI chatbot to create a decent looking dummy website for an idea for a webapp that I have. Mind you, the idea itself was years in the making, so I am not posting it yet until I am able to do some due diligence. What I would like help with is where do I go from here? I am not capable of creating an MVP by myself, and I am not keen on learning how to...

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