Book I'm Reading
I’m still enjoying this book written by a missionary who served in China for 38 years.
The lessons are timeless and the stories are entertaining!
Podcast I'm Listening To
I’m a long-time listener of NLW’s The AI Daily Brief.
This episode was excellent this week:
Ralph Wiggum, Clawdbot, and Mac Minis: How Pros Are Vibe Coding in 2026
On Bitcoin
Last week I showed how Bitcoin’s price was retesting the 200 SMA and this week it bumped hard into it and got knocked back down.
There’s nothing encouraging about this chart and the price action right now.
There’s support between $73,000-$74,000 where it may bounce. But if it breaks that level, look out below…
Tweets I'm Reading
Buried in 15,000 words of “here are the risks,” Anthropic’s CEO made three admissions that should change how you think about everything:
— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) January 26, 2026
Admission 1: The timeline
He says powerful AI could arrive in 1-2 years. He’s watching internal model progress and says he can “feel the pace… https://t.co/WBAoU46zHQ
Cypherpunks in Cars brought to you by Vexl is back.
— vexl 😎 (@vexl) January 27, 2026
Prague. A taxi. Jameson Lopp, Knut Svanholm, Grafton and Chris squeezed into the backseat.
Filter wars, self-custody, Bitcoin politics.
Things escalated quickly when discussing @lopp _return😱 pic.twitter.com/ar8fIULMfh
— Capital Flows (@Globalflows) January 27, 2026
Do you attend your church's prayer meeting? 12 quotes on the power of the prayer meeting.
— Ryan Denton (@TexasPreacher) January 28, 2026
John Knox – "The strength of the kirk lies not in its numbers, but in its cries to God in the assembly of prayer."
Charles H. Spurgeon – "Prayer meetings are the throbbing machinery of the…
— Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) January 26, 2026
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